On August 25th, from 11.30-5, Friends of Preston Park, in conjunction with CityParks, is staging our second summer festival in the park. Our aim is to celebrate local talents, promote local businesses and community organisations and to provide a fun day for everyone living in the area.
Special feature
Huxley’s Birds of Prey: available all afternoon, special displays at 12.20 and 14.30
Preston Manor
Visits to Preston Manor will be free of charge all day!
Community groups
Preston Manor Volunteer Gardeners: selling plants and cuttings from the garden
Girl Guides: various Fayre games
Preston and Old Patcham Society: photo competition
RSPB: mask-making
Brighton & Hove Weavers and Spinners – a chance to see the old methods in action, and to try an addictive example of wool-weaving
Albion in the Community: quiz to win Albion tickets
Your Preston Park councillors: Amy Kennedy, Leo Littman, Mike Jones
Biosphere Project: inflatable globe, maps, feely box
Harvest: planting
The Little Times: massage and more
Food and drink
Candy Queens: candy floss with a difference!
Beer Matt: Sussex ales and Pimms tent
BBQ Shack: nationally-renowned BBQ maestros
Veggie Love Bites
Gelato Bike: ice creams
Laughing Bakery: pop-up bakery, hand-made biscuits, tarts and cakes
Sultan’s Delights: Middle-Eastern-style pastries, mezes and salad
Titbits: vegan tapas
Arts and crafts
Fiveways Artists Group
Alex Martinez
Mohamed Hamid: Star Pottery
Elixir Photography
Lundscape: plants and hand-made planting boxes and troughs
Daisy Doo Cards / Peddz: small figures, hand-made greeting cards
Fun and games
Face-painting – two face painters available all afternoon
Bouncy slide for everyone and bouncy castle for young children
Balloonarcy: balloon twisting
Spots and stripes: fun games including sack racing, tug-of-war, etc
British Military Fitness: kids’ assault course
Giant buzzer
Test your strength
Giant jenga
Whack the rat
Have-a-go petanque and croquet
Tarot reader
Music and dance
- 11.30 Zumba fitness: funky rhythms and easy dance moves
- 11.50 Dylan Hodgson: Brighton’s young guitar hopeful serves up an engaging blend of American Folk and Roots. A beautiful starter for the afternoon’s musical acts.
- 12.50 K-Bis Theatre School
- 13.05 The DBs: a blend of anti-folk….. a bit of Easy Rider…. a bit of Woodstock …. a bit of Lark Rise to Candleford …. perfect for an afternoon in the park!
- 13.50 Wolflung: a chilled blend of latin jazz rhythms, caustic lyrics and sweet sweet guitars.
- 15.00 Duke of Burgundy: An upbeat blend of folk, rock and reggae. Turning up the tempo after your picnics!
- 15.50 Zumba fitness: funky rhythms and easy dance moves
- 16.15 Azul: a vibrant mix of North Brazilian Carnival music with drumming, singing and dancing. Brazilian Roots music at its best! The highlight of Kemp Town Carnival earlier this year, you will just have to join in with this lot!
All looks terrific!
I know it’s too late for this year, but I’ve just published a collection of poems ( two about Preston Manor & gardens). Some of the poems are quite spooky. Give me your details and I will send a complimentary copy for your pleasure.
Who knows maybe next year you could give a local poet a chance to read poems about local places and chill the spines of a few local people!!!!!
Good Luck for 27th.
Jonny Fisher
Hi Jonny
I am a Brighton-based blogger and I’d like to collaborate with you. Please get in touch if interested (@BrightonBlogger) and I can tell you more!
Thanks,
Silvia
Only a few days to go.
I have produced a few original A5 size pen and ink drawings of different views of Preston Park.
Please if interested do check my website, they can be found under section 2011.
http://www.alejandromartinezart.com/
Best wishes for all organizers and participants
Alejandro (Alex) Martinez
will it cost anything to get into prest fest ????