The town of Bourne came alive with this event organised by Bourne Round Table.

A group of 13 members, the Round Table juniors, family, friends and sponsors along with the usual band of volunteers both running the gate or the bar.

Once again I had the pleasure of helping collect the admission fee and the feedback was excellent. The marquee had over 50 beers and lagers and more than 20 ciders from local breweries.

Visitors were entertained by an array of talented local bands throughout the weekend and Tuby's funfair provided rides and stalls to keep the children amused.

There was also a good selection of food, charity and craft stalls. The scouts were responsible for collecting the rubbish, St John Ambulance were there to give first aid and security was taken care of by the mobile CCTV monitoring unit.

The Bourne Festival could not have run more smoothly. Now it's back to quiet Bourne, still the is always next year to look forward to.

Peter Squires
George Street
Bourne


BOURNE and District Round Table would like to express their gratitude and thanks to the following businesses who offered support and sponsorship during this year's Bourne Festival:

Donations - Warners Midlands plc; B W Riddle.

Banners/donations: Ken Shepherd & Son Haulage; Branch Bros;The Angel Hotel and Brasserie.

Raffle prizes: VIP Adrenaline; Twenty Acre Spa.

General help: J T Catering; Hewdens; The Dormy House; Sally Iredale; Bourne Scouts; A J Scaffolding; Bourne Fire Protection Services;
Barrels: John Taylor Builders; Bakkavor Bourne Salads; Exterior Enhancements; Fovia; Heritage Refurbishment; G W Tickler; Bourne 2 Drive; Bourne Tractors Ltd (J W Doubleday); Bourne Skip Hire & Recycling Ltd; Lees Scaffolding Services Ltd; Martin Bradley Body Repairs; Bourne Citroen Centre;

Bourne Taxi Ltd; Dave and Linda Parker; Montaz Indian; Fitzgerald Bed Centre Ltd; The Wishing Well Inn; Stephen Knipe & Co; Bourne Textile Services Ltd; Intone Design Ltd; Thurstons; Shilling Media Services; Moore & Scrupps Jewellers; Wherry & Sons Ltd; Market Place Publications; Rose Fire Engineering Ltd; Accuvista; CMS; RAOB club (buffs); S F Spridgen & Son; NW Produce.

We would also like to thank the 80 or so volunteers who helped behind the bar this year. The Bourne Festival would not exist without this support from the local businesses and community and Bourne and District Round Table are very grateful.

Neil Bothwell
Badger Lane,
Bourne Spokesman for Bourne Round Table