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Welcome to The GAP Festival 2022

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The Goring and Streatley Festival, to give us our proper name, is a registered charity (no. 1161360) whose aim is to promote the arts in all forms via a Festival. It is organised by a group of amazing local volunteers who give their time to create and put on this varied programme of events for you to enjoy. When I took over the role of Artistic Director for the GAP Festival, I knew it would be an exciting challenge. Having been forced to abandon the proposed 2020 programme, this year marks our 4th Festival and we come full circle, embracing the Queen’s unique achievement of a Platinum Jubilee. This year, we decided to focus on celebrating our talented, diverse and glorious community. We therefore offer a rich and varied programme, providing creative opportunities to encourage us all to get back out and come together again. You will find the return of some firm favourites and many new and exciting additions, such as opera, art installations and daily fitness and calm sessions. Many events are FREE and throughout the Festival, we aim for inclusivity and affordability. I would like to take this opportunity to extend my thanks to the Trustees who have been so supportive and encouraging, as I settle into my new tenure. I am sure you all join me in extending gratitude to every one of the hard working planners, organisers, creatives and marshals who make this wonderful Festival possible. On behalf of the GAP Festival Team, we wish you a very warm welcome to the 2022 programme and we look forward to seeing you, as we enjoy all the talent, beauty and love of this precious community. GINNY AVERY | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, GAP FESTIVAL 2022.

Tickets available online at: thegapfestival.org Early access ticket sales for Friends of the Festival from 25th March. General ticket sales from 1st April. FREE tickets will require booking, please check the website for details.

Need help purchasing tickets online? Visit The Hub in Goring Arcade. Please note, doors will open half an hour before the performance starts unless otherwise stated. This year’s Festival will be cashless, only card payments will be available at events. All children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult, unless otherwise stated. 3

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Key to icons Arts: From textiles to paints, try your hand at a workshop or enjoy the art exhibition on display. Music: Enjoy opera, chamber music, acoustic, popular, jazz and more, in indoor and outdoor settings.

Events at a glance Visit www.thegapfestival.org for specific event details and to book your tickets today!

Throughout the Festival

Word: Experience a wide range of discussions, talks, comedy performances and writing workshops.

Festival Fit

Film + Theatre: Sit back and take in film screenings, outdoor theatre and our new Children’s Film Festival.

Festival Calm

Children/Family: With storytelling, crafts, games and activities, there is fun for all the family.

Art Exhibition: Artists at Goring

Gardens: A unique opportunity to visit a range of open gardens around the villages. Wellbeing: Focus on you with our fitness and calming wellbeing events. CommUNITY: Bringing our community together with a range of celebratory gatherings.

Early morning fitness sessions Throughout the Festival

Early morning wellbeing sessions Throughout the Festival

Goring Village Hall 2nd-4th June

Games Café

The Village Café, Goring Throughout the Festival, 4.30pm-6.30pm

Thursday 2nd June No Rules Watercolour Workshop St Thomas’ Church, Goring 10am-1pm

Lighting the Jubilee Beacon

Rectory Garden, Goring High Street 9.30pm-10.30pm

Friday 3rd June Open Gardens: Goring-onThames Gardens in Goring 12.30pm-5pm

Willow Weaving: Making a Plant Obelisk

‘Fringe’ Music Performances

Friars Ford Garden, Manor Road, Goring 10am-12.30pm, 1.30pm-4pm

Storytelling and Crafts

Sing in Harmony with The Unthanks

See website for details

Goring Library Most days – FREE

Streatley Farmhouse, Streatley 12pm-1.30pm

With over 80 fantastic events this year, there is something for everyone to enjoy... A rare opportunity to enjoy a bespoke production of Mozart’s comic opera COSI FAN TUTTE in an intimate setting, on Sat 4th and Sun 5th June.

Comedians HARRIET BRAINE and PETE ORTON take to the stage for an evening of musical comedy on Thu 9th June.

Our community joins together once again in the longest JUBILEE STREET PARTY on Sun 5th June.

THE LIGHTYEARS return to their roots in Goring, supported by acoustic band THE MYSTERIES on Fri 10th June.

* “Peter Pan” is presented by arrangement with Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity and Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd. www.concordtheatricals.co.uk 4

The Unthanks in Concert

Streatley Farmhouse, Streatley 7.30pm-10pm

Saturday 4th June Festival Market Day

Rectory Garden, Goring High Street 10am-4pm

Singing Workshop for Young People

Streatley Farmhouse, Streatley 10am-1pm

Children’s Printing Workshop Goring Village Hall, The Garden Room 1pm and 2.30pm

Writing Challenge: Part 1 Morrell Room, Streatley 4.30pm-6pm

GAP Festival Opera: Cosi Fan Tutte Streatley Farmhouse, Streatley 6.30pm-10.30pm

Sunday 5th June Jubilee Praise Family Service

Rectory Garden, Goring High Street 11.30am-12.15pm

Big Jubilee Lunch and Street Party

Goring and Streatley High Streets and Bridge 1.30pm-5pm

GAP Festival Opera: Cosi Fan Tutte Streatley Farmhouse, Streatley 6.30pm-10.30pm

Monday 6th June Painting Party: Mixed Media Madness! Goring Social Club, Goring 7pm-9.30pm

Tuesday 7th June Lino Printing Workshop: Creative Lettering St Thomas’ Church, Goring 10am-1pm

An Audience with Local Author Stacey Halls and The Goring Chamber Choir St Thomas’ Church, Goring 7.30pm-10pm

Wednesday 8th June Textile Art Workshop: Japanese Braiding

Goring Village Hall, The Garden Room 2pm-4pm

Your Land: How You Can Help Save The Planet The Swan Hotel, Streatley 7.30pm-10pm

Thursday 9th June Textile Art Workshop: Wet Felting Goring Village Hall, The Garden Room 2pm-4pm

Musical Comedy with Harriet Braine, supported by Pete Orton Goring Village Hall 7.30pm-10pm

Saturday 11th June Poetry Workshops with Vanessa Lampert Morrell Room, Streatley 10am-12.30pm Children 1.30pm-4.30pm Adults

Schubert Octet

St Mary’s Church, Streatley 1pm-2pm

Teen’s Horror Makeup Workshop Goring Village Hall 1.30pm-4.30pm

Writing Challenge: The Results! Morrell Room, Streatley 5.30pm-7pm

Silent Disco

Goring Village Hall 7.30pm-10.30pm

Sunday 12th June The Big Breakfast

Goring Village Hall & Rectory Garden 8.30am-10.30am

Friday 10th June Open Gardens: Streatley-on-Thames Gardens in Streatley 12.30pm-5pm

Teddy Bears’ Picnic

Rectory Garden, Goring High Street 10am-12pm

Painting Workshop: Oil Portraits

Goring Village Hall, The Garden Room 10am-3pm

Illyria Outdoor Theatre present Peter Pan

Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie, Adapted by Oliver Gray* Friars Ford, Goring 5pm-6.45pm (doors open 4pm)

Creative Tile Workshop: The Ceramics Collective

Goring Village Hall, The Garden Room 9am-3pm

Church & State: Uneasy Bedfellows? St Thomas’ Church, Goring 12pm-1.30pm

Children’s Film Festival and Movie Screening Goring Village Hall 3.30pm-6.30pm

‘Chinese Boxing’ by Mark Kitto Morrell Room, Streatley 7.30pm-9.30pm

The Lightyears supported by The Mysteries Goring Village Hall 7.30pm-11pm

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We’ll have plenty of tempting food and drink available to buy at events throughout The GAP Festival. From coffee, teas, soft drinks and cake at daytime events, to wine, beer and hot food, there will be something at most events to keep hunger and thirst at bay. You can find out what refreshments are available on each event listing in this programme. Further details can be found on our website www.thegapfestival.org. Please note you will only be able to pay by card this year as the Festival will be cashless.

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Thursday 2nd June | 10am-1pm

The Canterbury Room, St Thomas’ Church, Goring

No Rules Watercolour Workshop

Artist Kevin Scully will guide you through colour mixing and paint application, learning basic techniques and exciting effects in order to get the best out of this medium. There are no rules in watercolour painting, just better ways of doing things! All levels welcome.

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Thursday 2nd June | 9.30pm-10.30pm

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Rectory Garden, Goring High Street

Lighting the Jubilee Beacon

The start of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations. We hope everyone will join in to celebrate this unique occasion in British history marking seven decades of the Queen’s reign, with this traditional beacon lighting ceremony. The Goring and Streatley Concert Band and a choir will lead the singing in a special event, during which the Jubilee Beacon will be lit, we hope, at the top of the tower of St Thomas’ Church. To coincide with the lighting of Jubilee Beacons throughout the country and the Commonwealth, choirs will be singing ‘Song for the Commonwealth’, written specially for this night. The song will be sung at exactly 9.45pm local time, in whichever country people are in on 2nd June 2022. Sponsored by

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Thursday 2nd June - Saturday 4th June | Opening times below Goring Village Hall

Artists at Goring: Art Exhibition

Six diverse professional artists return to their annual exhibition in Goring, joining in the Festival fun. Always supportive of children’s art, this year they are also sponsoring a children and parent printing workshop at the same venue on 4th June (see page 14). Be inspired by a variety of artwork, meet the artists and have a chance to buy their art. Opening times: Thursday (10am-6pm), Friday (10am-7pm), Saturday (10am-7pm). 7

Wellbeing sessions across the Festival Join us at our early morning Festival Fit (£5 per session) and FREE Festival Calm wellbeing sessions across each day of the Festival. Find out more details about each activity and book your space on our website at:

www.thegapfestival.org

Tuesday 7th June

7am-8am | Pilates with LK Pilates Goring Village Hall, The Garden Room.

Thursday 2nd June

7am-8am | Bootcamp with Ross Wheeler – Zero Excuses Fitness Gardiner Recreation Ground, Goring.

8am-8.30am | Pray the five Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary led by Fr Kenneth Macnab RC Church, Ferry Lane, Goring.

8am-8.30am | Breathe to Ease Stress with Ginny Avery Morrell Room, Streatley.

Wednesday 8th June

Friday 3rd June

7am-8am | Yoga with Vic Grace and Gravity Studio, Streatley.

7am-8am | Strictly Women (dance class, open to all) Goring Village Hall, Belleme Room.

8am-8.30am | Prayer & Reflection with Nigel GordonPotts Goring Free Church.

8am-8.30am | Prayer & Reflection led by Nigel Gordon-Potts Goring Free Church.

Thursday 9th June

Saturday 4th June

7am-8am | Wake up Yoga with Ellie Goring Village Hall, The Garden Room.

7am-8am | Gentle Yoga with Yasmin Strong Grace and Gravity Yoga Studio, The Swan, Streatley.

8am-8.30am | Spacemakers with Goring C of E Primary School St Thomas’ Church, Goring.

7am-8am | Run with Elkie Sheepcot Recreation Ground, Goring.

Friday 10th June

7am-8am | Bootcamp with coach Hannah Dunbar Gardiner Recreation Ground, Goring.

2pm-3pm | Teen Yoga Grace and Gravity Yoga Studio, The Swan, Streatley. 8am-8.30am | Gregorian Chant led by Fr Kenneth Macnab RC Church, Ferry Lane, Goring.

8am-8.30am | Singing for the Soul led by Revd Ben Phillips St Thomas’ Church, Goring.

Sunday 5th June

Saturday 11th June

9am-9.30am | Soulful Sunday Yoga with Imogen Smart Morrell Room, Streatley.

8am-8.30am | Mindfulness Taster led by Andy Taylor Morrell Room, Streatley.

Monday 6th June

Sunday 12th June

8am-8.30am | Praying with your whole body led by Revd Ben Phillips St Thomas’ Church, Goring.

9am-9.30am | Children’s Meditation (ages 5-11) Morrell Room, Streatley.

8am-9am | Kids Running Club with Goring Primary Run Club Gardiner Recreation Ground, Goring.

8am-9am | Bootcamp with Jodie and Nick The Island at The Swan, Streatley.

8am-9am | Children’s “Matt Fiddes” Martial Arts with Peter Lancaster Goring Village Hall, The Garden Room.

7am-8am | Stretch with Jules Goring Village Hall, The Garden Room.

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Friday 3rd June Friday 3rd June | 12.30pm-5pm

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Open Gardens: Goring-on-Thames

A unique chance to tour a hand-picked choice of 7+ diverse gardens in this picturesque village. Explore a delightful courtyard garden, a parkland setting with a Jubilee avenue of limes, a riverside oasis and colourful mixed planting and veg. Enjoy a wildlife-friendly haven with a restored woodland and wildflower meadow, a magnificent river-frontage, winding paths and a tiered garden with rockeries and surprising beauty, plus a glorious traditional Victorian Garden. Other Sponsored by ROOT ONE GARDEN CENTRE & CAFÉ attractions include poetry in the gardens, plant sales, afternoon teas and more. A map of the gardens will be available on the Festival website. Your ticket allows entry to all Open Gardens in Goring on the day.

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Friday 3rd June | 10am-12.30pm, 1.30pm-4pm Friars Ford Garden, Manor Road, Goring

Willow Weaving: Making a Plant Obelisk

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Join artisan Dave Jackson who runs a small independent local coppice crafts business producing bespoke garden products from sustainably sourced coppiced materials. He will guide you through making a willow obelisk plant support in the beautiful surroundings of the Friars Ford Garden. There will be two workshops, morning and afternoon. All materials provided and one plant support to take away. All levels welcome, but please be aware that willow weaving does require good hand dexterity.

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Friday 3rd June | 12pm-1.30pm Streatley Farmhouse, Streatley

Sing in Harmony with The Unthanks

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Sing soothing harmonies and blow the cobwebs away, with sisters Rachel and Becky Unthank. The Unthanks find great joy and comfort in group singing, which has inspired them to host residential singing weekends for the last decade on the Northumberland coast. The emphasis is on participation, so whether you have experience as a singer or not, come along to this one-off workshop to learn repertoire from the North-East of England and beyond.

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Friday 3rd June | 7.30pm-10pm Streatley Farmhouse, Streatley

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The Unthanks in Concert

The GAP Festival is thrilled to welcome award-winning folk band The Unthanks, currently on a nationwide tour from their native Tyneside. Sisters Becky and Rachel Unthank will be showcasing their new album Sorrows Away, and reprising highly acclaimed favourites including Mapgie, The King of Rome and Mount the Air. While their mesmerising sound needs little introduction to folk-afficionados, it will also be familiar to many from TV soundtracks as diverse as Worzel Gummidge and The Detectorists. Enhanced by the intimate setting of an C18th century barn with specially installed staging and tiered seating, this is a truly exceptional opportunity to enjoy the music of this well known folk group. Doors open at 6.30pm for time to enjoy a pre-concert drink. 11

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Saturday 4th June

FREE Saturday 4th June | 10am-4pm

Rectory Garden, Goring High Street

Festival Market Day

Come and enjoy browsing local arts, crafts and skills from our local community at this fun family market day. Enjoy face painting, children’s storytime, refreshments, live music and other exciting pop-up performances.

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Saturday 4th June | 10am-1pm Streatley Farmhouse, Streatley

Singing Workshop for Young People

Are you between the ages of 7 and 13? Come to this fun workshop for young people where you can explore your voice, get arty with making props and learn more about the wonderful world of opera.

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We will be looking at the comic opera Cosi Fan Tutte by Mozart, which is being performed in the evening. We will share the crazy story, introduce you to the characters and sing some of the best tunes. We might even persuade some of that night’s opera stars to sing some excerpts for you. Then, if you ask your mums, dads and chauffeurs to come back a little before 1pm, you can treat them to a mini opera. Prepare for moustaches, silly voices and lots of laughs!

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Saturday 4th June | 1pm and 2.30pm The Garden Room, Goring Village Hall

Children’s Printing Workshop

This is a workshop for children who want to try their hand at gelli plate printing, mono printing and stencilling, with a tree theme! Tickets will be issued for 2 sessions, starting at 1pm and 2.30pm. Maximum 10 children per session. An adult must accompany any children, but can also join in the fun. Paints used will be water soluble. Please wear old clothes and prepare to get messy! Sponsored by

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Saturday 4th June | 10am-12pm Goring Library

Children’s Storytime and Crafts

We invite little ones to join us in the Library for “What the ladybird heard” followed by a pebble painting and wooden spoon craft activity. Book early as tickets are limited.

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2nd June: Chess, Backgammon, Chequers

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Games Café

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3rd June: Uno, Monopoly Card Games, Dice Games

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4th June: Bingo Night 6th June: Kids Night including Snap, Operation, Buckaroo

Thursday 2nd June - Sunday 12th June | 4.30pm-6.30pm The Village Café, The Arcade, Goring

7th June: Card Games including Bridge

The Village Café is opening late throughout the Festival (with the exception of Sunday 5th June), offering a variety of game activities. If you’re young, or just young at heart, come and meet new friends over board games, cards and even a quiz. This is the perfect opportunity to meet new people in a relaxed and friendly environment. Different games will be provided each evening, or just bring your own! We look forward to welcoming everyone from individuals to families. Your ticket price includes a drink and traybake.

8th June: Board Games including Scrabble, Cluedo, Ludo, Battleship 9th June: Board Games including Guess Who?, Yes No Game, Mouse Trap, Connect 4 10th June: Card Games 11th June: Quiz Night 12th June: Jigsaws

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Saturday 4th June | 4.30pm-6pm Morrell Room, Streatley

Writing Challenge (Part 1)

Have you always wanted to write? Do you burn to tell stories? Through a series of practical exercises, learn what makes good writing better. Explore how to get started; what makes a great plot; how to create believable characters; building good dialogue; and how to edit your own work. And find out about our Festival competition. With local novelist Sarah Meyrick. Ticket includes free entry to The Results! session on Saturday 11th June (see page 34).

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Saturday 4th June and Sunday 5th June | 6.30pm-10.30pm

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Streatley Farmhouse, Streatley

GAP Festival Opera: Cosi Fan Tutte

£ 20 Come and enjoy one of two performances of Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte in the glorious setting of Streatley Farmhouse. Sung by performers drawn from the country’s finest opera houses RESTR ICTED VIEW and produced exclusively for the Festival by Goring-based soprano Stephanie Bodsworth, Mozart’s comic masterpiece is a light-hearted opera of deception and double dealing. Performed in a magnificent eighteenth century barn with tiered seating installed for the occasion, the opera will be sung in English and will be a rare opportunity to enjoy a high quality production in an intimate setting. Guests are invited to picnic in the beautiful gardens. Specially created Festival picnic hampers are available to pre-order and include reserved picnic tables and chairs. Alternatively, pack your own picnic and pick a spot with idyllic views of the Goring Gap. Doors will open at 5pm for guests to set up and enjoy a pre-opera aperitif ahead of the performance at 6.30pm. The long interval will afford more time for relaxed eating and drinking and undercover space will be available if the weather is unkind. With fabulous music in a stunning setting, this event is surely one of the highlights of the Festival, whether you are a seasoned opera buff or a first timer.

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The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations day in Goring and Streatley. Sunday 5th June | 11.30am-12.15pm

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Jubilee Praise Family Service

Everyone is encouraged to join this interdenominational Songs of Praise family thanksgiving service conducted by ministers from all three local churches, which marks the start of the Jubilee celebrations day in Goring and Streatley. Hymn & song sheets will be available at the entrance and the Goring and Streatley Concert Band and a choir will lead the singing. The service will end promptly at 12.15pm to enable time for the families who need to cross the bridge to Streatley, before the road is closed at 12.30pm, in preparation for the Jubilee Street Party to be set up.

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This will be a unique event and fun for everyone – and possibly put Goring and Streatley in the Guinness Book of World Records! Following the Jubilee Praise family service, a 1km-long Street Party and Jubilee Lunch will start, and the two High Streets and the river bridge will be closed to traffic at 12.30pm until 6pm. Over 500 trestle tables will be set out in a continuous line from the railway bridge in Goring to Streatley traffic lights, in preparation for what may be the longest Jubilee Street Party in the country. We will join the two villages and straddle two counties, as we did in 2012 during our Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations, when over 4,000 people attended. This year our celebrations will be even better and a sunny day has been ordered! Loud speakers will stretch the whole kilometre of the street party, allowing revellers to enjoy music, singing and announcements. There will be lots of fun for the whole family with competitions and prizes – and some surprises! Residents of Goring and Streatley can reserve tables now (details on our website). We look forward to seeing you there! Bring your lunch, tablecloth, decorations and chair – and come decked out for the occasion! 19

Monday 6th June Monday 6th June | 7pm-9.30pm Goring Social Club, Goring

Painting Party: Mixed Media Madness!

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Have you always wanted to paint but never had the confidence? Come along to a fun relaxed way of painting with acrylics, collage, stencils and all manner of media! Glass in hand and paintbrush in the other! Guided by artist Jane Dipple through the process at every stage, you will experience many techniques and will be amazed at the results. Beginners welcome! All materials supplied. 18+.

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Tuesday 7th June Tuesday 7th June | 10am-11am Goring Library

Children’s Storytime and Crafts

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Another opportunity for pre-school children and their carers to enjoy a special reading of a firm favourite ‘Dear Zoo’ in the Library. Book early as tickets are limited.

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Tuesday 7th June | 10am-1pm

Canterbury Room, St Thomas’ Church, Goring

Lino Printing Workshop: Creative Lettering

Artist Ann Spencer will guide you through the process of designing and carving your very own lino printing plate depicting a decorated letter, which can be used to print cards, wrapping paper or a single image. Materials included although please bring lino cutting tools if you have them. All levels welcome. TEA/COFFEE

Tuesday 7th June | 7.30pm-10pm St Thomas’ Church, Goring

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An Audience with Local Author Stacey Halls and The Goring Chamber Choir

Lancashire-born Stacey Halls is the author of three Sunday Times bestsellers: The Familiars, The Foundling and Mrs England. Having recently moved to Goring, Stacey will talk about writing, history and inspiration followed by a Q&A. Signed copies of Stacey’s novel will be available to buy whilst enjoying some refreshments. The evening will conclude with excerpts from Handel’s Messiah, performed by The Goring Chamber Choir. 20

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Wednesday 8th June Wednesday 8th June | 9.30am-11am Goring Library

Children’s Storytime and Crafts

More story fun for young children, who are invited to enjoy a reading of Julia Donaldson’s ‘Stickman’, followed by an associated craft activity. Book early as tickets are limited.

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Wednesday 8th June | 2pm-4pm

The Garden Room, Goring Village Hall

£15

Textile Art Workshop: Japanese Braiding

In this workshop you will learn the basic technique of creating braids on a Kumihimo disk. This is an old Japanese art form: it is easy to learn, it is versatile and lends itself to making necklaces and bracelets. We will explore a variety of different colours and patterns and learn how to incorporate beads into the braid to finish with an attractive bracelet. All materials will be provided. TEA/COFFEE

£8

Wednesday 8th June | 7.30pm-10pm The Swan Hotel, Streatley

Your Land: How You Can Help Save The Planet

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This event is ideal for everyone who cares about our local environment. Discover ways to improve and preserve the habitats in the Goring Gap and reverse the seemingly inexorable decline in the biodiversity of our fauna and flora. The Keynote speaker, Dr Niall McCann, is an internationally recognised front line conservation biologist specialising in endangered species research around the world. Niall, also a National Geographic Explorer, was introduced by Sir David Attenborough, when featuring on his BBC TV ‘Perfect Planet’ series last year, as one of the three world-leading authorities on conservation. Dr McCann will give an illustrated talk on his adventures and work, both abroad and in the UK. In the second half of the programme, Dr McCann will chair an ‘Ask the Experts’ session when the audience can question an assembled panel of distinguished local scientists and land users to find out how land use and Global thinking can translate to local actions that you can take on your land, and in your garden, to make a real difference. Sponsored by

GORING GAP ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANISATION (GGEO), GREEN GAS OXON AND THE SWAN HOTEL

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Thursday 9th June FREE

Thursday 9th June | 9.30am-11am Goring Library

TICKET

Children’s Storytime and Crafts

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More fun and activities for pre-school children, with a reading of ‘The Tiger That Came To Tea’, followed by associated crafts. Book early as tickets are limited.

£15

Thursday 9th June | 2pm-4pm

The Garden Room, Goring Village Hall

Textile Art Workshop: Wet Felting

Come and try the ancient craft of wet felting. It is a quick technique: all you need is some unspun wool, hot water and soap, and a bit of bubble wrap, and as if by magic, you have made a complete piece of woollen fabric. The method can be used to create clothing, accessories or decorations for the home. In this workshop you will learn the basic principles of wet felting, and with those skills create your own clutch bag in a colour and design of your choice. All materials will be provided.

TEA/COFFEE

£15

Thursday 9th June | 7.30pm-10pm

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Goring Village Hall

WARMINGHAM & CO

Musical Comedy Evening

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An evening of musical fun and laughter. Brought to us by Pete Orton, a man with a beard and a guitar, but is he a folkie? You decide. Pete will be followed by Funny Women’s Award winner Harriet Braine with her show ‘Our Soul’ (say it loud, say it clear, say it in your sister’s ear). Suitable for 15 and over.

Friday 10th June

Friday 10th June | 12.30pm-5pm

£5

Streatley – Locations around the village

Open Gardens: Streatley-on-Thames

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H DATE S Visit a hand-picked selection of 7+ very different and exceptional gardens in this picturesque and historic village. Explore a fascinating walled sanctuary, the prettiest of cottage gardens, renowned village allotments and jaw-dropping terrace views. Enjoy a splendid, tiered garden, a riverside surprise, mature herbaceous borders around a feature pond, rare chalk downland and wildflower meadows, plus stunning valley views from an old farmhouse. Other attractions include poetry in the gardens, plant sales, afternoon teas and more. A map of the gardens will be available on the Festival website.

Your ticket allows entry to all Open Gardens in Streatley on the day. Sponsored by

ROOT ONE GARDEN CENTRE & CAFÉ

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Playful Art Installation Rectory Garden, Goring High Street Throughout the Festival

Set in the lovely outdoor space of Goring’s Rectory Garden, Playful will be a lighthearted and colourful invitation to enjoy the festival atmosphere. We hope you will be attracted to rest in the garden, bring picnics and simply capture the moment. Sponsored by

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Teddy Bears’ Picnic

Calling all children aged 0-4 years! Come along with your parents and carers to Goring Free Church’s morning of games, free play and an interactive story. Don’t forget to bring your Teddy/soft toy, a picnic rug, picnic food/drinks and your sunscreen and sun hat. Weather permitting. Contact yvettefc@gmail.com for more information.

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Friday 10th June | 10am-3pm

£40

The Garden Room, Goring Village Hall

Painting Workshop: Oil Portraits

Portrait artist Jenny Fay invites you to join her on an all day workshop painting portraits in water based oils. Working directly from a portrait model, you will start by using charcoal to explore a more tonal approach to drawing and to hone your observational skills. You will then move on to using oil paints to produce a final portrait painting. No previous experience of oil painting is necessary and all materials will be provided. TEA/COFFEE

Become a Friend of The GAP Festival If you’d like to support promoting the arts and culture in our villages, you can become a Friend of the Festival for a minimum donation of £50. As a registered charity, we put any money we receive back into each biennial GAP Festival, enabling more of our community to enjoy, celebrate and experience the arts and science, including music, visual arts, drama, literature, film etc. In return for your support, we’ll give you the opportunity to get your hands on tickets before they go on general sale at the next Festival.

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Friday 10th June | 5pm-6.45pm (doors open 4pm)

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Illyria Outdoor Theatre present Peter Pan

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Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie, Adapted by Oliver Gray Wendy Darling is certain she saw the face of a boy at her bedroom window 3 floors up – yet no-one believes her. So who can blame her when she agrees to fly away to the idyllic Neverland with him? But is Neverland as perfect as it seems? Or will the evil Captain Hook and his band of pirates kill Peter and rule over it themselves? Peter Pan was first performed by Illyria in 1997. It has been performed outdoors many times since by many different companies. But Illyria’s 2022 production will be the first to feature REAL flying! Bring your own seating, rug and picnic from 4pm. Suitable for all ages 5+

“Peter Pan” is presented by arrangement with Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity and Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd. www.concordtheatricals.co.uk

£ 20 Friday 10th June | 7.30pm-11pm Goring Village Hall

The Lightyears supported by The Mysteries

The Lightyears have toured across four continents, shared a stage with Roger Daltrey and performed to 50,000 people at Wembley Stadium – but there’s nothing these local lads love more than returning to their home village for a right royal knees-up. Expect a night of air-punching anthems and feet-stamping floorfillers from this high-octane party band. The Lightyears will be supported by three-piece local band The Mysteries.

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WARMINGHAM & CO

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Saturday 11th June

FREE

Saturday 11th June | 10am-11am

TICKET

Goring Library

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Children’s Storytime and Crafts

A final opportunity for pre-school children and their carers to enjoy delving into the Story Stack with another toddlers’ favourite ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’, followed by a fun craft activity. Book early as tickets are limited.

Saturday 11th June | 1.30pm-4.30pm

£10

Goring Village Hall

Teen’s Horror Makeup Workshop

Top special effects makeup artist, Soaf Wyatt has worked on major TV shows including Disney’s Artemis Fowl, Netflix The Witcher and Cursed. In this unique and exciting workshop, learn how to create and apply realistic horror makeup, including a choice of oozing wound, ghastly scar or chopped off finger! All materials included, but wear old (short sleeved) clothes. Please advise in advance of any allergies. Sponsored by

MORTIMER BURNETT

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Community Events at The Hub The Hub, Goring Arcade Throughout the Festival

Local charity, The Hub, will host a range of community events throughout the Festival. Check out their Facebook page @TheHubBTG, call 01491 525637, or take a look at what’s on in their window in the Goring Arcade for more details.

The Hub supports people by ‘Bridging the Gaps in our community’.

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Saturday 11th June | 10am-12.30pm Morrell Room, Streatley

Children’s Poetry Workshop with Vanessa Lampert

£5

If you’ve ever enjoyed a poem, song lyric or just the fun of word play, come and experiment with award winning local wordsmith Vanessa Lampert and create a poem of your own! Sponsored by

Gap HR

REFRESHMENTS

Saturday 11th June | 1.30pm-4.30pm Morrell Room, Streatley

Adult’s Poetry Workshop with Vanessa Lampert

£5

Be inspired to create a poem under the guidance of local rising star and published poet Vanessa Lampert. Vanessa has been recognised in national poetry competitions. Sponsored by

Gap HR

REFRESHMENTS

Saturday 11th June | 1pm-2pm

£10

St Mary’s Church, Streatley

Schubert Octet Chamber Music Concert

In 1824, glorious music flowed seemingly endlessly from Franz Schubert’s pen. Come and enjoy one of these tuneful masterpieces – the Octet in F major – in this delightful one hour lunchtime chamber concert. The piece, which is the only item on the programme, is scored for clarinet, horn, bassoon, two violins, viola, cello and double bass. Members of Pavlova Winds and the Radcliffe String Ensemble join to make up this slightly unusual and very appealing ensemble. Sponsored by

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Independent Schools Inspectorate (Nov 2021)

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FREE

Saturday 11th June | 5.30pm-7pm Morrell Room, Streatley

Writing Challenge: The Results!

Come and find out what your fellow writers have been up to in the last week! In this second session we’ll be sharing our work and reading the best stories aloud. With local novelist Sarah Meyrick. (See event on Saturday 4th June for more details). This event is free for ticket holders from the Writing Challenge: Part 1, on Saturday 4th June.

£8

Saturday 11th June | 7.30pm-10.30pm Goring Village Hall

Silent Disco

Join us on the penultimate evening of the Festival for a Silent Disco in the Village Hall. With two channels to choose from on the headsets, this exciting event is for music lovers of all ages. So don your brightest glad rags, enjoy the fantastic display, while you dance the night away!

BAR

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Sunday 12th June FREE

Sunday 12th June | 8.30am-10.30am Goring Village Hall + Rectory Garden, Goring High Street

The Big Breakfast

Come and join us on the final day of this year’s GAP Festival for The Big Breakfast, with a great selection of breakfast options available including bacon butties, pastries, vegan bagels, teas and coffee. There will also be a number of performers and bands playing live music to provide the perfect backdrop. This is another wonderful chance to bring together neighbours, friends and families for a relaxed and entertaining Sunday morning.

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Sunday 12th June | 9am-3pm

REFRESHMENTS

SNACKS

FREE

The Garden Room, Goring Village Hall

Creative Tile Workshop: The Ceramics Collective

A drop in workshop for everybody! We would like as many of you as possible to take part in a project designed to decorate the toilet block in Goring! We are producing a large plaque made from many tiles imprinted using natural materials. Four wonderful local potters are lending us their expertise and kilns to help create this legacy project to mark the Queen’s Jubilee and The GAP Festival. 10 spaces at one time. Sponsored by

THE ARTS SOCIETY GORING

£15

Sunday 12th June | 12pm-1.30pm St Thomas’ Church, Goring

Church & State: Uneasy Bedfellows?

‘Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?’ asked King Henry II and days later his nemesis Thomas Becket was murdered. St Thomas of Canterbury in Goring is named in honour of him. The year 2020 marked a dual anniversary: 850 years since his death and 800 since a shrine was created for his body in Canterbury Cathedral. How do Church and state co-exist today? A special and unique event, this conversation is between the Bishop of Oxford (a member of the House of Lords) and a former British Prime Minister!

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Children’s Film Festival and Movie Screening Sponsored by

Join us and the ‘paparazzi’ on the red carpet, for this film premiere extravaganza event! We will be screening short films made by local primary, secondary and sixth form creatives. The winning entries to the Children’s Film Festival will be announced and given fantastic, valuable, industry-related prizes. Come and applaud our local young filmmakers as we showcase their creativity with lights, camera and ACTION!

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Then, stay on and grab a drink, some popcorn and snacks, as we also offer a family friendly feature movie (details to be announced closer to the event). This exciting event is not to be missed!

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Sunday 12th June | 7.30pm-9.30pm Morrell Room, Streatley

‘Chinese Boxing’ by Mark Kitto

Can China and Britain get along? This entertaining one-man show tackles the question from both sides, no punches pulled. Renowned actor Mark Kitto plays Sir Claude MacDonald, ambassador to Peking during the 1900 Boxer Uprising. Sir Claude gives a lecture to the Goring and Streatley Asiatic Society. He discusses China and Britain ‘today’ – that’s 1912 for him, the year of the foundation of the Republic of China, a rising world power. Sound familiar? Sir Claude ‘takes you to Peking’, where what you hear from the Chinese side will challenge your view of the past… and the present. Post Show Q&A.

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Food & Drink

The Bull at Streatley Streatley Farmhouse St. Mary’s Church Morrell Room The Swan Hotel Goring Village Hall Rectory Garden St. Thomas’ Church RC Church Friars Ford, Manor Road Goring Library Goring Free Church The Village Café Goring Social Club Gardiner Recreation Ground Sheepcot Recreation Ground

1. The Bull at Streatley 2. The Coppa Club at Streatley 3. The Swan Hotel 4. Pierreponts Café 5. The Miller Of Mansfield 6. The John Barleycorn 7. The Catherine Wheel 8. The Goring Diner 9. The Village Café 10. Chef King 11. Masooms Restaurant 12. Don Giovanni at The Leatherne Bottel

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Our Sponsors+Supporters

THANK YOU! The GAP Festival would like to thank all the local businesses, organisations, charitable trusts, individuals and Friends who have been so generous in supporting this year’s Festival. A big thank you also goes out to all the many volunteers who have worked so hard to make The GAP Festival happen. We couldn’t do it without you.

Main Festival Sponsor

Jo & Charles Megaw Goring Care Homes

Lucy Woodward Charitable Trust

Goring-on-Thames Parish Council

Gatehampton Charitable Trust

Goring Gap Environmental Organization

Green Gas Oxon

Mortimer Burnett

Root One Garden Centre & Café

The Oratory School

Don Giovanni Riverside Restaurant

The Boathouse Dental Surgery

Film Oxford

The Arts Society, Goring

The Swan Hotel

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H J Denison Plumbing & Heating

Chaucers Framing

Gap HR

Goring Grocer

OGH Building

Goring Hardware

Thank you also to the generous support of all of this year’s Friends of the Festival. More details can be found on our website. Supporters + Sponsors list correct at the time of going to print (March 2022). Goring and Streatley Festival is a registered charity (also) known as The GAP Festival. Charity number 1161360.

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