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It’s time to get Buzzy and make a Beeline for Kingsbridge because on Saturday 14t th
B
ack in 1219, Kingsbridge was owned by the Abbot of Buckfast who needed an outlet
where the monks could sell their produce : honey; beeswax candles, soap and other goods; and mead. The Abbot petitioned the Crown for permission to hold a market at Kings- bridge, the Royal Charter was granted…. and so it all began! To celebrate this historic event, the
September
YOU ARE INVITED to join in the town’s community-focussed, town-wide Festival celebrating 800 years of continuous trading
fairground rides; even a medieval banquet! Meander down interesting alley-
ways; admire the stunning themed window displays and take advan- tage of the many opportunities to try the food and drink our forebears
town is pulling out all the stops with a fun filled family day of activities and interest throughout the town – with a medieval theme! Check out Cookworthy Museum at the top of town to find out more about ‘old’ Kingsbridge, complete with Totnes Rare Breeds displaying in the Museum’s historic walled garden; enjoy the fabulous floral displays and plantings courtesy of Kingsbridge in Bloom; pop into the Library to see what they are up to; and don’t forget to let your children become part of living history by helping colour in a Kingsbridge-style Bayeux Tapestry throughout the day….everywhere you turn, there will be something going on! Street entertainers, medieval musicians, trouba- dours and story tellers performing throughout the town; games, activities and traditional pastimes for children; paddleboard jousting; open air market stalls selling local made produce on the Town Square; Circus Skills Workshops by Flotsam the Fool; old fashioned
Street entertainers, medieval musicians, troubadours and story tellers performing throughout the town
may have enjoyed (or not!); visit our fas- cinating and varied shops, many of them independently owned, often family busi- nesses. They may not have been around since 1219 but some of them have been serving the community for 5 generations! Definitely worth popping in to find out what makes them so special… With an Imaginarium (and if you don’t
know how amazing that is, you definitely need to come along and find out!); display of Girl Guide Uniforms over the past 100 years; glorious costumes galore, high-fly- ing banners and award-winning flowers in abundance, the town will be a riot of colour and sound and at the heart of it all – the Bees! Bees provide the link across 800 years, setting the town along the road to medieval prosperity and remaining vitally important today as our most important pollinators – the perfect symbol for the town’s celebrations. None of us will be around to do it all again in another
800 years so don’t miss out – there is more than enough for a family day out so make sure you are part of this unique event because nowhere knows how to have fun better than Kingsbridge!
To find out more, just email
kingsbridgeshops@gmail.com or check out the Kingsbridge 800 celebrations Facebook page
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