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Tuesday, September 03, 2013

Georgian Festival Sunday, Stamford, Lincolnshire

Georgian Festival Sunday

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poet laureateGeorgian Poetry
Prim poems and Barrack Room ballards with Teresa McLean, Stamford’s Poet Laureate.
Location: Arts Centre Gallery
Time: 10.30am
Tickets: FREE but must be booked
 
BOOKING BUTTON
 
 
Entertainment in the Georgian Era
Author Mike Rendell’s insights into everything from boxing to bull runs and bawdy nights out. Sometimes strange, occasionally seedy but altogether fascinating.
Location: William Cecil Hotel, St Martins
Time: 11am
Tickets: £2.50
 
BOOKING BUTTON
 
 
All Saints Brewery Tour
Location: Melbourne Brothers Brewery
Time: 12 noon
Tickets: £6.50 available from the brewery
Venue not suitable for wheelchairs, access via stairs.
 
 
Compare and Contrast – A History in Brewing
Dr Tony Palmer, former Master Brewer on how brewing has evolved.
Location: William Cecil Hotel
Time: 12.30pm
Tickets: £2.50
 
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Tours of Stamford
Presented by Blue Badge Guide Jill Collinge.
Location: Starting from Arts Centre
Time: 12.30pm
Tickets: £4 per person
 
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Greenwood Quire
Recital of Georgian music of a bygone age and the religion of farming people.
Location: Arts Centre Theatre
Time: 12.30pm
Tickets: £10
 
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Cricket on the Meadows
Re-enactment with period costume, modern 20/20 formula!
Location: Stamford Meadows
minuetTime: 1pm – 3pm
 
Georgian Tea Dance
Period demonstration and tuition with costumed Bath Minuet Company; accompanied by Fergus Black & Roger Stimpson.
Location: Arts Centre Ballroom
Time: 2pm – 4pm
Tickets: £8.50 with tea & biscuits
 
BOOKING BUTTON
 
 
Step Back in Time with Robert Loomes
Extraordinary Clock and Watchmakers
Location: William Cecil Hotel
Time: 2pm
Tickets: £2.50
 
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‘Mr Adams the Butler’ and the Honours of the Table
Join him as he prepares the table for a grand dinner with its intricacies and etiquette.
Location: Arts Centre Theatre
Time: 2.30pm
Tickets: £5
 
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Horrible Histories
Specially written ‘Gorgeous Georgians’ stage show for Stamford
Location: Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre
Time: 3pm
Tickets: £14 (£12 concessions) £45 family of four
 
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The Knicker Lady
Rosemary Hawthorne delves through 250 years of bloomers,
briefs and bustles.
Location: Arts Centre Theatre
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: £14 (£12 concessions)
 
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