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Market Towns Week 2005
Coordinated by Sleaford Development
Group and sponsored by Action for Market Towns, The Countryside
Agency, Lincolnshire Enterprise, Events sponsored by Awards for
All, Arts Council of England East Midlands, The Agra Restaurant,
Lincolnshire County Council, Sleaford Town Council, North Kesteven
District Council, Homefront Recall
Events organised by Sleaford Development
Group, ArtsNK, Countryside NK and The Hub, Sleaford Music Promoters
or Whatever, Sleaford Tourist Information Centre, Sleaford Library,
just about every organisation in the town and just about every
venue in the town
A few snapshots of some of the
events this Market Towns Week Sleaford 2005:
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Lighter than Air
- procession through town - site specific performances by students
from Rauceby, Carre's, Chestnut St, Cranwell, Church Lane &
Leasingham, with carnival constructions by Kirkby la Thorpe and
The Hub
With thanks to Lincolnshire Police
(especially PCSOs annd Specials),Central Trains, Lincolnshire
Highways, North Kesteven District Council and the owners of The
Riverside Precinct
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Performances by The Dhol
Drummers and Heir of Insanity on Eastgate Green
with thanks to
Sleaford Town Council, NKDC and the owners of the field adjacent
to the Nettles
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Pyrotechnics by Walk The Plank
along the river, firesculpture and fireworks at the Nettles |
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Maypole Blessing Ceremony
conducted by Revd John Patrick with display by Sleaford School
of Performing Arts before guests of the Mayor of Sleaford, Cllr
John Kyte |
Sleaford Chamber of Commerce
presentation by Peter Bright & Andrew May on the Sleaford
Maltings on 2nd May |
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Other events that
happened during Market Towns Week 2005 included Sleaford Library's
Big Read, 12 hour sponsored skate, Market Days on 30th April,
6th and 7th May, with Farmers Market on 7th, Fantastic Flowers
exhibition at the Hub (joint Hub, Sleaford in Bloom and Sleaford
Development Group project), Launch of the Business Advice Surgery
by NKDC Business Support and Sleaford Development Group, launch
of the new Welcome to Sleaford leaflet by Sleaford Tourist Information
Centre and Sleaford Development Group, Sleaford Navigation Trust's
Annual General Meeting, Parliamentary and County Council Elections,
National Dawn Chorus Day at Mareham Pastures and National Mills
Weekend at Cogglesford Mill |
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Sleaford
Live - coordinated by SMPoW and sponsored by Awards for All |
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Fezzies at The Waggon &
Horses (above)
Combined Brass of the Salvation
Army and Vintage Brass, at the Playhouse (below)
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Open Mic at the Marquis of
Granby (above)
The Management featuring Shug Clay,
at the Barge & Bottle (below)
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Kelly's Heroes at theSolo Club (above)
Evasion, from Marquette lez Lilles, at
The Playhouse (below)
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Doubl'age from Marquette lez Lilles, at
The Playhouse (below)
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| Percussion
(above) and poets (above right) at The Waggon & Horses |
Kesteven
Morris in Sleaford Market Place(below left) and during the Morris
Dancing workshop at the Solo Club (below) |
Roger Cook (above) Dan
Mayfield (above right) and Winter Wilson - Kip and Dave (right)
at the Waggon & Horses
Sympatico - Kate and Brian (below) and
QVOD (below right) in St Denys' Church
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Anniversary Celebrations
- including launch of the RBL Poppy Convoy from Eastgate Green,
party at The TIC, Tea Dance in the Marquee and 'Naval' reception
at Cranwell Aviation Heritage Centre |
Rock & Roll at St
George's (above, above right and right)
Elvis Lives!
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Also on May 8th...The Rotary
Club of Sleaford set off over 60 classic cars from Eastgate Green,
on a 100 mile tour of Lincolnshire, to celebrate the100th Anniversary
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Sunday 8th May featured Jazz
Brunch at The Lincolnshire Oak with The Saratoga Jazz Band (left),
afternoon tea with Robert Rosa (violin) at Cogglesford Mill Cottage
Restaurant, and finished with the Proms in the Pews at St Denys,
with the Sleaford Concert Band |
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