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Festival Week Mon 14th - Friday 18th February
LOOK OUT FOR EIGHT GIANT SNOWDROP SCULPTURES AND INSTALLATIONS AROUND THE TOWN!
Inspired and created by artists, Fiona Campbell, Zac Greening,Chris Kampf, Mandy McKenna, Angela Morley and Gill Sakakini
Inspired and created by artists, Fiona Campbell, Zac Greening,Chris Kampf, Mandy McKenna, Angela Morley and Gill Sakakini
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Tuesday 15th February
COLLETT PARK
10am Drawing On with Snowdrops with Gill Sakakini, no experience necessary. Bring a mug! Thursday 17th February
MARKET PLACE
9.45 for 10am from the Market Place Launch of James Allen Heritage Walk with Simon Edwards and Ian Keys PAUL STREET COMMUNITY CENTRE 10.30-1pm Snowdrop Cream Tea Party for the Over 55s |
Thursday 17th - Sunday 20th
SHOPS IN MARKET PLACE AND TOWN STREET
Snowdrop Festival Art, Antiques and Vintage Trail 10am - 4pm (Sunday 3pm) Paintings by… Amanda Bee at LOFT John Gammans at Luxe and Twine Interiors Lucy Hawkins at The Art of Essence Lynn Keddie at Magpie Daniel Morley at Number 14 Town Street Friday 18th February
LIBRARY
10.30am Workshop - make a mossy willow snowdrop hanging basket with Angela Morley. Book your place... 2.00pm Workshop - Botany to Clay with Clare Mahoney Book your place… |
Festival Weekend 19th - 20th February
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Saturday 19th February
ST PAUL’S SCHOOL HALL
10am-4:00pm Snowdrops and spring flowers to buy from specialist nurseries and growers: Avon Bulbs; Triffids Nursery, Clare in Clover, Tynings and Kapunda Plants Seed Swap - Shepton Mallet Horticultural Society Somerset Wildlife Trust Cakes - Shepton WI Workshops: 10.30am Seasonal Flower Posy Workshop with Batch Cottage Flowers 1.30pm Make a Mossy Willow Snowdrop Hanging Basket with Angela Morley Competitions Prize GivingCHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL
10.00am - 4:00pm Hope in Nature Photography and Poetry Competitions Display of finalists’ work High quality crafts from some of Somerset’s finest makers Jo Eddleston - Hand Painted & Fused Glass Natty Deco - Hand Painted Birchwood Flowers Raggy Roux - Artisan Home Furnishings Inspired by Local Flora and Fauna Kate Westcott - Hand Printed Linens and Delicate Wire Sculptures Clare Mahoney - Hand-made Porcelain Clay Ceramics inspired by the Natural World Kate Chittenden - Printmaker/illustrator Kate Norton - Mixed Media Art 2:00pm - 3:00 pm Poetry Readings and Competition Prize Giving LIBRARY
10.30am - Interactive storytelling, drama and other activities for 5-8 year olds based on The Snowdrop by Hans Christian Andersen, with Jane Barry CHURCH TO MARKET PLACE
12 noon starting at the church Children’s fancy dress parade Led by the Town Crier and the Fairy Godmother |
Sunday 20th February
ST PAUL’S SCHOOL HALL
10:00am-3:00pm Snowdrops and spring flowers to buy from specialist nurseries and growers: Avon Bulbs, Triffids Nursery, Tynings and Elworthy Nurseries Seed Swap -Shepton Mallet Horticultural Society Somerset Wildlife Trust OPEN FOR NON WORSHIPPERS from 11.30am
Hope in Nature Photography and Poetry Competitions Display of finalists’ work High quality crafts from some of Somerset’s finest makers Jo Eddleston - Hand Painted & Fused Glass Natty Deco - Hand Painted Birchwood Flowers Raggy Roux - Artisan Home Furnishings Inspired by Local Flora and Fauna Kate Westcott - Hand Printed Linens and Delicate Wire Sculptures Clare Mahoney - Hand-made Porcelain Clay Ceramics inspired by the Natural World Kate Chittenden - Printmaker/illustrator Kate Norton - Mixed Media Art 11.00am - ‘Plants, People and Places - the work of the RHS’
Talk by Dr Tim Upson, Director of Horticulture, Communities and Engagement, Royal Horticultural Society Commercial Road, Shepton Mallet MARKET PLACE
CANCELLED DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS Join Walk Leaders for a Five-mile Walk taking in James Allen birthplace and the beautiful Mendip Hills Led by Shepton Walks! and Somerset Health Walks. Come prepared and equipped for hills, stiles and mud! HIGHFIELD HOUSE TO SHEPTON CEMETERY
CANCELLED DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS Celebratory walk to James Allen Grave and Unveiling of the new Obelisk Memorial Led By the Town Crier and musicians Frome Bandits Highfield House , Park Road BA4 5BT SHEPTON CEMETERY
2:00pm Unveiling of the new James Allen Obelisk Memorial by Dan Pearson Shepton Mallet Cemetery, Waterloo Road, BA4 5HQ |
Half Term Week Mon 21 - Friday 25th February
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LIBRARY
Tuesday 2.00pm & 2.45pm A little bit of Fairy Dust for 5-8 year olds with the Fairy Godmother Thursday 24 February 10.30am Interactive storytelling, drama and other activities for 5-8 year olds with Jane Barry YEO VALLEY ORGANIC GARDEN Garden open in support of the Festival Thursday 24 – Sunday 27 February 10:00am–12.00pm, 12.30pm–14.30pm & 3:00pm–5:00pm Pre-book your entry. |
ART BANK
Thursday 24 February 10.30am - 1.30pm Wire Sculpture Workshop for adults with Fiona Campbell The Art Bank, 13 High Street, Shepton Mallet BA4 5AA EAST LAMBROOK MANOR
Visit our partner garden Tuesday 1 - Sunday 27 February, 10:00am-5:00pm East Lambrook, South Petherton TA13 5HH |
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Programme supported by Mendip District Council
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