Sutton Summer Festival
Sutton's Summer Festival 2012 incorporating Take Part Take Pride
A wonderful summer of fun for all the family.
This year, thanks to the great community spirit that abounds in Sutton, local people and organisations will be putting on a host of great events and get-togethers in celebration of The Queen's Diamond Jubilee, the Olympics and Paralympics and Take Part Take Pride to create one big summer festival of fun!
Our summer festival will start in May and continue right through to September. Here are just some of the events we've got coming up.
If you have any new events you'd like to tell us about email: summerfestival@sutton.gov.uk
Cheam Charter Fair - Saturday 19 May
The Charter fair is thought to date back to 1259 when Henry III granted Cheam a charter making it a town. There will be a parade from St Dunstan's Church to Park Road to open a market of stalls from local charities, businesses and societies. The fair is steeped in custom, with traders traditionally marking out their stalls with chalk the night before. Historic records dating back to the 1800s prove a fairground accompanied the market. This year the Fair is being held on the Feast Day of St Dunstan's. For more information visit www.cheamcharterfair.org.uk
The Big Top Saturday 19 May
12noon - 5pm
Help us celebrate 20 years of shopping with a one off spectacular event for the whole family to enjoy, when the St Nicholas centre turns into a Circus!
- Amazing Aerial Shows
- DaSilva Circus Marionette Show
- Circus Workshops
- Children's Carousel
- Spiral Youth Theatre performing Seussical
- Stilt Walkers
- Cake Decorating Workshops at Fooood
- Face Painter and Glitter Tattoos
- Games and Food Stalls
- Unicyclist
- Hula Hoop and Circus Skills competitions
- and not forgetting the all important Birthday Cake courtesy Fooood!
Plus we are giving away a 7 night holiday to Antigua and a year's membership to Go-Gym! To enter pick up a leaflet or see this Thursday Sutton Guardian for your entry form.
Closing Date: Saturday 19 May 4pm
Terms and Condition apply, see website for details.
Don't forget the Grand Finale
Taking place at 4.30pm at the Big Top where you will see our amazing aerial artists perform above acrobats and contortionists, and find out who has won the holiday to Antigua and a year's membership to Go-Gym!
IMAGINE 2012 - 1 to 17th June
Sutton's Festival of Arts
Now in its sixth year!
The IMAGINE Festival is all about celebrating and participating in the arts and giving opportunities for local people in Sutton to take part in arts and cultural activities. The Festival's diverse programme of events takes place across the borough in venues such as theatres, heritage venues and libraries.
ALL EVENTS ARE FREE!
Booking in advance may be required
To see this year's programme of events see the brochure: 
Imagine Festival Brochure 2012 [846kb]
For more information about the Festival please contact imagine@sutton.gov.uk
Tel. 020 8770 6986
Queen's Diamond Jubilee Street Parties and Big Lunch Events - Saturday 2 - Tuesday 5 June
To help celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee many neighbours will be getting together in true British spirit to celebrate with street parties and lunches over the bank holiday weekend from 2 - 5 June. The Big Lunch will also be encouraging residents to host a street party on 3 June. It's expected that a record number of people will take part in street parties across the capital. To show our support, the council has agreed to waive the road closure fee and reduce bureaucracy, so if you are planning a street party or Big Jubilee Lunch, please complete the road closure booking form below by Friday 4 May: More information on road closures is available from Peter Loveday on 020 8770 6046, or through emailing traffic.postbook@sutton.gov.uk
The Big Lunch
The Big Lunch is a very simple idea from the Eden Project. The aim is to get as many people as possible across the whole of the UK to have lunch with their neighbours in a simple act of community, friendship and fun.
Last year on Sunday 5th June the best part of two million people took part. in 2012 The Big Lunch falls on the same weekend as The Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations on Sunday 3rd June and as announced by Buckingham Palace The Big Jubilee Lunch will be a part of the main programme of events over the central weekend of the Diamond Jubilee. A record number of people are expected to take part. Why not be one of them!
Request an free pack to get you started
Bunting Template
Download a cutout template to create your own bunting.
Road Closure Application Form
Street Party Road Closure Application Form
Celebrate the Diamond Jubilee at Sutton Life Centre!
Come along and help Sutton Life Centre celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee at our Diamond Jubilee Garden Party on Thursday 7 June from 11am - 4pm.
Join us for a fun packed day with lots of activities for all the family, plus don't miss Richie Woodall, former World Champion, Olympic and Commonwealth Medallist and now GB Boxing Coach who is our special guest speaker!
Royal Fancy Dress Competition
Jubilee Treasure Hunt & Quiz
Bouncy Castle & Inflatable Slide
Climbing Wall Taster Sessions
Sports Sessions
Craft Stalls
Glitter Tattoos & Face Painting
BBQ & Cream Teas
Laughter Yoga
Performers & Music
For more information please contact Sarah Bowden, Marketing Manager on 0208 296 1288, email slc@sutton.gov.uk or visit www.suttonlifecentre.org.
24 Alcorn Close, Sutton, SM3 9PX
St Helier Festival - Saturday 16 June, 12noon - 5pm
The ever popular St Helier Festival is back once more and this year organisers are urging people from across the borough to come along and join in the fun. The festival is a free day of activities with circus shows and workshops in the Big Top, local bands and dancers on the main stage, and a chance for anyone brave enough to try out the Army's assault course. An all day BBQ and Gourmet Bistro will enable you to sample delicious food and this year the message is bring your family, bring a blanket and make a day of the St Helier Festival!
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National Carers Week & National Falls Awareness Week 18-24 June 2012Olympics Torch Relay - Monday 23 July
Helping to spread the excitement of London 2012, the Olympic flame, representing peace, unity and friendship, will be carried by 8,000 inspirational Torchbearers on a 70 day journey through the UK. The Olympic Torch will be shining a light on our borough on Monday 23 July. We will be celebrating this historic occasion in style. Further details of the route will be made public nearer the date.
For more information on travel plans during the Olympics and Paralympics visit http://www.tfl.gov.uk/2012
Send us your pictures
Taking pictures and films of your project or event is a good way to demonstrate to us what you've achieved with your funding award and a great way to capture the success of your event.
Getting your pictures/ films to us
Send your pictures or films to summerfestival@sutton.gov.uk
or put them on disc and post them to:
Debbie Bacon
Communications Team
Civic Offices
St Nicholas Way
SM1 1EA
| If you want to organise a Big Lunch festival on another date during June and July as part of take part take pride festival we'd be really happy to help you achieve this and will be waiving the usual £25 road closure fee. Here's what you need to to |
