July 2008
Dear
friends,
Your formal
invitation to
Tenterden Folk Festival 2008
Friday 3rd to
Sunday 5th October
It is not too late for your side to put its name down to dance at
Tenterden Folk Festival
·
Welcome barn dance
on Friday evening with the Committee Band
·
Camp site will
have added toilets!
·
Booking form for
camping and Scout Hut is on website
As
usual, sides are welcome to come and dance around the town on both Saturday and
Sunday. Sides are also encouraged to take part in the procession on Saturday
afternoon and, if they wish, are welcome to take part in the formal display which
takes place after it. Saturday remains the main day but there are still
plenty of opportunities for sides to stay on for Sunday, so may I encourage you
to do so. If your team can only come on
Sunday, no problem, you are more than welcome.
We are now seeing more teams dancing on Sunday, and as in previous years,
we willhave some free train tickets available (see
below).
On
the camping front, once again this year we can offer the use of a town centre
field for camping, but this year with the added attraction of
toilets! We really spoil you, dont we?
We
can still provide indoor camping for those taking part in the Festival if you
book in advance. We do however expect sides making use of these
facilities to make a donation to the Scouts for the use of their premises. For
those of you who wish to book for the campsite or the Scout Hut, a booking form
is available on our website www.tenterdenfolkfestival.org.uk
. Also, for those of you who prefer the
added luxury of showers and electricity the Woodlands Campsite (www.campingsite.co.uk) is just outside town.
One
of the popular features of the festival are the Folk Trains on the Kent &
East Sussex Railway, Tenterdens own heritage
railway, running for 10 miles along the
If
you know of any other sides that you would like us to invite to the Festival,
please let me know as soon as possible or just pass a copy of this invitation
on to them and let me know you have done so. In the last few years we have
come very close to being over subscribed so an early reply is recommended.
We
will be pleased to continue to provide a limited number of free weekend tickets
to sides confirmed in advance.
The
Festival will continue to follow the now very well established format with a
few minor changes and continued improvements. One thing thats a little
different this year is we have a welcome barn dance on Friday evening with the
Committee Band. We will be booking
guests over the forthcoming months and full details will be published in the
usual folk magazines and on our web site at www.tenterdenfolkfestival.org.uk
. I will also be emailing updates to
dance teams during the coming months.
Dave
Masterson has retired as dance co-ordinator so I am covering this until a
replacement is found (any volunteers?) Could you let me know if your team is
coming, or not, by emailing me at info@tenterdenfolkfestival.org.uk
or posting the completed form back to Tenterden Folk Festival 2008, 15 Repton
Manor Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3HA.
On
the other hand, if you are no longer involved with your dance team or do not
wish to receive any more information, please let me know and I will remove you
from my mailing list.
I
look forward to hearing from you and hope to see you all at Tenterden 2008.
Trustee and Festival Director
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attendance at the Tenterden Folk Festival 2008
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Festival on Saturday 4th and/or
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