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Thanks
The Heanor Festival Committee would like to thank the following for their support of Heanor Festival 2010:
Advanced Composites Aldercar Community Language College
Aldercar Infant School Amber Valley Borough Council
Amber Valley Community Safety Partnership
Amber Valley CVS
Amber Valley Housing Ltd Blend Youth Project
Café No.1
Coppice Primary School
Crest of the Wave Derbyshire County Council Friends of Shipley Country Park
GTS Computers
Heanor & Langley Primary School
Heanor & Loscoe Town Council
Heanor Antique Centre Heanor Conservative Club Heanor Floral Group Heanor Gate Science College
Langley Junior School Lesley Robinson
Lifestyle
Lighthouse
Lillibet Flower Shop
Logic
Loscoe
WI
Marlpool Infant School Marlpool Junior School Marlpool URC
Mundy Junior School
Photo-Pro (Kodak Express) Salcare
Stephen Booth
St Lawrence Church
St Lukes Church
Woods Electrical Warburtons
Young Voices Youth Project
plus anyone else who has contributed and supported the Festival
Suggestions
Please email us at info@heanorfestival.co.uk if you have any comments, questions or suggestions about Heanor Festival.
Heanor Festival May Day Week 2010
Welcome to the Heanor Festival website. This year’s event will take place 1 – 8 May 2010 where a total of 22 events have been organised for the enjoyment of the Heanor community and visitors to the area. There are some new and exciting activities as well as some old favourites like the Teddies Leap of Faith and the Tower Visit. See below for the full list of activities taking place during the week (or see the leaflet for Heanor Festival 2010). Please note that the Salsa event is now 7-8pm, rather than the time stated on the leaflet.
Interested in Salsa? Please note that the Salsa event is now 7-8pm, rather than the time stated on the leaflet.
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Diary of Heanor Festival Events 2010
Events Throughout the Week
Heritage Exhibition –“ Heanor’s Industrial Heritage”
The Old Fire Station, Market Place, Heanor.
Sat 1 May to Sat 8 May 2010, 10.00am – 3.00pm and daily at various times until Sat 8 May 2010
Free Event
Scarecrows
Created by local young people from re-cycled materials and displayed in various locations around the town centre.
Sat 1 May – Sat 8 May 2010, during normal shop opening hours
Free Event
Quiz on the History of Heanor
Quiz forms are available at the Heanor Exhibition at the Old Fire Station on Wilmot Street.
£20 winning prize.
Sat 17 April – Sat 8 May 2010
£1.00 per sheet
Art & Flower Exhibition
Art display by students of Aldercar Community Language College and floral displays by local groups at Heanor Methodist Church. Exhibition launched on Fri 30 April at 11.00am and open daily at various times until Sat 8 May
Sat 1 May – Sat 8 May 2010, 10.00am-3.00pm
Free Event
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friday 30 April 2010
Heanor Operatic Concert
On Fri 30 April the Festival will be celebrated by a concert from Heanor Operatic Concert Party www.heanoroperatic.co.uk at 7.15pm. Tickets - £4.00/£3-00, please tel 01332 780452 or email info@heanorfestival.co.uk
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SATURDAY 1 MAY 2010
Shifting Sands Theatre Company present Street Theatre
Look out for a variety of street entertainment in various locations around the Town Centre.
10.00am-2.00pm
Free Event
Teddy Bear’s Picnic
Bring a teddy and picnic for a fun event at the Visitor Centre, Shipley Country Park
2.00pm-4.00pm
Free Event
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SUNDAY 2 MAY 2010
Red River Talking Trees Walk
Join a guided walk around Red River Local Nature Reserve. For further details contact Gary Wain on 01773 841566.
2.00pm-3.30pm
Free Event
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MONDAY 3 MAY 2010
May Day Event
Heanor & Loscoe Town Council’s Annual Event on Heanor Market Place
10.00am-3.00pm. See press for timetable
Free Event
Teddies Leap of Faith
Bring a teddy and watch it abseil down St Lawrence Church Tower, Market Place, Heanor
10.00am-12.00noon
Free Event
Tower Visit
Climb the Tower of St Lawrence Church, Market Place, Heanor for a panoramic view of the surrounding area.
12.00noon-2.00pm
Free Event 
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TUESDAY 4 MAY 2010
An Evening With crime writer Stephen Booth
STEPHEN BOOTH is the international award-winning author of the Ben Cooper & Diane Fry crime series, set in the Peak District. "One of our best story-tellers" - Sunday Telegraph (UK).
Venue: Heanor Library, llkeston Road, Heanor, Derbyshire. (time to be confirmed). Website: www.stephen-booth.com
Admission by ticket only, call 01773 762042.
7.00pm-9.00pm
Tickets - £4.00/£3.00
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WEDNESDAY 5 MAY 2010
Festival Tea Dance
All abilities welcome along to this taster session at Heanor Town Hall, Market Place, Heanor
2.00pm-4.00pm
Price £2.50
Heritage Slide Show
Talk by the Heanor & District Local History Society “I-Spy-A Quizzical Look at Heanor” with Robert Mee at Heanor Welfare Centre, Wilmot Street, Heanor
7.00pm-9.00pm
Free Event
Salsa taster session
Please note that the Salsa event is now 7-8pm, rather than the time stated on the leaflet.
Interested in Salsa? Then come along to this taster session and have a go.
Conservative Club, Ilkeston Road, Heanor
7.00pm-8.00pm (Note: not 7.30 til 9pm as stated in the festival leaflet)
Price £2.50
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THURSDAY 6 MAY 2010
Coffee Morning
Enjoy your coffee break surrounded by exhibits from Heanor’s past at The Old Fire Station, Market Place, Heanor
10.00am-12.00noon
Cycle 4 Supper
Guided cycle round Shipley Country Park followed by a hot supper. Limited places available. For further information phone 01773 719961.
Visitor Centre, Shipley Country Park
6.00pm-8.00pm
Free Event
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FRIDAY 7 MAY 2010
Storytelling CafE
An increasingly popular event of storytelling for adults with Derby storyteller Sophie Snell and Sheffield storyteller Tim Ralphs, Heanor Antique Centre Café, Heanor
7.00pm-9.00pm Price - £3.00
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SATURDAY 8 MAY 2010
Street Theatre
Students from Heanor Gate Science College provide entertainment at various locations round Heanor Town Centre.
10.00am-12.00noon
Free Event
Five–A–Side
For teams interested in taking part in the 5-a-side competition, phone Vicki on 01773 570222 ext 2344 to book a place. Recreation Ground, Wilmot Street, Heanor
Registration at 10.30am, kick off at 11.00am
Free Event
Storytelling for Young People
An exciting event for children from pre-school age to 7 years with storyteller Sophie Snell at Heanor Library, Ilkeston Road, Heanor
10.00am-12.00noon
Free Event
Street Dance
Enjoy a Street Dance display followed by a taster session for those wanting to have a go at St Lawrence Church, Market Place, Heanor
Price £2.50
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THURSDAY 24 JUNE 2010
Festival Cricket Challenge
Local cricket clubs take part in a 20 overs cricket match for the Festival Trophy at Heanor Town Ground
6.00pm-9.00pm
Free Event
Festival Leaflet 2010
Download a copy of the 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. Please note that the Salsa event is now 7-8pm, rather than the time stated on the leaflet:
Event Leaflet:
Designed by Amber Valley Borough Council
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.
News from Heanor Festival 2009
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)