Welcome, everyone. We are now in the run up to the 4th Caterham Festival. We are getting bigger each year with more events, more people attending them, and more people assisting at them. I trust that you will be able to attend many of them
Again this year we will be holding:
- The International Food Festival that will be on 10th June
- The Street Party that will be on 3rd June
- De Fest that will be on 26th and 27th May
- Open Caterham that will be on the weekend 16th and 17th June
- Mid Summer Nights Dream performed in Queens Park playground
- And the Caterham Carnival that will be on the 9th June
This year is going to be very busy with European Football, the London Olympics and the Queens Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Most of the celebratory events for the Jubilee are on the 1st weekend in June and we will incorporate many of the events into the Festival with the big lunch. This will be in the form of a giant public picnic on Town End recreation Ground from 12noon on the 3rd June. There will be entertainments and activities there before the Street Party starts at 1.30pm.
The following day we will light the new beacon on Westway Common. Caterham Hill Parish council have generously sponsored a firework display and this will be set of around 10pm. Our Beacon is one of 2012 that will be lit around the Commonwealth between 10pm and 10.30 culminating with the final one at Buckingham Palace
These events are only possible through the excellent work done by a small committee of volunteers. There are also many businesses, organisations and people in the area who have assisted us in many different ways and I must take this opportunity to thank them all, particularly Tandridge District Council without whose help and advice, the Festival would never have started
| You may have seen in the local press that we are thinking about a soapbox derby on Church Hill? This is still at an early planning stage, if you have any comments, please contact feedback@caterham.co.uk If you would like to get involved with the Caterham Festival events or have any other suggestions, then please contact us on info@caterhamfestival.org |
Finally, last year I helped and advised Edenbridge to hold their first festival and I am delighted to say that was also a success and I wish them all the best for the future.
Andy Parr
Chairman, Caterham Festival