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3-5 July

Author: Karen Howell

  • FRINGE DISCO CHICK RULES THE ROOST

    FRINGE DISCO CHICK RULES THE ROOST

    Haslemere has seen beautifully painted Hogs, Hares and Hounds over the last few years as charity fundraisers – and now it’s the turn of Haslemere Hens – with the artistic team from Canvassing Happiness creating The Disco Chick for the Haslemere Fringe Festival as well as decorating other Hens for good causes!

    Canvassing Happiness, run by Zoe Oliver and Sophie Claret, provides a wide range of art classes and workshops for both children and adults in Surrey and Hampshire.  “Around eight of our talented students, aged between 6 and 14 were involved with the design and painting of the Disco Chick,” said Zoe.  “We all had great fun in the process, which stimulated creativity and artistic imagination across all those involved in this project.”

    The Disco Chick name and theme, not only headlines the fabulous Kitchen Disco Dance Queen, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, who will be playing out the Festival on Sunday 3rd July, but also reflects the inclusive ethos of the Fringe, embracing disco as an iconic dance form.

    Sophie will be invited to sign the Disco Chick and all monies raised from the Chick at the Haslemere Hens auction will go to the Fringe Festival partner charity, The Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice.

    The 2022 Haslemere Fringe Festival runs from Friday 1st – Sunday 3rd July and is located on Lion Green in the heart of Haslemere.  For more information, please go to: www.haslemerefringe.co.uk

     

     

     ABOUT HASLEMERE FRINGE FESTIVAL:

    Haslemere Fringe Festival is a volunteer-led event supported by local schools, youth clubs and local businesses.

    Held on Lion Green in the town the event celebrates music, comedy, dance and poetry, including promoting local musicians and other local artistic talent. With over 50 live bands and a wide variety of entertainment, Haslemere Fringe provides something for all audiences, including families.

    The Festival Village, hosts stalls from a wide variety of local traders, artisans and craft workers as well as providing a delicious range of hot and cold food from local suppliers. In addition, and as you would expect, there are a number of bars serving everything from local gin and craft beers to coffee.

     

    CHARITY

    Haslemere Fringe is proud to support The Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice as the official charity partner for the event. The Hospice offers care for patients in West Surrey and North East Hampshire. To find out more visit: pth.org.uk

     

    Media Contact:

    Debbie Bowyer:        07863 115984

    Email:                       media@haslemerefringe.co.uk

    Web:                        www.haslemerefringe.co.uk

    Facebook:                 HaslemereFringeFestival

    Twitter:                     @HaslemereFringe

    Instagram:               haslemerefringefestival

     

     

  • FRINGE FESTIVAL POETRY HEADLINER ANNOUNCED

    Poet, lyricist, and columnist Matt Harvey, who has been a familiar voice on BBC Radio 4 since 2001 when he co-wrote and co-starred in One Night Stanza, has been announced as the Poetry Headliner for the 2022 Haslemere Fringe Festival, which takes place on Lion Green over the weekend of Friday 1st – Sunday 3rd July.

    Matt also served seven years as regular poet on Saturday Live, hosted two series of The Wondermentalist Cabaret and wrote and performed the adventures of superhero Empath Man.  He was first official Poet-in-Residence at the Wimbledon Championships (“brilliant” the New Yorker) and has been commissioned by – among others – the Science Museum, the Open University and the Energy Ombudsman.

    Performing all over the country and appearing frequently on TV, Matt enjoyed success during lockdown when his Hi Corona Virus poem went viral and Can You Hear Me? his collaboration with composer Thomas Hewitt Jones, reached no. 1 in the Classical Charts. Most recently Praise the Whale was a big hit at COP26, inspiring world leaders to reassess their core values!  For more information about the Fringe Festival go to www.haslemerefringe.co.uk

     

    ABOUT HASLEMERE FRINGE FESTIVAL:

    Haslemere Fringe Festival is a volunteer-led event supported by local schools, youth clubs and local businesses.

    Held on Lion Green in the town the event celebrates music, comedy, dance and poetry, including promoting local musicians and other local artistic talent. With over 50 live bands and a wide variety of entertainment, Haslemere Fringe provides something for all audiences, including families.

    The Festival Village, hosts stalls from a wide variety of local traders, artisans and craft workers as well as providing a delicious range of hot and cold food from local suppliers. In addition, and as you would expect, there are a number of bars serving everything from local gin and craft beers to coffee.

    CHARITY

    Haslemere Fringe is proud to support The Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice as the official charity partner for the event. The Hospice offers care for patients in West Surrey and North East Hampshire. To find out more visit: pth.org.uk

    Media Contact:

    Debbie Bowyer:        07863 115984

    Email:                       media@haslemerefringe.co.uk

    Web:                        www.haslemerefringe.co.uk

    Facebook:                 HaslemereFringeFestival

    Twitter:                     @HaslemereFringe

    Instagram:                haslemerefringefestival

  • FRINGE SESSIONS FUNDRAISER FOR UKRAINE

    FRINGE SESSIONS FUNDRAISER FOR UKRAINE

    The team behind the Haslemere Fringe Festival are proud to announce that last Saturday’s newly formed Fringe Sessions gig, which promotes local emerging and original talent on the first Saturday of each month, attracted over 120 people and raised an incredible £1,400 for the Ukraine Support Appeal!

    Taking place at the popular Shottermill Club, near Lion Green, this upbeat evening includes performances by multiple live bands followed by a DJ set until 1am.

    The March line-up was opened by Big Red Sky, an amazing 8-piece band aged between 9 and 17, followed by local favourite Eloise Carter, young female-fronted group, Creature of Habit, an acoustic set from Yellowlees, and alternative rock band, Risking Nostalgia. The evening was rounded off by a set from local DJ, Louis Vass.

    All the performers and the Shottermill Club kindly donated their fees which, combined with the £5pp entrance tickets and very generous private donations, culminated in the significant contribution to the Ukraine Support Appeal.

    ABOUT HASLEMERE FRINGE:

    The Haslemere Fringe is a registered charity celebrating music, comedy, dance and poetry and promoting local musicians and artistic talent.  A team of Fringe volunteers support and host a variety of local events and artistic initiatives including the bi-annual Haslemere Fringe Festival on Lion Green in Haslemere.

    The Fringe Sessions

    To help promote local emerging and original talent and provide a taster of the Fringe Festival (see below), a series of live events the ‘Haslemere Fringe Sessions’ will be held on the first Saturday of each month at the Shottermill Club in Haslemere, close to Lion Green and a 15-minute walk from Haslemere Train Station. For more information including dates and artists, visit www.haslemerefringe.co.uk/sessions

    Haslemere Fringe Festival

    In 2022 the Fringe Festival will run from 1-3 July. Headliners will include Kitchen Disco legend Sophie Ellis-Bextor, iconic rock/pop band The Feeling, and Britpop favourites Sleeper. In addition, the Fringe Festival will host over 50 live bands, emerging new talent, dance acts, comedy, poetry, children’s entertainment and more, making it one of the South of England’s most vibrant and growing festivals.

    Tickets for the 2022 Haslemere Fringe Festival, which runs from 1st-3rd July, are for sale on-line now at Early Bird rates – For more information, visit www.haslemerefringe.co.uk

    ABOUT SHOTTERMILL CLUB

    The Shottermill Club is a family friendly social club situated on the main road between Wey Hill and Hindhead in Haslemere. Open 7 days a week, the club’s facilities include a function room with stage and bar (where the Sessions will be held), 2 full size Snooker tables, a Pool table, Darts boards, Sky Sports and a large Lounge area with bar.  Membership per person is £25 for the first year and £20 thereafter and allows members to enjoy a heavily subsidised bar.

    For more information go to www.facebook.com/shottermillclub

     

    Media Contact:  Debbie Bowyer – 07863 115984

    Email:                       media@haslemerefringe.co.uk

    Web:                        www.haslemerefringe.co.uk

    Facebook:                 HaslemereFringeFestival

    Twitter:                     @HaslemereFringe

    Instagram:                haslemerefringefestival

     

  • EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG VIDEOGRAPHERS

    To help support our young creative community, Haslemere Fringe is funding a project with partners The Music Works and Jellytree Productions, offering students an amazing opportunity to film major artists at this year’s Haslemere Fringe Festival on 1st-3rd July.

    As part of the opportunity, successful candidates aged 15-19 will join the Jellytree Production team at The Music Works for weekly Monday evening sessions where they will learn how to work as part of a production team and how to film bands from The Music Works as they learn. There will also be monthly Saturday live recorded sessions at The Shottermill Club for The Haslemere Fringe Sessions, where students will have further opportunities to build their skillset before the big weekend.

    The programme concludes over 4 days of ‘access all areas’ set-up, live action production, and de-rig at The Haslemere Fringe Festival on 1-3 July 2022 filming live performances on the stage by acts including Sophie Ellis-Bextor, The Feeling and Sleeper. The successful candidates will join Jellytree Productions to help operate the live video production on the main stage, displaying both live camera feed with video art, animation and effects. I’m sure you will agree that this is an amazing opportunity for any young person interested in how videography within the music industry works!

    To enter, film yourself telling/showing us why you should be selected for this amazing opportunity. Be creative! but please keep the video to 60 seconds or less, and complete the form below: 

    https://www.themusicworks.uk/jellytree-comp-form

    Terms and Conditions apply.

  • HASLEMERE FRINGE SESSIONS LAUNCHED TO PROMOTE LOCAL/ORIGINAL TALENT

    The team behind the Haslemere Fringe Festival have announced an exciting new series of live events promoting local emerging and original talent.

    The Haslemere Fringe Sessions will take place at the Shottermill Club on the first Saturday of each month, with the first event scheduled for 5 February at 19.00.

    The evening will include performances by live bands: Subsetters, Face the Wolves, Sour Kix and Eloise Carter of 30 Degree Cycle, followed by a DJ set until 1am.

    The venue is ideally located close to Lion Green (the site of the main Haslemere Fringe Festival), and just a 15-minute walk from Haslemere Train Station.

    To ensure that the events are accessible to all, tickets will be sold on the door at the very reasonable price of £5, with a discounted rate of £3 for club members.

    Shottermill Club chairman Dave Marden said, “We’re delighted to be able to provide a venue and partner with the Haslemere Fringe team. Although many people don’t realise it, our social club is open to anyone who wants to become a member, including families and people from all age groups. We’re looking forward to welcoming some new faces as well as hearing some fantastic live music.”

    Fringe organiser Paul Ashton said, “The Fringe Sessions will offer audiences a taster of the main Fringe Festival on 1-3 July, but more significantly they’ll provide a performance platform for the wide variety of local talent that we’re fortunate to have in the Haslemere area.”

     

    ABOUT HASLEMERE FRINGE:

    The Haslemere Fringe is a registered charity celebrating music, comedy, dance and poetry and promoting local musicians and artistic talent.  A team of Fringe volunteers support and host a variety of local events and artistic initiatives including the bi-annual Haslemere Fringe Festival on Lion Green in Haslemere.

    The Fringe Sessions

    To help promote local emerging and original talent and provide a taster of the Fringe Festival (see below), a series of live events the ‘Haslemere Fringe Sessions’ will be held on the first Saturday of each month at the Shottermill Club in Haslemere, close to Lion Green and a 15-minute walk from Haslemere Train Station.

    For more information including dates and artists, visit www.haslemerefringe.co.uk/sessions

    Haslemere Fringe Festival

    In 2022 the Fringe Festival will run from 1-3 July. Headliners will include Kitchen Disco legend Sophie Ellis-Bextor, iconic rock/pop band The Feeling, and Britpop favourites Sleeper. In addition, the Fringe Festival will host over 50 live bands, emerging new talent, dance acts, comedy, poetry, children’s entertainment and more, making it one of the South of England’s most vibrant and growing festivals.

    For more information to to www.haslemerefringe.co.uk  

     

    ABOUT SHOTTERMILL CLUB

    The Shottermill Club is a family friendly social club situated on the main road between Wey Hill and Hindhead in Haslemere. Open 7 days a week, the club’s facilities include a function room with stage and bar (where the Sessions will be held), 2 full size Snooker tables, a Pool table, Darts boards, Sky Sports and a large Lounge area with bar.  Membership per person is £25 for the first year and £20 thereafter and allows members to enjoy a heavily subsidised bar.

    For more information go to www.facebook.com/shottermillclub

     

    Media Contact:

    Email:                       media@haslemerefringe.co.uk

    Web:                        www.haslemerefringe.co.uk

    Facebook:                 HaslemereFringeFestival

    Twitter:                     @HaslemereFringe

    Instagram:                haslemerefringefestival

  • SLEEPER RE-CONFIRMED AS HEADLINERS FOR FRIDAY AT THE HASLEMERE FRINGE 2022

    Britpop favourites Sleeper, who enjoyed huge critical and commercial success in the 90’s with well over a million sales, is to play at The Haslemere Fringe Festival, closing Friday night as part of this hugely popular biennial event, which will run from Friday 1st – Sunday 3rd July 2022.

    With music characterised by astute, observational lyrics and big, hook driven melodies, the group had eight UK Top 40 hit singles including ‘Inbetweener’, ‘Nice Guy Eddie’ and ‘Sale Of The Century’.

    Fronted by one of Britpop’s biggest female stars, Louise Wener, the band also had two tracks featured on the era defining movie ‘Trainspotting’: which was named as one of the best film soundtracks of all time by the likes of music magazine, Rolling Stone.

    Sleeper appeared numerous times on key music shows of the time like TFI Friday, Jools Holland and Top Of The Pops, and played the main stages of Reading, Glastonbury, V and Shepherd’s Bush Empire. The band reunited in 2017, completed a sell-out tour in 2019, and co-headlined a UK tour with The Bluetones in 2021.

    Sleeper will join Sophie Ellis-Bextor and The Feeling who have also been announced as headliners for the 2022 Haslemere Fringe. More great names will be announced soon, including emerging young talent from across the south of England.

     

    ABOUT HASLEMERE FRINGE FESTIVAL:

    Haslemere Fringe Festival is a volunteer-led event supported by local schools, youth clubs and local businesses.

    Held on Lion Green in the town the event celebrates music, comedy, dance and poetry, including promoting local musicians and other local artistic talent. With over 50 live bands and a wide variety of entertainment, Haslemere Fringe provides something for all audiences, including families.

    The Festival Village, hosts stalls from a wide variety of local traders, artisans and craft workers as well as providing a delicious range of hot and cold food from local suppliers. In addition, and as you would expect, there are a number of bars serving everything from local gin and craft beers to coffee.

     

    CHARITY

    Haslemere Fringe is proud to support The Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice as the official charity partner for the event. The Hospice offers care for patients in West Surrey and North East Hampshire. To find out more visit: pth.org.uk

    Media Contact:

    Debbie Bowyer:        07863 115984

    Email:                       media@haslemerefringe.co.uk

    Web:                        www.haslemerefringe.co.uk

    Facebook:                 HaslemereFringeFestival

    Twitter:                     @HaslemereFringe

    Instagram:    haslemerefringefestival

  • THE FEELING COME HOME TO HEADLINE AT THE HASLEMERE FRINGE FESTIVAL 2022

    Iconic rock/pop band ‘The Feeling’ are coming to Haslemere Fringe Festival on Saturday 2nd July night as part of the three-day event.

    The award-winning band whose hits include ‘Fill My Little World’, ‘Sewn’ and ‘Never Be Lonely’ are fronted by lead singer Dan Gillespie-Sells whose West End musical hit ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’ which was released as a Hollywood Movie in 2021. Their new album ‘Loss. Hope. Love’ is set for release in Spring 2022 and will be followed by a major UK tour.

    The band are mostly from West Sussex and have performed all over the world as well as iconic British venues including the Glastonbury Festival Pyramid Stage and Wembley.

    Festival Director Paul Ashton says: “we’re honoured to have such a world-renowned group of such virtuosity and brilliance join us to celebrate one of the South of England’s most vibrant and growing music, comedy and arts festivals.”

    Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Sleeper have already been announced for the 2022 Haslemere Fringe. More great names coming to the festival will be announced soon, including emerging young talent from across the south of England.

     

    ABOUT HASLEMERE FRINGE FESTIVAL:

    Haslemere Fringe Festival is a volunteer-led event supported by local schools and youth clubs, local businesses including The Herald Newspaper Group, BBC Surrey and Wey Valley Radio.

    Held on Lion Green in the town the event features a number of stages with something for audiences of all ages celebrating live music comedy, dance and poetry, as well as welcoming in past years famous artists including ‘Scouting for Girls’ and soul legends ‘The Real Thing’.

    At the event, the Festival Village includes stalls staffed by local traders and artisans, as well as hot and cold food served and bars serving everything from local gin and craft beers to coffee.

     

    CHARITY

    Haslemere Fringe is proud to support The Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice as the official charity partner for the event. The Hospice offers care for patients in West Surrey and North East Hampshire. To find out more visit: pth.org.uk

     

    Media Contact:

    Debbie Bowyer:        07863 115984

    Email:                       media@haslemerefringe.co.uk

    Web:                        www.haslemerefestival.co.uk

    Facebook:                 HaslemereFringeFestival

    Twitter:                     @HaslemereFringe

    Instagram:                haslemerefringefestival

     

  • SOPHIE ELLIS-BEXTOR RE-CONFIRMED AS HEADLINER FOR HASLEMERE FRINGE FESTIVAL 2022

    Kitchen Disco legend Sophie Ellis-Bextor will play out the last night, Sunday July 3rd of one of the South of England’s best-known festivals – The Haslemere Fringe.

    Sophie was originally booked to perform at the 2020 Fringe, which sadly had to be cancelled due to the pandemic.  Since then, her fame rocketed during the Covid-19 lockdown when her weekly ‘Kitchen Disco’ live Instagram streams provided a means of virtual escapism for everyone tuning in.

    Each week, underneath the family’s sparkling kitchen disco ball, Sophie, her husband Richard Jones (who also plays bass in Sophie’s live band), and their children’s familial exuberance put a smile on the face of the hundreds of thousands watching. The individual videos of songs from the performances also garnered millions of views on Twitter.

    Sophie went on to release a greatest hits album ‘Songs from the Kitchen Disco’ which includes her previous Top 10 hits, ‘Groovejet’, ‘Murder On The Dancefloor’ and ‘Take Me Home’ as well as a cover version of the Alcazar song ‘Crying at the Discoteque’, which she had performed during her lockdown concerts.

    She also launched a podcast, Spinning Plates, with each one-hour episode featuring an interview with another working mother about the difficulties and joys of a work/life balance. With episodes featuring the likes of Fearne Cotton, Myleene Klass and Caitlin Moran, it has become Apple’s number one Parenting podcast.

    Festival Coordinator Paul Ashton said “we’re delighted that Sophie Ellis-Bextor has agreed to re-sign for 2022 and close this year’s festival. We’re proud that artists of Sophie’s stature, now recognise the Haslemere Fringe as one of the leading festivals in the South of England. 2022 is set to be the best party yet”.

     

    ABOUT HASLEMERE FRINGE FESTIVAL:

    Haslemere Fringe Festival is a volunteer-led event supported by local schools and youth clubs, local businesses including The Herald Newspaper Group, BBC Surrey and Wey Valley Radio.

    Held on Lion Green in the town the event features a number of stages with something for audiences of all ages celebrating live music comedy, dance and poetry, as well as welcoming in past years famous artists including ‘Scouting for Girls’ and soul legends ‘The Real Thing’.

    At the event, the Festival Village includes stalls staffed by local traders and artisans, as well as hot and cold food served and bars serving everything from local gin and craft beers to coffee.

     

    CHARITY

    Haslemere Fringe is proud to support The Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice as the official charity partner for the event. The Hospice offers care for patients in West Surrey and North East Hampshire. To find out more visit: pth.org.uk

     

    Media Contact:

    Debbie Bowyer:        07863 115984

    Email:                       media@haslemerefringe.co.uk

    Web:                        www.haslemerefestival.co.uk

    Facebook:                 HaslemereFringeFestival

    Twitter:                     @HaslemereFringe

    Instagram:                haslemerefringefestival

  • 2022 HASLEMERE FRINGE FESTIVAL TO LAUNCH AT THE CHRISTMAS MARKET

    The Haslemere Fringe Festival is bouncing back after the pandemic and is set to launch at Haslemere’s Christmas Market on Sunday 5th December.

    The 6th Fringe Festival will run from Friday 1st – Sunday 3rd July 2022 on Lion Green, just off Wey Hill in the heart of Haslemere and promises to be the best yet!

    This fantastic, family-friendly festival experience hosts world-famous headliners, over 50 live bands, emerging new talent, wonderful dance acts, hilarious comedy, thought provoking poetry, children’s entertainment and so much, more making it one of the South of England’s most vibrant and growing festivals.

    Extra Early Bird tickets have already sold out as they were allocated to existing ticket holders (from the cancelled 2020 event). Early Bird tickets will be available from 5th December and offer considerable savings.

    As well as attracting thousands of visitors from across the Three Counties and beyond, the partner charity for the 2022 Fringe will be Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice Care, a local charity that provides a range of free services to ensure that adults living with an advanced or terminal illness can make the most of their lives.

    For more information on all aspects of the 2022 Haslemere Fringe Festival, please go to www.haslemerefringe.co.uk

     

    ABOUT HASLEMERE FRINGE FESTIVAL:

    Haslemere Fringe Festival is a volunteer-led event supported by local schools, youth clubs and local businesses.

    Held on Lion Green in the town the event celebrates music, comedy, dance and poetry, including promoting local musicians and other local artistic talent. With over 50 live bands and a wide variety of entertainment, Haslemere Fringe provides something for all audiences, including families.

    The Festival Village, hosts stalls from a wide variety of local traders, artisans and craft workers as well as providing a delicious range of hot and cold food from local suppliers. In addition, and as you would expect, there are a number of bars serving everything from local gin and craft beers to coffee.

     

    CHARITY

    Haslemere Fringe is proud to support The Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice as the official charity partner for the event. The Hospice offers care for patients in West Surrey and North East Hampshire.

    To find out more visit: pth.org.uk

    Media Contact:

    Debbie Bowyer:        07863 115984

    Email:                       media@haslemerefringe.co.uk

    Web:                        www.haslemerefringe.co.uk

    Facebook:                 HaslemereFringeFestival

    Twitter:                     @HaslemereFringe

    Instagram:                haslemerefringefestival