HADCAF Hungerford and District Community Arts Festival

From distinguished poets to enchanting puppets, from jazz, jive and boogie to a Jubilee concert, from top touring theatre and talented young musicians to martial arts, from contemporary clarinet to cream teas - the 21st HADCAF programme has something for everyone! You can bop the night away to the fantastic Red Stripe Band (‘unmissable’ according to Stephen Fry!) or sway to the sensuous Latin American rhythms of Luis Lema; watch a play unfold on top of a shed; hear how the guitar transformed British music and culture; eavesdrop on the diaries of Adam and Eve; peek behind the scenes at ‘Downton Abbey’; ride around a country estate on a tractor or trailer; try your hand at craft workshops; take a master-class with one of the UK’s finest guitarists; join in a Fun Run; display your work in the Art, Craft & Photography Exhibition....

And why not celebrate the end of term with the hilariously anarchic Muppets, or the fabulous Boogalu Stu, or the charming and beautifully-crafted show, The Elves and the Shoemaker? We hope you’ll enjoy all the great family-friendly events in this year’s programme!

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Fri 29 June	John O’Gaunt School Art Show	6:00-8:00pm	Art Department, John O’Gaunt School, Priory Road
Fri 29 June	Poetry and Jazz in Concert With Dannie Abse CBE, Alan Brownjohn, Jeremy Robson and Sasha Mitchell	7:30pm	The Croft Hall
Sat 30 June	Hungerford in Bloom 2012 Competition		In and around Hungerford
Sat 30 June	John O’Gaunt School Art Show	10:00am-12:30	Art Department, John O’Gaunt School, Priory Road
Sat 30 June	Get Your Book Published Katherine Lapworth	2:00pm	United Reformed Church Hall
Sat 30 June	The Red Stripe Band	8:00pm	John O'Gaunt School, Priory Road
Sun 1 July	Allotment by Jules Horne		Marsh Lane Allotments
Sun 1 July	Fun Run & Harey 8 Race Hungerford Hares Running Club	10:00am	Starts from Hungerford Rugby Club
Sun 1 July	H.E.A.T. Walk	10:00am	Meet on the Town Hall steps
Sun 1 July	Kennet Accordion Orchestra Musical director: Nigel Pasby	7:30pm	The Croft Hall
Mon 2 July	A Visit to the Ancient Unimproved Eddington Marsh and Harvey's Meadow	9:00am	Meet in the Fisherman’s Car Park opposite the Total garage
Mon 2 July	Make a Hand-tied Bouquet with Sarah Styles	7:00pm	Wedding Flower Gallery, 2 Bridge Street
Tue 3 July	The Real Downton Abbey organised by Hungerford WI	10:30am	Corn Exchange
Tue 3 July	Cream Tea with musical entertainment In aid of Church Funds	3:00pm	United Reformed Church
Tue 3 July	The Artist Valley Film Society	7:30pm	East Garston Village Hall
Tue 3 July	Piano Recital Mami Shikimori:	7:30pm	The Croft Hall
Wed 4 July	Creative Textiles 1 with Sue Benn	9:45-11:45am	Croft Field Project
Wed 4 July	Coffee Morning in aid of Newbury Cancer Care Trust	10:00am-12:00	Town Hall, Magistrates Room
Wed 4 July	Leverton Framers Open Evening and Open Studio Artists Exhibition	6:30-8:30pm	2Leverton Buildings, Leverton, Chilton Foliat, RG17 0TA
Wed 4 July	Chilton Estate Tour on tractors and trailers	6:30pm	Meet at New Hayward Farm, Newtown, RG17 0PZ
Wed 4 July	Patrick Gale: A Perfectly Good Man	7:00pm	Hungerford Library
Thu 5 July	A Visit to the Ancient Unimproved Eddington Marsh	7:00pm	Meet in the Fisherman’s Car Park opposite the Total garage
Thu 5 July	Organ Recital by Julian Holloway	7:30pm	St Lawrence’s Church
Thu 5 July	The Artist Croft Films	8:00pm	The Croft Hall
Fri 6 July	The Diaries of Adam and Eve Performed by Rebecca Vaughan and Elton Townend Jones	7:30pm	The Croft Hall
Sat 7 July	A Visit to the Ancient Unimproved Eddington Marsh	9:00am	Meet in the Fisherman’s Car Park opposite the Total garage
Sat 7 July	Confessions of a Mad Axe Man Tim Walters	7:30pm	The Croft Hall
Sat 7 July	Newbury Symphony Orchestra & Enborne Consort	7:30pm	St Lawrence's Church
Sun 8 July	Little Hidden Farm Open Day	10:00am-4:00pm	Little Hidden Farm, Wantage Road, Hungerford Newtown
Sun 8 July	Rock Academy with Jamie Humphries	11:00am-1:00pm	The Croft Hall
Sun 8 July	Afternoon Tea Concert with the Tea Set	3:30pm	The Croft Hall
Sun 8 July	Watlington House and its Garden Illustrated talk by Gaila Adair & Clive Williams OBE	7:30pm	The Croft Hall
Mon 9 July	Jazz at St Lawrence’s with David Small and friends	7:30pm	St Lawrence’s Church
Mon 9 July	River Dipping and Walk led by Rob Starr, Town & Manor River Keeper	8:00pm	Meet at the Ash Pool on Freeman’s Marsh
Tue 10 July	Home and Away Natalie Hyde, soprano Accompanied on the piano by Susan Holmes	7:30pm	The Croft Hall
Wed 11 July	Creative Textiles 2 with Sue Benn	9:45-11:45am	Croft Field Project
Wed 11 July	1662 for Hungerford Talk by the Revd David Bunney	2:30pm	United Reformed Church
Wed 11 July	Kausikan Rajeshkumar Piano recital	7:30pm	The Croft Hall
Thu 12 July	Bedroom Farce presented by The Community of Hungerford Theatre Company	7:30pm	Herongate Leisure
Thu 12 July	Cave of Forgotten Dreams Dir. Werner Herzog (2010)	8:00pm	The Croft Hall
Fri 13 July	Cream Tea with musical entertainment	3:00pm	Methodist Church
Fri 13 July	Bedroom Farce presented by The Community of Hungerford Theatre Company	7:30pm	Herongate Leisure
Fri 13 July	Sherlock Holmes: The Death and Life A new drama by David Stuart Davies. Performed by Roger Llewellyn	7:30pm	The Croft Hall
Fri 13 July	Kennet Opera	7:30pm	St Lawrence’s Church
Sat 14 July	Art, Craft & Photography Exhibition	10:00am-6:00pm	Corn Exchange & Magistrates Room
Sat 14 July	Coffee Morning	10:00am-12:00	United Reformed Church Hall
Sat 14 July	Martial Arts Spectacular Extravaganza Hungerford Kickboxing School and Thatcham Karate Club	11:00am-3:00pm	Croft Field Project
Sat 14 July	Carnival Hungerford Round Table	5:30pm	Hungerford High Street
Sat 14 July	Songs of Praise	7:00pm	Outside St Lawrence’s Church (inside if wet)
Sat 14 July	Bastille Day Wine Quiz Hungerford Twinning Association	7:00pm	The Croft Hall
Sat 14 July	Bedroom Farce presented by The Community of Hungerford Theatre Company	7:30pm	Herongate Leisure
Sun 15 July	Art, Craft & Photography Exhibition	10:00am-4:00pm	Corn Exchange & Magistrates Room
Sun 15 July	Phoenix Brass Open Air Concert	3:00-5:00pm	Grounds of the War Memorial Hall, Froxfield (inside if wet)
Sun 15 July	Clarinet Concert Luca Luciano Accompanied on piano by Bruno d’Ambra	7:30pm	The Croft Hall
Mon 16 July	Guided Historical Walk with Hugh & Lois Pihlens.	7:00-8:30pm	Meet on Town Hall steps.
Mon 16 July	Make a Hand-tied Bouquet with Sarah Styles	7:00pm	Wedding Flower Gallery, 2 Bridge St
Tue 17 July	Round the Town Quiz and Chicken and Chips Supper	7:00pm	The Tutti Pole, 3 High Street
Tue 17 July	The Nabobs of Berkshire Illustrated talk by Clive Williams OBE	7:30pm	The Croft Hall
Wed 18 July	The Story of British Rock Guitar Illustrated talk by Mo Foster	7:30pm	The Croft Hall
Thu 19 July	Crazy Coconuts Latin American Evening	7:30pm	Corn Exchange
Thu 19 July	The Muppets Dir. James Bobin (2011) PG Cert	7:30pm	The Croft Hall
Fri 20 July	Ploughman’s Lunch with musical entertainment	12:30	St Lawrence’s Church
Fri 20 July	Boogalu Stu's Pop Magic!	7:00pm	The Croft Hall
Fri 20 July	Boogalu Stu's Pop Magic!	9:00pm	The Croft Hall
Sat 21 July	The Bountiful Landscape Market		Corn Exchange
Sat 21 July	Vegetable Garden Cycle Tour	10:00am	Meet on Town Hall steps
Sat 21 July	Belly Dance with Sue Ealding	10:30am-12:00	United Reformed Church Hall
Sat 21 July	Tea with Betjeman presented by Newbury Dramatic Society	4:00pm	The Croft Hall
Sat 21 July	The Apollo Big Band Musical Director: Mike Lock	7:30pm	John O'Gaunt School
Sat 21 July	Best of British presented by the St James Singers	7:30pm	The Croft Hall
Sun 22 July	The Elves and the Shoemaker	3:00pm	The Croft Hall
Sun 22 July	Hungerford Town Band Festival Concert	7:00pm	Corn Exchange
Sun 22 July	Music from the Shows presented by Five Voices	7:30pm	The Croft Hall

To see the full programme of events from HADCAF 2011 please use the menu items on the left.

Links: More information about the town of Hungerford. Arts activities in and around Newbury. What's On in Marlborough.

Hungerford & District Community Arts Festival (popularly known as HADCAF) takes place annually in July and aims to encourage, promote and celebrate the talent, expertise and skills that abound within our community. In addition to offering a platform to local individuals, societies and organisations, the Festival brings to the community performances of music and theatre that would not otherwise be seen locally.

The Festival seeks to include something for all ages, tastes and interests, and the programme encompasses a wide range of arts- and leisure-related events and attractions: the performing arts, visual arts, music of all kinds, exhibitions, talks, craft and dance workshops, local history, antiques, horticulture, conservation and wildlife, guided walks, plus gardens and artists' studios to visit.

Thanks to Hungerford Rugby Club for hosting planning meetings, The Bear Hotel for exhibition space, Hungerford Camera Club and Chilton Foliat Village Hall for loan of display boards, and to all who have contributed time and effort to HADCAF. The Festival could not happen without the financial support of Hungerford Town Council, The Trustees of The Town & Manor of Hungerford, Greenham Common Trust, West Berks Council and the generosity of the following local businesses and individuals, to whom we are immensely grateful: ADP Dealer Services Ltd * Hungerford Vets Ltd * Dickins Hopgood Chidley * Roger King Antiques * The GJ Ward Charitable Trust * Kennet Roofing * Nye & Co * Fare Wise Travel * Styles Silver * LJ Smith Accountants Ltd * Herongate Leisure * Marc Allen * Three Swans Hotel * ADW Events * Playground Services Ltd * Peter Stirland Ltd * www.britainsfinest.co.uk * Kerridge Insurance * Caroline Lumley Training * Pat Kersey Limited * Framemakers Galleries Ltd * The Clockmaker * Below Stairs * Thermatek * Leverton Framers * Russell Marshall * Furr & Company * Casanova * The Plume of Feathers * MJ Rawlings Ltd * The Gentleman's Shop * Mr & Mrs C Priestley * Great Grooms Antiques * Mr & Mrs J Newton * Mr & Mrs R Tubb * Mr & Mrs R Gore * Mrs Joan Smith * Mr Alan Pollitt.