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The 1996 Rushden Festival is absolutely jam packed with delights. Every year we are convinced that we have produced our best ever and most exciting programme - this year we know that we have!!
Additional features for 1996 include a two day extravaganza ending with a fantastic late night international firework display, plus FREE lunchtime concerts, FREE street entertainment and event choices on most days of the Rushden Festival.
This year we've included the widest variety of popular entertainment events specifically for and by children. Watch out for Princess Pirate, and Tallifer a medieval adventurer who are just two mystical creations especially for children of all ages and who come to life during the Rushden Festival.
The festival boasts too, the finest big band music including from an orchestra which has toured with Frank Sinatra and Barbra Striesand, the finest in brass band music, thefinest recitals, the best drama and the most spectacular of outdoor occassions.
To celebrate Rushden Festival's rightful place as part of the 1996 British Festival of Music we will cater for virtually every musical taste from the lat¬est chart sounds to swing, classical and even country music.
SIMPLER WAYS TO PAY FOR YOUR FESTIVAL TICKETS!!
With our very own RUSHDEN FESTIVAL BOX OFFICE at the Rushden Centre in Newton Road, booking for shows couldn't be easier, and to make the process even smoother there's a DIRECT BOOKING FORM included in this issue of Bandstand. You can pay by Access, Visa, Mastercard and Delta as well as by cash, postal order and cheque.
Rushden Festival 1996
Supports the work of
UNICEF
United Nations Children's Fund
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Rushden Festival 1996
Supports The Disabled Positively!
All Council festival venues have disabled facilities
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Our Corporate Sponsors, Patrons & Supporters:
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On Line Graphics, Peterborough
Relaxion Group Plc
Cory Municipal Environmental Services Plc
Longhurst Housing Assoc.
Glendale Grounds Management Ltd
Helix Lighting
Osbornes Toys and Sports
The Lawn Tennis Assoc.
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East Midlands Arts Board
East Midlands Tourist Board
Ernst & Young (Korean Desk)
Jervis & Partners, Accountants
Old Rushden Fire Station
Multi Media, Rushden
Housewife's Choice, Rushden
Rushden Golf Antona Office Supplies Oberman's Electrical
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Working and Growing Together With The People of RUSHDEN
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Rushden Festival - Opening Weekend - Friday, Saturday, Sunday 28/29/30 June
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Friday June 28 Official Festival Opening
Wrong sized ladies join opening High Street action at 5pm.
The action starts early at Rushden Hall, the Rushden Centre and especially in the High Street, when the "Ladies of the Wrong Size" hit the shops around 11am. The main attention will be focused on the OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONIES at 5pm when a choir, morris dancers, and majorettes join acrobats to set the mood for the people's festival - Rushden Festival 1996. A street organ will play from 2pm.
Fresh talent on display at the Pemberton Centre
At 8pm the mood moves up-beat as RUSHDEN ROCK introduces a wealth of local bands, each aiming to place their considerable talent on display.
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Saturday June 29 Festival Big Band Dance
Europe's premier bandleader calls the tune from 8pm to 2am.
CHRIS SMITH AND HIS STRING OF PEARLS ORCHESTRA AND SINGERS have accompanied the best in the business including Frank Sinatra and Barbra Striesand, and provided the music at glittering Royal occassions including the fabulous London Rose Ball. Now we've lured the top Big Band to Rushden to head up the Festival Dance, so slip on those dancing shoes, grab your partener and get ready for some 6 hours of non-stop dancing from band and disco. Phew!! Whose a silly billy then!
Saturday is Carnival Day so get in the mood with some FREE childrens' entertainment from around 1 lam in the Rushden town centre courtesy of popular entertainer SILLY BILLY and his beautiful assistant CANDYFLOSS.
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Sunday June 30 UNICEF Youth Brass 2000
National champions on parade
YOUTH BRASS 2000 have won many local, regional and even national awards in their short lifetime including most recently, the NATIONAL YOUTH ENTERTAINMENT FESTIVAL 1996. It is really an honour to welcome this band to Rushden and mark the 50th Anniversary of UNICEF in truly sensational style. Special Rushden Festival Offer. Buy two tickets for both this and the YOUTH CONCERT on July 2 (4 tickets in all) and the two lower priced tickets are HALF PRICE if purchased before May 31st 1996.
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Rushden Festival Guide to What's On
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The Pemberton Centre |
The Rushden Centre
Rushden Festival Box Office |
Hall Park & Rushden Hall |
Rushden High Street |
| Friday June 28 |
Rushden Rock
From 8pm £5.75 No Concessions
Local Bands Battle It Out. Your chance to enjoy the best of local music
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Festival Box Office Exhibition
May I Have This Waltz Please?
10am - 8pm
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Art In The Park Exhibition |
Opening Event Celebrations
Opening ceremony 5pm
"Happening from 11am"
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| Saturday June 29 |
Big Band Festival Dance
8pm to 2am £5.75
The fabulous String of Pearls Orchestra. Disco from 8pm Tables of 8+ 10% Discount Advance Bookings Only. Telephone 01832 742042 for details. BOOK EARLY!
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Festival Box Office Exhibition
May I Have This Waltz Please? 9.30am - 4pm
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Art In The Park Exhibition |
Festival of Family Fun Show
Silly Billy and Candyfloss from 11am.
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| Sunday June 30 |
Youth Big Band Special
From 7pm £3.50
The national award winning Youth Brass 2000 7pm £3.50. When booked in conjunction with Festival Youth Concert, lowest ticket half price before May 31 st. Telephone 01832 742042 for details. Standard Concessions
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Festival Box Office Exhibition
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Art In The Park Exhibition
HARMONY from 7.30pm £2.95 Includes Refreshments
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Junior Childrens' Concert
From 2pm
Join the local Rushden children in a musical celebration of the 50th anniversary of UNICEF NEWTON ROAD, WHITEFRIARS, DENFORD PARK, ALFRED ST. & SOUTHEND SCHOOLS.
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Festival Box Office Exhibition
Plus
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Art In The Park Exhibition |
Festival Street Fun |
| Monday July 1
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An Evening With Garth Hewitt
From 7pm £4
An evening in the company of internationally acclaimed Christian singer songwriter Garth Hewitt who has worked ceaselessly for the Amos Trust.
NON ALCHOLIC BAR OPERATES.
A collection will be taken.
No Concessions
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Festival Foyer Concert 12.30pm
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| Tuesday July 2 |
Festival Youth Concert
From 7.30pm £2.50
County Youth Concert Band see YOUTH BIG BAND SPECIAL for special offers.
Standard Concessions.
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Festival Box Office Exhibition |
Art In The Park Exhibition
H.E Bates Vanished World Show
8pm £5.75
Standard Concessions
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See Festival Of Sport
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| Wednesday July 3 |
WRESTLING!
From 7.30pm £5.00
Book before May 31st 1996 for £2.00 Early Bird Bonus
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Festival Box Office Exhibition
plus
Festival Foyer Concert 12.30pm
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Art In The Park Exhibition |
Festival Street Fun
+ Festival Fair
We're Raising The Temperature As Saturday Draws Nearer
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| Thursday July 4 |
Festival Of Brass
From 6.45pm £3.50
Follow five Town Bands in a near three hour concert with elements in Hall Park in addition to the Pemberton Centre. Standard Concessions
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Festival Box Office Exhibition |
Art In The Park Exhibition
Festival Of Brass From 5pm
Olympic Chariots Of Fire
7.30pm £4.00
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Festival Of Brass
Follow the Bands!
Festival Fair scheduled for Spencer Park
(see press nearer the time)
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| Friday July 5 |
The Ruzz Buzz
From 8pm to Midnight £5.75
An awesome light, smoke and disco show in two attached halls with TWO different discos covering Jungle, Garage and Techno plus LIVE the new disc cutting group SISTER SLEAZE. Hear their new recording LIVE!!! No Concessions
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Festival Box Office Exhibition
plus
Festival Foyer Concert 12.30pm
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Art In The Park Exhibition
Covent Garden String Quartet
7pm £6.50
Book before 31st May for a £2.50 Saving!!!
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Festival Street Fun
+ Festival Fair
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| Saturday/Sunday July 6/7 |
FESTIVAL MODEL SHOW
Hundreds of magnificent marine, railway, space and other models in a truly fabulous display. Trade stalls available, admission includes donation to St. John's Ambulance 10am-late both days. £1.50 (£3.00 families)
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Festival Box Office Exhibition
Don't forget the finals of the Festival of Sport too
PHEW WHAT A WEEKEND LINE UP!
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As We Were Weekend +
Victorian Street Fair +
Other Events +
As We Were Dance 8pm £5.00
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Rushden Festival thanks Helix Lighting of Rushden Donators of the Rushden Festival Lamp 1996
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COMPETITION
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We've 20 pairs of tickets for the 1996 RUSHDEN FESTIVAL
MODEL EXHIBITION for the first 20 correct answers drawn on May 6th 1996. To win - is this model aeroplane
a) Mitsubishi Betty
b) Knoller C2
c) Douglas Dakota DC3
Answers with your name and address on a postcard to be deposited in the Competition Box, Festival Box Office by noon on June 6th when the draw will take place.
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COMPETITION
Win 2 tickets to the
String of Pearls Big Band dance
Silly Billy has forgotten
The name of his
beautiful assistant.
Can you remind him what
her name is?
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All our events are aimed at making this a complete family weekend, and we hope that by the time of the Rushden Festival we will be able to arrange free period transport between the various venues. Look out for the special AS WE WERE publicity nearer the time of the event.
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AS WE WERE WEEKEND SPECTACULAR
Saturday and Sunday July 6/7
Standby For Non Stop Action!!!
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Historical Task Force assembles in Hall Park
Throughout the weekend, Hall Park will be transformed into scenes from yesteryear. Romans, Vikings, Anglo Saxons, English Civil War, Second World War Servicemen and much more. We're assembling a veritable task force including many second world war vehicles.
Remember motormouth Stuart Hall and television's It's a Knockout? On Sunday we introduce some unusual and major events including GAME FOR A KNOCKOUT, the INTRACK ROADSHOW with BRIAN POOLE, THE ELECTRIX and an amazing aerial INTERNATIONAL FIREWORK SPECTACULAR.
Admission £2.50 Children FREE
Bring your sparklers, candles, cushions and rugs for a great day and night listening to the best of British music over the past decades and even dance al-fresco under a twilight Rushden sky. There's no formal seating and it's first come - first served. According to the BBC it will get dark between 10.15 and 10.30pm,and this will be the commencement time of the Firework Spectacular
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One Way Journey at Rushden Railway Station
Rushden Railway Station, once the transport hub of local life will revert back once more to the sounds and sights of its late Victorian past, as the Historic Transport Society pulls out every stop to recreate an authentic period atmosphere. So it's all aboard for a nostalgic journey back in time, and a possible atmospheric brief encounter in the station buffet.
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Even Oliver couldn't ask for more!!!
Dn Saturday July 6, the High Street becomes the focal point for many activities and the High Street will be cosed to vehicle traffic as we turn the venue over to majorettes, Victorian Fairground rides, morris dancers, choirs and much much more, there's goodies to be won over the weekend of festival fun. All the kiddie rides will be in Hall Park on Sunday and don't forget that there's a special Rushden Festival Fair which commences on Wednesday July 3 at Spencer Park.
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Medieval dowry found in Hall Park
Our medieval Treasure Hunt led by that brave adventurer Tallifer starts in the High Street too, and leads on to Hall Park where the evil Baron Higham Ferrers has kid-knapped the fair Lady Rushden and hidden her dowry. It's finders keepers in this game so book your place on Tallifer's Treasure Hunt early. Some words of wisdom in this game; could the evil Baron Higham Ferrers have learned the secret of time travel, and bribed the Viking warriors to help him. Could King Charles I's army help Tallifer? Only you can unravel the mysteries of the day.
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Treasure Hunt is aimed at family groups including children and adults. Unaccompanied children cannot be accepted for this reason, and there must be at least one adult in every party. There is no upward party size restriction. Charge adults £1.00 children under 12 free. Prizes cannot be exchanged for cash.
There's a host of other events throughout the weekend including aspects of the FESTIVAL OF SPORT and an exciting two day EXHIBITION OF MODELS at the Pemberton Centre which shoulldn't be missed.
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Other Rushden Festival Highlights
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Monday July 8
Green Man
A lecture and slide show on the spirit and being of the Green Man, Rushden Hall £1.00
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Tuesday July 9
The Princess Pirate
A swashbuckling dramatisation for kiddies of all ages by the masters of childrens' theatre the Edinburgh Puppet Theatre, winners of several awards at that lesser known festival they hold every year in Edinburgh. A definite must for all the family. SPECIAL FAMILY TICKET AVAILABLE. JUST £8 FOR UP TO THREE ADULT AND UP TO THREE CHILDREN. BRING GRANNIE, AUNTIE MAUD, THE DOG, THE GOLDFISH, THE RABBIT - EVEN THE KIDS!! Individual tickets £3.75 adults and £2 children under 12
Eric Powell Presents
An evening of old Rushden at Rushden Hall. FREE
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Wednesday July 10
Young Choon Park Piano Recital
Young Choon Park is one of Korea's top pianists and in association with her sponsors Ernst and Young this recital is a real coup for Rushden and lovers of classical music. SPECIAL EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT AVAILABLE. PAY FOR YOUR TICKET BY MAY 31 AND SAVE £2.95 ON £6.95 TICKET PRICE
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Saturday July 13
Country Music Festival
The best in country with Dusty Rhodes. Ticket price £5. Programme extras to be announced. Ring 01832 742042 for details of the promotion and to reserve your seat at a very special western event
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Sunday July 14
United Service
The congregation of many churches join together for this now traditional event at the Pemberton Centre. Service commences at 3pm.
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Festival of Sport and much more!
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Starter Tennis 1
In association with the L.T.A.. SHORT SOFT BALL TENNIS will enable infants, and primary school children to learn the value of organised play, hand and eye co-ordination. It's fun, needs no experience, and will allow your children to appreciate the fun of contact with others. NOT A COMPETITION. Saturday June 29 9.30am - 4.30pm Pemberton Centre. See Starter Tennis 2 also.
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Wrestling
An ALL AMERICAN RUMBLE with 2 sessions brings a new fun event to the Pemberton Centre. Wednesday July 3 8pm.
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Five A Side Adult Soccer
Festival fun football provided by teams from the Pemberton Centre, and from clubs affiliated to the Football Association. The teams will play in two pools at the Pemberton Centre. Sunday June 30 10am.
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An Olympic Experience
Tom McNab, technical advisor to the film industry, television commentator, ex British athletics, rugby union and Olympic coach, and best selling fiction author brings to Rushden on July 4, unique film of the 1896 Olympics and tells the Olympic message "TO PARTICIPATE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN WINNING". Tom will also be available to benefit Rushden children embarking on the ASE/CSE in physical education. This is a unique chance for your child to learn from the foremost authority on athletics coaching.
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Starter Tennis 2
This event is intended to allow those children who participated in Starter Tennis 1 to progress their skills. Sunday July 7 Spencer Park.
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Game for a Knockout
If you remember Stuart Hall and Eddie Waring and television's It's A Knockout, then you know all there is about this very visual event designed to attract businesses and organisations in Rushden to let their hair down and raise money for charity. Its all happening as part of AS WE WERE on Sunday July 7 in Hall Park.
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Water Polo
This is a fun event to encourage enjoyment of water and swimming for exercise. There will be pre coaching by qualified coaches and an organised fun event on Friday July 12 at the SPLASH. Station Road.
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Junior Fun Competition
Water based Children's Knockout
This water based fun event involves play with dinghies, lilos, super rings and other inflatables, and is open to organised groups of scouts, guides, brownies, cubs, youth clubs, primary and junior schools etc to participate. Saturday July 13 at the Splash is the crucial date and the mayhem starts at 6pm. Noise should reach crescendo pitch by about 9pm.
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Junior 5 A Side Soccer
Aimed at the infant age group, this is a fun participation event designed for local Rushdcn schools and organisations to learn about play, and co-ordination through indoor football. Sunday July 14 at the Pemberton Centre.
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SUPER TEAMS
There will be both junior and adult mixed sex teams in the fun event designed to promote teamwork. Every team member will receive a special RUSHDEN FESTIVAL tee shirt complete with the 1996 festival logo. Sunday July 14, Pemberton Centre 6pm.
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Official stockist of U.K. Hardware,
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Wide range of software including
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SPORTS & TOYS
118 High Street, Rushden
We are pleased to support
Rushden Festival 1996
and
The Northamptonshire
Lawn Tennis Association
Starter Tennis Festival
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Birthday Parties
Our Speciality
Only £4.50 Per Child
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Newton Road
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