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The Dunchurch Festival Group not only organizes the Village Fête but also a number of other events throughout the year; so why not look at our Events section, or use the links on the right of this page.
Funds raised from these events are fed back into the community. If you would like to help out, generally get involved or request funding please contact us
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Dunchurch Pantomaniacs Presentation
For over 20 years the Dunchurch Pantomaniacs have been staging Pantos to entertain the community whilst they have had lots of fun AND raised a lot of money for local good causes. The Group have a tradition of encouraging young talent and over the years more than 200 juniors have performed on stage or helped out the technical crew. Long may this tradition continue. On 30th April the Pantomaniacs were delighted to present cheques for over £5000 in total to a variety of causes which were close to the hearts of villagers past and present. Amongst those pictured receiving donations from Pantomaniace Director Paul Smith were Acorn Children's Hospice, Arden Cancer Ward, Bradby Club for Young People, Dunchurch Library, Rugby Pawprints, and Myton Hospice. In addition donations were made to Cancer Research UK and Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance and 2 villagers were assisted in the purchase of aids for disability
Dunchurch Christmas Card Competition
The Dunchurch Festival Group would like to thank everyone for their entries to the Village Xmas Card Competition (as invited to do so throught the Rugby Advertiser's District Diary). Of the ten or so entries, half were orginal art works and the balance were photgraphs. The Rev. Malcolm Garratt was kind enough to review all the entries (with a very informed eye as a keen photographer and amateur artist himself) and short listed two entries. Festival Group Chairman Rob Collins and our website creator and Committe Member Rowan Moore were then asked to decide the winning entry. On balance they decided on the card submitted by Pat Judge, well known in the Village for her theatrical make-up talents at the Play & Panto and very popular with the children for her face painting on Fete Day. Congratulations to Pat and well done to everyone who took part. We look forward to seeing the finished article in plenty of time for all the organisations in the Village to be able to sell the cards and devote the profits to their own causes.
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Jazz Band Boogie - Saturday 12th May!
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Diamond Jubilee Variety Show - Tuesday 5th June!
Calling all budding or established entertainers in the Village!
As part of the village Diamond Jubilee Celebrations the Festival Group are staging a Variety Show (tentatively named as "My husband and I") on the evening of Jubilee Day itself (Tuesday, 5th June).
If you have an entertaining 'act' (not necessarily Royal themed) that might be suitable; singing, dancing, knife throwing or elephant riding etc. then please get in touch with the Show Organiser Mike Judge via out Contacts page
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Progressive Supper - Saturday 16th June!
Dunchurch’s Annual Progressive Supper is a very sociable event and more about meeting new people in the village, catching up with old friends and having a good time, rather than the food.
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Dunchurch Village Fête - Saturday 23rd June!
The theme at this year's fête will be "Olympics Or Olympians Or Olympus (it's all Greek to me!)",so get planning your fancy dress costumes and floats!. More information to follow soon!