Hollingbourne’s next Annual Summer Fete and Exemption Dog Show will be held on Saturday 13th June 2020 on the Lance Memorial Playing Field. All are welcome to attend this meeting for the 2020 event.
Hollingbourne Parish Council is keen to widen the support for the Fete which has raised thousands of pounds for local causes over the years. Unfortunately the organisation of the Fete has become the responsibility of fewer and fewer people and the Parish Council is keen to widen the membership of the Fete Committee so that it is more inclusive of the Hollingbourne as a whole. All local organisations are invited to attend.
For information about Stall bookings please contact the Parish Clerk at pchollingbourne@gmail.com or Tel 880526
Volunteers are wanted to help with the car parking in aid of the Hollingbourne Meadows Trust. Please contact Ben Williams eyhornecottage@btinternet.com
Please see below for some pictures of previous Fetes.
An annual festival of French music and dance. New members welcome.
For more information please go to : https://www.facebook.com/Les-Batons-1435926823339543/ and https://sites.google.com/site/lesbatons/
Pictured below are Les Batons in the Village Hall.
A special Bluebell walk on the Hucking Estate of the Woodland Trust which can be reached by driving up Hollingbourne Hill and then turning left and then left again at the signpost to Hucking and St. Margaret’s Church. The free public car park is on the left just before the church. All are welcome and there is no charge.
The Trail can be reached by leaving the car park and entering the wood. The nearby Hook and Hatchet Public House in Church Road can easily be reached for food and drink. Dogs are welcome.
Pictured below are some of the Bluebells photographed in April 2016.
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More information is at https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/
A traditional Easter Saturday event for all the family along the A20 at the bottom of Charing Hill. Attractions include a children’s fun fair, market stalls, refreshment tents, and racing with the chance of a flutter with the course bookmakers. Hollingbourne once had a point to point course which was located in the field between the Cardwell Pavilion and the Pilgrim’s Way.
Pony races start at 12.45 and horse races begin at 2pm. Admission £20 per car on the course or £30 per car on the hill with view of the course. Pedestrians are £5 and children are free. Single occupant cars are entitled to a £10 discount. More information is at http://ashfordvalleyhunt.co.uk/
Pictured below is a race at Charing.
An exhibition of work by 30+ local artists including potters and sculptors. Over 400 items on display with demonstrations and workshops – admission free.
This is the twenty third annual exhibition and more details appear below:-
Pilgrims Way Art Show
The Tithe Barn,
Off Village Square,
Lenham,
Kent,
ME17 2QD
For more information about the Pilgrims Way Artists, please go to www.pilgrimswayartists.org.uk
Pictured below is the Tythe Barn in Lenham just off the Square and close to St. Mary’s churchyard.
The Annual Village Fete with stalls and entertainments for everyone. The entire day is supported by Hollingbourne Parish Council and other local organisations.
The programme for the Fete in 2019 was as follows and the 2020 event is expected to be generally similar (tbc):
HOLLINGBOURNE FETE 2019
Saturday 8th June 2019
To be held on The Lance Memorial Playing Field, Hollingbourne
Programme of Events
12.45 pm – Classic Cars assemble at the Fete
1.00 pm – Fete Opening Ceremony by James Findlay
1.05 pm – Classic Cars parade in the arena
1.15 pm – Judging of stalls by representatives from Parish Council, Church and School
1.15 pm – Exemption Dog Show (part 1)
1.50 pm – Maypole Dancing by Hollingbourne Primary School
2.15 pm – Sports Events in arena
3.20 pm – Kent Spectations
3.45 pm – Exemption Dog Show (part 2)
4.20 pm – Directions Performing Arts
5.00 pm – Prize giving (Best stall) by James Findlay
5.05 pm – Tug o’ war competition (Teams of 8 to register by 4.30 pm)
5.35 pm – Fete closes.
Stalls can be booked via the Parish Clerk on Tel 880526 (Mobile 07856 180003)or via e-mail at pchollingbourne@gmail.com
Some pictures of previous Fetes appear below.
The 91st Kent County Show is not far from Hollingbourne and can be approached from the M20 (Junction 7 – Hollingbourne is at Junction 8) and then driving up the A249 towards Sittingbourne and the Isle of Sheppey.
For further details of the County Show, please follow the link to: https://kentshowground.co.uk/
Some pictures of previous shows appear below.
A traditional Easter Saturday event for all the family along the A20 at the bottom of Charing Hill. Attractions include a children’s fun fair, market stalls, refreshment tents, and racing with the chance of a flutter with the course bookmakers. Hollingbourne once had a point to point course which was located in the field between the Cardwell Pavilion and the Pilgrim’s Way.
Pony races start at 12.45 and horse races begin at 2pm. Admission £20 per car on the course or £30 per car on the hill with view of the course. Pedestrians are £5 and children are free. Single occupant cars are entitled to a £10 discount. More information is at http://ashfordvalleyhunt.co.uk/
Pictured below is a race at Charing.
A special Bluebell walk on the Hucking Estate of the Woodland Trust which can be reached by driving up Hollingbourne Hill and then turning left and then left again at the signpost to Hucking and St. Margaret’s Church. The free public car park is on the left just before the church. All are welcome and there is no charge.
The Trail can be reached by leaving the car park and entering the wood. The nearby Hook and Hatchet Public House in Church Road can easily be reached for food and drink. Dogs are welcome.
Pictured below are some of the Bluebells photographed in April 2016.
More information is at https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/
A special Bluebell walk on the Hucking Estate of the Woodland Trust which can be reached by driving up Hollingbourne Hill and then turning left and then left again at the signpost to Hucking and St. Margaret’s Church. The free public car park is on the left just before the church. All are welcome and there is no charge.
The Trail can be reached by leaving the car park and entering the wood. The nearby Hook and Hatchet Public House in Church Road can easily be reached for food and drink. Dogs are welcome.
Pictured below are some of the Bluebells photographed in April 2016.
More information is at https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/