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All the fun of the (Bohemia Village) fair

Kat and Jewels - planning the first Bohemia Village Fair.

Kat and Jewels - planning the first Bohemia Village Fair.

Kat Lee and Jewels White are planning to stage the first Bohemia Village Fair – from 1pm to 9pm on 12th August on the green space between Summerfields Leisure Centre and the ambulance station.
 Kat and her co-organiser Jewels, together known as Purple Furball Events, have previous experience in the Hastings area and elsewhere of putting on big public events. ‘I was one of the organisers behind the Green Fair two years ago, and before that while I was still in London I put on the the annual ‘Chill on the Hill’ in Crouch Hill,’ says Kat. ‘Jewels was part of the team behind the Mad March Fair here in Hastings.’ Kat also plays in a band called Red Diesel, which performs once a month at the Rooms in St Leonards.
 The duo have ambitious plans for the Village Fair. ‘We’ll have a stage for local bands, and a drum village organised by the Centre of Creativity, who are based in West St Leonards. There’ll be a space for other performers, too – poets, dancers, gymnasts and circus performers. Gyros, who rehearse at the YMCA – they’ll be there. Then there’ll also be a children’s arts tent run by Andreswald Arts and Recycling, where kids can learn rag-weaving and peg-doll making, or take their turn on a solar-powered Scalextrix,’ says Kat, ‘Plus we’re planning a nature trail through Summerfields Woods. And of course there’ll be refreshments stalls, including a veggie food stall run by the Rooms.’
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Kat says any bands wanting to play at the event should contact the Rooms in St Leonards. Local traders or community groups who want to take a stall, or anyone interested in performing or volunteering their services, can contact Kat at:
kat.leeryan@btinternet.com. Meanwhile, keep reading the Village Voice over the coming months to learn more about this exciting event as it takes shape.

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