The Big Session
Friday 22nd April, 7.30pm (doors open 7.00pm)
Martlets Hall, Burgess Hill
Features 3 hours of live music with The Askew Sisters, Bonfire Radicals, Short Cover and The Red Star Thistles. Real Ale, Fairtrade Wine and food festival atmosphere.
Tickets:
£8.00 or £7.50 each for party of 4 or more or £6.50 each if you book Fay Hield tickets as well. Call 01444 242888 or book online
(You need to call the box office to book The Big Session and for Fay Hield together)
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Fay Hield & The Hurricane Party with support - Long Lankin
Saturday 23rd April, 8pm (doors open 7.30pm)
Martlets Hall, Burgess Hill
Award winning folk singer Fay Hield with her band The Hurricane Party plus excellent support from Long Lankin.
Tickets:
£16.00 (£14.00 concessions & £8.00 16 and under)
Remember if you book Fay Hield and The Big Session you can get a discount off The Big Session. Call 01444 242888 or book online
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Dance of Life - featuring The Rebirth Network
Saturday 23rd April, 11.00am (Entry from 10.30)
Martlets Hall, Burgess Hill
Youth dance event with local Burgess Hill Schools, VBDance and contemporary, hip hop dance crew. Telling stories through dance
Tickets:
£4.00 (adults) and £2.00 (16 & under) Call 01444 242888 or book online
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Classics and Canapés
(with Helen Vidovich & Valerie Welbanks)
Sunday 24th April, 7.30pm (start)
The Woolpack Pub, Howard Avenue, Burgess Hill
Helen (flute) & Valerie (cello) are two accomplished professionals qualifying from the Royal Academy of Music
Tickets:
Tickets cost £7.50 (available at The Woolpack or the Help Point (Burgess Hill Town Council) or via this website book online
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Music Quiz Night (with a Fairtrade twist)
Wednesday 27th April, 7.30pm (start)
The Woolpack Pub, Howard Avenue, Burgess Hill
Quizmaster and multi instrumentalist, Dan Whaley, hosts his regular Music quiz in The Woolpack but adds a Fairtrade twist. So come along with a team (up to six people) or join up with a team on the night and pit your wits against the other players.
Cash prizes to the top 3 teams plus special Fairtrade prizes
Cost:
Entry is £1.00 per person, payable on the night.
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Fairtrade Supper
w/ Guest speaker Michael Gidney,
CEO (Fairtrade Foundation)
Thursday 28th April, 7.30pm (start)
The Woolpack Pub, Howard Avenue, Burgess Hill
A two course supper in the relaxed setting of Grade II listed pub The Woolpack with a selection of of good Fairtrade wines. An after dinner speech from the Chief Executive of The Fairtrade Foundation who will bring insights into the work of Fairtrade.
Cost:
Supper costs £9.00 (set main course followed by choice of Fairtrade dessert (vegetarian main course option) Entry is £1.00 per person, payable on the night. Either call to make a reservation or email us at bhfairtrade@talktalk.net
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Son Guarachando plus DJ Leo Henriquez
Live Latin salsa night
Friday 29th April, 8.00pm (doors open 7.30pm)
Martlets Hall, Burgess Hill
Live cuban band plus DJ so you can dance the night away.
Son Guarachando are top exponents of Cuban Son, Salsa and Latin Music working in the UK today. The band is fronted by vocalist Adrianna Lord from Havana, Cuba, a leading force on the Havana scene for well over a decade. Individually the band members have been at the top of the Latin Music scenes of Columbia, Spain, Cuba and the UK.
With Leo Henriquez, a well known Latin DJ playing between the live sets you can keep the Latin rhythms going late into the night.
Please note that this is billed as a dance night so seating is limited so that there's a big enough dance floor.
Tickets:
£12.50 (single); £11.50 (each per couple); £10.00 (each party of 4 or more)
To book, Call 01444 242888 or book online
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Festival Finale
- London Community Gospel Choir
also featuring Julie Cameron-Hall & Nigel Cameron
Saturday 30th April, 8.00pm (doors open 7.30pm)
Martlets Hall, Burgess Hill
Internationally renowned and multi award winning London Community Gospel Choir closes the festival week.
From humble beginnings in 1982 the choir has gone on to become Europe's leading Gospel choir and one of the most in demand choirs in Europe. The choir creates a wall of soulful sound that is memorable and inspirational. The choir regualrly graces many of the UK's greatest venues such as Wembley Stadium and Royal Albert Hall and are regulars at the Glastonbury Festival. The choir is the first point of call for a variety of major recording artists - including Madonna, Kylie, Sting, Brian May, Luther Vandross and Tina Turner.
With a show opener from Julie Cameron-Hall and Nigel Cameron - prolific songwriters and internationally travelled worship leaders this will be a night to remember.
Tickets:
£20.00 (£18.00 concessions; £10.00 16 & under)
To book, Call 01444 242888 or book online
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For further details on the 2016 Burgess Hill Fairtrade Festival, visit: http://www.burgesshillfairtradefestival.com/
