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Festival Time in Loughborough’s Historic Market Place!

A fantastic celebration of culture and the diversity of Charnwood!
‘Streets Alive!’ is an annual celebratory event in the streets ofLoughborough that combines music, live performances, street stalls and an excellent selection of food. The event will again be supported by our French friends, who this year, will provide a unique Continental Craft Market offering a wide range of both hand crafted and manufactured goods from throughout Europe. This will be supported by our very own local traders offering fine English crafts alongside our continental colleagues. We invite you to take a tour through Europe and visit the variety of stalls offering a rich flavour of continental charm and hope that you truly enjoy this unique shopping experience.

The Market opens at 10.00 am, then from 12 noon until 5.00pm the streets will come alive with the sound of music from this year’s ‘Charnwood’s Got Talent’ stars, the summer sounds of local Skafavourites, Ska-Amanga and much much more!
Programme Of Events:

Lower Market Place
12.15pm Nottingham School of Samba
12.45pm Hot Potato Syncopators
1.15pm Bruce Airhead
1.45pm Goronwy Thom
2.25pm Hot Potato Syncopators
2.55pm Nottingham School of Samba
3.25pm Bruce Airhead
3.55pm Hot Potato Syncopators
4.25pm Nottingham School of Samba
Cattle Market
12 noon Music from the sound stage
12.30pm Charnwood’s Got Talent
1.00pm Afro Xe
1.30pm Nayana Whittaker
1.50pm Keating School of Dance
2.10pm The Mayor of Charnwood
2.15pm Ska-Amanga
2.55pm Salsa Synergy
3.25pm Afro Xe
3.50pm Maher Raas Group
4.10pm Ska-Amanga
Market Street
12 noon Have a go juggling!
12.45pm Jason Maverick
1.30pm Bill Brookman
2.15pm Maison Foo walkabout
2.45pm Jason Maverick
3.15pm Bill Brookman
3.45pm Goronwy Thom

~ French food and craft stalls throughout the day from 10.00 am ~
~ Visit the Nanoplex – a cinema in a caravan! ~
~ Walkabout acts throughout the day ~

Events in Queen’s Park

Charnwood Borough Council’s ‘Active Together Team’ will be on Queen’s Park from Noon until 4.00 pm

Noon until 4.00pm
Free Bike Health Checks with Charnwood Borough Council’s ‘Active Together Team’

Noon until 4.00pm
Play Rangers – Mini Movers and Water Rocket Launching

1.00 and 2.30pm
BMX Demonstration and “have a go”

1.30 and 3.00pm
Dance Workshops and Display

2.00 – 3.30pm
Charnwood Concert Band perform in the Bandstand

From 3.30pm
Carillon Recital

* Part of the Heart of 3 Cities Festival *

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Lightning-bolt is happy to say that the whole glastonbudget weekend was a blast. We all had a great time.

As i was in the Charny Arnie tent all weekend i didn’t get to see to many main acts, But i could hear alot of great ones.

All the pictures i took are online at http://www.flickr.com/photos/apcyberax/sets/72157618740064838/

If you was not able to attend this year you can relive some of the great acts from the pictures.

My highlight of the week had to be the Foot long hot dogs. OK i also loved the music From our stage i have to say the most memorable this year was great imitation and rugged sound system. the largest people puller had to be Rugged Sound System. i recommend you all go to see them if you ever get a chance.

Lightning-bolt also streamed the second day over the Internet. Out in the field with only a 3G connection at best was hard to keep up but we got 90% of the event live over the next. As this was not planned in advance it was not advertised but the station would of been listed on shoutcast.com and winamp radio. if anyone heard this i would be interested to hear how it sounded.

The only low point was having me tent ripped on the second night. 2 people decided it would be funny to jump on my tent while i was sleeping in it. Thats hat to much drinking and ever excited people can do.  Small cost though this is why i always get cheap tents. Security was better this year, Have to say a big A+ to onebigstar.com for the sound work this again was better then last year. The main stage i did not think was as good as last year and the staff camp site was to far of a walk away this year.

what can i say as by closing words but ring on GB ’10

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Welcome to the 4th Heart of Three Cities publication featuring arts and cultural
events in the borough of Charnwood at the heart of the East Midlands. The theme
for this year is ‘Charnwood – A Land of Legends’ – myths, personalities, history,
invention, sporting achievements – Charnwood has hosted and sired many
remarkable people and stories. In this year’s publication we hope to share just a
few of them. We so often underestimate the world changing influence this place
has had in so many fields and walks of life. We hope there are a few surprises and
that we have contributed something to the knowledge of where you live!
As always the publication is an eclectic mix of Charnwood Arts’ own projects and
events, partnership projects and promotions of venues and other organisations
in the borough. There are also a number of competitions for you to engage with,
exhibitions and a wide range of workshops for children and young people.

Find out more at Charnwood Arts or download the Heart of 3 Cities Brochure

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