THE line-up for this year’s Westbury Festival is beginning to take shape and music and art lovers are in for a treat.
The annual music and arts festival which is now in its 10th year, will run from Friday 22nd September to Saturday 7th October.
Headling the festival are 60’s pop group The Bachelors who will be performing on Friday 6th October. Now referred to as, Bachelors – Con & Dec, during the 1960s the group had many successful songs in music charts in the UK, USA and all over the world.
Alongside the Bachelors, the musical calendar features everything from jazz to folk, organ recitals, bagpipes and children’s Rhymetime.
Also on offer will be art exhibitions, church music, history walks and the return of the Little Lunch Music sessions.
The opening night of the festival will be Friday 22nd September at The Laverton and as usual will include a variety of acts, some local, some old friends, some new, some young, some old and hopefully something for everyone to enjoy. More details soon.
On Saturday 23rd September, enjoy a session with the Wiltshire Scrap Store at a ‘Princes, Princesses, Knights and Damsels’ event at Leigh Park Community Centre.
Also on the 23rd, Dr Zebo’s Wheezy Club brings together the lively genres of jazz & swing from the 1930s and 40s, with original and traditional fiddle tunes to The Laverton. It’s all very jolly and guaranteed to keep everyone on their toes.
Fairfield Farm College host its usual Afternoon Tea event on Tuesday 26th September, the event now being a festival tradition.
Each year the young people and staff lay on a generous and impressive buffet tea, but this year the event has something a little different: as you sit at your tables and enjoy your tea selections, professional magician, Jayne Corrigan, will be passing amongst you with her baffling close-up magic.
Are you a closet jigsaw puzzler? Then why not drop by the Lions’ bookshop on Thursday 28th September and while away some time puzzling your way through the extra large jigsaws on display. You can spend as much or as little time as you want and why not bring the children too, they can help with the puzzles or try their hand at some colouring in some of the giant posters.
Marc Allum & His Band will play at The Hollies on Friday 29th September. Many of you will know Marc Allum very well but perhaps not for playing music. He has appeared as an expert on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow since 1998, covering miscellaneous items.
But when not looking for finds with the roadshow his other passion in his music. Marc (bass guitar) and his band play blues/rock/folk.
Find out about all the other events at www.westburyfestival.org.uk
