Saturday 11 July 2009 will see the town filled with exciting activities as the local community comes together to celebrate the annual Dursley Festival.

9.30 – 2.30 Love Food Festival, Creative Kids, Treasure Hunt and Picnic Area.  There will be:

• Activities showing how to grow and cook your own food through workshops, tastings and information sessions.
  Stallholders selling a range of  locally-sourced seasonal produce will be in the town centre with fresh bread, vegetables, fruit, jam, cakes, fish and meat. There will also be a juice bar and barbeque.
  
• Entertainment for the young ones including a magician, inflatables, face painting and crafts activities will keep the children happy.
  
• The Rednock Swing Band will be playing over lunch-time by the Picnic Area amongst the straw bales

1.30 – 5.30 Recreation Ground – Children’s Carnival Procession, Fair, Stalls and Displays.

• Starting in the Broadwell at 1.30pm the Children’s Procession will snake through the town finishing at the Recreation Ground.  This year’s theme is “Fairytales “

•  There will also be stalls and a Fairground in the Recreation Ground