MAJOR EVENTS IN 2008

Fri 9th to Sun 11th May –  Swanage Railway Beer Festival & Diesel Gala

Mon 26th May – Village May Fair, other villages too*

Thurs 31st  May –  Enid Blyton Fun Day, The Secret Island*

Sat 7th  & Sun 8th  June – Viking & Saxon Weekend*

Fri 13th  - Sun 15th  June – CorFest08, village festival - www.corfest.co.uk

Thurs 24th  to Sun 27th  July – Archaeology Days, living history *

Thurs 24th  - Sun 27th  July - St Edwards Flower Festival, Corfe Castle

Thurs 31st  July – Tess of the D’Urbervilles, open air evening theatre* at 2nd  Aug – Three Parishes Fete,

Tues 5th  Aug – The Merry Wives of Windsor, open air evening theatre*

Mon 11th  Aug – Enid Blyton’s Birthday, Secret messages, stories, games*

Sat 9th  Aug – Corfe Castle Parish Fete, Rectory garden

Thurs 21st  Aug – Peter Pan, open air evening theatre*

Fri 22nd  to 24th  Aug – Purbeck Film Festival, open air cinema, the Castle*

Tues 26th  Aug – Pinocchio, open air evening theatre*

Mon 25th August – Harmans Cross Field Day, Fete, flower show, gymkhana

Sun 31st August – The Beast Run, Start at the Common, West Street

Fri 12th  to Sun 14th  Sept – Swanage Railway Steam Gala,vintage transport

Sat 20th  & Sun 21st  Sept – English Civil War Weekend, living history*

*Events at the Castle (Tel 481294 for details of these and other National Trust events, including theatre and concert presentations and guided walks)