Big Day Out At Marlborough Festival!

Sunday 22nd June at the Town Hall, 12.30-7pm.

A colorful poster advertising a free community festival in Marlborough on Sunday, June 22nd, from 12:30 to 7:00 pm at the Town Hall, with movie screening, fun activities, and High Tea. The poster features bright colors, a marquee border, and icons of a movie camera and dancing figures.

Marlborough Festival presents a free event, for older and vulnerable adults in the Marlborough area, living alone and in care homes. We particularly hope to reach adults who would not normally consider attending festivals through lack of mobility, or through social isolation.

This event has been made possible with the help of Wiltshire Council, the Marlborough Area Board, the Transforming Care of Older People team at KAMP, the organisers of the Town Hall’s free Marlborough Christmas Lunch, and donations from local businesses (including Curate boutique, who continue to support us).

Please register your interest by emailing: info@marlboroughfestival.com, and letting us know you want to come!

  • If you would like to volunteer to help at the event, please let us know by emailing info@marlboroughfestival.com.

  • If you are working as a carer, and applying for a loved one or someone in your care, please remember to include yourself on the list. You deserve a break too!

  • If you require transportation to the Town Hall, please let us know by emailing info@marlboroughfestival.com and giving us an address and a number of passengers, along with any extra needs.

The BJ Richards Trust

Thanks to the BJ Richards Trust, we will have a limited number of tickets for the Priory Gardens event on Saturday 21st June to give away. This is limited to people who are resident in Marlborough. The tickets cover entry for a carer too.

We also have a limited number of free tickets for the Priory Gardens on Saturday 21st June for people outside of Marlborough who identify as elderly/having mobility issues/socially isolated.

Schedule

12.30-1.30pm

Arrival

There will be volunteers to help with the less mobile.

1.30pm - 2.30pm

High Tea with The Polly Tea Rooms

Courtesy of the Polly Tea Rooms, famous nationally for their cream teas, for literally decades! Tea, sandwiches, cakes, soft drinks and possibly a glass of wine…

2.30pm - 3.30pm

Activity: Senior Games session

This is an optional physical activity session delivered by Wiltshire & Swindon Sport (WASP). Over an hour, this musical session will encourage singing, movement and exercise for the brain. It is developed by the British Gymnastics Foundation.

4pm - 6.30pm

BFI Spotlight Screening of Singin’ In The Rain

BFI Spotlight are treating us to a classic – starring Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donal O’Connor.

‘A silent film star falls for a chorus girl, just as he and his jealous screen partner are making the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood.’

Some of the best dancing ever seen on screen!

6.30pm-7pm

Carriages

…well, minibuses for those that need it.

Senior Games is endorsed by the British Gymnastics Foundation, designed to reduce/reverse cognitive decline.

Learn more about this amazing programme, here: