BIGGAR LITTLE FESTIVAL 2010

Welcome to Biggar Little Festival 2010. This year will be the eighth festival running from Thursday 14th October to Sunday 24th October. Plans are already well under way to bring you an exciting, diverse and fun packed ten days. Whether your passion is music, the arts, drama, comedy or literature, you will be sure to find something for all the family. For our full programme of events check out the events section. 

HOT OFF THE PRESS IS OUR FESTIVAL FLIER featuring highlights of what's on offer at this year's Festival. Visit our news section now to download. The full festival programme is available locally from late August and the Festival Information Centre and Box Office opens on Saturday 25 September at The Gillespie Centre, High Street, Biggar. Opening hours 10am to 4pm Monday to Saturday ( also open Sunday 17 October during Biggar day Out)  PLEASE NOTE TICKETS FOR MOST EVENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE ON LINE FROM 1ST AUGUST.  TICKETS FOR THE COMEDY NIGHT WITH KEVIN BRIDGES WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE ON LINE AND AT THE BOX OFFICE FROM 25TH SEPTEMBER.

SPRING MUSIC FESTIVAL AT PERSILANDS ON SUNDAY 30TH MAY - Despite miserable weather and rain the ten acts got under way with gusto as the Biggar Big band took to the stage and performed a fantastic 60minutes of swing music and song for us.

The Macmillan Cancer Charity's barbecues got fired up and we began to enjoy the delights of their beef and veggie burgers, accompanied by hearty bread rolls or salad. Gordon Young got his bar set up and sold us the odd glass of wine which helped to put a smile on our faces and we gradually forgot all about the miserable weather. Next on stage was the Biggar Ukulele Ensemble who got the audience singing along with their rendition of a host of popular songs  (thanks to Alistair Fyfe for his fantastic photo of the Ensemble).

We were then entertained throughout the afternoon with a fantastic variety of music and song, ranging from the delights of classical flutes through to foot stomping bluegrass blues from the Darlin Clementines, finishing up at around 6.30pm (when the sun finally came out) with some good old Scottish Ceilidh music and dance.

So despite the weather, we had a pretty good day and thanks must go out to all the acts who performed free of charge  and the people who helped put the day together. Fingers crossed for better weather in 2011.  

SPONSORS AND PATRONS

Biggar Little Festival is a registered charity. In 2009 we received funding from the Leader Programme and South Lanarkshire council. However an essential aspect of funding the festival is the support we receive from the local business community and Patrons. The Committee has developed a package to try and ensure that there are mutual benefits to be had from becoming a sponsor and we hope that as visitor numbers continue to grow, the additional publicity will attract more businesses to become involved. We are very grateful to all our Sponsors and Patrons for their continuing support. If you are interested in becoming a Sponsor or Patron please contact Gil Dunn on 01899 223126 or at gil@persilands.com .

VOLUNTEERS - WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE INVOLVED IN 2010?

The Festival Committee is always on the lookout for volunteers. The main committee ( themselves all volunteers) works through a series of sub-committees dealing with different aspects of the festival - including publicity, arts, Biggar Day Out and funding. Over the summer we need people to help with distributing fliers and programmes, and from September onwards volunteers are needed for the Box Office, publicity, setting up exhibitions, "ambassadors" for Biggar Day Out, and general help with making things happen. So if you have a particular interest or expertise or just loads of enthusiasm we would love to hear from you. Please contact Lesley on 01899 220980.