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Programme of Events

2024 running order

2025 Coming Soon...   

All timings are approximate, especially flypasts which are also weather dependant.

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

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23:00 -

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10:00 -

 

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13:00​

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15:15

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23:00 -

 

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GATES OPEN

Welcome & Safety Announcements

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Bates Starcraft Owners' Club

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Slipper Stern and Open Launches,

Electric Boat Association

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Thames Traditional Boat Society unpowered

and Umbrella race if wind allows

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'Synchronised Slippers' display

All non-club, then Special Interest craft

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Thames Vintage Boat Club

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Tugs and Working Boats,

Steam Boat Association

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Great War Air Display Team

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Amphibious and Military craft

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Family Dog Show 

on Lower Meadow arena by the Food Court

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Association of Dunkirk Little Ships

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VOCI Chamber Choir - Susan Piggott director,  

on the Crooked Billett stage

 

prior to

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the AWARDS CEREMONY 

also at the Crooked Billet. All welcome!

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AT THE CROOKED BILLETT

Party, featuring music by 

MICKEY GALLAGHER'S EXMEN  and

DING DONG DADDIOS   

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Closedown

 

Silent running until 06:00 Monday

GATES OPEN

Welcome & Safety announcements. 

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All non-club,

then Special Interest craft

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Thames Vintage Boat Club

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Slipper stern launches, tugs and working boats, and Steam Boat Association craft

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'Sychronised Slippers' display team,

Open launches, Electric Boat Association

 

Coracle &/or Sailing Canoe weather dependent

Thames Traditional Boat Society unpowered 

Skiffs and Umbrella Race if wind allows !!

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Association of Dunkirk Little Ships

 

Bates Starcraft Owners' Club

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Amphibious and Military craft

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AT THE CROOKED BILLETT 

Party, featuring live music from

ART THEMAN's Blues & Jazz Quartet, 

and

BUDDY GUYS ROCK & POP ALL STARS

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Closedown

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Silent running until 06:00

10:00 -

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11:00 -

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11:30 - 

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16:00

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16:15 -

 

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21:30 -

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23:00 -

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GATES OPEN

Welcome & Safety Announcements

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Electric Boat Association,

Open Launches, all non-club boats, 

then Special Interest boats

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Bates Starcraft Owners' Club

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Amphibious and Military craft

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Coracle &/or sailing canoe weather depentdant

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Shelter boat launches from slipway

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Tugs and Working Boats, then

the Steam Boat Association

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The Association of Dunkirk Little Ships

 

TVBC's special event -

The Young Boaters' Cruise

 

Family Dog Show

on Lower Meadow arena by Food Court

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Great War Air Display Team

 

Slipper Stern launches

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Thames Traditional Boat Society  unpowered

and  Umbrella race  if wind allows !!

 

'Synchronised Slippers' display

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AT THE CROOKED  BILLETT

Party, featuring live music from

CLEARWATER CREDENCE REVIVAL, &

ROBBERY and SKELETON MAN

 

Illuminated Parades

 

Amphibious in force,

Unpowered Craft then Powered Craft,

plus the bicycles, monocycles, ordinaries, sociables, tandems et al, of 

The Solent Veteran Bicycle & Tricycle Club

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then Crooked Billett party continues

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Closedown

 

 Silent running until 06:00 Sunday

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RIVER PROGRAMMING

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Jan Stanton & Jane Percival

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COMMENTARY

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Jan Stanton

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Bill Dormer

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with Jane Percival, Bob Skinner,

Cliff Colborne and Lyndon Yorke,

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supported by

Mike Stanton, Anne Jensen & Mark Lewis

STEAM PASSENGER BOATS
 

ALASKA departs each day at  1100   1200   1400   1500   1600  (1700)

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WINDSOR BELLE departs  1130  & 1430  Saturday and Sunday only (1630 numbers permitting)

 

 Tickets available on the day from the ticket desk at Pontoon F1 

 

Advance tickets also available;

 

for ALASKA from this website Tickets page,

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and for WINDSOR BELLE from the Culden Faw website

LITTER

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PLEASE PICK UP YOUR LITTER, ESPECIALLY CABLE TIES

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USE THE CIGARETTE BUCKETS PROVIDED

 

WE HAVE TO RETURN THE SITE LITTER FREE

 

NO BUTTS! 

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