Next Stop 2012 BexleyEEA will be working with The Gateway Boroughs, Thames Gateway London Partnership, LDA, Arts Council England, The Sports Council and CLG to deliver Next Stop 2012, a participatory arts programme to mark the commencement of the British leg of The Olympic Games. The programme will embody the spirit of ‘The Games’ and performances will be showcased at cultural events in each of the 5 boroughs: 5th & 6th July Danson Festival, Bexley Bexley 6 July 2008 Danson Festival will be kick starting the launch of the London Olympics in Bexley with a spectacular event on Sunday 6 July. Bexley will be hosting the Earth Carnival lead by teams of young masqueraders from local schools and sports groups, dancers and musicians from Bexley’s diverse communities. The Earth Carnival procession will wind its way around Danson Park at 4.00pm but everyone will have the opportunity to take part in the fun with arts and crafts workshops on Saturday and Sunday at the festival (times?). The procession will end with a finale that will be out of this world with a giant fiery Phoenix bird, leaping stag puppets and the unveiling of a gigantic oak tree! The project has been designed and produced by Emergency Exit Arts, the UK’s leading exponent of the Art of Celebration. The project is part of Next Stop 2012, funded by Thames Gateway. The Earth Carnival project is supported by Bexley Council and the Green Chain Walk. |
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