2015 Tea Dance

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2015 Millenium Green Music

Résumé of Bands Tinkers Cuss A popular local band and staunch supporters of local causes, often number 7 or more members with great instrumental variety. They hail primarily from Bridport playing a varied selection of music from classics of the 50’s and 60’s to modern and contemporary covers that together embrace the decades of popular …

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The Ropemakers – Hat Festival Entertainment

Friday 4th September – Duncan Disorderly & the Scallywags – 9:15pm – Free Entry Duncan Disorderly & The Scallywags began their musical journey in 2010. With exceptional influences from Latin and Reggae to Gypsy and Swing/Jazz; charismatic Duncan and his Scallywags never fail to entertain. It isn’t all sweet jazz and chilled Reggae ‘smokers’, The …

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Hat Festival 2015 Tea Dance

      Last year’s Tea Dance was so successful that we are holding another on Sunday 6th September 2015 at 2pm in the delightful surroundings of the Bull Hotel Ballroom. Your host will be Glenn Bayliss and tuition is freely given if required. Afternoon tea is included and in the adjacent Venner bar, after …

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The Hat Amnesty is declared!

The 2015 Bridport Hat Festival committee are seen here whilst choosing their latest festival headwear. To ensure that all people attending the festivities on 5th September are properly attired they have declared an amnesty for all those unwanted and negected hats that some of us are inadvertently mistreating by preventing them being seen in their …

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The Allington Hillbillies ‘Mad Hatter’s Tea Party’

A relaxed family event full of fun. Live music from 5 bands, children’s activities, food and bonfire. The Main festival event will be held in Cooper’s Field, Hospital Lane, North Allington. Starting at 5pm on Hat Festival day . Entrance is free and you can arrive from 4pm, just don’t forget your hat! More details …

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Bridport Ceilidhs – ‘for the fun of it!’

7.30-11pm on Hat Festival day in Church House Hall, South Street with ‘The Chris Toyne “Big Hats” Band’ and caller Steve “Flat Cap” Cunio. The aim of Bridport Ceilidhs is to attract experienced, keen and enthusiastic dancers with good local bands and callers, as well as to welcome all and everybody, whether experienced or not, …

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A generous donation from the Ropemakers!

Pictured last Sunday: The Ropemakers landlords John and Geraldine Baker presenting a donation of £200 to the HatFest committee. Bridport Hat Festival raises funds for head-related charities, which this year are Brain Tumour Research and the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust (part of Disabilities Trust): we are sure the charities join us in thanking Geraldine and …

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Bridport Lions Club

We are pleased to announce that Bridport Lions Club have generously agreed to help with the Hat Festival and will be assisting with the collection of money to be donated to our two charities: Brain Tumour Research and the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust. Click here for more information about the wonderful Lions organisation whose motto …

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Volunteers required

If you would like to help us run the Hat Festival on Saturday 5th September 2015, just phone 01308 250350 and give your details. You could be asked to help with such tasks as: money collecting by “shaking a tin”,  carrying a sign or helping on our stand. We will schedule tasks in 2hr shifts …

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