Line up announced for 2010 Festival!

The Radlett Festival this year will take place on the weekend of 12/13th June. This year there will be a Saturday concert as well as the traditional village fair on the Sunday afternoon.

On the Saturday evening the concert will be held on the Phillimore Recreation Ground. There will be an open air picnic concert for you to bring your own food, tables and chairs and lots of friends, and the concert will include a brass band, singing and jazz and some patriotic light flag waving! There will also be a licensed bar in attendance, in case you need extra liquid refreshment. Mr Ian Sutherland will be our compēre for the evening, so you should prepare yourselves for a Cacophony of Captivating Camaraderie (for those of you who remember the Old Time Music Halls). A Good Time will be had by all!

On the Sunday afternoon, the Fair will also take place at the Phillimore Recreation Ground. We have a full programme for you to include the MAD Bike Display team - who are Europe’s largest and best known mountain bike stunt display team. Founded over a decade ago by Giles Wolfe, the team’s highly skilled riders can be found performing their breathtaking routines at events across Europe. We also have a Tom Jones tribute artist to entertain us, as well as the usual mix of stalls, dog show, climbing palm tree, licensed bar and a wide range of food stalls. The raffle has a tremendous range of prizes including a terrific holiday and many more great prizes.

Put these dates in your diaries now and make sure you keep the weekend free for the best Radlett entertainment weekend in the Year.

Radlett Festival 2010 - Date Confirmed!

We have now agreed the dates for the Radlett Festival next year. There will be a concert on the evening of Saturday 12 June 2010 followed by the Village Fair on Sunday 13 June.

The Committee is already hard at work planning for the Festival 2010, so keep looking here for further details!

Jive Pony

Jive Pony were a big hit at the Fayre this year and they had nice things to say about us too!

See http://www.jive-pony.blogspot.com/

Radlett Festival Village Fayre 2009 - A Miracle!

It seemed like our worst possible nightmare - after months of planning and preparation we were woken by thunderstorms and torrential rain on the morning of Sunday 7 June. The day of the annual Radlett Festival Village Fayre!

But, around 10 am a blue patch of sky appeared and the weather changed dramatically. It was dry. It was warm. It was even sunny for part of the day. And it lasted until after 6 pm by which time it was all over and everyone had packed up and gone. A miracle as many people commented!

Once again the Scarecrow competition was a highlight of the Fayre, along with the appearance of Elvis Shmelvis as an opening and closing act.

But the undoubted biggest hit of the day was the Jive Ponies who held the large crowd spellbound as they performed acrobatics on their ponies.

Our thanks to everyone who braved the early bad weather to help set up the stalls and all the people who turned out to the Fayre in the afternoon making it once again a huge success!

Radlett Festival 2009

This year's Festival is approaching fast...

It will be held on Sunday 7 June 2009 from 12 noon to 4.30 pm at the Phillimore Recreation Grounds, Gills Hill, Radlett, Herts WD7 8AL.

Among this year's highlights will be the appearance of the world-famous Elvis Shmelvis and exciting performances by the Jive Ponies where Rebecca and Rosie perform on horseback
amazing feats that most people couldn’t even do on the ground!

Other features will include the ever popular Dog Show, the Radlett Horticultural Society Scarecrow competition (back by popular acclaim), Punch and Judy, Tug-of-War, Dancing and Singing, the Scouts palm tree climbing challenge, stalls, games and amusements including a Helter Skelter and a Pirates Adventure.

Programmes will be on sale from early May and will include a raffle ticket for this year's big prize, a holiday in Florence, courtesy of Beaver Travel.

Put the date in your diary now!

Cheese & Wine Party - Free!

The Radlett Festival Committee has arranged a Cheese & Wine Party starting at 8 pm on Wednesday 24 September 2008 at the Radlett Centre. We have invited as many people involved in local organisations as we can but please come along if you are interested in helping with future Festivals in any way. We are looking for more help in arranging all the events and stalls etc as well as widening the participation to anyone who has not been involved before.

We'll see you there!

Radlett Festival Funds

The 2008 Festival raised over £7,500 for local good causes. £1,200 has already been donated to the Watford Peace Hospice for a new Hospice-at-Home Service to enable people to receive hospice care in the comfort of their own home.

We are now seeking applications from local organisations based in the Parish of Aldenham who feel they or their members could benefit from a grant from the Festival funds. Application forms can be obtained from the Parish Council or you can contact Viv Charrett by email (viv at charrett.com). Applications must be submitted by 21 October 2008 please.