A brand new food and music event launches onto the south’s festival scene later this month. The line-up is packed with delicious food from around the world and live music.
Taking place in Bournemouth at Littledown Park on Sunday 25 June 2017 from 11am-6pm visitors can expect the best of local folk, rock and pop acts, superb street and artisan food from pop-up bars, cafés and restaurants plus a generous sprinkling of stalls selling arts, crafts and local goods.
The street food corner will be offering an exotic world food menu – including tasty treats from the Caribbean, Spain, Thailand, Turkey and Germany plus a hog roast, wood fired pizza, artisan catering, cheeses, Dorset ginger, vegan and artisan cakes and deserts, jams, pickles and chutneys. Artisan Nut Butter, Pieroth Wines, Jurassic Coast Foods, fish and chips, milkshakes, doughnuts, biscotti, candy floss, Riverford Organic, Simply Strawberries and award winning fudge will also feature.
Drop the Anchor, Christchurch’s Artisan Microbrewery, will be there with samples of their delicious ales and gins lovers will be delighted with the Gin bar, serving the locally made Conker brand.
The band line-up consists of The Mother Ukers, a three-piece ukulele band which forges modern classics into timeless wonders of a bygone era, BB3, a party band with an eclectic mix of classic and contemporary hits, and Soul Party Band who will be playing great blend of pop disco, rock, funk and soul.
There’ll be plenty to entertain the kids too with ALTITUDE high ropes adventure, a children’s playpark, paddling pool and the centre’s sport and leisure facilities open for business as usual. Heart FM Angels will be providing free face painting and there will be entertainment in the Kids Zone from Jules the Entertainer.
Our event and festival scene is growing year on year and it just gets better each time, says Colette Kiernander, BH Live’s Divisional General Manager.
“We have already had lots of interest in Littledown’s Food and Music festival and are really looking forward to welcoming everyone and having a smashing day.”
Admission to the festival in the park is free although some activity charges will apply. Walking or cycling to the festival is encouraged and some car parking is available on a first come first served basis. Additional car parking will also be available at Ageas which is adjacent to the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospital and next to the Law Courts.
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Band line-up:
- 12 noon-1:30pm. The Mother Ukers. Three-piece ukulele band forges modern classics into timeless wonders of a bygone era with the power of ukular fusion.
- 2:15pm-3:45pm. BB3. Party band with an eclectic mix of classic and contemporary hits
- 4.30-6pm. Soul Party Band. Mosh and boogie to a great blend of pop disco, rock, funk and soul.
Event sponsors include Heart FM, Ageas and Tops Day Nursery.
Date for the diary – The next outdoor festival at Littledown is BH Live’s Family Fun Day on Sunday 30 July 11am-4pm.
For more information about BH Live please contact:
Elizabeth Symmons, PR & Corporate Communications Executive
E: press.office@bhlive.org.uk
T: (01202) 055562
About BH Live
BH Live is the south coast’s leading operator of leisure and event venues; a social enterprise that designs and builds engaging experiences to inspire people and enrich lives.
With more than three million visits a year and over £36.5 million turnover, the organisation is changing lives – placing it at the heart of the UK’s growing social economy.
In 2015/16 BH Live hosted more than 500 events, sold over half a million cultural, sporting and entertainment tickets. They had 2.6 million visits into its leisure centres and welcomed 118,000 conference and exhibition delegates into its venues. This contributed an estimated £66.3 million to the local economy through business and cultural tourism.
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BH Live is a leisure and cultural trust, established in 2010 as a ‘non profit distributing organisation’ (NPDO) for public benefit to promote participation in leisure and cultural events. BH Live is a Company Limited by Guarantee and Registered Charity. Charity No: 1138311. Company No: 07092112. VAT Reg No: 108 2248 37. BH Live (Enterprises) Ltd, is a Private Company Limited by Shares and a wholly owned subsidiary of BH Live. Company No: 07175626. VAT Reg No: 108 2248 37. Registered Office: Bournemouth International Centre, Exeter Road, Bournemouth, BH2 5BH. Registered in England and Wales.
About Littledown
Littledown is managed and operated by BH Live in partnership with Bournemouth Borough Council.
Set in 47 acres of parkland, Littledown has some of the finest leisure, swimming, football and gym facilities in the country.
It is ranked among the top performing leisure centres in the UK – crowned Local Authority/Leisure Trust Gym of the Year at the 2016 National Fitness Awards and accredited by quality scheme QUEST.
The centre attracts more than 1.1 million visits each year and is home to clubs including Bournemouth Swimming Academy, Swim Bournemouth, Littledown Juniors Football Club and Play Football.
It runs nearly 300 weekly fitness classes, has one of the largest gyms in the UK with personal training, an exercise referral and children’s activity programme. The team also works with local health authorities, trusts, education providers and organisations to encourage greater participation in physical activity.
Indoor facilities include a 25-metre swimming pool, 17-metre teaching pool, waterslides, splash pool, steam rooms, a sauna and sanarium. There is a large sports hall for events and multi-sports including trampolining, badminton, table tennis, football and gymnastics.
The centre also has on-site catering, kiosk, cafés and bar and an Ofsted registered crèche.
Outdoor facilities include leisure attraction, ALTITUDE High Ropes Adventure at Littledown Park (TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence), six floodlit 3G rubber crumb training pitches, grass football pitches, parkland for recreation and events, a cricket pitch and pavilion, lake, paddling pool, children’s playground, outdoor catering outlets, leisure orienteering course and parking.
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