September 13, 2013 —
A particularly successful event held at Moorish on Thursday night of the Festival, the Pizza and Poetry event combined to provide us with some top notch entertainment along with those wonderful wood-fired pizzas. Taunton based poetry groups Fire River Poets and Junction 25 we both well represented, as well as those who came along of… Continue Reading »
September 10, 2013 —
When people say policemen get younger all the time – they clearly haven’t heard about some of our 10 Parishes Festival artists! First it was the schoolchildren and young people of Wiveliscombe Primary School plus Kingsmead Community School, then we heard about successful sculptor Jessica (aged 17 – see details here), and now Fire River Poets… Continue Reading »
September 6, 2013 —
If you go down to the woods today…adventures of all kinds are on offer at Haydon Hill Wood in Chipstable, in the special Festival event A Thousand Feet Up. Set in this beautiful 14 acre wood, just over 1000 feet above sea level, it’s the first year for this new and stunning venue for some… Continue Reading »
August 22, 2013 —
We’re getting set to welcome well over two and a half thousand people to the delights of the 10 Parishes Festival Street Market on Sunday September 8 and there will be masses of stalls selling everything from local produce to crafts; great music all day and a fantastic atmosphere and Carnival. Over 60 stalls will… Continue Reading »
August 16, 2013 —
It’s nearly time for all the fun of Carnival in Wiveliscombe as part of the 10 Parishes Festival – and three special workshops have been laid on for people of all ages, so they can create a Carnival outfit or accessory and join in the person powered procession on Sunday September 8. This will be… Continue Reading »
June 1, 2013 —
There’s so much going on in the arts around our area, and exchanging information so that ever wider circles hear about us – and we about them, will benefit all. Recently we’ve become members of TAPA, the Taunton Association of Performing Arts. We’ll be putting our 10 Parishes Festival dates in their calendar –… Continue Reading »
May 9, 2013 —
We’ve reached a major milestone – the 2013 Festival website has gone live! With over 100 artists, craftspeople and performers all signed up we’re well on the way now, and the website is a fantastic guide to the wonderful variety that is the 10 Parishes Festival. With everything from stunning and evocative art and craft… Continue Reading »
March 20, 2013 —
Come to the Festival Street Market this year and you’ll find artisan bakery Tracebridge Sourdough attracting visitors like bees to flowers – along with all the other sixty fabulous food and drink producers, plus craft stalls. Tracebridge Sourdough is also taking part in the Local Producers Market, just about to launch from April 6th at… Continue Reading »
March 2, 2013 —
Crepe makers, cake makers, sausage sellers, purveyors of beautiful jewellery and crafts – anyone who’s ever been, will know the 10 Parishes Festival Street Market is one of the most bustling and delightful you could hope to enjoy. Now producers and traders are already hot on the trail of a sought after stall at the… Continue Reading »