Sands of Time - What's On

The 2008 'Sands of Time' seaside festival is being held on the 31st May / 1st June, on England's sunny south coast, at Bognor Regis.

This years theme has strong connection with coastal living in days past, 'Pirates and Smugglers'. As you would expect the events and exhibitions will be over both days, and include; children's activities, art and history displays, dance displays and all the traditional events such as the Sandcastle Competition, Vintage Car Rally and open top bus rides.

May/June 2008
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21

If you want more information about the event contact the Bognor Regis Town Council on 01243 825535.

Ahoy there Mateys!! Lots of Pirate activities to keep you busy over the Sands of Time weekend. On Saturday Visit the grounds of the Royal Norfolk Hotel. You will find: Giant Pirate ship inflatable Games organised by Inspire Leisure Lots of art & craft activities to try (make your own treasure map) Giant games to play Face painting In Waterloo Square Gardens you will find Pottery Painting and other interesting stalls. Visit the Charity Fair and Sideshow area – there are lots of games to play and Piratey prizes to be won. On the bandstand, on the decking and in front of the Pier you will find lots of entertainment throughout the day – including Punch & Judy. If you venture along to the bandstand you will find some very friendly donkeys waiting to give you a ride. A Fancy Dress Parade will take place from 1:30. Meeting and registration at the grounds of the Royal Norfolk Hotel. Age groups - Up to 5, 6 to 10, 11 plus, and Adult. There are prizes for each category.
Start Time	Event/Show	Location
10:30	History Exhibition	Waterloo Square
10:30	Art Exhibition	Waterloo Square
10:30	Sands of Time Exhibition	Waterloo Square
11:00	Children's art and craft workshops	Royal Norfolk Hotel
11:00	Inflatable and games with Inspire Leisure	Royal Norfolk Hotel
11:00	Giant games	Royal Norfolk Hotel
*The children's activities will include; large games (ludo, Snakes & Ladders, etc) Crafts, Games and a fancy dress competition (remember this years theme).*
11:00	Garage Ceramics	Waterloo Square
11:00	Face Painting	Royal Norfolk Hotel
11:00	Donkey Rides	Bandstand
11:00	Morris Dancers	By the Pier
12 Noon	Charity Fair and Sideshows	Seafront West of Pier
12 Noon	Southern Starlights (dance troupe)	Next to Pier
12 Noon	Morris Men	Seafront Decking
12:30	HI Bri's Family Roadshow	In Pier area
1:30	Morris Dancers	Next to Pier
1:30	Fancy Dress Parade	Royal Norfolk Hotel
1:30	Arun Sounds	Seafront Decking
2:00	Steel Band	Bandstand
3:00	HI Bri's Family Roadshow	In Pier area
3:00	Steel Band	Seafront Decking
3:30	Punch & Judy	Bandstand
4:00	Sussex Folk Orchestra	In Pier area
4:30	Littlehampton Concert Band	Bandstand
Over the two day festival there will also be street entertainment including; Pom Pom troupes, a Jazz Band, Morris dancing and much more.
Changes to all the activities and displays at the discretion of the organisers – please see the Control Point for any changes to the published programme. For any of the above events, children must be accompanied by an adult and will remain the responsibility of that adult at all times.

On Sunday The arts & crafts can be found in the marquee. Sign up for the Sandcastle Competition from 12.30 pm – you could win the top prize of £50. Theme – Pirates. Judging from 2 pm, with presentations at 3.30 pm. Punch & Judy will be back, with lots of other entertainment. See Andrew the Brilliant Balloon Man and his creations – he may even disappear inside a balloon. There are open top bus rides and donkeys, again. And keep a weather eye out for Capt’n Jack Sparrow – rumour has it he’s looking for the Black Pearl!!
Time	Event/Show	Location
10:30	History Exhibition	Waterloo Square
10:30	Art Exhibition	Waterloo Square
10:30	Sands of Time Exhibition	Waterloo Square
11:00	Children's art and craft workshops	Waterloo Square
11:00	Garage Ceramics	Waterloo Square
11:00	Donkey Rides	Bandstand
11:30	Punch & Judy	Bandstand
11:30	Morris Men - Sea Shanties	Seafront Decking
11:00	Classic Car display	Royal Norfolk Hotel
The cars begin their drive through the town from West Park at about 10.45 am, driving past the Pier and parking in the grounds of the Royal Norfolk Hotel and along the Esplanade. Judging begins at 12 noon and the presentation of the certificates is at 4.30 pm on Sunday afternoon at the Royal Norfolk Hotel.
12 Noon (hourly)	Open Top Bus Rides	Waterloo Square
12 Noon	Morris Dancers	By the Pier
12:30	Sandcastle Competition Registration & start	by Seafront Bandstand
Free entry and top prizes of £200 for family / adult sculpture and £50 for children’s sculpture (no adult assistance) Entry form and rules from the Bandstand from 12:30pm Sunday *Judging will begin at 2:00pm, presentations at 3:30pm*
12:30	Andrew the Brilliant Balloon Man	Decking
1:00	Open Top Bus Departs	Waterloo Square
1:00	Regis Troupers	In Pier Area
1:00	Jazz Smugglers	Bandstand
1:00	Morris Men - Sea Shanties	Decking
1:30	Andrew the Brilliant Balloon Man	In Pier Area
2:00	Open Top Bus Departs	Waterloo Square
2:00	Morris Dancers	In Pier Area
2:30	Andrew the Brilliant Balloon Man	Royal Norfolk Hotel
2:30	Reunion Band	In Pier Area
3:00	Open Top Bus Departs	Waterloo Square
3:00	Salvation Army Band	Royal Norfolk Hotel
3:30	Morris Men	In Pier Area
3:30	Andrew the Brilliant Balloon Man	Decking
3:30	'Songs of Praise' with Salvation Army	Royal Norfolk Hotel
4:00	Punch & Judy	Bandstand
4:00	Open Top Bus Departs	Waterloo Square
Over the two day festival there will also be street entertainment including; Pom Pom troupes, a Jazz Band, Morris dancing and much more.
Changes to all the activities and displays at the discretion of the organisers – please see the Control Point for any changes to the published programme. For any of the above events, children must be accompanied by an adult and will remain the responsibility of that adult at all times.