Swaines Green Festival
Preparations are now being
made for the 2003 Festival if you woudl like to help with this
year's event please contact us on 07976 429297
Last year's was held on
17/18th August and was a great success attracting thousands of
people - the following are a selection of some of the scenes on
the day:-
The Chigwell Morris Men
The Green Roadshow - Children
enjoying the entertainment inside
The Bug Hunt - One of the many walkways which later
formed part of the lantern walk
On the day of the festival the Assistant Curator of
the Oxford University Museum of Natural History found this variant
of the caterpillar of the Death's Head Hawk Moth(left).
Our photgrapher also found this other unusual variant
which created quite a stir (right).
Portraits by the "world's worst artist" -
One of several "water mirrors"
The Friends of Swaines Green Tent - A storyteller enthralls
both children and adults
The Roman Kiln from Harlow Museum - The Crafts Tent
Goldblade perform and get the audience dancing - one
of many bands that appeared on the day.
The aims and objectives of this festival are:-
1. To raise awareness of the ecological significance of the
site for the local community
2. To create a unique festival that combines the traditional
English country fayre with contemporary arts and music.
3. To hold a festival that is in harmony with the site, consequently
therefore having a strong ethos of conservation, wildlife and
sustainability