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Thanks
Many thanks to the organisations supporting Heanor Festival:
Advanced Composite Amber Valley Borough Council
Amber Valley Community Safety Partnership
Amber Valley CVS
Amber Valley Housing Limited
Friends of Shipley Country Park
Heanor 50+ Forum
Heanor Baptist Church Heanor & District Local History Society
Heanor & Loscoe Town Council
Heanor Gate Science College
Heanor Inner Wheel Heanor Library
Heart & Sole Group
Jim Sumner
Lesley Robinson
Mundy School
Rachel Parkin
Ripley & Heanor News Robert Snell
Ron Faulks
Rotary Club of Heanor Salcare
Shipley Cricket Club
South East Derbyshire College
St Lawrence Church
Travis Perkins
Woody's Family Film Club
plus anyone else who has contributed and supported the Festival
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Please email us at info@heanorfestival.co.uk if you have any comments, questions or suggestions about Heanor Festival.
Heanor Festival 2009 (for 2011 Festival go to events page)
Heanor Festival is on every May Bank Holiday week, see below for news from previous years (full list of 2009 events on this page and in the Heanor Festival leaflet). Preparations are now well underway for Heanor Festival 2011 (go to Heanor Festival 2011). Lots of events are free and there's sure to be something for everyone. The event has been running for a number of years and was originally known as Heanor Market Town Week.
Diary of Heanor Festival Events 2009
Events Throughout the Week
Photographic Competition/Display
A display of photographs by local enthusiasts. This exhibition will present the winning entries from the Festival competition and a selection of other entries. The competition is open to 2 categories: under 12 and 12+. The subject matter for entry is 'An aspect of Heanor'. Further details of the competition can be found on here. Please come and view the exhibition.
Venue: Heanor Library, Ilkeston Road
Date: 25 April - 9 May 2009
Time: Normal Library opening hours FREE Event
Maypole Competition
Spot the maypoles in the shop windows around Heanor town centre. Further details of the competition and entry form can be found on page 6 of the leaflet.
Visit Heanor Arts & Heritage Centre and travel back in time as you view a display of projects, photographs and artwork collated by the students of Heanor Gate Science College.
Venue: Arts & Heritage Centre, Market Place, Heanor
Date: Saturday 2 May to Saturday 9 May 2009 (excluding Sunday 3 May)
Time: 10.00am - 4.00pm FREE Event
History of Heanor Exhibition
Visit Heanor Arts & Heritage Centre and travel back in time as you view a display of projects, photographs and artwork collated by the students of Heanor Gate Science
Venue: Arts & Heritage Centre, Market Place, Heanor
Date: Saturday 2 May to Saturday 9 May 2009 (excluding Sunday 3 May)
Time: 10.00am - 4.00pm FREE Event
Nature Trail
The Friends of Shipley Country Park invite you to take part in their nature trail during the Festival Week. Pick up a nature trail guide from the Visitor Centre and follow the trail, answering questions along the way. Once completed, your form can be entered into a prize draw, that will be drawn at the end of the week.
Venue: Shipley Country Park 50p per Trail
Lighting Display
See the transformation of one of our oldest buildings as the windows light up in an aesthetic array of colour.
Venue: Heanor Town Hall, Market Place
Time: 8.15pm - 9.15pm FREE Event
Saturday 2 May 2009
Children's Mural
With the guidance of local artist Lesley Robinson, children from Mundy School will create a mural using their individual work based on a concept of Heanor. This will then be displayed in the Arts & Heritage Centre for the duration of the Festival.
Venue: The children will work on this mural on the Market Place. If wet, they will move to St Lawrence Church Hall
Time: 12noon - 3.00pm FREE Event
Monday 4 May 2009
May Day Event
Come along to Heanor & Loscoe Town Council's Annual May Day Event. This year's event celebrates the 25th anniversary of the forming of the Council. There will be lots of things to do and see for all the family including Bill Brookman Productions balloon modelling, art table, animation, Maypole dancing plus many more. There will be food and refreshments and a variety of stalls. So come along and celebrate the Council's special year.
Venue: Market Place, Heanor
Time:10.00am - 3.00pm FREE Event
Teddies Leap of Faith/Tower Visit
Bring your teddies to St Lawrence's Church for the experience of a lifetime! See them whizz down a zipline from the top of the Church Tower. Also, climb to the top of the Tower and see the wonderful views of the surrounding area. You can sign up for a timed ticket to save queuing. Refreshments and a variety of activities available in the Church.
Venue: St Lawrence Church, Market Place, Heanor
Time: Teddies Leap of Faith 10.00am - 12.00noon
Tower Visit 12noon - 3.00pm FREE Event
Tuesday 5 May 2009
Film Show: Madagascar - Escape 2 Africa
Come and see one of the latest blockbuster films, Madagascar - Escape 2 Africa, at the Festival Film Club. This will be an event specifically for the family and bring cinema back to Heanor.
Venue: St Lawrence Church, Market Place, Heanor
Time: 7.00pmTickets: £3.00 adults, £2.00 children
£8.00 family (2 adults & 2 children)
Mature Movements!
Over 50? Need help to keep fit? Come and see how it is done.
Venue: Senior Citizen's Welfare Centre, Wilmot Street, Heanor
Time: 1.00pm - 3.00pm FREE Event
Wednesday 6 May 2009
Recycled Fashion Show
See our budding Gok Wans as students of Heanor Gate Science College present the 'Recycled Fashion Show'. With sponsorship by Salcare of Heanor, the students have been working tirelessly transforming yesterday's fashions into stylish garments for present day wear. Come and see the transformation. Tickets available from College reception.
Venue:Heanor Gate Science College, Kirkley Avenue, Heanor
Time: 7.30pm Tickets: (including free drink) £3.00 adults, £2.00 concessions
Shipley Hall Cricket Club - 110 Not Out
Former player Jim Sumner (80 not out) will give a humorous and entertaining account of incidents, events and matches from the past 70 years. Jim will also give a brief, but interesting history of the formation of the club by the Mundy family just prior to the end of the 19th century. Questions and comments are welcome.
Venue: Arts & Heritage Centre, Market Place, Heanor
Time: 7.30pm FREE Event
Thursday 7 May 2009
Cycle 4 Supper
Enjoy an evening cycle ride in and around Shipley Country Park, followed by a well earned supper. This ride will suit anyone who used to cycle or cycles occasionally. You will need your own cycle, helmet and a drink. A limited number of bikes are available for loan if you do not own one. Places are limited so booking is essential. Call 08456 058 058 to book a place. For further details of the event contact 01773 719961.
Venue: Visitor Centre, Shipley County Park
Time: 6.00pm - 8.00pm FREE Event
See also: www.greenflagaward.org.uk/events/cycle-for-supper
Slide Show Heanor's Heritage
Local historian, Brian Key, will present an illuminating slide show, describing some of the town's heritage.
Venue: Council Chamber, Town Hall, Market Place, Heanor
Time: 7.30pm FREE Event
Mr Lawrence's Children by local historian Ron Faulks
One of the most fascinating aspects of the work of D.H. Lawrence is that he was never afraid to introduce children in to his writing, and deal with them, generally, with sympathy and understanding. But it is not so well known that he had a way with the children he met in his lifetime. He accepted children as approachable young human beings, and in return they accepted him similarly. It is thought that there was always a bit of a child in Lawrence that never quite grew up. Ron Faulks, who recently appeared on Midlands Today, has been a member of the D.H. Lawrence Society for many years and is a renowned expert on probably our most famous local author.
Venue: Heanor Baptist Church, Derby Road
Time: 7.30pm FREE Event
Saturday 9 May 2009
5-a-Side football
Amber Valley Community Safety Partnership are organising a 5-a-side football tournament to promote 'partnership working'. They are seeking teams of all ages.
Please contact Vicki England on 01773 570222 ext 2344 to register your team or request further information. If people would like to be involved but do not have a team, you might be able to make teams up on the day. Refreshments will be provided.
Cheerleaders are welcome to come on the day and practice their skills.
Venue: Recreation Ground, Wilmot Street, Heanor
Time: 11.00am - 1.00pm FREE Event
Street Dance
Come and see Heanor's very own street dancers! Learn all the hottest moves from the latest videos. All ages are welcome.
Venue: Ian Cox Room, Town Hall, Market Place, Heanor
Time: 1.30pm Price: £1.50
Storyteller
For children under the age of 8. Be transported to a world of myths and legends, strange creatures, handsome heroes, clever princesses and magical mayhem. Listen, laugh and enjoy as storyteller Sophie Snell (www.sophiesnell.co.uk) brings a variety of fantastical folk tales to life. Not to be missed! All children must be accompanied.
Venue: Heanor Library, Ilkeston Road
Time: Storytelling sessions between 12noon - 3.00pm
Pre-school age 12.15pm - 12.50pm
5-6 yrs 1.15pm - 1.50pm
7-8 yrs 2.15pm - 2.50pm
FREE event
Bar B Q
Come and join us for a Barbeque to round off Heanor Festival. There will be stalls to interest you, activities to entertain you and refreshments to feed you.
Venue: St Lawrence Church, Market Place, Heanor
Time: 12.00noon - 3.00pm
Buskers
Weather permitting, local buskers will perform in various locations around Heanor Town Centre.
Time: 10.00am - 2.00pm FREE Event
FURTHER events
Saturday 23 May 2009 - Theatre Workshop
An exciting afternoon is promised as local teacher Greg Maskalick leads workshops for children aged between 6 and 16. He will work with them throughout the afternoon and then front a 45 minute concert at the end of the session for parents and carers. The children will sing a variety of songs from the musicals, to which movement will be added. An American by birth, Greg already works with three choirs at his school in Ockbrook. One has recently sung in the Painted Hall at Chatsworth House, and others have taken part in Festivals around Europe. Please book your place by calling 01773 762042
Venue: Heanor Gate Science College
Date: 1.00pm - 5.00pm Price: £1.50
Thursday 18 June 2009 - Festival Shield Challenge Match
As part of Heanor Festival 2009, come and enjoy a long summer's evening as Shipley Cricket Club play host to Heanor Town Cricket Club in a 8 ball, 16-over challenge match for the Festival Shield. Come and view Shipley's new facilities. Bar and refreshments available.
Venue: Shipley Cricket Club, Shipley Village
Time: 6.30pm FREE Event
Festival Leaflet 2009
Download a copy of 2009 (last year's) leaflet showing all the events during the week (PDF file, requires Adobe Reader), click on picture below. To view leaflet contents as a webpage, click here:
Event Leaflet:
Designed by Amber Valley Borough Council
Sponsored by Amber Valley Housing Ltd
Printed by Page Whelan
Contact Us
For further information on the events:
Telephone: 01773 762042
Email: info@heanorfestival.co.uk
Website: www.heanorfestival.co.uk
Travel
How to get there...
For travel information please telephone Traveline on 0870 6082608 or visit their website www.traveline.org.uk
Further bus information can be obtained from Trent Barton's website www.trentbarton.co.uk
Previous festivals
Here are links to previous year's news stories.
Pictures from Heanor Festival 2008 (Ripley & Heanor News)
Article and video from Heanor Festival 2008 (Ripley & Heanor news)
Heanor Festival 2008 (Eastwood Advertiser)
Heanor Festival 2007 (Market Towns Week) (Ripley & Heanor News)