No Limits Bridport – The Shoe Chorus at 12 noon HatFest Day

After a wonderfully received performance last year, The Shoe Chorus are performing again in the Borough Gardens again on HatFest day 1st September at 12noon. Please give them your support; there are also a few other bits and pieces that would be most gratefully received – please see the request below.

Workshops with Local Milliner Fiona Neylan: Fabulous Fascinators, Pretty Pill Boxes and Flamboyant Flower Garlands.

Please note the dates have changed from those announced previously! New Dates: Tuesday 14th August & Thursday 16th August 2018 10.30 am. to 2.30pm. email: hats@fionaneylan.co.uk  , FB: Fiona’s Hat Studio@FionaNeylanHats  www.fionaneylan.co.uk AT: Fiona Neylan Millinery, STUDIO 48, Tarworks Cut, St Michael’s, Bridport DT6 4BG.  TEL: 07905 999437 “FABULOUS FASCINATORS” workshop – We will make …

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Joylina Goodings – Psychic Hat Readings

Joylina Goodings will be giving Psychic Hat Readings on HatFest day at Millennium Green. Joylina has been working for 20 years as a professional, psychic, clairvoyant, tarot, angel and soul card reader, healer, teacher and author.  She was President of the British Astrological & Psychic Society and continues to give readings and teach around the …

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‘Uneasy Heads’ a talk about Royal Hats by Clair Hughes

“Crown, bonnet or a hat from Locke’s – a hat is the least necessary element of clothing but also the most powerful”. We are pleased to announce that Clair Hughes, an independent scholar, will be giving a talk at The Bull Hotel, at 2.15pm on HatFest day. It will about Royal Hats, and is titled …

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Hat making at Bridport Museum Wednesday 29th August

Take inspiration from Bridport Museum’s fascinating objects and make a hat so you are Hatfest ready! Bridport Museum is running a family event on Wednesday 29th August, 11:00am – 3:00pm. Come and dress up in some historic hats in the Museum to take a walk back in time! Then make yourself a hat inspired by …

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Closing concert with Hank at Bridport Arts Centre!

Our esteemed patron Hank Wangford hosts the Hat Fest’s closing party at the Bridport Arts Centre on Saturday 1st September 2018 at 8pm. Hank  will appear with a clasic all-star, hard-core line-up of country musicians, the Lost Cowboys: Martin Belmont – Stratocaster and a giant on the fearsome Fender 6-String Bass, Martin is ex-Graham Parker …

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Timothy Becket – Borough Garden 2pm

Chill out and relax with Tim in  Bridport’s Borough Garden on Hat Festival day at 2 – 3pm! Timothy Beckett is an acoustic singer-songwriter based in Southampton. His lyrics tell tales of personal memories, tinder mishaps and murderous ex-girlfriends. With 2018 bringing a list of UK shows and a debut double EP being release entitled …

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HatFest 2018 Flyer

Here’s our new flyer for the 2018 HatFest. To download a copy just click here, print it out  – and spread the word!

Donations given at ‘Presentation Party’

Local organisations were amongst those to benefit from Bridport Hat Festival donations at a presentation party held in December at festival-supporting hostelry The Ropemakers. Four good causes collected cheques on the night, with one more having already received its share – Bridport Mind Fest, held for the first time in October, was given a donation …

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