21st National Street Music Festival
Belper, Derbyshire
Friday - Sunday 16th - 18th May 2003

Friday May 16th

6pm – 9pm Registration – Salvation Army Hall, Belper Market Place

8.30pm Choice of two Concerts!
Either:
At Nailers FC, Belper – Lester Simpson, Helen Watson
Or:
At the Queens Head pub, Belper (n.b. upstairs venue – no lift) – Robb Johnson with Saskia Tompkins.
Doors open at 8p.m.; artists on stage at 8.45 p.m.
Start the weekend off in style!

Saturday May 17th

8am – 4pm Registration & signing up for workshops – Salvation Army Hall, Belper Market Place

Green Fair in Belper Market Place

10am – 11.30am Rehearsals for mass sing, Belper Leisure Centre. Please try and arrive on time!

12.15pm Mass sing, Memorial Gardens, Belper, featuring world premier of ‘Sing Out,’ the specially-commissioned 21st festival song written by Lester Simpson. Also to include short performance, prepared especially for the festival, from massed choir of Belper children.

2pm – 4pm Take over the town! Busking in and around the streets of Belper, taking in the town’s interesting history along the way with a new heritage trail map published to commemorate the festival weekend.

4.30pm - 6pm Workshops.

7.30pm 21st Anniversary Choirs’ Night at Belper Leisure Centre. A chance for all participating choirs to strut their stuff on stage and celebrate 21 years of incredible festivals.

Sunday May 18th

9.45am - 11.15am Workshops

11.30am Take our guided walk or check out the Derwent Valley Heritage Centre (free entry on production of festival programme). For the walk, meet in the car park of Derwent Valley Heritage Centre (next to the bridge) at 11.30am.

12.30pm-3pm Picnic and more mass singing in Belper’s beautiful River Gardens, including another slot from the Belper children’s choir formed especially for this festival.

The Leisure Centre is a 15 minute walk from the town centre. It has an extensive car park for those who wish to drive there, and there will also be a free shuttle bus service operating between the town centre and the Leisure Centre at appropriate times.
For enquiries outside the times Registration is open, if you are unable to locate a steward to answer your question, or for emergencies, please telephone 07791 – 445076. Please note this number will only be operational during the festival weekend.