| Cottenham Village Green Saturday 25th June |
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Please note that events are subject to change, often for reasons beyond our control. We will do do our best to keep this page up to date with the most recent information. The details of some events, such as the Red Arrow Fly Past, will be updated nearer the time.
Craft, Produce Market & Fete Stalls - 10.00AM to 17.00PM
A variety of local crafts, produce, unique festival goods, fete games and foods stalls to suit everyone. Buy unique gifts for yourself and your family, for that special occasion or celebration. Hot food will be served throughout the weekend (barbeque, jacket potatoes, curry, pizza and Thai) along with drinks to keep you from feeling hungry or thirsty – there really is little need to go home all weekend! Each day we have a slightly different line up of stalls and events for you to explore and enjoy.
Cottenham Village Green
| Grass Area - Food (Saturday) | ||
| Smoothie Maker | 10.00 - 17.00 | Peddle for your smoothie, not only is this a healthy drink but also some exercise thrown in – what more could you want? £1 |
| Drinks Stall | 10.00 - 20.00 | Quench your thirst - Cold drinks provided by FEFF. All proceeds to FEFF |
| Pizza Stall | 10.00 - 23.00 | Freshly baked delicious thin crust wood fired pizzas. Irresistible! |
| Thai Stall | 10.00 - 23.00 | Home cooked tradition Thai food – returning by popular demand. |
| BBQ | 12.00 - 20.00 | Back by popular demand, this year’s Barbeque will provide all the smells and delights of the summer – Beef Burgers, Hot Dogs and vegetarian options available. All proceeds to FEFF. |
| Jacket Potatoes | 12.00 - 20.00 | Jacket Potatoes stall – healthy toppings available! All proceeds to FEFF. |
| Jigs Curry | 12.00 - 20.00 | New this year! All proceeds to FEFF. |
| Bar | 19.00 - 22.00 | For the first time FEFF will by running a bar during the evening musical performances – please support us and drink responsibly! Beers from local brewery. Enjoy good food, drink and live bands. |
| PIMMS Tent | 12.00 - 17.00 | Enjoy a refreshing PIMMS from the PIMMS tent, next door to the control tent. |
| Jam Stall | 10.00 - 17.00 | Specially made Fen Edge Family Festival jam. A delicious selection of flavours made from locally grown fruit. All proceeds to FEFF. |
| Grass Area - Sports & Activities (Saturday) | ||
| Cottenham Bowls Club | 10.00 - 17.00 | Think Green bowls could be easy? Then why not try your skill at bowling into the target circles with a chance of winning a prize. |
| Coconut Shy | 10.00 - 17.00 | Try your aim (or luck?) on our tradition coconut shy. Win a coconut! £1 a go. |
| Beat the Goalie | 10.00 - 17.00 | Take the Challenge - How fast can you shoot? A Laser Gun will record your speed, but only you are responsible you’re your accuracy! Various prizes given for age different groups. Suitable for all. £1 a go. |
| Wheel-Barrow of Booze |
10.00 - 17.00 | Another favourite – try your luck at our wheelbarrow full of booze raffle. There will be two raffles one on Saturday and one Sunday – Yes that’s right two lucky winners! Tickets sold Saturday will be for Saturday’s Barrow and Sunday’s tickets for Sunday’s raffle. £1 a ticket. Raffle drawn 7:00pm each evening in the main marquee. Tickets sold to over 18’s only. Please don’t be offended if we ask for ID. |
| Gladiator Duel | 10.00 - 17.00 | Feeling stressed after a hard week at work or school? Is your brother getting on your nerves? Or your sister? Or your colleague or your neighbour or your minister? Then why not come along and have a go on the Gladiator Duel inflatable. Battle each other on this fantastic inflatable and let out all that tension. It’s a lot cheaper than therapy! |
| Bouncy Castles | 10.00 - 17.00 | Our bouncy castle fun carries on over the weekend, for children aged 5–10, with a new assault course and a large slide. For those little adventurers there will be Dino Den for under 5’s only. Entrance £1 per child. Managed by Ladybirds Pre-School |
| Face Painting | 10.00 - 17.00 | Face painting for all ages. £1 a go. |
| Cottenham Jaguars Netball Club | 10.00 - 17.00 | Shoot Out and Lucky Number Draw. How many goals can you score against the clock? £1 a go |
| Cancer UK | 10.00 - 17.00 | Stepped exercise unit, Badge making and UV beads. |
| ‘Olympics’ Superstars Event | 13.00 - 16.00 | Whether you’re 5 or 95 why not take part in the second Festival Superstars event! Four events to test your skill, strength and sanity! Including pea shooting, slow bike racing and back by popular demand, carrot flinging! You don’t have to take part in all the events but certificates will be awarded to the overall winners in primary school, secondary school and adult male and female. To pre-register or for more information contact David Newton dp31v@yahoo.co.uk or just turn up on the day! Organised by ‘Christians together in Cottenham’, this is sure to be a fun event! The event is FREE and you can even take home your pea and carrot! |
| Grass Area - Arts & Culture (Saturday) | ||
| Bhangra Display | TBC | Come and see some of years 1 & 2 from Cottenham Primary School perform a Bhangra dance, showcasing part of their two day school workshop earlier in the week. |
| Archaeological Dig | 10.00 - 17.00 | Finds Tent – On the Green |
| Police Vehicles | 10.00 - 17.00 | As long as they are not called away – various police vehicles will be visiting us throughout the weekend. Feel free to talk to the officers in charge and try out the siren! |
| Museum Sites | TBC | University of Cambridge Museum Sites - more details to follow... |
| Red Arrows Fly By | TBC | Times and Date TBC - Could be Saturday or Sunday. For the second time the Red Arrows team have received a request to join in our festivities. If available the exact date and time will be announced on the green. Keep watching the web site for more up to date information. Remember to keep an eye on the time and look up for the smoke-trailed fly past. Binoculars and cameras at the ready! Best views will be found at the back of CVC – on the playing fields – away form all the trees on the green! |
| Cottenham Theatre Workshop | 16.15 | MAKE A SONG AND DANCE OF IT WITH CTW. Now's your chance to join the cast of Cottenham Theatre Workshop for a performance on the village green at 4:15 Saturday 25 June. Meet us at (CVC) College Main Hall 10am to learn a song and a dance. ("You can't stop the beat" and "Together" from Hairspray and High School Musical). Bring a drink and a snack. We'll learn it and then perform it Simple !! EVERYONE is welcome the more the merrier. Its easy ! If we can manage it you can too!! No previous experience necessary just enthusiasm! Come on !! Help us turn this into Cottenham's first Flash Mob Performance. Please note that under 12s cannot be left without a parent/carer. Keep an eye on the Fen Edge website and our website for further details cottenhamtheatre.wordpress.com or email barbara.duckworth@ntlworld.com for further details. |
| Cottenham Library Stall | The Friends of Cottenham Library group has recently formed to support our library. This group will promote existing library services, run additional events in support of them and find innovative ways to create income for the library. Membership of the Friends of Cottenham Library is free and open to anybody who is interested in supporting our aims. For more information or to join please |
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| Church on the Green & 400th Anniversary of King James Bible | 10.00 - 17.00 | In the midst of the games, stalls and joyous noise of the Festival, the Christians Together in Cottenham have constructed a ‘Venue with a Tower’ on the Green! Open to those of all ages, backgrounds and beliefs it will be a relaxed, tranquil space to enjoy some peace or to pray or to ask questions you might have about issues around the Christian faith. |
| Main Marquee (Saturday) | ||
| WI Refreshments | 10.00 - 16.00 | You’ll be spoilt for choice with a selection of homemade Muffins, Chocolate, Coffee and Walnut, Cherry and Frit or Orange and Sultana cakes. Coffee / Tea and a cake or squash and a cake £1.50. |
| Holiday Club – Christians Together - Starship Discovery | 10.00 - 12.00 | Songs, quizzes, games, interaction and bible stories for children aged 5-11 years. Drop your children off to have fun for a couple of hours, while you relax and wander around the Festival. £2 per morning. For booking forms or more information call Julia Stone on 01954 250594 (Numbers are limited so please book early). Starship Discovery will be this year’s five-day Holiday Club theme in the first week of summer holidays at CPS. |
| TyrannoChorus | 12.15 - 13.15 | Cottenham’s very own community choir made up of three separately meeting groups; ages 4–11 called TongueTwisters, ages 11–17 VoxPop and the adult choir called BigMouth will be performing popular songs for all to enjoy and sing along with! |
| Puppet Show | 13.30 - 14.00 | Cedrick Superknight – the story of a super knight (who can nearly fly) who goes on an adventure to rescue his friend, meet Percy the firebreathing Dragon and the very silly witch (Esmerelda). Lots of fun music and adventure. FREE - suitable for all ages. Sponsored by Mouchel |
| Dance Demonstrations | 14.15 - 14.45 | Dance Demonstrations by SCAMBS & Friends. A mixture of contemporary and street dance given by young talents from around the area. |
| Break the Mould - Breakdance Display | 15.00 - 15.30 | Break the mould a Cottenham-based crew of B Boys and B girls aged 7–14 years give a ‘battle-style’ performance of their break-dancing talents and skills. |
| Line Dancing | 15.30 - 16.00 | Our very own local line dancing group invites you to a display of dances. Classes run locally, for more information please contact jo@jjkdancin.com |
| Make a Song and Dance of it with Cottenham Theatre Workshop | 16.15 - 17.00 | Join the cast of Cottenham Theatre Workshop for a performance on the Village Green this afternoon. Meet us at the Village College Main Hall 10am to learn a song and a dance. (“You can’t stop the beat” and “Together” from Hairspray and High School Musical). Bring a drink and a snack. We’ll learn it and then perform it – simple! EVERYONE is welcome the more the merrier. It’s easy! If we can manage it you can too!! No previous experience necessary just enthusiasm! Help us turn this into Cottenham’s first Flash Mob Performance. Please note that under 12s cannot be left without a parent/carer. Keep an eye on the Fen Edge website and our website for further details cottenhamtheatre.wordpress.com or email barbara.duckworth@ntlworld.com |
| Puppet Show | 17.00 - 17.30 | ‘Kevin The Caveman’, meet Fearless Kevin who is on a quest to become the new leader of his tribe, on his way he meets a shark , a dinosaur and kills ‘Bucket Head the Giant’. Lots of fun music and adventure. FREE - suitable for all ages. Sponsored by Mouchel |
| Barry Palser’s Savoy Jazz Men | 19.00 - 23.00 | Swing your way through Saturday evening with the Savoy Jazz Men. Live entertainment for all the family from this popular band who have found their way back to Cottenham! Enjoy good music, food and bar. Entry is FREE. Hot food (including BBQ, Curry, Thai, Jacket Potatoes & Pizza) and a bar available from 7.00-11.00PM. collection buckets available to cover costs all proceeds to FEFF. In case of rain, bring along your own gazebo (without side covering) to pitch up in front of the main marquee or arrive early for a space inside the main marquee. Sponsored by Cottenham Parish Council |
| The Bar | 19.00 - 23.00 | For the first time FEFF will by running a bar during the evening musical performances – please support us and drink responsibly! Beers from local brewery. Enjoy good food, drink and live bands. Managed by Ladybirds Pre-School. |
| Culture Tent (Saturday) | ||
| Rampton Spinners | 10.00 - 17.00 | The Rampton Spinners are a group of enthusiastic handspinners, weavers and dyers. They will be here to demonstrate hand spinning of various fibres and related crafts. |
| Buskers Tent (Saturday) All times are approximate and are subject to change without notice. To book a performance slot contact Jon Ward on 07783 073763 |
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| 10.00 | Soul Music Nights Soulful Grooves |
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| 10.30 | Soul Music Nights Soulful Grooves | |
| 11.00 | Bhangra Indian Dance Workshop Childrens Demonstration | |
| 11.30 | Coffee House Acts Laid Back Folk | |
| 12.00 | Ain’t Misbehavin’ Original Songs Duo | |
| 12.30 | Coffee House Acts Laid Back Folk | |
| 13.00 | Lucy Maynard Piano Solo | |
| AVAILABLE | 13.30 | |
| 14.00 | tirrups Cowboy Songs Trio | |
| AVAILABLE | 14.30 | |
| 15.00 | John Meed Singer/Songwriter | |
| AVAILABLE | 15.30 | |
| 16.00 | StumbleCol Blues Duo | |
| AVAILABLE | 16.30 | |
| AVAILABLE | 17.00 | |
