GILLINGHAM 2009 FESTIVAL DATES ANNOUNCED
Sports - Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th July
Main arena - Friday 10th - Sunday 19th July
We are delighted to announce that this year's festival will take place starting with sports on the 4th July and then on the 10th July at the now traditional Town Bridge Meadow site.
Check the programme for what is in store.
'Welcome to Gillingham'
Saturday 11th July 2009
at
The Red Lion Riverside Car Park High Street, Gillingham. Dorset
This year, Gillingham Festival, together with Gillingham Rotary Club, are planning an exhibition of local clubs, organizations, societies and charities.
'Welcome to Gillingham' will form part of the 2009 Gillingham Festival and will take place in the Red Lion Riverside Car Park on Saturday 11th July from 10am until 4pm.
The event will give local clubs, charities and organizations the opportunity to promote their group, make new friends and contacts, and gain new members / volunteers, it will also give visitors to the Festival a chance to see what their town has to offer.
So come along and see what our community can do for you.
We are expecting many clubs, charities and organizations to join us including the following:
- Gillingham Action for Nature (GANG)
- Gillingham Walkers
- The Three Rivers Partnership
- Gillingham, Mere and Shaftesbury Lions Club
- Dorset Volunteer Centre • Girlguiding Gillingham
- St Mary Gillingham Scout Group
- Signpost Residents Forum
- Multiple Sclorosis Society, Gillingham & Shaftesbury Branch
- Dorset Army Cadet Force
- Blackmore Vale RSPB Group
- NORDDIS (North Dorset Disability Information Service)
- Gillingham Fair Trade Campaign
- Churches Together
Over the next few months we will be adding more details of a fantastic programme of entertainment, sport and fun.
Check out the gallery for Gillingham Festival 2008 - Here
The Gillingham Festival always needs volunteers so if you would like to help contact us.
If you would like to volunteer, are a performer, represent a performer or have media connections please register so that you can have access to new facilities we are adding for volunteers, performers and media.
The Festival Committee always welcome volunteers. It's fun, it's hard work, it's very rewarding, contact us now!
Click 
for a map of the Festival location.