Make sure Sunday 19^th June is in your diaries. The East Finchley Festival will be held in Cherry Tree Wood between 12 noon – 6pm.

Acts for the main stage and community stage are in place. Layout improvements have been made with a new ‘market square’ of stalls in the centre of the field. There are also lots more activities for children including a mega slide, bouncy castle, face painting, story-telling and much more. Food stalls plus over 70 other stalls and the beer tent will be in place.

The street parade theme this year will be books. So come dressed as your favourite book and join the parade which will start at Martins School at 11.30am.

Watch out for raffle tickets which will be on sale soon at some East Finchley stores including Budgens, The Cherry Tree and Lazy Sally’s kiosk in Cherry Tree Wood. All proceeds go to keeping the Festival free.

Check out the latest information on the Festival at our website http://www.eastfinchley.co.uk/ or our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/East.Finchley.Festival

18th April 2011

2011 Festival fights on

The East Finchley Community Festival Committee has declared that, come what may, this year’s Festival in Cherry Tree Woods on Sunday 19^th June will remain free and take place between 12 noon and 6pm.

Barnet Council announced, in February, a substantial hike in charges for the use of parks for events such as the Festival. Negotiations about the level of these newly imposed charges continue between Barnet Council and the Festival Committee.

Roger Chapman of the Festival committee said, “There is no way that we are going to let these new charges stop our successful and free Community Festival. We will redouble our efforts to put on a free Festival that attracts all the family.”

The Festival has never been grant aided by Barnet Council and is run entirely by local volunteers. On the day at least 50 volunteers are needed to sell raffle tickets, steward the event or help in the bar. It you can spare an hour during the day and make a contribution to the success of the Festival let us know. Ring 07983 360 834 07983 360 834 or e-mail us at eastfinchleyfestival@gmail.com

Check out our Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/East-Finchley-Festival/270157876374

10th March 2011