Latest Update is Here

The June issue of Update has been published and is being distributed to all 2,000 households in Whitchurch with an enclosed copy of Whitchurch Town Council's Spring eYe.

I contains information about the Town Centre Improvements programme including the inlcusion of Town Centre private houses i the Paint Your Town scheme, the carnival, Twnag Rocks and more!. You can download a copy here

Festival King & Queen Crowned

Whitchurch has a new Festival King, Queen, Prince, Princess and a whole host of attendants. The second Festival event again filled the Longmeadow Sports and Social Centre and was followed by a disco.

Would be royalty aged from 4 to 13 were asked by MC, Graham Burgess, to explain what they wanted to be and answers ranged from and rabbit through and aeroplane to a special needs midwife; most popular future occupation on the night was vet .

The judges, Mayor and Mayoress, Pete and Pauline Williams, with Noelle Shrubsall and Samantha Lee joined organiser, Anna Nason, in the very difficult task of selecting the senior royals.

Eventually Francesca Dickens was crowned Queen by the Mayoress and her brother Josh was crowned King by the Mayor. Yasmin Mears and Owen Ford-Neath were elected as Princess and Prince. All the other competitors joined in the ceremony and will be attending on the royal family when they next appear during the Carnival Procession on 5 July.

Pauline Forster will be outfitting the Queen.

The King and Queen are crowned	The Royal family

Royal Family, Attendants and Judges	Judges Confer

Sylvanian Invasion

The Gill Nethercott Hall was invaded by Sylvanian (and many other) families this weekend. Whitchurch based business, Sylvian Families were on sale in the Gill Nethercott Hall this weekend and a steady stream of happy looking children emerged clutching new purchases and balloons.

Join in the Carnival

The procession will assemble on Ardglen Industrial Estate from 8am on 5 July and move off at 1pm, led by the Festival King/Queen. The route is down Evingar Road and Lower Evingar Road then left along Bell Street to a decorated Square, where we hope to have some entertainment. The route then follows Winchester Street and Winchester Road to end at Tufton Barracks Cottages, just in time for the start of the Fete on the Millennium Meadow. Entry is open to vehicle-borne floats as well as walking, cycling, dancing, hopping, pogo sticking ........ groups and there will be a each prize for the best vehicle, foot-borne and cycling entry plus diplomas for all entries. Businesses can enter an advertising float but are asked for a donation to Festival Funds.

Entry forms and the rules are now on-line at www.whitchurchfestival.org.uk and available at 1 Winchester Street.

So if you showed your skills as a team in the Pub Race, why not get even more involved for the Carnival, and if you didn't, now's your chance to join in the fun

Become Whitchurch's King/Queen for a Year!

The competition to lead the Carnival Procession and represent the Town for a year is to be held on 14 June at Longmeadow Sports and Social Centre and will be followed by a disco.

The Festival Committee is looking for someone over 12 to lead the Carnival Procession on 5th July and also represent the Town for the rest of the year at various events. If you would like to be this person there's an entry form on-line or at 1 Winchester Street. More information on 892837.