Keynsham Winter Festival 2024 Programme

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Winter Festival

SATURDAY 30TH NOVEMBER 2024 12-7PM

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Welcome to Keynsham Winter Festival 2024

We are thrilled to host Keynsham Winter Festival on a Saturday this year, giving visitors to the event even more time to visit all their Festival favourites - from market stalls, to food vendors, to local bands, Santa’s Grotto, street entertainment... and much, much more! We’ve been waiting all year for this and we can’t wait to kick off the Festive season with you - we hope you have yourELF a very, merry time.

Programme of Entertainment

We have two stages this year bringing you dance performances, local bands and solo singers. Make sure to check them both out!

Main Stage You can find the Main Stage on the High Street outside the Methodist Church 12pm Welcome & presentation of shop window display winner 12:15pm St John’s Church Choir 1:00pm Razzamataz Theatre School 1:30pm Stage Coach performance 2:00pm ChoirJam 3:00pm Keynsham Show Choir 3:45pm Heidi-Marie Dance Academy 4:30pm Key Voices Choir (inside the Methodist Church) 5:00pm KodaChrome 6:15pm Rock Choir

Memorial Baubles Memorial Baubles will be on display on the Memorial Bauble Christmas Tree in Keynsham Library throughout the Festive season. We hope this gives residents a way to honour those that are no longer with us this holiday season.

The baubles can be found: Inside the Library

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Programme Choir Corner You can find Choir Corner in Temple Court (next to Savour Farmshop). Here you’ll find solo acts and choir groups in a cosy and intimate space.

2:00pm Blake & Isaac 2:25pm Poppy 2:50pm Lulu 3:30pm ChoirJam 4:15pm Phoenix Keynsham Youth Theatre 5:15pm Keynsham Light Opera Group

Victoria Methodist Church Visit market stalls and enjoy hot drinks and refreshments.

Collect a Tinsel Trail card for a chance to win a new laptop from Smart Computers (see page 15 for more details ) or swap your Christmas Jumper.

Baptist Church Local art group ArtSpace will be hosting an exhibition - come check out their amazing work.

While you’re here, browse the many market stalls in the Church Hall.

High Street Visit the Main Stage, enjoy hot chestnuts, be delighted by our street entertainment, shop our High Street shops and enjoy the restaurants.

Don’t miss the chance to meet Avon & Somerset Fire Brigade and explore their fire truck.

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of Entertainment Market Walk Enjoy the Fun Fair with all the classics like the Helter Skelter, Hooka-Duck and much more! Market stalls will line the side of the library including the Town Council’s Christmas Tree giveaway.

Library Head to the second floor of the library and enjoy FREE face painting - two face painters will be available to bring festive cheer to all.

While you’re there, visit the market stalls in The Space.

1pm & 3pm: Punch and Judy shows (35-40 mins each).

Temple Street Browse the local market stalls, enjoy the food vendors and take a pop in to the shops along Temple Street. Don’t miss internationally acclaimed concert pianist, Nurry Lee playing on the Community Piano at 1pm. Don’t forget to visit Choir Corner (full programme on page 4) Keynsham Leisure Centre Enter the ‘activity hub’ of the Festival with a Christmas craft workshop, toy tombola, hair braiding and a free photo booth.

Soft play will also be open so you can let the little ones run wild.

Riverside Square The Grotto is back! Come meet Father Christmas and share your wish list. Visit the local market stalls or enjoy a quiet place to eat.

The Snowball Fun Zone will be back at the MakeSpace for under 11s to take aim at targets and practice throwing soft snowballs.

Grab a FREE Christmas tree Keynsham Town Council Environment and Sustainability Committee is giving away 50 free small Christmas trees at the Winter Festival. The trees come in pots so they can be re-used yearon-year. The trees go quickly so if you want one, don’t delay in picking one up.

The Christmas tree giveaway can be found: Alongside the library

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Festival Spotlight Internationally acclaimed concert pianist, Nurry Lee will return to Keynsham to delight fans with her incredible musical talent. Nurry has performed all across Europe, USA, U.K., Asia and West Africa. She has played on BBC Radio 3 with her piano trio, Trio Rouge. She has toured internationally from Seoul, South Korea, Amsterdam, Hungary, Portugal, Italy, USA, Dubai, Singapore, U.K. and has performed at Carnegie Hall in New York to a sold out audience on three occasions.

Earlier this year, Nurry Lee played at The Space and is very excited to come back to Keynsham.

Nurry will launch a new Keynsham Town Council programme - the Community Piano Project. More to come on this exciting new creative initiative! You can find Nurry at 1pm on Temple Street.

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Shuttle Service Once again, Dial-a-Ride will be operating a free shuttle service throughout the Festival. If you require a wheelchair space, these are limited, so please call in advance to pre-book (P: 01225 395321).

The free shuttle service will operate a circular route aiming to pickup from each stop every 20 minutes. Every effort will be made to keep to the schedule, but delays on the day may occur.

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Two shuttle buses will run throughout the day of the Festival.

Both shuttles will begin their route at 12:10pm from Hurn Lane and the Ellsbridge House Bus Stop (on Bath Road) and drive a circular route to Ashton Way and then return.

Shuttles will run every 20 minutes.

Manor Road Playing Fields

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Keynsham & District Dial-a-Ride

CHRISTMAS CARD POSTAL SERVICE Offering a local postal delivery, door-to-door

Collect a stamp (60p) from the Dial-A-Ride office Stamp your envelope and drop off at a collection box Delivery in BS31 only, within 3 working days

Collection boxes can be found at: Keynsham & District Dial-a-Ride office Keynsham Town Council Office Community@67

The Elf Trail Twelve cheeky elves have escaped from Santa’s grotto and are causing mischief along the High Street, Market Walk and Temple Street. Can you find them all in the shop windows before they get into too much trouble?

Seek out the elves in town and collect a letter from each one. Once you have them all, put on your puzzle-solving hat to unscramble the letters and unveil a festive phrase to be in with a chance of winning a prize.

Don’t forget to ask the shop to stamp your Trail with their special Christmas Stamp.

Collect a trail map from Keynsham Town Council offices or Keynsham Library.

Running Friday 15th November - Sunday 15th December.

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Tinsel Trail Fancy winning a brand new laptop this holiday season?

Thanks to Smart Computers that may just happen!

Head to the Methodist Church on the day of the Winter Festival to collect your Tinsel Trail card. Follow the Tinsel Trail through the Festival and fill in the trail card with your answers to the trail quiz questions. Once you’ve filled in the card, drop it off at the Keynsham Leisure Centre collection box and you’re in with a chance to win! The winner will be announced the week after the Winter Festival.

The Tinsel Trail is only happening during the Winter Festival and there are a limited number of trail cards. The Tinsel Trail is open to those 18 years and older. Terms and Conditions apply - please see the Keynsham Town Council website for all the details.

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Thank You Jude Cron for designing the Children’s colouring competition pictures

James McPhee of Keynsham Music Festival for compering the Main Stage

South West UK Virtual Lion’s Club for inviting Father Christmas to the Festival

Ric Davison from KTCRfm for managing the Choir Corner space

The Army Reserves for lending a helping hand during the Festival

All our amazing volunteers!

Our wonderful Wombles Keynsham Leisure Centre who keep the town for allowing us to take over tidy during the Festival their reception area

Methodist Church and The Baptist Church for hosting Festival activities.

Dial-a-Ride for providing a free shuttle service

Mike May for capturing the Festival in photos All our Sponsors for making this year’s Winter Festival a memorable one. We couldn’t put on the Winter Festival without your support.

Merry Christmas from all of us at Keynsham Town Council

Keynsham Town Council 15-17 Temple Street Keynsham, BS31 1HF Phone: 0117 9868683

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