Stainsby Festival

28/07/2024

🏆 And our photo competition winner is … Tim Palmer
This image will be featured in next years festival programme as well as earning the photographer their choice of Stainsby Festival tshirt which is being donated by PrintShack.

24/07/2024

📷 Post your photos of Stainsby to win a festival t-shirt

We spotted some amazing photos being taken over the weekend. We’d love to see them.

👉 TO ENTER: Simply share your best shots from the festival in the comments below.

🙌🏼 There will be one winner, who will be next week. Closing date for entries is Sunday 28 July, so get sharing!

🙏🏻 Stainsby Festival will contact the winner directly.
DO NOT RESPOND TO ANY POST NOT FROM US STATING THAT YOUVE WON AND DONT CLICK ON ANY LINKS

📸 By submitting your photographs you are agreeing that the image can be used by Stainsby Festival in future promotional materials

22/07/2024

THANK YOU so much Stainsby for leaving our fields so tidy. It’s made the job of clearing the festival away so much easier.
It’s obvious to us that you love our fields as much as we do.

22/07/2024

Day 3 of Stainsby Festival 2024, and there was a very relaxed vibe on site today, with lots of love and healing.
If only we could live our Stainsby Festival lives every weekend.

Here’s to meeting again on the Fields of Gold again next year.

20/07/2024

What’s better than Stainsby Festival Day 1? Stainsby Festival 2024 Day 2 that’s what.

19/07/2024

Stainsby Festival 2024 - Day 1.

You were on fire 🌞 What and absolutely fantastic start to this years festival.

19/07/2024

☀️ GOOD MORNING Stainsby Festival

Last few site jobs and we’ll be ready for Stainsby Festival 2024

Campsite open midday.
Main arena 3pm (hopefully)
Opening ceremony 6.30pm

Bring it on!!

17/07/2024

A few things to remember:

Your PayPal confirmation is all you'll need for booked tickets so get checking your Inbox before you arrive.

Weekend tickets prices increase on the gate, so best to get them online if possible: http://www.stainsbyfestival.org.uk/booking.shtml

Session Times
Friday Evening - 6pm to midnight
Saturday Day - 10am to 6pm
Saturday Evening -6pm to midnight
Sunday All Day - midday to 10pm

Our Stainsby Flyer shuttle bus runs from Chesterfield Station - See our website for times http://www.stainsbyfestival.org.uk/travel.shtml

Camping is free for weekend ticket holders. You can stay over on Sunday night however facilities will be extremely limited. MUST be off site by 10am on Monday Morning.

Dogs are permitted, though to be kept on a lead and outside of venues.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND - We do insist on this.

14/07/2024

Third Thing 🎪

We offer a more relaxed programme the Third Thing venue with space for formal and informal music sessions.
Content over the weekend will include:-
 Yoga sessions first thing Saturday & Sunday
 Rattlebox Theatre song & story shows for Children Saturday & Sunday
 Poetry readings from three poets participating in the Cultural Corridor (Saturday) Cultural Corridor - Bolsover District
 Agent La La are bringing back their Comedy Improvisation workshop.
 Singaround sessions on both days
 Songwriters workshop on the Sunday. The singing session immediately following this will be a chance for writers to air their work if they wish.

http://www.stainsbyfestival.org.uk/

12/07/2024

Stainsby Festival - 19th-21st July 2024

A well-established, intimate and very family friendly event in a beautiful rural setting, held in large marquees on a greenfield site in the picturesque hamlet of Stainsby, Derbyshire It's a registered charity and a not-for-profit event run entirely by unpaid volunteers, not some faceless corporate, and a winner of the Queens' Award for Voluntary Service. Stainsby is all about live music and performance: hearing, playing, writing, performing, learning. All proceeds go back into the event. Period.

"If you've never been. Go. It will change your life"
- Lee Gordon
This Year's Festival is from 19th -21st July
And what a festival it's going to be. Here's the latest on this year's line up. More to come as we keep them coming!
FRIDAY
John & Lynn Ward
Rebecca Hearne
Katie Spencer
Davey Jones Lunchbox
Bonfire Radicals

Saturday Afternoon
Erika Wood
Rebecca Hearne
Pete Davies
Steel Rhyme

Saturday Evening
John & Lynn Ward
Bella Gaffney
The Dilly Boys
Dizraeli
Jon Palmer Acoustic

Sunday Afternoon
Agent La La Acoustic
Edwina Hayes
Steve Turner
Seeds of Evergreen
Boo Hewerdine

Sunday Evening
Watapalava
Singers Comp Final
Megs Martin
Bryony Griffith & Alice Jones
FOS Brothers

and at various points throughout the festival:
Rattlebox Theatre
By Our Hands We Make Our Way
and of course... Paul Dear

Plus even more: Open Mics. Music, Craft & Pottery Workshops. Singing Sessions & Singers Competition. Spoken Word & Writing Workshops. Poets from The Cultural Corridor. Songwriting & Singing Workshops. Comedy Improv & Puppet Theatre. Permaculture & Concertina workshops.
AND
A Forum on where next for the Stainsby Festival community with invited guests.

🎶 ONE WEEK TO GO ⛺️

We can barely contain our excitement, as this time next week we will be getting ready to welcome you to Stainsby Festival 2024

To answer a few of your questions.

Your PayPal confirmation is your ticket to the Field of Dreams.

Carpark opens - 9am
Gate open for camping - noon
Arena - approx 3pm
Opening ceremony- 6.30pm
You’re welcome to bring your own chairs.
Our locally sourced real ale bar, also stocks cider, wine, gin, soft drink and snacks.

Campervans can pitch in the car park but NO tents in there, please.

It's not too late to join us!

http://www.stainsbyfestival.org.uk/booking.shtml

12/07/2024

🎶 ONE WEEK TO GO ⛺️

We can barely contain our excitement, as this time next week we will be getting ready to welcome you to Stainsby Festival 2024

To answer a few of your questions.

Your PayPal confirmation is your ticket to the Field of Dreams.

Carpark opens - 9am
Gate open for camping - noon
Arena - approx 3pm
Opening ceremony- 6.30pm
You’re welcome to bring your own chairs.
Our locally sourced real ale bar, also stocks cider, wine, gin, soft drink and snacks.

Campervans can pitch in the car park but NO tents in there, please.

It's not too late to join us!

http://www.stainsbyfestival.org.uk/booking.shtml

12/07/2024

Feeling a little crafty? Some of our stall holders are getting together to offer a number of crafting workshops throughout the weekend.

Rock painting
Paper pom-poms
Loom bands
Decorative tea light holders
Decorative bottles
Hand made re usable shopping bags

If anyone has any old nail varnish
Glue
Paints
Decorative items. Buttons etc
Sewing silks

To top up what we have we’d be very grateful.
We can’t wait to see what you’ll create together.

10/07/2024

🚌 Do you live in or near Chesterfield? If so, our Stainsby Festival Flyer shuttle bus service would be ideal for you.

The Stainsby Flyer.
It runs from Chesterfield railway station to the Festival and back for every session. FREE.

FRIDAY
Chesterfield – Festival 5.30pm
Festival – Chesterfield 30 mins after end of evening concert

SATURDAY
Chesterfield – Festival 11.30am
Return to Chesterfield 5.30pm
Chesterfield – Festival 6.00pm
Return to Chesterfield 30 mins after end of evening concert

SUNDAY
Chesterfield – Festival 11.30am
Return to Chesterfield 5.30pm
Chesterfield – Festival 6.00pm
Return to Chesterfield 30 mins after end of evening concert

There is no charge for this service however donations to Rhubarb Farm will be gratefully received in thanks for them loaning to us their vehicle.

http://www.stainsbyfestival.org.uk/index.shtml

08/07/2024

With the summer term winding to a close, Stainsby Festival usually lands at the start of the Summer Holiday. With all of the kids' entertainment we've got planned, it makes the perfect start to anyone's holiday!

You can fly in the parachute with Over The Top, make crafts to take home with By Our Hands, watch some hilarious puppet show, or get involved with our storytelling sessions. There's something for everyone at Stainsby.

https://www.facebook.com/share/VGM1zGoqN8g5DRMU/

05/07/2024

Feeling peckish ?? - I know we are after booking all these lovely caterers for Stainsby Festival 2024

The Flaming Pizza Company as always - can you manage the Hot One 🥵 🌶 🔥 🍕

Deli-Licious Event Catering - Will bring us burgers, kebabs and fries.🍔🍟🌭

Dosa Love - pancake based Indian snacks 🧄🥗🥙

PoFfles Coffee and Cake Emporium - sweet treats, jacket potatoes and more

And as usual

Fredricks Icecream 🍦and
Coffee Rush☕️🧋

😋

04/07/2024

Dosa Love will be back at Stainsby Festival 2024 with their plant based, gluten free, Indian snacks. But what’s a dosa we hear you cry? 🥞

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/yjkvad8FhnMFaNCU/?mibextid=WC7FNe

We make our Dosa to traditional recipes. There are hundreds of different ways to make Dosa, and we had to try quite a few to get it right.

Our recipe uses two types of rice, and two types of lentil. Which we wash, soak, grind and then leave to ferment. This gives it it's gorgeous umami flavour!

Our dosa are gluten-free and suitable for coeliacs.

Please note we don't grind the batter in a small pestle and mortar! That's just in the picture to look pretty.

food

30/06/2024

🎪 Stainsby Festival 19-21 July 🎪
Near Heath, Derbyshire.
🎩 The Hat Block - Festival bar 🎩

Our volunteer run on, site bar will be fully stocked with local beers and at very reasonable prices.

Real ales from The Bentley Brook Brewing Co. , Brampton Brewery, Eyam Brewery, Drone Valley Brewery and Stancill Brewery will start at £3.50 for our Festival Special “TrAleBlazer” .
With abvs ranging from 3.5% to 6.5% won’t cost you more tha £4.50 per pint.
Our range of over 15 beers will keep all beer drinker satisfied over the weekend.

We’ll also have a range of ciders, all reasonably priced and well as wines, gins and soft drinks.

Festivals the size of ours do not make a profit on ticket sales alone so by joining us at the bar your are supporting our festival overall.

http://www.stainsbyfestival.org.uk/

29/06/2024

Stainsby Festival, 19-21 July 2024
Brunts Fields Stainsby Derbyshire S44 5RN

🎟️ Ticket news.
Festival season has set in what with the lovely weather and Glasto on the telly, and ticket sales are on the up and up.

🎶 Artists include
Agent La La
Bonfire Radicals
Boo Hewerdine
Bryony Griffith & Alice Jones
Dizraeli
Edwina Hayes
Erika Wood Music
FOS Brothers
John Ward Music
Jon Palmer Acoustic Band
Katie Spencer
Pete Davies
Rebecca L. Hearne
Seeds of Evergreen
Steel Rhyme
Steve Turner
The Dillyboys

Stainsby Festival..is a well-established, intimate and very family friendly event in a beautiful rural setting, held in large marquees on a greenfield site in the picturesque hamlet of Stainsby, Derbyshire just 2 miles from M1 Jn 29
Volunteer run, Stainsby is all about live music and performance: hearing, playing, writing, performing, learning. All proceeds go back into the event. Period.

Get a weekend ticket now for £100 or session tickets from £30 which will give you admission to all concerts, workshops and events.
Weeknd camping included
Local real ales and catering.

Buy tickets on line and get more information at http://www.stainsbyfestival.org.uk/booking.shtml

28/06/2024

As our Friday night finale on the main stage Bonfire Radicals seemed to be the obvious choice for todays Artist of the day.

This raucous, high octane folky band are on fire with this tune, their most recent release on YouTube.

https://youtu.be/MoPYog-iwlQ?si=N1GD1fK6bPnAyMjz

27/06/2024

Our Artist of the day today is Stainsby Festival 2023 ‘s Singers Competition winner Erika Wood Music. Her style is a modern day mix of folk and country music.
This lovely piece from the final gained her a full set on our HatBlock stage at Saturday 2.30pm

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/LMKxrPV1rwCY4S3R/?mibextid=KsPBc6

The singers competition is open to weekend ticket holders, all ages - all abilities so get practising.

25/06/2024

Tonights Artist of the day is Steel Rhyme.

One half of this group will be familiar to Stainsby Festival fans - Gary Hammond percussionist extraordinaire who can get a rhythm out of pretty much everything.
Paired with multi instrumental Luke Carver Goss be prepared for an unusual combination from these two

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/W5EyWvtqrAEyg6ED/?mibextid=KsPBc6

24/06/2024

Today starts our Stainsby Festival 2024 Artist of the Day feature.

Let's start with Seeds of Evergreen who'll be on the Main Stage on Sunday afternoon.

Long term Stainsby friends, Domenic DeCicco, Delagh King and Darwen make music that stirs one sensibilities.

from the album Seeds of Evergreen

23/06/2024

☀️ This weekends weather has definitely got us in the mood for a festival. 🎶 ⛺️ 🕺 🌈

We appreciate that some of you may be unable to commit to the full weekend. Or simply strapped for cash.

Our session tickets might be your answer.

🎟️ Friday Evening Ticket @ £30

🎫 Saturday Afternoon Ticket until 6pm @ £30

🎟️ Saturday Evening Ticket from 5pm @ £35

🎫 Sunday All Day Ticket @ £40

Cash or cheque at PrintShack, Chesterfield or online via our website.

http://www.stainsbyfestival.org.uk/booking.shtml

21/06/2024

With only 4 WEEKS to go until the festival - 19 to 21 July 2024 we are pleased to make our latest official artist announcement.

Katie Spencer will be joining us on the Main Stage on Friday evening

Gracing our Hat Block stage on Saturday evening is Bella Gaffney.

As well as all of our amazing artists, Stainsby Festival offers you all this...

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Workshops

Songwriting, Singing, Permaculture, Concertina & Song, Comedy Improvisation, Woodcraft, Pottery, Craft Making.
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Third Thing

Spoken Word (poetry), Stories / Puppet Theatre, Singing sessions, spontaneous music making, forum for the community.

Plus our regular drumming circles, Singers competition and open mics.

Summer is here and it's festival time!

http://stainsbyfestival.org.uk

14/06/2024

Stainsby Festival 2024 line-up by session.

Friday 19th July
Bonfire Radicals
Katie Spencer
Rebecca L Hearne
Davy Jones Lunchbox
John Ward Music with John and Lynne Ward

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Saturday 20th July Afternoon
Rebecca L Hearne
Steel Rhyme
Pete Davies

Saturday 20th July Evening
John & Lynne Ward
Dizraeli
Jon Palmer Acoustic Band
Erika Wood Music
The Dillyboys
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Sunday 21st July Afternoon
Boo Hewerdine
Edwina Hayes
Seeds of Evergreen
Whatapalava - ceilidh

Sunday 21st July Evening
FOS Brothers
Bryony Griffith & Alice Jones

More to follow ...

PLUS Open mics, music and craft workshops, singing sessions, singers competition, drumming circle ...

Childrens entertainment, craft marquee, local real ales...

11/06/2024

Stainsby Flyer rides again!

With thanks to Rhubarb Farm we are able to run our festival shuttle bus once again.

It runs from Chesterfield railway station to the Festival and back for every session.

FRIDAY
Chesterfield – Festival 5.30pm
Festival – Chesterfield 30 mins after end of evening concert
SATURDAY
Chesterfield – Festival 11.30am
Return to Chesterfield 5.30pm
Chesterfield – Festival 6.00pm
Return to Chesterfield 30 mins after end of evening concert

SUNDAY
Chesterfield – Festival 11.30am
Return to Chesterfield 5.30pm
Chesterfield – Festival 6.00pm
Return to Chesterfield 30 mins after end of evening concert

The service is FREE however any donation received will go directly to this wonderful charity Rhubarb Farm

08/06/2024

The ‘Field of Dreams’ is looking beautiful at Stainsby Festival this morning…. Not long now until Stainsby Festival 2024

04/06/2024

This week, and every day of the year, we're celebrating our incredible volunteers 👫💜

Volunteers are the heart and soul of Stainsby festival.

📣 So we ask our volunteers. What does Stainsby mean to you? Let us know in the comments. 📣

To find out how you can join our team of heros get in touch via the Contacts section of our website.

http://www.stainsbyfestival.org.uk/