15/09/2026
Now that the dust is starting to settle, we would like to say a few thank you's.....and by a few, we mean a lot.
Firstly, Thursday, getting the stage indoors, thank you to Prime Tiger for an amazing set up. The light set up was exactly what we wanted. Thank you.
Friday, an earlyish start, thank you to John Russon, as always, helpful with everything. This year, not only did he help over the weekend, but he also built us the nice new shiny bar for the real ale bar.
Thank you to William Beamish for playing tetris up at the campsite on the social club and fitting everyone in.
Thank you to Karl Austin for sorting the campsite at school and making sure everyone was settled.
Thank you to 1st Whitwell Scouts and Guides for manning the gates an making sure everyone got their wristbands. Thank you to Darren Ellis and the Rotten Poetry team for a fantastic weekend of entertainment.
Saturday, yet again an early start. John Russon again was up early and had removed the fencing from around the stage so that Apex Sound & Light were able to get on and set up the stage with sound a lighting and what an amazing job they did. It's the first time Apex have worked outside with us and they smashed it. Prime Tiger yet again, did a fantastic job of the indoor stage too. 1st Whitwell Scouts and Guides again manned the gates and the Well Dressing stall, so thank you again. Thank you to Susan Tucker and Angela Pond for their work on the bar all day, you were stars. Joel Fox came and helped to set up the gazebos, thank you, it was a great help. Thank you to Daniel and Rich for all of the stage management on the main stage.thank you to Pete Drake for running our third stage.
Our comperes, David Ellis and Tone Draper did an amazing job over the weekend, thank you for everything.
Sunday, chill out day, but there was still lots of work to be done. Thank you to everyone that helped to clear things away Sunday morning.
Thank you to the staff at Whitwell Community Centre for all the extra work over the weekend, the bar, the office and the handymen.
Thank you to the first aiders and the security staff for everything over the weekend.
Thank you to Rachel and Chris from Turner and Wilson for the loan of he fencing.
The bands, you were all absolutely fantastic, you were all loved by everyone.
Lastly, thank you to everyone that bought tickets and attended, we couldn't do it without you.
THANK YOU FROM Colin Machin, Louise Machin and Amanda Beamish, your Whitwell Forward team. As you can see, we may do all the planning throughout the year, but the weekend is definitely a huge team effort, so thank you xx
