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Hamilton Spectator
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Hamilton Spectator
4 reasons to check out the Milton Strawberry Fair
The Strawberry Fair is back in Milton on Saturday, June 21. Running at the fairgrounds from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., the 43rd edition of the community event pays homage to the community's rural roots while highlighting its evolving cultural offerings. Here are four reasons to check out this year's fair. It may seem obvious, but the best reason to attend is the spectacular selection of berry-based offerings. There's strawberry pancakes, slushies, cake, ice cream, fresh strawberries and a whole lot more. There's even a strawberry tent that will be keeping people fed and happy all day long. Admission to the Strawberry Fair is free, though donations are accepted. Attendees are encouraged to bring cash for food and beverage stations. Rockin Rob Hewlett will host a full day of live, local entertainment. Historically, the fair has been a showcase for some of the area's finest local performers. We've only touched on a handful of the attractions at the Strawberry Fair. There are also craft activities, card games, a vendor marketplace, an enormous sandpile and more.
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Revolting Youth battle of the bands gives teen musicians Spotify chance
Five local teenage bands are competing in a grand final this week for the chance to record their own song and have it released on Spotify. The Revolting Youth competition has seen 14 bands from Bury St Edmunds, Colchester, Great Yarmouth, Cambridge and Haverhill competing through a series of heats to reach the final on Friday, March 28 at the Inspire Theatre at West Suffolk College. Queen Dogs are taking part (Image: Richard Swiveller) The five bands in the final are Fifth Flaw, Lava Pigeon, Sweet Diesel. Sub-Liminal and Queen Dogs. The competition is organised by Queens Road Studio run by West Suffolk College journalism lecturer, Linzi Stivey, and her musician partner, White. Linzi Stivey (Image: Supplied)The Studio, which the couple has run out of their home since 2017, gives young people from aged eight upwards the opportunity to fulfil their creative aspirations in music within a safe and supportive environment. Linzi said: 'Since we started, we've had over 100 young people come through our doors. We have created our beautiful QRS family community with parents and band members alike all focused around creativity, loud music, dancing and (a bit hippie I know) but love.' The Revolting Youth competition has developed over the years. Usually it gives bands a chance to appear on the Revolting Youth stage at Strawberry Fair in Cambridge but with the fair not going ahead this year, the prizes are a little different. Sub-Liminal are one of the competing bands (Image: Supplied)This year the winners will receive 15 band T-shirts from Twisted Screen Print on Moreton Hall, (worth around £150) a free recording session at West Suffolk College's Bunker Studio with Queens Road Studios releasing and distributing the song on their QRS Records label to all online streaming services and a radio interview on Cambridge 105 with David Hammond, aka The Smelly Flowerpot. Lava Pigeon will be taking part (Image: Richard Swiveller) Additionally, The Cambridge Buskers and Street Performers Festival are running a 10-venue indoor festival this year to raise funds for Strawberry Fair and the winning band will head-line at one of the venues. Linzi and White are on the Strawberry Fair committee and the heats and final will also raise money for the fair in a bid to ensure it runs next year. 'Strawberry Fair is the only non-funded free festival in the UK so we're keen to do all we can to keep it going,' said Linzi, who hopes the Revolting Youth stage will be back at the fair next year. Queen Dogs will be in the Revolting Youth contest on Friday (Image: Richard Swiveller) Linzi added: 'We're so passionate about giving our young people the opportunity to explore their music dreams. Schools have cut so much of the creative curriculum but we find being in a band can be a huge boost and a big help for issues such as low confidence and anxiety. To see them all pull together on stage and be so proud and confident is really magical. And the audience has a great time too!' Tickets for the contest are on sale now! (Image: Supplied) For tickets to the final at West Suffolk College on March 28 visit For more about Queens Road Studio visit Linzi said: 'Our doors are open for new bands - we are currently looking for a lead guitarist for 15-17 yr old band and a bass player and guitarist for a 10-12 year old band.' To support Strawberry Fair, you can donate at The fair cannot run without volunteers so you can volunteer at
BBC News
30-01-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Cambridge Buskers Festival aiming to help revive Strawberry Fair
A group of buskers are hoping to raise funds to attempt to revive a cancelled music annual Strawberry Fair in Cambridge was cancelled this year, after organisers said costs had spiralled out of the weekend of 7 June, when the event was due to take place, musicians in the city will host The Cambridge Buskers Festival, with money raised going to the Strawberry Butler, chairman of organisers Cambuskers, said: "We wanted to provide an alternative event that performers could take part in and at the same time help towards ensuring we get Strawberry Fair back next year." The Cambridge Buskers Festival began in 2008 and the last time it was held in the city it had 17 busking spots, mostly on street locations, and 90 acts over two 2016 the group took up the Buskers Showcase Stage, collaborating annually with the Strawberry Fair by performing at the to help the fair return next year, Cambuskers asked for a donation of £200 from each venue that takes part in their alternative busking Butler said: "We expect the demand for performance slots to be high and feel this will be a fun and interesting alternative festival for them to be part of." Follow Cambridgeshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, external, Instagram, external and X, external.
