Come along and bring family and friends to our FREE launch event!
Celebrate the opening of our new permament base with us and enjoy a great range of activities, food and drinks at our family-friendly launch event on Saturday 23rd September.
For one day only we’re bringing together all of our favourite programmes under one roof!
On stage we will have from 12-2pm
The Happy Hoppers
The Gentle Author
Stories from the “Hopping Days”
2-5pm
“Freshly picked” LBBD music and dance programme,
curated by Vince Thomas
Throughout
Stalls serving up local produce and our freshly bottled
2017 Company Drinks Range
The Molecular Fizz bar hosted by Barking Technical
Skills Academy students
Hop Picking Heritage Exhibition by the Happy Hoppers Group
Tea with Vi’s famous cakes served by the Thursday Group
A talk on brewing beer by Jack Pope
Info stalls from partners and local collaborators
Fruit Pressing (bring your own apples and pears)
Plus
Ride the Barking Park “Hopping Express”
Free Bouncy Castle
Harvest Raffle
BAD Play Corner for kids
Saturday 23rd September
12-6pm
Outdoor Bowls Pavilion
Barking Park
Longbridge Road IG11 8TS