OUR GREAT UNLOCKING EVENT!!
12pm-5pm Sat 31st July
Grays Beach Riverside Park
with Kinetika’s 500 Beach of Dreams Flags
We are thrilled to unlock Thurrock Festival with the Commonwealth Tea Party and by celebrating the reopening of The Lightship Cafe . New owners Anita and Harry Singh will be our hosts, offering a mouth watering range of Commonwealth inspired teas, cream teas and snacks.
The Commonwealth Tea Party also marks the 90th year of the Statute of Westminster 1931 which laid the foundation of the relationship between the colonies and The Crown.
The procession of the Beach of Dreams flags will start at Thameside Theatre at 1.30pm and arrive at Grays Beach Riverside Park at 2pm where the Party takes place.
COMMONWEALTH TEAS
Commonwealth countries grew and drank a lot of tea! And they were prepared in a huge number of ways. This is a wonderful event to try out different Indian, African and English teas.
DELICIOUS COMMONWEALTH CAKES
Ashley Palimpana is our great 14 year old baker of Commonwealth cupcakes and macaroons. His cakes have been selling at outlets in Grays and he has been commissioned to bake a big Greenhouse cake for a 60 year old’s birthday! You can taste his delicious cakes at the Commonwealth Tea Party flavoured with different ingredients from the Commonwealth.
DECORATE YOUR OWN CUPCAKE
Come and have some fun and try your hand at decorating your own Commonwealth cupcake
MUSIC
2-2.45 pm Grays Town Band with their particular brand of local sparkle will be playing as the T100 Beach of Dreams flags arrive.
3,30pm Kinetika Bloco marching band river-front performance as the T100 flags sail away on boats from Thurrock Yacht Club
CHAT WITH LOCAL ARTISTS
Come and meet some local artists and find out about their art in an informal and relaxed way.
2.30 – 3.30pm: A workshop on your vision for the future and aspirations. Picnic-time!
T100 BEACH OF DREAMS FLAGS
Walk along the Thames to view these magical flags placed on the foreshore or floating on boats.
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