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Event Features 2008
Book the date in your diary and give yourself lots of time as there is so much to get involved with that you and your family will need a whole day to enjoy the canalside and all the activities.
The Day At A Glance
11am/12.30pm/ Fire Service demonstrations in the canal at the rear of
2.00pm/3.30pm Woolworths
11.30am/12.30pm/ Free Canalside walks with Brian Little – meet at Tooley’s
2.30pm/3.30pm Boatyard
3.00pm Boaters Christian Fellowship Open-Air Service by Spiceball
Park under the Tom Rolt Bridge
4.00pm Meet at the Makendoo Marquee for the Banbury 400
Parade Workshops going on all day on Cherwell Plaza
for children to make masks and banners for this parade.
4.15pm Town Mayor & Chairman Cherwell District Council to
present prizes inside Banbury Museum for colouring
competition.
Events Happening All Day
Programme of traditional dance and music on Sovereign Forecourt
Boat taxi services from Sovereign and rear of Woolworths
Boat trips northbound from Sovereign Wharf
Vintage double-decker bus rides from Bays 1 and 2 in bus station and from Compton Road
Sealed Knot Living History Encampment on Bridge Street Park
Horse & Cart Rides, plus Falconer and children’s activities in Spiceball
Folk Festival in General Foods Garden
Blacksmith’s demonstrations, chandlery and canal crafts at Tooley’s & Sovereign
French and Continental Market
Ooh-la-la! - Brunomart’s French & Continental market is coming to Banbury Canal Day Compton Road Car Park
A hearty welcome for Brunomart’s market traders as they descend with their ‘ambiance française’ created by the French & Continental stallholders with their wares and fares in tow, transforming Compton Road Car Park into a French style boulevard.
Shop French style on Sunday 5th October 09:00am – 5:30pm.
Now in its eighth year, Brunomart’s French & Continental market offers the diversity and speciality of traditional French & Continental products.
Its traders offer up tempting delights such as an excellent selection of cheeses, olives, charcuterie and patisserie - follow your nose to the heart-warming smell of bread and pastries; and let’s not forget those wonderful strings of onions, shallots and garlic!
Other delicious products include Soupe de poisson and confit de canard and for the sweeter tooth there is a variety including those famous crepes with gorgeous toppings such as Grand Marnier or chocolate.
Also on sale are household wares such as French African Crafts, earthenware, Leather Goods, hand woven baskets, lovely costume jewellery and much more – the choice is yours! Or just come along and soak up the convivial atmosphere and practice your French with our friendly stallholders and our phrase book!
Free Double Decker Bus Rides
The Oxford Bus Museum have very kindly agreed to
bring one of their vintage double-decker buses through to Banbury Canal Day this year. The free trips will run from Bays 1 and 2 in the bus station –
please queue by these bays on the canalside – the gates will open when
passengers can embark or disembark. The free bus trip will take passengers to the Bridge Street traffic lights, left into Cherwell Street and Concorde Avenue, left into
Hennef Way, left
again into Southam Road and left into Castle Street.
The first stop off will be in Compton Road opposite Hurrans Garden Centre.
Alight here for boat trips from Sovereign Wharf, the 6 hour dance and music programme on Sovereign’s forecourt and enjoy the Continental market plus
the main food and drink area. Passengers can board the bus in Compton Road.
The bus will return to the bus station via Cherwell Drive and Cherwell Street.
This service will operate at regular intervals between 11am and 4.30pm throughout the day.
Visit www.oxfordbusmuseum.org.uk for more information.
Free Boat Rides
Two day boats will transport passengers between Woolworths and Sovereign Wharf and a third will operate as a boat trip. All are free with donations to IWA.
Making a Splash with the Fire Service
Following
a number of tragic incidents on the Oxford Canal in Banbury
this year, Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service will be demonstrating the
enormous benefits of always wearing a life jacket when on a canal boat.
The Swift Water Rescue Team will be "MAKING A SPLASH" in the canal to
show how a life jacket works. The Banbury fire crews will have on
display the new water rescue equipment that has been purchased by
Oxfordshire County Council for the Fire and Rescue Service following the
floods of 2007.
There will also be a floating fire engine paddling up and down the canal giving fire safety advice to boat owners.
Sealed Knot Society visit Banbury Canal Day
The
Lord Robartes' Regiment of Foote (Sealed Knot Society) will have an
encampment on the Bridge Street Park area at the
far south of the site. Lord
Robartes Regiment of Foote are members of the Sealed Knot whose object
is to promote historical research whilst raising the public’s historical
awareness of the English Civil Wars. The Living History Military
Encampment will include displays and re-enactments.
Don’t forget to visit their encampment to learn
all about life around the time of the Civil Wars and see them lead the
Historic Parade at 4pm from the Cherwell Plaza.
Tooley’s Boatyard
will be open with its historic engines and traditional crafts; spinners,
weavers and potters will be operating ‘under the boardwalk’ adjacent to
Tooley’s with blacksmiths both at Tooley’s and Sovereign, and The Mill
Arts Centre uses the event as its Open Day.
There are historic boats, trading boats, pleasure crafts and a
whole lot more.
Spiceball Park offers activities for children of all ages with horse & cart rides, Fir
Tree Falconry, an 80ft inflatable fun-house, bungee jumping and mobile climbing wall with lots
of food and drink to whet the appetite whilst
watching the children enjoy themselves.
Brunomarte will take over most of Compton Road car park with the irresistible flavours of the Continent and Castle Quay South car park will be brimming with crafters, traders and local charities selling their wares. See the Sealed Knot Living History Encampment on the Bridge Street Park with classic & vintage cars on the Bridge Street Open Space.
Makendoo are back on the Cherwell Plaza with a historical workshop for children to make banners and masks ready for the Parade at 4pm lead by the Sealed Knot, and don’t miss the Fire Rescue service giving water demonstrations opposite Woolworths and Banbury & District Canoe Club’s Bellboat competition south from The Mill.
No time to catch your breath ~ just build up your stamina and enjoy this eventful day.