Crowthorne and Sandhurst

Crowthorne Carnival starts on Saturday July 5th with a procession and fete, plus an Entertainment Evening and a Crowthorne Orchestra concert in the evening. Tuesday 8th has an Elvis night at The Mango Tree and the schools music festival at Wellington College. Wednesday 9th offers a Darby & Joan tea party for older residents of the village, and a read-through of Crowthorne Amateur Theatrical Society's planned pantomime Dick Turpin Rides Again! Thursday sees a bingo night at Woodmancote, and the Friday has the ever-popular Wine & Wisdom Quiz. The final weekend has an art exhibition, the flower festival, and a Songs of Praise at the Parish Church, as well as a Barn Dance on the Saturday evening.

Before the Carnival week, there will be a front garden competition, and entries for this are currently being accepted. eXpression art gallery are running a raffle throughout the summer, and after the Carnival there will be a photography competition.

Tickets for events that require them are on sale now in the village: Bewitched (Dukes Ride) and Whimsical (High Street) are selling tickets for the Entertainment Evening, Wine & Wisdom Quiz, and Barn Dance; Telstar Traveltime are the outlet for Crowthorne Orchestra tickets; and free tickets for the Darby & Joan tea party are available from the Churches, Coffee Shops, Carlysle Court, Good Neighbours, Rothwell House, the Jubilee Club at St Sebastian's and the Thursday Fellowship at the Baptist Church.

All houses in Crowthorne should have received their copies of the Carnival programme, and more information about the events is available on the website - www.crowthornecarnival.co.uk