A Festival of Traditional and New Orleans Jazz with the aim of satisfying audiences and dancers alike with live gigs, street parades and a jazz picnic held over the 4 days following the August Bank Holiday weekend.

The festival comprises of approximately 40 gigs over 4 days at various venues in Bude, Stratton and Marhamchurch. Bude Jazz 2012 plans to have five main venues with 2 gigs per day at each venue.

You can purchase tickets for the complete four days, or daily tickets from the Bude Jazz 2012 office. Single session tickets will be available at the door.

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A fun day for all the family with Bude lifeboat crew, rowing races, sand & culm races, coffees, cream teas, music and singing, treasure hunt, crab catching competition, helicopter demo, hog toast, ladies guild stalls, sea safety caravan, beach rescue, disco, live band, even stormy stan could be there! and of course finishing with a firework finale.

On Bank Holiday Monday, there will be lots to see and do, starting from 10am, finishing with a grand Firework Display, which starts at 9.30pm. Please come along and join us for a real fun family day out

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The Crescent
Bude

A week long festival celebrating the early years of jazz that is unique in Europe. This is a major event in the jazz world.

Special feature this year is the famous Blues Band featuring Paul Jones (of Manfred Mann fame), Rob Townsend, Dave Kelly, Gary Fletcher and Tom McGuiness. Overseas guests feature the charismatic and hugely entertaining pianist and vocalist Jeff Barnhart and the great American trumpeter, Duke Heitger, who makes his first appearance at Bude. Also performing are the Classic Jazz Orchestra from Scotland and the newly formed band Gumbo Jumbo.

Afternoon events start at 2:00pm at The Castle Grounds. The procession leaves the Wharf at 6:30pm . During the procession traffic restrictions will operate around the town.

Starting at 2pm with events all day. Judging starts at 5.45 and the procession leaves the Lower Wharf at 6.30. The theme of this year's carnival is: Rio.

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The Crescent
Bude
Cornwall
EX23 8LE

Tel: +44 01208 354240

The third North Cornwall Cup will be held this year on the weekend of the 13th & 14th August, once again at Budehaven fields for all ages from under-8 to under-18 and also Girls at under-16. The event attracts teams from all over the south west plus some teams from even further afield.

2012 DATES TO BE ADVISED

• Qualified Referees from the County FA
• Superb trophies and awards
• All amenities plus stalls
• Top professional photography
• Cheap camping available through the club

Entries on a first come first serve basis.www.budencc.piczo.combudencc@ymail

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A small, friendly and very welcoming folk festival in the picturesque seaside town of Bude and nearby Stratton in North Cornwall. The emphasis is always on enjoyment and participation and features a great range of sessions, dances and dancers and ‘sing-arounds’.

Come to Jacobstow Food Market
10am - 12 noon
Local food from local producers:
Vegetables - cheese - meat - bread - cakes - honey- jams - chutneys etc.
Free entry
Refreshments
Jacobstow Parish Hall
Jacobstow
Bude
Cornwall
EX23 0BR

Tel: 01840 230548

Come and enjoy The Castle's Christmas Food Fayre and the many stalls where you can taste, sample and buy fine food and drink from outstanding Cornish and West Country producers. It's a great opportunity to “try and buy” a Christmas gift for someone special or, out of sheer indulgence, something for yourself.
The Castle
The Wharf
Bude
Cornwall
EX23 8LG

Tel: +44 01288 357302

BLACK GALLEON BENEFIT CONCERT
Saturday October 15th, 7pm onwards at Adventure International, Bude EX23 8JP.
All profits to Sea Pool funds. An evening of acoustic / Celtic / melodic / folk / rock music from this popular local band, and special guest Jenny Bishop.
Tickets £3 for FoBSP members in advance, or £5 non-members and on the door.
Tickets available from the band themselves or Seventh Wave Gallery on Belle Vue in Bude, or email info@budeseapool.org
Organised by the Friends of Bude Sea Pool, registered charity 1143154.

Art Exhibition featuring works by 'Gwynngala'. 20 Artists and Makers will be exhibiting paintings, textiles, prints, photography, sculpture, papier mache and cerramics at The Willoughby Gallery at The Castle Heritage Centre, in Bude.

A mixed media exhibition by a group of artists and makers from the Launceston area who have taken as their main inspiration – just jazz!