Christmas
Christmas Festival 2011 – December 11th
PARKING and ‘You Are Here’ Maps
- Car Parking map in Stamford – Google Map
- You Are Here – Maps with stalls, food, loos, etc (pdf, 4.5MB)
Entertainment
Please download the brochure below for full details and listings
Christmas Poster 2011
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PRESS RELEASE
December 2011
November 2011
THE BIGGEST STAMFORD CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL EVER!
WOW!… have we got something for you! This year Stamford Christmas Festival is co-hosted by Stamford Town Partnership CIC and Stamford Town Council whose aim is to create an affordable, enjoyable and unforgettable experience for everyone; bringing the community together in work and play at the biggest Christmas Festival the town has seen!
On Sunday 11th December from 10am – 4pm Stamford High Street, Red Lion Square, Sheep Market and Bath Row East and West will be full of Festive Cheer for your family enjoyment. With everything right on your doorstep, free entry and parking throughout the town we have a spectacular entertainment line-up, fun fair attractions and 200 trade and exhibitor stalls to thrill you.
To help you get in to the spirit of Christmas we’ve got a kaleidoscope of Art and Craft Markets, Luxury Festive Food and Drink halls, all day live entertainment throughout the route from dancers, choirs, theatre, street artists, local radio, Santa’s grotto, nativity scenes, magicians, and a fun fair! Radio Rutland’s Rob Persani will be supporting us on the day and running a Best Children’s Hat Competition where the winners can expect some really exciting prizes. Contact Rutland Radio for more details – tel: 01572 757868 or email: enquires@rutlandradio.co.uk
Win yourself a Bumper Christmas Festival Pamper Hamper with tickets on sale from 10am on Festival Day from our Festival Volunteering Station on Bath Row. Come down and meet our team and get a chance to win thousands of pounds worth of quality Christmas items. We are cramming our bumper hampers full to the brim with goodies for you to enjoy this Christmas including: wine, beer, spirits, cider, champagne, fine cuisine, speciality meats, poultry, fish, pies, cheese, breads, preserves, oils, spices, olives, cakes, sweets, fudge, chocolates, speciality teas and coffee, vintage clothing, jewellery, handbags, accessories, leather goods, hats, scarves, children’s clothes, candles, pottery, ceramics, wood carvings, fair trade items, pampering treats, children’s toys, home ware, speciality gifts, Christmas baubles and wreaths, Nordman Fir Christmas Trees, plus £100s’ worth in vouchers from our independent and high street shops, restaurants and bistros.
This event and the visitors it attracts creates fantastic business opportunities for local retailers, restaurants and suppliers in our town… Ali hopes that the communities biggest event of the year will generate the best days’ takings, whilst raising general awareness of Stamford and what it offers as a beautifully historic tourist location.
Funding for this year’s event has come from local sources and a huge thank you goes out to all of the local businesses, schools, colleges and volunteering groups who have come together with substantial sponsorship and hard work to make this event possible. Ali would like to say a special thank you to her team of amazing volunteers, who without their hard and very much appreciated work to help organise this event it simply wouldn’t happen.
Please take notice that for health and safety reasons in relation to this event Bath Row East (including Gooch’s Court), Bath Row West, Sheep Market and Castle Street will be closed to all traffic from 1800 on Saturday 10th December to 2300 on Sunday 11th December. A diversion route will be in place on All Saints Street, Red Lion Square and St Johns Street throughout this period. Why not travel to and from the Festival by bus… Peterborough City Council operates a regular Sunday service, serving Ailsworth, Bainton, Barnack, Castor, Collyweston, Helpston, Duddington, Easton on the Hill, Pilsgate, Uffington, Wansford and Wothorpe. View the timetable on routes 401 and 404 at www.pbt.org.uk; pick up a leaflet at Stamford Tourist Information Centre, Library, or Leisure pool; call Traveline on 0871 200 22 33. Timetables are also displayed at most stops along the route.
See you there!…
October 2011
With only 8 weeks left until Stamford town centre is transformed into a Festival Extravaganza, organiser Ali Hawley-Smith wants to tell you all about what Stamford Town Partnership CIC and Stamford Town Council are bringing to the party this year!
On Sunday 11th December Stamford High Street, Red Lion Square, Sheep Market and Bath Row will be full of Festive Cheer with over 150 Exhibitor and Trade stalls, selling everything from Festive Food to Christmas Crafts. A huge Entertainment Line-up is planned for your family enjoyment to including Luxury Festive Food and Drink Fairs, Arts and Crafts Markets, Live Street Entertainment, Dance, Theatre, Choirs, Fun Fair, Santa’s Grotto, Bumper Christmas Hampers and much more! Supporting us on the day will be Radio Rutland’s Rob Persani who is running our Best Children’s Hat Competition, so why not get yourselves down to Sukies on Broad Street to get your creative juices flowing!…the winners can expect some exciting prizes! Contact Rutland Radio for more details Tel: 01572 757868 / enquiries@rutlandradio.co.uk
With a medley of attractions and over 150 trade stalls this year there Stamford Christmas Festival 2011 will be a truly fun-filled and action-packed family day out for everyone in the community and visitors alike to enjoy and get in to the spirit of Christmas. Not to mention fantastic business opportunities created for traders and local businesses from the visitors to the event. Ali is hoping that this year’s event will generate a storming day of trade for the town whilst at the same time raising the awareness of Stamford generally.
There are some great advertising and sponsorship opportunities to benefit from in our Festival Brochure… The more businesses on board the bigger the event, and the larger the turnout the higher your turnover! Together, let’s make this Stamford’s best home-grown and Stamford-owned Christmas event ever! … For more information about Adverting and Sponsorship opportunities please contact Ali Hawley-Smith on 07791 334221 alihs@stamfordtownpartnership.co.uk
We are now looking for our volunteers and need as many helpers as possible to support us on the day. You will be rewarded with hot food and drinks and somewhere to rest and keep warm in our volunteering station throughout the day. We would love to hear from you if you could offer us a couple of hours help – please contact Laura Brant at Laura.Brant@stamford.ac.uk to find out more.
Please note for the Health and Safety of the public, traders, exhibitors and staff in relation to this event, Lincolnshire County Council have authorised road closures for Sheep Market and Castle Street from 6pm Saturday 10th December to 11pm Sunday 11th December. Notices will be clearly displayed nearer the time.
Ali says ‘My desire has always been to work with the people of Stamford, for the people of Stamford, in helping to encourage community cohesion… So, as a Community let’s ensure we take ownership of this event this year to enable its success for many more years to come’.
August 2011
Calling all Traders!
Plans for Stamford Christmas Festival 2011 are well under way, with a large number of traders and exhibitors already booked up to join us to sell their wares and take full advantage of the 15000 footfall this events brings the town. This amazing community events offers a fun filled and action packed day for the whole community and its visitors to enjoy, providing opportunities for shopping from 150 traders and an immense entertainment line up.
Want a Trade Stall at Stamford Christmas Festival this year? … Don’t know how to get your booking pack? … Please download your booking pack (see below) and all the information required about this event…we don’t want you to miss out, so book early! Ali Hawley-Smith
July 2011
I’ve got GREAT NEWS!…Stamford Christmas Festival is safe for another year!
A merger has been formed to co-host Stamford Christmas Festival 2011, on Sunday 11th December between 10am and 4pm throughout the streets of Stamford Town Centre, jointly by Stamford Town Partnership CIC and Stamford Town Council. Without previously granted core funding from SKDC, or the ability to apply for other community grants on an already successful and existing event, STP was unable to commit to sole ownership of this event.
I think this is a very positive decision and move forward, showing support by STC for the work that STP have been doing with regard to events in the town over the past three years (Stamford Christmas Festival, Festival of History and Stamford Feast) and on a personal note I am very happy to be asked to work with both STP and STC on the planning and delivery of SCF11 and look forward to another very successful event for the town.
Once again this event will bring fun and excitement to visitors and the community alike, along with the much needed boost to the local economy, with a huge line up of activities will be on offer on the day. The first meeting of SCF11 Event Management Team will be held this evening (Wednesday 6th July) where the proposed plans and budget for this exciting and prosperous event for the town’s economy will be discussed. I wish to thank my team of volunteers who work so hard on these events with me for their invaluable efforts and support and look forward to working with them again for the good of Stamford.
For more information please contact the Project Manager Ali Hawley-Smith on 07791 334221 or email alihs@stamfordtownpartnership.co.uk
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Downloads
- SCF11 Trader Booking Pack – Word Doc
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