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For the 12th consecutive year, and our first at the fabulous rural location of Coombes, this popular festival will again bring sleepy Sussex to life in June 2007. The main bonus of our great new venue is that we have been able to reinstate Sunday afternoon as a full session with entertainment for the first time since our days at Southwick.

As usual the event is organised by the founders of Glastonwick, namely chart-busting (Seagulls Ska) local poet and musician Attila the Stockbroker and international cask beer advocate Alex Hall. Matt Wickham of Dark Star Brewery is also helping this year with some of the planning that has to be done.

As in previous years, we promise you a weekend of enormous quantities of delicious real ale (including many new brews as usual), farmhouse cider, perry, and top quality entertainment.

Frequent trains run to Shoreham from Brighton, Worthing (both only 10 minutes away by train) and other stations along the West Coastway Line. From there, jump on our special shuttle bus linking the festival with Shoreham High Street and Railway Station, Southwick Square and Manor Hall Road, and Portslade.

This year camping is offered on site for only £3 per night (Friday and Saturday). Note you MUST book in advance if you wish to camp on site.

OPENING TIMES:
Friday 15th June: 6pm to midnight;
Saturday 16th June: 12 noon to midnight;
Sunday 17th June: 12 noon to 6pm.



BEER, CIDER, FOOD, MORE BEER...

* About 65 cask-conditioned ales, all from small independent breweries -
mostly unusual but with a few 'old favourites'.

* About 10 farmhouse ciders and perries.

* Quality food (including veggie options).


MUSIC & POETRY

Entertainment
compered by
Attila the Stockbroker.

***LISTEN TO SOME OF THESE BANDS ON THE GLASTONWICK MYSPACE PAGE***

Friday evening:


Saturday:

  • THE KING BLUES + +
        Hot new conscious rudeboy ska, straight outta Hackney...
  • DATES (feat. BOB GROVER) + +
        Making a welcome return, their debut album is out now...
  • DROOKIT DOGS + +
        Weird, infectious Velvetsesque melodies...
  • RICHARD STRANGE + +
        A rare appearance from the legendary Doctors of Madness and Cabaret Futura frontman...
  • GEOFF BERNER + +
        Bitingly satirical Brechtian accordionist-songwriter from Vancouver...
  • FRACTURED +
        The Fall meet Magazine at a Nightingales gig...
  • PHIL JEAYS +
        Midhurst's answer to Jacques Brel!
  • ALISTAIR HULETT + + +
        Glasgow's (and Sydney's) foremost radical songwriter, ex-Roaring Jack...
  • ANHREFN + + +
        Pioneers of Welsh language punk!
  • CLAIRE MOONEY
        Manchester singer-songwriter tells it how it is...
  • ASBO DEREK +
        Half Ban Half Biscuit...
  • THE ANTE-ROOM
        Alternative punk/rock/pop...


Sunday afternoon:


Artists may not necessarily appear in the order listed above.




TICKETS:

Tickets can be reserved from Attila from April 2007:

Send a cheque made out to Barnstormer Events with your ticket requirements and an SAE to
P.O. Box 668, Portslade, East Sussex, BN42 4BG. This is the best way of ensuring tickets if you live too far away to purchase from one of the local outlets.

Friday evening (6pm to midnight): £5
Saturday (noon-midnight): £10
Sunday daytime (from 12 noon): £5

Camping tickets (Friday and Saturday nights): £3 per person per night (from outlets or direct from Attila).
NB: These MUST be purchased in advance so we know how many campers we've got!

Tickets will be on sale at the following outlets from 10th April:
  • The Evening Star, 55-56 Surrey Street, Brighton (01273 328931);
  • The Duke of Wellington, 368 Brighton Road, Shoreham-by-Sea (01273 389818);
  • The Romans, Manor Hall Road, Southwick (01273 592147);
  • The Fly-In Bar & Restaurant, Shoreham Airport (01273 452300);
  • The Buckingham Arms, 35-39 Brunswick Road, Shoreham-by-Sea (01273 453660).

It is strongly advised to purchase your tickets in advance to avoid disappointment.

Please note that the organisers reserve the right to refuse admission.


VOLUNTEERS:

We will be relying on volunteers to serve and do other duties while the event is on (volunteers are also needed for the set-up).

If you would like to help us or enquire about helping please email Alex Hall:

Volunteers will be rewarded with free beer vouchers and a complimentary t-shirt.


CHILDREN AND DOGS

Children are permitted but they must be subject to responsible supervision. There may possibly be tractor rides on Saturday afternoon (consult the venue).

Dogs are not permitted anywhere on the site as it is a working farm, sorry.


Attila the Stockbroker and Alex Hall (in conjunction with
The Dark Star Brewing Co., Adur District Council, and Church Farm) present...


GLASTONWICK 2007

ADUR'S 12th ANNUAL BEER, MUSIC, POETRY, AND MORE BEER FESTIVAL

GLASTONWICK 2007 AT CHURCH FARM, COOMBES

FRIDAY 15 JUNE 2007

+ SATURDAY 16 JUNE 2007

+ SUNDAY 17 JUNE 2007

at

Church Farm,
Coombes,
West Sussex

BN15 0RS
United Kingdom



CLICK HERE FOR A MAP



PLEASE DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE.
USE PUBLIC TRANSPORT INSTEAD.

GLASTONWICK FREE SHUTTLE BUS

Click here for the 2007 timetable


CONTACT:

Prospective campers must contact Attila in advance.

Alex Hall, beer & brewery co-ordinator:
001 917 957 7623
(NOTE - INTERNATIONAL RATE)

Attila and Robina, entertainment co-ordinators:
01273 870875


Enquiries via email:


(beer)


(entertainment)


Glastonwick is an official Adur Festival 2007 event.

Please note that this is not a CAMRA-organised beer festival
(so may not be advertised in their publications).
That said, we do support CAMRA's efforts - there should be a CAMRA stall at the festival.

Glastonwick is a scooper-friendly event.



THERE IS ONLY ONE GENUINE GLASTONWICK!

Glastonwick is not connected to any other beer or music events (apart from any advertised on Attila's or Alex's respective websites), locally or nationally.


What we believe in... [Image courtesy of Eastfield]

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[LAST YEAR'S FESTIVAL]

Page design © Alex Hall.
Logo artist: Felice Wechsler.


This page was last updated 11 June 2007.


Disclaimer: We cannot be held responsible for any inaccuracies, alterations, or fuzzy heads the day after.