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“The Heartbeat of Arts & Music in Cheshire”2018 Programme
October 5th-22nd 2018www.goosfest.com Goosfest Box Office 01477 765016
with some ‘pirates’ and classical delights from the Hope Wind Ensemble.
Three stand-out events will be afternoon tea and entertainment at The Yellow Broom; a Cole Porter tribute with lunch at the Swettenham Arms, and our ever-popular Comedy Night. By popular demand, we have included two photography workshops, and workshops covering sourdough baking (Roberts Bakery master bakers), jewellery production, and memoir writing. There are also free ‘fringe’ events during the Goosfest fortnight, including music in both our local pubs.
Goosfest is a ‘not-for-profit’ organisation and we aim to keep our quality high and our tickets prices low. This is only possible through the loyal support of our regular audience, sponsors and Goostrey Parish Council. Each year our programme is devised and managed by a small group of individuals and a band of dedicated helpers. If you would like to be involved in any way, or have any suggestions for future events, please let us know.
If you have not been to a Goosfest event before, come and join us. Make the most of such a fantastic cultural opportunity on your doorstep. To our regular Goosfesters, a welcome return!
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We’re delighted to welcome you to a fantastic line-up of events in this year’s Goosfest, building on the success of our programmes over the past 11 years.
Our growing reputation of hosting one of the best music and arts festivals in the North-West means that we can attract an increasingly diverse mix of both well-known and up-and-coming acts. We work hard to put together a programme which we hope offers something for everyone, but we also want to challenge you to experience something new. With all 26 events held within the vicinity of Goostrey, now’s the time to try something different, as well as types of event you might already be familiar with.
Goosfest ’18 offers a great programme of music, drama, lectures, workshops and social opportunities. And if last year’s festival is anything to go by, we expect that the vast majority will be a sell-out – so don’t be slow to book tickets. This year, we’ve invested in a new-look website, which we hope will evolve to include audience reviews and festival feedback.
Some highlights for 2018: fun-filled comedy with Barry Cryer and Colin Sell; music from The Christians; a joint event with The Royal Geographical Society-IBG featuring intrepid explorer Benedict Allen; a 1960’s evening with The Revolvers; children’s entertainment
Welcome to Goosfest ’18
Friday 5th October Snake Davis – Classic Sax SolosGoostrey Village Hall: 8pm – (Licensed bar opens 7pm)Tickets £15
Snake Davis and his soulful melodic sax get Goosfest ’18 off to a fabulous start, and this will be a night to remember. Snake Davis is an internationally renowned saxophonist, bringing his five-piece band to Goosfest ‘18 with an evening of music that crosses genres but always reaches out to your soul, thanks to the band’s legendary enthusiasm and professionalism.
Snake Davis has played with some of the biggest names in contemporary music. He’s had a long collaboration with Heather Small of M-People; toured the world with Lisa Stansfield, Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart, and played with James Brown, Paul McCartney, George Michael and Tina Turner, to name but a few.
He wrote the iconic sax solo on Take That’s hit record A Million Love Songs. Unfortunately, it didn’t make his fortune! He was paid as a session musician and famously earned the equivalent of £18 for his contribution to the single, which is regularly voted one of the most romantic love songs of all time.
“Snake is a joy to work alongside. His musical skills have no limit, in fact he is as free as a bird.”
Dave Stewart, The Eurythmics
Saturday 6th October Photography Workshop for Beginners with Richard WestonGoostrey Sports Pavilion: 10am – 4pmTickets £20 (Limited to 18 participants)
Interested in photography but don’t know where to start? Love taking pictures but only use a compact camera or mobile phone? Then this informative and hands-on session is for you.
Richard Weston is an award-winning professional photographer and tutor who will guide you through the best techniques towards achieving a great picture. During the course of the day, you will cover a variety of topics, including: how to light your subject; framing and composition; simple portraiture and still life; photo stitching; which apps (software) are available and how to use them; how to get your picture noticed – a simple guide to using online galleries.
This session is open to all beginners and no previous experience is necessary. You will require either a mobile phone camera, compact camera, or entry level DSLR (and bags of creative curiosity!).
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for The Two Ronnies and Morecombe and Wise. As a performer, Barry moved into TV and radio, appearing on many of the best-known panel games on British TV.
Barry has become one of the country’s most popular after-dinner speakers and has spoken before the Prince of Wales, entertained Princess Anne and shared speaking duties with the Duke of Edinburgh. Last night the Savoy Hotel – tonight Goostrey!
Also on Saturday 6th OctoberBarry Cryer and Colin SellStrictly Come JokingTerra Nova School: 8pm (Licensed bar opens 7pm) Theatre doors open 7.30pmTickets £20 (Allocated seating)
Barry Cryer and Colin Sell - the Ant and Dec of the Sanatogen Set - reunite to bring you a new show, devised by them after the visitors left. Cryer, still a “Sprightly Veteran” (Undertakers Gazette), and Sell, a “Legendary Virtuoso” (Pensioners Website), combine to entertain you with songs, jokes and the amazing realisation that they’re still here. Join them before they come apart.
‘Strictly Come Joking’ promises to be a sell-out night of entertainment, remembered for many years. Barry Cryer is one of the best-loved, funniest people in show business and both he and Colin Sell, the composer and musician, are well-known for their contributions to long-running radio shows such as ‘I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue.’ Colin also accompanied Barry Cryer and the late Willie Rushton in their stage show ‘Two Old Farts in the Night’; Colin’s ability to play the piano when most people are hysterical is legendary.
Barry’s pedigree is as long as it is illustrious, starting from the Windmill Theatre, London, where he worked alongside all legendary comedians, to his career as one of the top comedy writers working with David Frost, for a show that won the Golden Rose at the Montreux Festival. He also wrote
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Sunday 7th OctoberThe Music and Life of Bob DylanRik Roberts & Les Renshaw (Guitars and songs) – John Lindley (Spoken word)Goostrey Village Hall: 7pm (Licensed bar opens 6.15pm)Tickets £10
This performance brings together two highly talented musicians and a former Cheshire Poet Laureate (and expert on the life of Robert Zimmerman AKA Bob Dylan). They will entertain and educate you about Bob Dylan and give you an insight into the music and enigmatic life of a man who went from being a major voice of the 1960’s protest movement to receiving the Nobel Prize for literature in 2016.
Rik Roberts is a graduate of Birmingham Conservatoire and a former ‘Young Musician of the Year’ contestant. He studied with international classical guitarists Craig Ogden and Simon Dinnigan and with composers Andrew Downes and John Mayor. In his solo concert performances, he combines both classical and cross-over repertoire, covering a wide range of styles from Baroque to Blues, Classical, Spanish, Jazz and Folk.
Les Renshaw is also a highly talented guitarist from the North West who plays regularly in several jazz and guitar groups that perform in the Greater Manchester area. Les and Rik have recently put together a highly entertaining programme about the music and songs of Bob Dylan.
John Lindley is well known to Goosfest and Cheshire audiences for his excellent poetry, which is now receiving the national recognition it deserves. John was a former Cheshire Poet Laureate and has published numerous anthologies to critical acclaim. John has also recently released a CD of his own songs. One of John Lindley’s other great passions is the life of Bob Dylan. His knowledge about this iconic figure is encyclopaedic, extending to an analysis and interpretation of his words and songs.
This promises to be a unique experience which will be both entertaining and illuminating!
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Tuesday 9th OctoberThe Cyril Caulkin Memorial Lunch What a Swell Party - The Life and Music of Cole PorterThe Swettenham Arms – Lovell Suite: Please be seated at 12.15pm for 12.30pm start. Tickets £18 (Includes a two-course lunch)Singers: Georgina Goodchild, Martin Leake & Janet Ollier, Accompanist: Christina Burgess. Narration: Gordon Hamlin
The team that brought you last year’s sell-out lunchtime Ivor Novello concert returns with an extended line-up and a new showcase of the life and music of one of the Twentieth Century’s greatest popular songwriters.
Cole Porter (1891 - 1964) was one of the most gifted composers and lyricists of the 20th century. Of more than 800 songs he produced during his life, dozens have become standards. These include Anything Goes, Let’s Do It, I Love Paris, I’ve Got You Under My Skin, and Night and Day. Many of his songs have been recorded by other artists, ranging from Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald to Annie Lennox and Jimmy Sommerville.
During the late 1920s and 1930s, Cole Porter was the toast of Broadway with successive hit musicals such as ‘Anything Goes’ and ‘Red, Hot and Blue.” He also wrote many songs that featured in famous Hollywood movies such as ‘High Society,’ ‘Can-Can’ and ‘Silk Stockings.’
Our programme examines the range and various styles of popular music he produced, as well as looking at his life of excess and tragedy.
Whilst we entertain you, enjoy a two-course lunch in the idyllic church-side, 16th century setting of Cheshire’s Swettenham Arms.
This annual ‘musical’ lunch is oversubscribed each year so early booking is a must, to avoid disappointment.
Also on Tuesday 9th OctoberCafé Scientifique LectureThe Square Kilometre Array Project - Dr. Antonio ChrysostomouGoostrey Methodist Church: 7.30pm (Doors open 7pm)Tickets £5
Antonio Chrysostomou is the Head of Science Operations Planning for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Organisation, an international collaborative effort to build the world’s largest radio telescope with the General Headquarters based at the Jodrell Bank Observatory. When built, the SKA will be the largest scientific facility on the planet, providing a major opportunity for exploring the Universe to a degree of sensitivity and resolution not previously possible. Antonio graduated from Queen Mary College, University of London with a First Class Honours degree in Physics and Astronomy, and gained his PhD in Astrophysics from the University of Edinburgh. For many years he was Reader in Astrophysics at the University of Hertfordshire where he researched the processes that lead gas and dust in the Universe to form the stars we see in the night sky. Since 2015 he has been Head of Science Operations at the SKA.
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Wednesday 10th OctoberThe History of the World viewed from Chester A lecture by Dr. Philip MorganGoostrey Methodist Church: 10am - 12noon (With short refreshment interval)Tickets £5 (No charge for Goostrey Guild members)
Dr. Philip Morgan will deliver a lecture on ‘The History of the World viewed from Chester.’ Ranulf Higden, Cheshire man and monk, wrote the most popular medieval history of the world, and also had a good deal to say about lust, adultery, and even how to recover virginity. Here is the story of a remarkable career. This lecture is a joint event between Goostrey Guild and Goosfest.
Philip Morgan is a medieval historian at Keele University, editor of the Cheshire Domesday, and of a study of warfare practiced by Cheshire men and even the occasional Cheshire dog.
Also on Wednesday 10th OctoberStanding in LineA story of the Great War told through songs, readings & imagesBy Lester Simpson, Nigel Corbett and Mike BettisonGoostrey Village Hall: 7.30pm (Licensed bar opens 7pm). Tickets £10
Standing in Line marks the 100th anniversary of the Great War. By the end of the Great War, there were few in this country unaffected by the troubles. Children grew up in the shadow of battle, their fathers either absent or lost. Mothers and wives were left wondering about the young men who never made it back from the trenches, whilst those who did return were often forever marred by the experience.
Standing in Line is a beautiful mix of songs by Lester Simpson and composers of the era, as well as readings from the works of Wilfred Owen, Siegfried Sassoon and Rudyard Kipling. Simpson reveals the story of his great uncle Albert Scrimshaw, born in1885 in Eastwell, Leicestershire. Joining the ‘Ox and Bucks’ regiment, he marched off to war, never to return. His widow, Annie, continued to live in Derbyshire until her death in the 1970’s. Lester Simpson is an internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter, part of Radio 3 award-winning Coope, Boyes and Simpson. His songs have featured on radio, television, in stage productions and most recently in a co-production with the former Children’s Laureate Michael Morpurgo.
Standing in Line was commissioned by ‘Peace Concerts Passchendaele’ and was first performed in the church at Passchendaele, Belgium.
‘A beautifully produced and moving production.’ Cheshire Rural Touring Arts Promoter.
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Thursday 11th OctoberJewellery workshop with Hannah WebbGoostrey Sports Pavilion: 10am – 4pmTickets £35, to include basic materials (Limited to 12 participants)
Local contemporary jewellery maker and highly experienced Wilmslow Guild teacher Hannah Webb graduated in 1997 from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, and San Diego State University, majoring in jewellery and silversmithing.
Hannah will be running a day-long workshop where you will make and take away two items of jewellery using bead work (e.g. earring and necklace set). For speedy workers, additional items can be made at cost. ‘Luxury’ beads are available to buy. This fascinating workshop provides an excellent opportunity to experience something that might spark new interests and skills. Limited places are available, so early booking is advised.
Also on Thursday 11th OctoberLittle Green Mena play by Rob Johnston Goostrey Village Hall: 8pm. (Licensed bar opens 7.30pm) This is a free event but tickets are required for admission
Jocelyn is an amateur star-gazer. She likes nothing better than being at the top of the local hill on her own with only the night-sky for company,
because Jocelyn firmly believes that one day she will discover something that nobody else has ever discovered.
Tonight, she may just do that. One minute ago, she found Leonard, lying on his back on the ground in scorched clothing, battered and bruised, muttering about having travelled a long way through the cosmos to be there. Once recovered, Leonard insists he must continue his journey. Tonight, these two fragile souls will go together on a voyage of discovery neither were expecting.
Little Green Men is written by Rob Johnston (Winner of the 2011 Kings Cross Award for New Writing; Long-listed for the 2017 Royal Exchange Bruntwood New Writing Award) and performed by Emma Romy-Jones (Winner of The Stage Award for Excellence, 2016 Edinburgh Fringe) and Christopher Ward (Nominated for Best Actor, 2011 Buxton Fringe).
Breathe Out Theatre (Winner of Best Drama, ‘Dark Satanic,’ 2017 Greater Manchester Fringe Festival) is a Cheshire-based theatre company, supported by Arts Council England, whose work is performed across the UK and Ireland.
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Friday 12th OctoberThe Revolvers – Sounds of the ‘60s eveningGoostrey Village Hall:8pm (Licensed bar opens 7pm) Tickets £12
The Revolvers are a fabulous band who have played all over the world, taking with them their own authentic musical and visual experience of the 1960’s, ranging from the clothes they wear to the instruments they play.
Their energy and enthusiasm on stage as they play some of the best-known songs from the ‘60s perfectly captures the era.
Artists covered include The Beatles, the Kinks, The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Dave Clarke Five, The Hollies, Roy Orbison and many more.
We encourage you to enter into the spirit of the evening through what you wear and how you dance!
Saturday 13th October The Creative World of Photographing Glassa workshop with Richard WestonGoostrey Sports Pavilion: 10am - 4pmTickets £20 (Limited to 18 participants)
Learn how to photograph glass with creative lighting effects and backgrounds. Learn how to get more out of your camera and discover a whole new world of ‘art’ photography. Richard Weston is an award-winning professional photographer and tutor, and a regular to Goosfest.
You’ll find out about: different lighting techniques, using coloured gels, advanced exposure, light painting, imaginative backgrounds, liquids in
glass. This practical session is open to all photographers who have a good, basic
understanding of shutter speeds and apertures. You will need a mid-range to semi-professional camera, a tripod, flash gun and laptop.
‘Discover ‘art’
photography’
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Also on Saturday 13th October The Christians in ConcertTerra Nova School: 8pm (Licensed bar opens 7pm)Tickets £20 (Allocated seating). Theatre doors open 7.30pm
The Christians are a band from Liverpool whose musical ability, infectious melodies and warm harmonies have endeared a large following to public acclaim since their origins in the 1980’s. Their creative output has led to countless UK and international chart hits.
They continue to tour extensively in the UK and across mainland Europe to rave reviews – Chris Evans recently described their set as being ‘the best gig I have ever been to.’
Their double-platinum debut album came out in 1987 and since then their output of albums has been both regular and always well received by both critics and public alike. Many of their songs are all-time classic hits and even if you have not followed the Christians, you are likely to recognise many of their songs – such as ‘Harvest for the World’ and ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone” - when you hear them.
This promises to be a high energy and wonderful night of entertainment in front of a sell-out audience, so make sure you buy your tickets well in advance.
Sunday 14th October Pirates’ Stories, Songs and GamesGoostrey Village Hall: 2pm (Doors open 1.30pm)Tickets £5 Adult, £3 Child, £14 Family Ticket (2A+2C)Refreshments available for purchase
After their highly successful appearance last year at Goosfest delivering ‘Scary Science,’ we have invited the same duo back to perform their equally entertaining and original Pirate session as Blunderbuss and Badger - the notorious pirates.
They will give details of the life of pirates, how they navigated the oceans, the tools they used, the weapons they used and the importance of good nutrition on these long sea voyages. There will be songs for the children to be involved in, including both singing and actions. After the interval, there will be pirate games where all children can participate. This interactive show is a great opportunity for the children to come dressed up in home-made pirate costumes.
We require that all children are accompanied by an adult. Family tickets are available. Cakes, scones and biscuits, tea, coffee and cold drinks available before, during and after the show.
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Also on Sunday 14th October The Hope Wind Ensemble – leader Simon BeesleyGoostrey Village Hall: 7.30pm (Licensed bar opens 7pm)Tickets £10
Following their highly enjoyable performance at last year’s Art Weekend and the accolades they received, we welcome this group of highly talented musicians back to Goosfest so that a larger audience can appreciate their beautiful playing and choice of music.
The Hope Wind Ensemble led by Simon Beesley (co-principal oboe player with the Stockport Symphony Orchestra) is a collection of friends from highly respected orchestras, wind quintets and trios in the NW who come together for ad hoc performances. The ensemble will play a varied programme of music written or arranged for wind ensembles.
Monday 15th October(and also on Monday 22nd October)Sourdough bread workshop with Roberts’ Master BakersRoberts Bakery, Rudheath, Northwich, CW9 7RQ: 7.30pm Tickets £12 (Limited to 10 participants at each workshop)(All ingredients supplied)
Roberts’ Master bakers are back in town by popular request and this year they are showing the Goostrey Doughboys how to make the perfect Sourdough loaf.
Sourdough bread is made by the fermentation of dough with yeast and lactobacilli, which makes a loaf with better keeping (and some would say better tasting) qualities.
One of the oldest sourdough breads dates from 3700 BCE and was excavated in Switzerland. These workshops are always extremely popular so use your loaf and buy tickets early.
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Tuesday, 16th October Afternoon Tea & Recital with ‘The Madeis Duo’Antonio Persak & Lola Ramirez
The Yellow Broom Restaurant: Please be seated at 2.15pm for the recital at 2.30pm (Followed at 3.30pm by afternoon tea)Tickets £22.00 (Including tea)
A festival favourite, this year’s afternoon tea and recital at The Yellow Broom Restaurant features a talented guitar and cello duo. Both performers are in the final year of their undergraduate degree at the Royal Northern College of Music, and each has achieved award-winning success at international competitions. Uniting as The Madeis Duo in 2016, their varied repertoire reflects their cultures and music, adding Spanish, Croatian and folk music to a classical guitar/cello portfolio.
Croatia-born Antonio Persak began playing classical guitar at the age of six and has since performed and won prizes at international competitions in Italy, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia & Hercegovina. French cellist Lola Ramirez was born in Nîmes, and has played in many masterclasses with renowned cellists, including R. Pidoux, X. Gagnepain, and B. Cocset. She has been successful in competitions in France and England and has played in numerous orchestras.
Tickets are limited for this event and are expected to sell out quickly, so make a date for a lovely afternoon, and book yours soon.
The Madeis Duo appear by kind permission of the RNCM.
Also on Tuesday 16th October Goosfest Comedy NightGoostrey Village Hall: 8pm (Licensed bar opens 7pm) Tickets £12 (Over 18 admission) Goosfest Comedy Night is an annual highlight and always a sell-out event. This year, we have
gone the extra mile to raise the standard even higher and bring you some of the funniest and talented comedians working the professional circuit.
Our Compére is Jon Pearson, who began stand-up comedy in 2010 and has since risen to perform at the biggest and best comedy clubs across the UK, including The Glee Club, The Comedy Store and Jongleurs.
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Jon’s laid-back storytelling and tales of his own life experiences have audiences hanging onto his every word. Based in the Midlands, Jon is the resident MC at his own comedy night ‘Wax Comical’ in Melton Mowbray.
Our Opening Act is Marvyn Dickinson, who was a Nando’s New Comedian of the Year 2014 finalist. He has appeared regularly on television in a range of
shows including Rough and Ready, That Day We Sang, Citizen Khan, Definitely Not Newsround, The Slammer and Emmerdale.
Our Middle Act is Hannah Silvester, who has been on the national stand-up circuit since 2010. Her adult set combines frank and honest comedy with a warm delivery and the occasional comedy song thrown in for good measure. In 2014, she was a finalist in both the Birmingham
Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award and the Nottingham
Comedy Festival Comedian of the Year. She also won The Midlands Comedy Awards for best Breakthrough Act. In 2015, Hannah performed her first solo hour show
‘The Ballad of Hannah Silvester’ to a full house, receiving great reviews.
Our Headline Act is Steve Royle. For over 12 years, Steve could be found in the guise of ‘Mad Edgar,’ the court Jester at Camelot theme park where he presented over 2000 ‘Crazy Juggling Shows.’ He has also supported Peter Kay and Dave Spikey on tour, and was voted “Entertainer of the Year” at the recent Red Rose awards.
His many TV appearances have included “Phoenix Nights”, “Max & Paddy”, “Behind The Scene”, “That’s Entertainment”, “Stand-up Britain”, “Give Your Mate A Break”, “The Afternoon Show”, “Talk Of The North”, “The Things You Do For Love”, and despite being one of the North West’s healthiest males, a medical insurance commercial for “Medicash.” Steve is co-founder of the “Slaughterhouse-Live” (“Laughter” with an “S”) character comedy nights.
The group regularly perform at “The Comedy Store” and they were nominated in the “best touring show” category at the Manchester Comedy Awards, losing out to Peter Kay!
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Wednesday 17th OctoberLiving in the Roman countryside of Cheshire A lecture by Dr. Rob Philpott Goostrey Methodist Church: 10am - 12 noon (With short refreshment interval)Tickets £5 (No charge for Goostrey Guild members)
The major Roman forts and towns of Cheshire are well known, but the Roman countryside has been rather overlooked. Yet exciting recent finds of treasure and farmsteads help to illuminate the obscure rural population of the county at that time.
Dr. Rob Philpott is an archaeological consultant working in the North West of England. He is also a part-time Research Assistant in the Department of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology and a part-time Continuing Education lecturer at the University of Liverpool. He was Head of Archaeology at National Museums Liverpool until 2015. He has been involved for three decades in research into the Romano-British and later rural settlement in lowland North West, through aerial reconnaissance, field walking and excavation, and has excavated and published several Roman, medieval and post-medieval sites in the region. He is a Member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.
This lecture is a joint event between Goostrey Guild and Goosfest.
Thursday, 18th OctoberJeannine Barry and Band – Country & Western NightGoostrey Village Hall: 8pm (Licensed bar opens 7pm)Tickets £12
There’s a real buzz on the Country & Western scene about up-and-coming singer Jeannine Barry, and Goosfest is delighted to have secured a booking with her. Together with her superb band of musicians, Jeannine has agreed to perform a night of authentic Country music as a key part of our Festival.
Last year, Jeannine finished a 5-date U.S. tour in Nashville, followed by a memorable UK tour. She also headlined for the Country2Country launch party at the British Country Music awards. Her latest release climbed to number 3 in the Country iTunes Charts and Jeannine was selected as the only British artist to be part of ‘Nashville Dreaming Volume 1.’ She was also chosen as the only non-American artist to join the big Texas Music Takeover shows in London.
This will be a very popular night for Country fans locally and we suspect there will be some dancing in the aisles.
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Friday 19th OctoberGoostrey Goes to SpainGoostrey Village Hall: (Licensed bar opens 6.30pm. Please be seated for meal at 7.30pm)Tickets £17 (Including supper)
Smell the paella and unfurl your fans! This year, Goostrey is going to Spain for a special Goosfest evening. We’ve arranged a heady combination of a delicious Spanish supper, followed by some powerful entertainment by a flamenco dancer, a guitarist and a Spanish singer.
Glenn Sharp and Chico Pere are the two founding members of ‘Calaita Flamenco Son’, based in the UK and Spain. They perform a combination of traditional flamenco palos (styles) and contemporary ‘rumbas.’ Seville-born flamenco singer Chico often writes the lyrics to their songs, based on his life experiences, growing up in Triana-Seville in a family of flamenco musicians and singers.
Glenn Sharp is a session musician, composer and producer on the world music scene. A guitarist who specialises in traditional acoustic music (flamenco and arabic in particular), he has performed and studied traditional music worldwide. Glenn composes and performs production music for film, TV and other media.
They are joined by flamenco dancer and flamenco events organiser Sarah Chambers, who has studied with many leading dancers from Spain over the years, including La Lupi, Olga Pericet,
Maricarmen Guerrero and Pilar Fajardo.
Her performances are authentic flamenco including a wide range of traditional styles from serious to light-hearted musical forms, with pounding rhythms to accompany the haunting melodies.
The pre-show supper is provided by specialist Spanish caterer Su Casa, including a
choice of Paella de Carne or a vegetarian paella, with Tapas Canapés. Come dressed in bright Mediterranean colours, and if your outfit is given a Spanish touch, so much the better. Olé!
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Saturday 20th October Write your own MemoirsWriting workshop with Judi Goodwin 10am – 4pmGoostrey Scout and Youth Centre: Tickets £25 (Limited to 12 participants) Please bring a pen and large notebook, or an A4 pad and ring-binder file.
If you are an observer of your own life; if you learn from your experiences and want to share the lessons; if you can see the funny side of even those minor disasters that befall us all, this workshop is for you. It is aimed at all levels of writing ability – with new writers particularly welcome. Experienced writers will gain new insights and techniques.
Judi Goodwin comes from a background of journalism and broadcasting, having been a regular contributor to The Daily Telegraph, Radio Times and BBC Woman’s Hour, and commissioning editor for Ideal Home. She specialises in helping people to access their creativity and has taught thousands of people to write more fluently and powerfully. She brings a whole person approach to her teaching and believes people learn best when they are having fun.
What people say about this workshop:
“Rejuvenating and inspiring. The workshop built up confidence using simple techniques.” Benjamin Bradley, Bristol
“The workshop inspired me to have a go. I felt brave enough to share my history with fellow writers.” Gill Michelson, Keswick
“People learn best
when having fun!”
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Also on Saturday 20th October John Archer - Comedy, Magic and a bit of UkuleleVillage Hall, Goostrey: 7.30pm (Licensed bar opens 6.30pm) Tickets £10. Suitable for everyone over 10 years of age
Join top magician John Archer for an evening of mirth, magic, and a bit of music!
John is a past winner of the ‘Magic Circle Stage Magician of the Year’ and certainly one of the best comedy magicians in the UK today. As seen on ITV’s “Penn & Teller – Fool Us” hosted by Jonathan Ross, Penn & Teller said, “He fooled us.” Don’t take our word for how good he is - see what others have to say about John’s show:
“John Archer will blow your mind. He is the funniest man I know. Seeing him perform is guaranteed to be one of the BEST experiences of your life!” DYNAMO, Magician Impossible
“One of the funniest men I know.” Tim Vine, Comedian
“Booking an act for my Dad’s 70th birthday, I wanted a great act and went straight to John Archer - his reputation in the magic world is among the very best. Hysterically funny, and perfectly pitched for the occasion. I’d recommend him unreservedly.” DERREN BROWN, TV Magician and Psychological Illusionist
“You could put John Archer anywhere and he would kill an audience.” PENN JILLETTE, Penn & Teller
Sunday 21st October The Colours of the OrganA recital by George RobeySt. Luke’s Parish Church, Goostrey: 3pmTickets £5
George Robey was born in Kent and was Organ Scholar at Durham University, reading music. He developed his interest in computers and computer music at that time, producing the first undergraduate computer generated composition in the UK, as well as continuing his organ studies with David Hill.
Although George has followed a career in IT, music has continued to be a very important activity with choir and orchestral work, concert tours in France and Germany. George has also widened his musical interests, founding an 18-piece Rhythm & Blues band – ‘The Wall of Sound’ - and playing with a number of other bands (including, briefly, a stint with an Abba tribute band). Now based in Cranage, George has, most recently, given recitals and played for services including Reading Town Hall, Cartmel Priory, Chester Cathedral, Tewkesbury Abbey.
This will be a varied recital which aims to show the different aspects and sound colours that the organ can produce, with music from the 16th Century to the present day. George will talk about the pieces as well as explaining what’s happening, to produce a varied and very accessible programme of music – sacred and secular.
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to locate people who befriended him 35 years ago, and which created headlines around the world when he became gravely ill and was “rescued” by a tabloid newspaper.
Benedict Allen TV shows include: ‘Edge of Blue Heaven’ – a journey through Mongolia on camel and horseback; ‘Skeleton Coast’ - with three camels including the indomitable Nelson; ‘Ice Dogs’ - a journey of 1000 miles though Russia in the worst winter in living memory, completed with the help of his loyal
dog team, and more recently, ‘Birds of Paradise, the Ultimate Quest’ -
a journey in search of these elusive birds, along with the BBC’s wheelchair-bound Security Correspondent Frank Gardner.
Also on Sunday 21st October Lost in Papua New Guinea Benedict AllenGoostrey Village Hall: Doors open 5pm Lecture 6pm – 7.40pm (with short interval)Book signing 5pm – 6pm and 7.40pm – 8pm(Licensed Bar opens 5pm)Tickets all booked through Goosfest (Adults £10; Under 18yrs £5, RGS-IBG members £8)
In partnership with the Royal Geographic Society with IBG, we are proud to conclude Goosfest ’18 performances with a lecture delivered by the intrepid explorer Benedict Allen. This will be suitable for families with children over the age of 10yrs.
Benedict Allen is one of the world’s leading explorers, famous for his technique of not taking a GPS, phone or normal “backup” but instead relying on skills he has learnt from indigenous people. He has published ten books – two of them best sellers – and made seven TV series for the BBC.
With his usual enthusiasm and humour, Benedict shares the true story of his recent expedition to the remotest forests of PNG, a daring journey
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All Goosfest tickets are now on sale through the Goosfest website (www.goosfest.com).
All tickets ordered via the website must be printed by the purchaser.
There are three methods by which tickets can be purchased online: • By ordering and paying via PayPal you will be
sent details within 48 hours as to how to print your tickets.
• By ordering by email via the website and paying by bank transfer (BACS). On receipt of your payment at our bank, you will be sent details within 48 hours as to how to print your tickets.
• By ordering by email via the website and paying by cheque (payable to ‘Goosfest’). On receipt of your cheque at the Goosfest Box Office, 23 Brooklands Drive, Goostrey CW4 8JD, you will be sent details within 48 hours as to how to print your tickets.
Customers who do not wish to purchase online can order by sending a cheque, a note detailing the tickets required and a stamped addressed envelope to the Goosfest Box Office (address above). Tickets purchased before the Box office opens will be posted out during w/c Monday 3rd September.
On Monday 3rd September, the Goosfest Box Office will open for the sale of tickets to personal callers.
To discuss your requirements, please call at the Box Office or telephone 01477 765016 between the following times: daily 10am - 1pm, and also Monday to Friday evenings only, between 6pm and 7pm.
Tickets bought directly from the Box Office can only be paid for by cheque payable to ‘Goosfest’ or by cash. TERMS AND CONDITIONSPlease check your tickets on receipt. No tickets will be issued without purchase.
Goosfest cannot refund tickets, nor exchange tickets, except in the unlikely situation where an event is cancelled.
Goosfest reserves the right to refuse admission and to change or amend events where necessary.
In events where alcohol is available to buy, a policy of checking ID will be applied to anyone, looking below the age of 25.
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Tickets for Goosfest ’18
STEVE OCCLESTON WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD
With over 30 years of experience in the financial industry, Steven Occleston and his team
specialise in providing high quality personal advice on many aspects of wealth management,
advising clients of widely differing financial resources and of all ages in areas such as:
• Investment planning • Retirement planning • Inheritance Tax planning
Proud Supporters of Goosfest ‘18
Steven Occleston DipPFS Director of Steve Occleston Wealth Management Ltd
Cheshire House, 164 Main Road, Goostrey, Cheshire CW4 8JP Telephone: 01477 549138, Mobile: 07976 778494
www.sjpp.co.uk/stevenoccleston
Tatton BreweryFREE Fringe Events during Goosfest ‘18Friday 5th October: Red Lion, Goostrey, 5 Bar Blues, 8.15pm onwardsThis popular local 7-piece band plays an eclectic mix of music including blues, Americana & rock. They have a strong following which has earned them a fortnightly residency at The Red Lion, Goostrey, for the past 3 years. They play widely across Cheshire and Shropshire at private functions & charity fund-raising events.
Friday 12th October: Red Lion Goostrey, Boneyard Alley, 9pm onwards Boneyard Alley are a 5-piece band featuring the outrageous Boneyard Sally, playing a broad mix of 70’s rock songs, together with a modern mix of cover songs as well as their own songs.
Friday 19th October: Red Lion, Goostrey, 5 Bar Blues, 8.15pm onwards
*For details of any events to be held at The Crown, Goostrey, please visit their website www.thecrownpubgoostrey.co.uk.
Please note that these events are not organised by Goosfest ‘18 but we are happy to publicise them as local events during Goosfest fortnight. Goosfest does not accept any liability for these ‘fringe’ events.
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Goosfest supports local industry and products whenever possible.By popular demand we are again selling draught and bottled beer made by Tatton Brewery. This family-run business, based in the heart of Cheshire, produces some of the County’s finest beers through combining a custom- built modern brewery, an historic local yeast, and years of experience developing internationally renowned recipes.
Tatton Brewery is a responsive, ethical and environmentally conscious company and they look forward to giving you the opportunity to affirm the old adage:
The Proof of the Brewing is in the Drinking.
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STEVE OCCLESTON WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD
With over 30 years of experience in the financial industry, Steven Occleston and his team
specialise in providing high quality personal advice on many aspects of wealth management,
advising clients of widely differing financial resources and of all ages in areas such as:
• Investment planning • Retirement planning • Inheritance Tax planning
Proud Supporters of Goosfest ‘18
Steven Occleston DipPFS Director of Steve Occleston Wealth Management Ltd
Cheshire House, 164 Main Road, Goostrey, Cheshire CW4 8JP Telephone: 01477 549138, Mobile: 07976 778494
www.sjpp.co.uk/stevenoccleston
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Events, Dates and Times for Goosfest ‘18Date Event Venue Time
Friday 5th October Snake Davis Classic Sax Solos Village Hall 8pm
Saturday 6th October Beginners’ Photography Workshop Pavilion 10am - 4pm
Barry Cryer and Colin Sell Strictly Come Joking Terra Nova 8pm
Sunday 7th October The Music & Life of Bob Dylan Village Hall 7pm
Tuesday 9th October Cole Porter What a Swell Party & Lunch Swettenham Arms 12.30pm
The Square Kilometre Array Café Scientifique Lecture Methodist Church 7pm
Wednesday 10th October The History of the World Viewed from Chester Methodist Church 10am
Standing in Line Village Hall 7.30pm
Thursday 11th October Jewellery Workshop Pavilion 10am - 4pm
‘Little Green Men’ Village Hall 8pm
Friday 12th October The Revolvers – 60s Evening Village Hall 8pm
Saturday 13th October Experienced Photographers’ Workshop Pavilion 10am - 4pm
The Christians in Concert Terra Nova 8pm
Sunday 14th October ‘Pirates’ Children’s Entertainment Village Hall 2pm
Hope Ensemble Village Hall 7.30pm
Monday 15th October Sourdough Bread Workshop Roberts Bakery, Northwich 7.30pm
Tuesday 16th October Recital and Afternoon Tea Yellow Broom 2.30pm
Comedy Night Village Hall 8pm
Wednesday 17th October Living in the Roman Countryside of Cheshire Methodist Church 10am
Thursday 18th October Jeannine Barry Country & Western Night Village Hall 8pm
Friday 19th October Goostrey Goes to Spain Village Hall 7.30pm
Saturday 20th October Memoir Writing Workshop Scout Hut 10am - 4pm
John Archer, Magician Village Hall 7.30pm
Sunday 21st October Organ Recital St. Luke’s Church 3pm
Lost in Papua New Guinea - Benedict Allen Village Hall 6pm
Monday 22nd October Sourdough Bread Workshop Roberts Bakery, Northwich 7.30pm
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Venues1. Goostrey Village Hall, Main Road, Goostrey CW4 8PE
2. The Crown Inn, 111 Main Road, Goostrey CW4 8PE
3. St. Lukes Parish Church, Goostrey CW4 8PJ
4. Goostrey Methodist Church, Main Road, Goostrey CW4 8JR
5. Roberts Bakery, Rudheath, Northwich CW9 7RQ
6. Goostrey Sports Pavilion, Boothbed Lane, Goostrey CW4 8NB
7. Terra Nova School, Jodrell Bank, near Goostrey CW4 8BT
8. The Yellow Broom, Forty Acre Lane, Twemlow Green CW4 8BL
9. Goostrey Scout Hut & Youth Centre, Main Road, Goostrey CW4 8PE
10. Swettenham Arms, Swettenham Lane, Swettenham CW12 2LF
11. The Red Lion, 3 Station Road, Goostrey CW4 8PJ
Goostrey has two excellent Public Houses (The Crown Inn and the Red Lion) serving cask ales and home cooked food. In addition, there is a café in the small parade of shops in the centre of the Village. The Trading Post at the west end of the village in Boothbed Lane is a general food and off-licence selling sandwiches, pies, pizzas and cakes.
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Goostrey Parish Council
Thanks to our sponsors and supporters and the many Goose-ganged helpers. Lastly, thanks to all the Goosfest Team, without whom there would be no Goosfest.
