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Festival 2011 - 12 noon, Sunday, 4th September, 2011
We will be updating the BF2011 page soon but, meantime, please visit our
BFFeedback & Photos page to see what happened on the day.
Lots of new events but same Community Spirit - and our Community is getting BIGGER,
from an estimated 3,000 in 2005 to 12,000 in 2010. Read on for more information
Download your BF2011 Site Map here and your Programme
here.
S.I.T. Dog Training will again be running the 2011 Brentford Festival Dog Show.
You can now download a copy of their flyer here
for detailed information.
The Dog Show was held in the bottom (wildflower meadow) field successfully last year
and will probably take place in the same area this year. Please see the separate Dog Show
page for general information and a picture show from previous Festivals.
We will be providing our usual taster sessions in a variety of sports and are grateful to the following
clubs and associations who have agreed to run this year's activities:
Spartans Youth Football Club, Boston Manor Tennis Club
Brentford FC Community Sports Trust,
Grasshoppers Rugby Club,
Hanwell School of Boxing
and EDGE the kayak and canoe club, working
with Brentford Boating Arch (BAA). Ealing Cycling
will also be at the Festival with their Dr. Bike sessions
so don't forget to bring your bike along (and avoid the traffic jams in the process).
Visit our Sports Page for more information about the clubs.
On the old Bowling Green, we have some interactive workshops - Drumming
(with Joo Doo Drums)
and Zumba Dancing (with Freeman Dance Fitness),
so make sure you bring your dancing shoes with you for these exciting new activities. There
will also be a show by The Red Barrows, hot-footing it from the
Hanwell Carnival, so pick up your free programme at the Brentford Festival on the day for a full list
of activities.
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Photographs with kind
permission of Rob Russell, Jan Jones and
S.I.T. Dog Training
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here for our third Festival Press Release.
View our picture show from the 2010 Festival for a taste of
what this West London Event can offer.
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We have so much to tell you and we don't want to bore you with too much information so, briefly, we
will also have:
A climbing Wall | Bungie jumping | Lenny the Land Train | Real Fire Engine (unless there is an emergency)
and all these lovely activities below:
 Traditional Children's Fairground
We have our usual traditional children's fair including: Chair O Plane Ride, New Darts Game, Hook A Bag Game, Ball in the
Bucket Game, Swing Boats, Children's Toy Ride, Inflatable Slide, Candy Floss Stall, Cork Shooter, Can Can Stall, Children's Prize
Striker, Bucking Bronco and Bouncy Castle
Antiques Roadshow
Time to search your attics and garages and bring your long forgotten pieces of history for comments and evaluation.
New to Brentford Festival 2011, we have an Antiques Roadshow this year which will take place on the old bowling
green, opposite the walled garden and next to the tennis courts.
Chiswick Auctions have kindly agreed to join us with their valuers, so keep visiting BF2011 for updates on this
exciting addition to the Festival.
Boston Manor House - Jacobean Jewel
The bad new is that Boston Manor House is still closed to the public due to essential repair works but the good news is
that the House will be open for tours on 4th September at the Brentford Festival. We do not have full details as yet and
there may be a nominal charge for the tour to cover expenses. Don't miss this opportunity to visit our Jacobean jewel and
please keep checking this page for further information.
We did have one booked for 2010 which didn't arrive, but we have been assured by our new source that, come rain, shine or
volcanic ash, we will have a flight simulator at BF2011 to appeal to visitors of all ages. Travel 'virtually' anywhere
without spending hours stuck in airports and the hassle of packing suitcases. Visit the Brentford Festival and experience
the sensation of flying your own plane to virtual destinations. Only your imagination can limit the exotic countries
(and planets) you can virtually reach. You will be able to catch your flight from the car park near the Pavilion Cafe.
Adrenalin Rush Laser Combat (ARLC) provides yet more action packed family fun. ARLC is like stepping into a LIVE
videogame such as Counter-Strike, Halo or Call Of Duty, with a strong emphasis on small unit tactics
and leadership. This adrenalin-filled game is for anyone from 7 to 100 to play. The less mobile can take up a sniper role, staying in one position
and picking opponents off! It’s not about how fast you move, but how you move! You can contact the company for your own
events and parties. ARLC will be based in the Meadow, close to the canal.
The stalls booked for the 2011 Festival are listed below. Please use the links to obtain further
information about the stallholder websites but you can view their products or obtain information in person here,
at the Brentford Festival 2011, on Sunday, 4th September. We are no longer accepting
applications for stallholders at BF2011, as we do not have suitable, available space. Please book early
for BF2012 if you would like a stall next year.
- Little Coppice (Plants)
- Lorna Kyle (Handmade cards)
- Eureka Designs (Jewellery)
- Glads Club (Art and Craft)
- Kumari Glass (Handmade glass gifts)
- Pettite Pensee (Gifts)
- Your Gems (Jemstone Jewellery)
- Val's Cakes n Cookies
- Durrance Bagale Nepali Arts & Crafts (Ethically made craft goods from Nepal)
- Phoenix Trading (Cards and Stationery)
- Teacake Designs (Selling Jewellery)
- Scrumptious Sally (Contemporary cakes, fancies and treats)
- Sunny Day Creations (Crafts)
- Soul-e Holistics (Massage therapies)
- Icin' on the Cake (cake making and jewellery design)
- Shukie Crafts (handmade jewellery, handicrafts, books)
- Not 4 a Lifetime Airbrush Tattoos
- Celestial Cakes (Organic cakes, breads and chutneys)
- Something Different Glass Jewellery (handcrafted pendants, earrings, etc)
- Sharon's Stones (Craft and gifts)
- Scrumptious Fudge (Homemade Fudge)
- OM (Funky kids' clothes & Ladies' Fashion)
- Wozo (Educational toys and books)
- Pinky Palace (Silk ties, jute bags, nail art)
- Nandini & Mandy (Minifacials - organic produces)
- Aloe Vera Product (Aloe Vera distribution)
- Optimal Spine (Chiropractic)
- What I Wanna Be (Party Planners & Decorators)
- Gemma J (Designer silver jewellery)
- Pink Ice (Gifts, accessories, children's novelties)
- Portia Williams & Laraine Latimer (Handmade cards and bags)
- J Arnold (Selling stock from closed businesses)
- Lazarow Woodturning (Hand-made woodturned items)
- Graveythecollector (Toys and games)
- Popcorn-Box (Fab, funky & fun items for the home)
- Helping Hands Massage (Shoulder & back massage)
- Isoo Portraits (Family/individual portraits + fine art)
- Avon Cosmetics (Brochures & samples Avon)
- Handmade by Cela (Craft products gifts & accessories)
- Andrew Thorndyke Personal Chef (Cakes, cookies canapes)
- Doughlightful Ceations (Handmade figurines, modelling dough)
- Handmaids ((handmade gifts and homewares)
- Candy Circus (Retro candy)
- Mad Moo Toys (wooden toys/dolls/gifts)
- Homemade Gifts (Bags, cusions, necklaces)
- One of a Kind (Jewellery design vintage bead & semi precious stones)
- Balloonzone (Selling balloons)
- Vinod Marar Original Paintings & Greeting Cards
- There Cycling (Selling/demonstrating bikes)
- Smallprint Fingerprint Jewellery
- Diet Dog (selling products)
- Slimming World (Slimming Club - information and free raffle)
- Faruk Miah (Home-made sauces)
- Popcorn Queen (Selling fresh popcorn)
- Pixel Monkey Caricatures (Drawing live caricatures)
- Ben's Fun Stuff (Selling iphone cases, children's watches, etc)
- Kim Allain Preserves (selling preserves & relishes)
- Colorin (selling jewellery)
- French Collection Ceramics (ceramics, art deco, bronzes, etc.)
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- Breath Easy (Tombola, Lucky dip)
- 203 Brentford ACF
- Brentford Free Church
- British Cactus Society (Information on botany, display/selling small cacti)
- Historical Association, Ealing (Historical talks & Visits - selling second-hand books)
- Hounslow Toy Library
- Shooting Star (Supporting Children's Hospice)
- NHS Retirement Fellowship (recruiting members)
- Pets in Need (Care for animals) Information & Selling LPs, CDs, etc.
- Green Trading Company (Eco Friendly Products)
- Equippers Church (Christian Church - but not as you know it!)
Face painting, candy floss
- Homestart Hounslow
- ISIS Waterside Regeneration
- Cultivate London (Selling Fresh Herbs)
- Hope Beadwork Project (Supporting Maasai families through agriculture)
- Falun Gong Meditation (exercise demonstration)
- Pondicherry Handbags (Ladies' leather & fashion)
- Stones and Roses (handmade jewellery of Semi-precious stones and pearls)
- Osterley Bookshop (Secondhand Books)
- Liz Heath (Handmade gifts & children's clothes)
- Acton Recycling Community (Furniture project - shops and supply free furniture)
- Hanwell Friends of Sabastiya (Crafts)
- Dementia Concern (Prize tombola)
- Independent Activities (Disability Support)
- LB Hounslow Recycling Team (Information on waste and recycling servies for Hounslow)
- Imran Khan Cancer Appeal (Cancer appeal)
- Disability Network Hounslow
(Advice & information for disabled and carers)
- Brentford Recycling Action Group
- Hounslow Seventh Day Adventist (Puppet shows for children)
- 6th Brentford Air Scouts Group (Activities for children - camping, etc.)
- Thames Rivers Restoration Trust
- Cancer Research (Selling various goods)
- L.B. Hounslow Travel Active (promoting walking & cycling)
- Parish of Brentford
- Christian Healing Mission
- Masquerade Voice & Theatre
- Hounslow Animal Welfare
- Bless Community Church (Balloon modelling, face painting, etc.)
- Hounslow-Ramallah Twinning Association
- JG & SB Transport Solutions (Coach travel)
- Green Peace West London (Environmental Campaign)
- Goals Soccer Centre (5 a side football centre)
- Friends of the Earth (Environmental Campaign)
- Soroptimist International Kingston (Inspiring Action)
- Docking Station Brentford(Social Enterprise Centre)
- Brentford & Isleworth Liberal Democrats (Information)
- Stepping On Out (Charity selling greetings cards)
- Brentford & Isleworth Conservatives (Information - and bric-a-brac)
- Hounslow Green Party (Information)
- Rosen Method Bodywork (Health and well-being demonstrations)
- Meadow House Hospice
- Ealing National Trust (Information)
- Hounslow Aquarists (Information about fish)
- Transition Town Brentford (Information)
- Hounslow Link (HAP UK) (Information about health and social care)
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Food, food, food - you may want to start dieting now in anticipation! We list below
the caterers booked for BF2011:
The Sausage Man
Cidinha's Brazilian & Mexican Way
Mercy Lomo
Sunjam Caribbean Food
Foodwaller
Provender
The Old Fire Station
Steve Lakhani
Malcombe McClean
Paella at the Fishmongers Kitchen
Milkshake Madness
Coffee Trader
Opera Ices
Donuts
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German Sausages
Chilli Con Carne, Beef Skewers, Refried Mexican Beans & Rice
Caribbean Food
Caribbean Food
Sandwiches of every description
Falafel wraps, vegan and vegetarian food
Cuban Cocktails and Persian Food
Burgers, Fish and Chips
Creole
Paella
Milkshakes
Icecream and Crepes
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 Festival Cafe, Tea Garden & Bars
As well as all the caterers at the Festival, Friends of Boston Manor provides a cafe, real ale bar, Tea Garden and PIMMS bar at the Festival
so nobody need be thirsty. The Pavilion Cafe serves hot and cold, non-alcoholic drinks as well as sandwiches, sausage rolls and
home-made cakes; the real ale bar serves Fuller's
London Pride, wine, lager, cider and soft drinks; and the PIMMS bar, of course, sells - PIMMS. You will find them all
marked on the BF2011 Site Map, a link to which can be found at the top of the page but, briefly, the Cafe is opposite the
children's playground near the car park, the real bar is in the top field near the food stalls and the PIMMS bar is in the
walled garden, where you will also find a wealth of music, detailed below. There is also a Tea Garden in the walled area
where children can choose their own picnic items for their picnic boxes. Any profits raised by Friends of Boston Manor
are re-invested in Boston Manor Park and the local community. Everyone staffing the bars, tea garden and cafe do so on
a totally voluntary basis.
Music at Brentford Festival
Music at the Brentford Festival is always very popular and BF2011 will provide our usual
great mix of genres from mostly local bands. It has been very hard to decide on our final programme from the 41 excellent
applications we received but we are sure you will really enjoy our eclectic mix, listed below. Please check out
a preview by linking to the performers' websites.
Last year's performers were excellent and BF2011 will be no exception, so make sure you join us for an exciting day
of music this year.
On the Main Stage (Main Field) in 2011, we have the following line-up:
On the Acoustic Stage (Walled Garden), the following musicians will be performing:
Once again HayesFM
'London Local'
programme will be interviewing the following bands associated with the Brentford Festival live between 1900 & 2100 on
the following dates:
- Monday 22nd August
- Tuesday 23rd August
- Wednesday 24th August
- Thursday, 25th August
- Tuesday, 30th August
- Wednesday, 31st August
- Thursday, 1st September
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Mixed Company
Fran Clark
TBA
King Ralph
Adam Smith
TBA
Rhode Island Red
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The Festival Organising Committee cannot guarantee that any third party
mentioned as having booked a place will attend the Brentford Festival in 2011 on the day. Please accept our apologies on their behalf should this occur.
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