2025 PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
​GOLCAR - THIS IS OUR STORY

Town End/Jubilee Square 

10 am – 11 am	Huddersfield Wind Band
11 am – 12 pm	The Big Sing – opening choir​ run by Musica Kirklees - in St Johns Church if the weather is bad
12 pm	May Pole Dancing
12:15 – 1:15​	Halifax Concert Band​
12:30	Rhythm Dance School
1:30 pm	Slaithwaite Band lead the parade from the Vicarage through the village ​Everyone welcome to join in with flags, banners etc… fancy dress is encouraged on the theme of story telling​
2 pm ​	Hathor Belly Dancers
2 pm	​​​Opening procession from the Rose and Crown Car Park.  Red, White and Blue fancy dress optional.​
2 pm – 2:45​	Slaithwaite Band​
2:30 pm	Starlight Dance Troop
3 pm – 4 pm	Huddersfield Brass Band
4 pm	Samba Band

​Re-enactment Groups

11 am	Compagnions de liberation WW2
11:30 am	Historia Normanis ​Training of the Militia
12 pm	Sealed Knot English Civil War
12:30 pm	Pause for SPITFIRE Flyover
12:45	33rd Foot Firing Display
1:30 pm	Parade through the village (all)
2 pm	Sealed Knot display and kids pike drill
2:30 pm	Recreation of a duel – film vs fact
3 pm	Historia Normanis Arming of the Knight and Combat
3:30 pm	33rd Foot display and have a go musket drill
4 pm	Marching through history

St John's Church

11:15 – 12:15	Golcar Community Brass Band
1 pm to 2 pm	Fishing for Compliments
2:30 – 4 pm	Musica Kirklees

Providence Methodist Church

11:30 – 12:30	True Talent Theatre School
1 pm to 3 pm	Musica Kirklees Ukelele Group
3:15 – 4:15	Vintage Brass Band

​Golcar Conservative Club

5:30 - 9:00

Klonk ​supported by special guests. Tickets £2.00 – or pay on the door.

​Things to Do

Drop By Centre – Sycamore Avenue – refreshments available all day
Colne Valley Museum – children’s crafts, Golcar Lily loaves, Art Society exhibition, traditional craft demonstrations, tea room. Open from 10am – 5pm
Thorpe Green Bowling Club – Have a go at bowling. Indoor and outdoor games. Bar open from 11am
Library - Information point, lost and found, Golcar Ginnel Trail leaflets. Entertainers.
Scout and Community Centre – Lots of ‘have-a-go’ crafts. First Aid. Winkle Club Beer and Gin Bar. Activities planned by young people to raise money for WWF (indoors) and Explorer Switzerland trip (carnival games - outdoors). Storytelling.
Golcar Junior School, Manor Road - Various children’s groups throughout the day
Manor Road School Field – Inflatable wipe out balls & bouncing dome. Re-enactment groups camping and conducting demonstrations in the arena on the school fields throughout the day.
Town End/Jubilee Square – Stalls include a wide selection of vintage items, sweets & treats, handmade crafts and artisan gifts. Not to mention the tombola and the pig racing!
Liberal Club – BBQ 1pm – 6pm. Solo Artist from 5pm – Jamie Hulley
Conservative Club – Open all day – all welcome to pop in for a drink.  Helter Skelter Band from 6pm.

Story Tellingy

Look out for the story telling logo at all venues as some stories may be in picture form!
Our Lily Day storytellers will be in the Story tent next to the Scout Centre from 11am-5pm, so pop in and have a listen.
The White Hatter from Wonderland will be at the Library from 11am – or you might even find her in the Library garden,  taking you to amazing places through story

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Flypast

SPITFIRE (x2) FLY PAST – FLIGHT CONDITIONS DEPENDENT (12:30 pm 'ish

Town End/Jubilee Square - Stalls

Webby Head, Haidee Phipps	Ponchos, blankets, jewellery, lucky dips, henna, doll head planters, vintage toys
Colne Valley Museum​	craft, vintage items, and childrens gifts
The Yorkshire Bee Lady Yvonne Kilvington	Honey & Hive Products, crafts & gifts
GLD - Pig Race	Pig Race
By and Buy Community Shop​	Preloved games & jigsaws, handbags and scarves
​Jennifer Clarkson	​Old Fashioned Sweets
Vintage Jams Yorkshire - Josephine Barker	​Vintage inspired jams and preserves
​Drop By Centre	​Patchwork, knitted items, handmade crafts
Parkwood Methodist Church	​Tombola
Glam Fairy Accessories	Handmade jewellery in different mediums, Equilibrium jewellery, suncatchers, scarves and accessories (keyrings, pompoms etc), kids toys at pocket money prices, lucky dip
​Yorkshire Air Ambulance	stationary, cards, caps, waterbottles
Dragonfly Products	Natural dog treat company based in Slawit
​​Milnsbridge Village Hall	Tombola, book sales and bric-a-brac​
Golcar Lily Day	Bottle Tombola & Raffle
The Akeroyd Soapery	Handmade, natural soaps, bath bomb inc kids characters. Other bath shower and skincare, all vegan cruelty free.
J2 Crafts	Handmade knitted items
Happy Turner	Woodturner
Personal Gifts by ​Dahalia Hendrickson	Children's novelty gifts and personal gifts www.pergifts.co.uk
Value	Value
Pamper Baskets & Gifts	bag charms, hairbows, handbags, lads stuff, unicorns, mermaids, superheros, jewellry, watches, lucky dips, Avon products, perfume, makeup
Golcar Guides, 6&9	C​hocolate Tombola
Hand made in Huddersfield	Gifts and Art produced in Huddersfield and hand tied flowers
piccolo_beau	Hair Accessories, Girls Party Wear (Hats, Tiara, Birthday Badges, Skirts and Capes)

Food is available from the following venues

JJ's cafe - open 8:30 till 4 serving breakfasts, lunches, freshly made hot and cold sandwiches, hot and cold drinks
​St Johns Church (inc vegetarian and gluten free)
Providence Methodist Church
Colne Valley Museum
Scout and Community Centre
Yorkshire Craft Butchery
Dixons Ice cream van on Town End
Pizza van and Donut van on the Rising Sun Car Park​
​Fried chicken van and barbeque in Golcar Scout and Community Centre Car Park

Haveli
Commercial
Junction Fisheries
Golcar Fisheries 
Copley’s Butchers
Weavers Shed
​Junction One
Thorpe Green Bowling Club
Conservative Club
​Liberal Club

​Help Point

lost and found etc - Library
​Emergency contact number 07414 683968

​First Aid

Scout and Community Centre

​Toilets

Available in all indoor venues (including disabled toilets)
Extra hired in toilets near the bar at Golcar Scout and Community Centre (including disabled).​

​Parking

There is no parking available in the village centre
Park and Ride from Scape Church
Disabled parking at Scout and Community Centre

​Minibus

to all venues - bus stop in Jubilee Square and can be called by radio to all venue

Sunday 10th May

Sunday Service of Thanksgiving
​10:30am – Providence Church