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Dursley is a lively market town on the Cotswold Way in the heart of Gloucestershire.

On Saturday 11 July 2009 we saw the town filled with exciting activities as the local community came together to celebrate the annual Dursley Festival.

The 2010 event date will be announced later in the year when the committee gets together to finalise the details - but after 2009's highly successful day the very positive feedback received will ensure that the event runs for years to come..

The Procession assembled at left the Broadwell at 1.30pm. The procession was led by the winner of the Rosebuds competition and included a samba band with dancers. They walked up Silver Street, around the Town Hall on the Road, up Parsonage Street (pedestrian), out onto Kingshill Road and into the Recreation Ground. The group procession then did a circuit of the arena then line up for judging, where they were be judged by David Drew, Jane Ball and Claire Marshall from the Gazette.

The rest of the Dursley Festival kicked off at 9:30am with the event being opened by local celebrity Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards at the Town Hall.

At the Love Food Festival in the town centre, you could find a variety of stalls selling local amazing produce.

9.30 – 2.30 Love Food Festival, Creative Kids, Treasure Hunt and Picnic Area

Food stalls, local producers, arts and crafts
Hog Roast
Crepes
Moroccan BBQ
Juice Bar

The Children’s area, on the church green, was an oasis for parents with young children. There were arts activities, inflatables, henna hand painting, face painting and somewhere families could sit and enjoy the festivities.

2.00 – 5.30 Recreation Ground – Children’s Carnival Procession, Barrow Race, Fair, Stalls and Displays - Click here to see all the stalls

Family fun was the order of the day on the Recreation Ground , which ran from 2pm – 5:30pm with over 25 stalls from across the region. Some offered spectacular displays whilst others were simply there to give advice and information. The programme for the Recreation Ground was –

2.00pm - Procession arrives on Dursley Recreation Ground
2.15pm - A38 Motorcycle Club and Motorcycle Action Group Display
2.30pm - African Sambistas Samba Dancing and Drumming
3.00pm - Shokaz Dance Display
3.10pm - Salsa Performance and workshop
3.45pm - Hula Hoop Workshop
4.00pm - Circus Skills Workshop
5.30pm - End

Other exciting things happening on the day were –

1 – 2.30pm Rednock Swing Band in Dursley Town Centre

Treasure Hunt – Organised by Andy Barton
Courtyard Clinic Open Morning 10-12am - a free taster sessions of Reiki; Acupuncture and Holistic Massage was available
Display of all the winning entries of the Dursley Festival Photography Competition

If you are interested in putting a stall on the Rec for 2010 or have a display team that needs some publicity please contact us