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Hither Green Week Festival 2010

Now that the festival is over, we’d like to say thank you to everyone who has been involved.  If you missed out you can see the details of the events below or posted on our Facebook page herephotos taken at the events have been uploaded on Facebook also. 

The Hither Green Community Choir got together for the Festival and they had such a great time that they’d like to continue.  If you’d like to join, support or find out more about the choir, please contact Phillip Bell on CommunityChoir@SaintSwithuns.org.uk.

 

 

In conjunction with the Hither Green Community Association’s Hither Green Week, Saint Swithun’s Music Art & Drama Festival

22-29 May 2010

Contact: 0208 8525088 festival@saintswithuns.org.uk

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THANK YOU!!!!

Festival Organisers

Reverend Jane Kustner—Festival Visionary, Leader and Organiser

Phillip Bell—Festival Musical Director and Community Choir Leader

Belinda Haydon—Events Coordinator

Johnny Rhondo—Sound & Electrics

The Hither Green Community Association, in particular Jo Deverson & Juan Carlos Frietman

Tobias Drummonds for his assistance in the initial event planning

 

The Hither Green Community Choir
who performed at the Choral Evensong & Festival Exceptional

Alison Clark      Amy Perry      Audrey Peters      Betty Judge      Chloe Chusney-Nayvillle     
Claire Donegan      Colvin Maloney      Deborah Watkins      Edris Neufuille      Elaine Maloney      Enita Smart      Heather Mitchell      Hilary Dolamore      Iysha Johnson      Jane Kustner      
Jennifer Havford      Joan Eminson      John Perry      Kate Lamb      Katie Clark      Katrin Salyers      Maria Conyard      Mel Lewis      Naomi Takeda      Neville Rawlins      Rachel Conway     
Rachel Rosenberg      Rebecca Asker      Shiela Perry      Tamieka Issacs      Victoria Cookson          
Evensong Organist:  Hugh Sutton

 

Performers & Contributors
in order of appearance

Barn Dance

“Mixed Porter” & Mick the Pole for providing great Barn Dance music

Dacre Morris for dancing at the Spring Fayre & Barn Dance

 

Hither Green Cinema

Elizabeth Mitchell, Lewisham Film Initiative for providing the film “I LUV MATT JOHNSON

Hither Green Cinema group for helping to organise the event
and for recommending
Best v Best vol 1

Ben Honeybone for introducing and showing his film “Keys”

 

!Festival Eclectical! Spoken Word Sessions

Martin Passande

Toby Hawks & Lewis Brown

Lorraine Spencely

Henry Cockburn & Jules on guitar

Rob Gainsford

 

Tea Dance

The ‘Come Hither’ Tea Dance Trio of Strings:
Phillip Bell—viola, Steve Padfield piano and Peter Cook violin

Tony—dancer

Chris Moore & partner

 

!Festival Eclectical! - Tuesday & Wednesday

John Perry—piano

Beaj Johnson —guitar  (& photographer)

Sharona Joshua—fortepiano

 

Local School Performances

Hither Green Primary School Choir 
Choir leader  Deborah Bryan
Choir members:
Lauren     Thanushree            Maximus                 Anojana  
Rakeesh  Toju          Ross        Alisha     
Tairece    Chanelle  Pasha      Sian
Yasmin    Nichola    Claire       Venus

Haberdasher Aske School Barbershop
James Howell  tenor             Ashley Davis  tenor
Ben Freeburn  baritone        Bruce Jones  bass

Jane Jones  cello                   Rick Jones  piano

Lee Manor School
Choir leader  Ali Carter-Moore
Choir members
Morven    Odiri         Jessidhin                 Blesssing                Asiya       Daisy
Ana          Luna        Bonita      Sarah-Angel           Zara         Jacob
Maddie    Helen       Simone    Cequiera                 Izzie         Courteney
Tiana       Martha     Margaret

Instrumentalists  Nye Hughes Watts, Suu-ki Cowardear

 

!Festival Eclectical! Blues Jam

Johnny Rhondo, Sonny B Walker & friends

 

!Festival Exceptional!

Hither Green Community Choir

Martin Ford – piano & organ

Phillip Bell - choir conductor, tenor

Lina Johnsson -soprano

Andrea Kmecova –piano

Rick Jones - lute

Laban dance troupe: Fenella Kennedy, Karin Ahlin, Yolanda Aladeshelu and Nikita Moreno

Jonathan Fisher - Baritone from Royal Opera House

GoodTimes Tribute: Jenessa Qua, Belinda Mollokwu and Jeanette Barrett

Toby Hawkes -Viola

Maria Louisa - International Belly Dancer

Rory Pagan -saxaphone

John Morrisey - Bass from Royal Opera House

Martin Ford -piano

Royal Russell Choral Society:

Liz Begley               Mandi Wright          Maria Latessa        Mark Hampshire   

Salli Ransom          Sally Stewart          Steve Padfield       

 

Festival Party

DJ Benny

 

Children’s Fun & Activity Day

Magic Mike

 

Community Theatre Workshop

Teatro Vivo

 

Grand Organ Concert & Cocktail Party

Organ: Nick Jones

Trumpet: Oliver Bowring

Accompanist   David Willey

Organ  Nicholas Mannoukas

Organ  Brian Preston

 

Caterers & Suppliers

The Sausage Man Limited

The Golden Afternoon Tea Company

ZeroDegrees Brewery, Blackheath

The Co-operative Food—Hither Green

Lewisham High Street market stalls

The Frying Squad

Hand Made Food, Blackheath

TraidCraft

You Don’t Bring Me Flowers

The Station Hotel & Staplehurst Road Traders

Thanks to our congregation, community , neighbours and friends for your support!!  See you next year, or sooner…

Richard Evans, Andrea Ryder, Deane Kustner, Hither Green Brownies & Scouts, David Engwicht, Chris Moore, Nadia, Paulette, Fatima, Kennedy, Anthony Daley,