The Plonkers, gig guide 2012

Mon 23rd, Jan 2012
Colbury House
Colbury House, Calmore
A private function
The Plonkers are live from 3pm

28th, Jan, 2012
Cider Festival.
The Dean Park Inn, Bournemouth
41 Wimbourne Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH2 6NB
Now under new management, Tracey and her team welcome you to their Real Ale and Cider Festival.
The Dean Park Inn is situated on the A347 roughly 1/2 a mile outside of Bournemouth town centre.
The festival runs from Friday 27th to Sun 29th January 2012
The Plonkers are playing live on the Saturday 28th Jan
More details at: www.deanparkinn.co.uk

The Coda Fiddle Orchestra

Sat 4th, Feb 2012
A Burns Night Haggis Supper
At: St Clements Church Hall, Hamilton Close, Boscome, Bournemouth, BH1 4BX
The Coda Fiddle Orchestra present, a Burns Night Haggis Supper, in aid of The Children's Orchestra Charity
Golly the Plonker will be calling in his new tartan trousers at a Burns Ceilidh Supper,
while clutching his haggis and scratching his sporran.
Also performing is Jester Barney Bay

For more details, left click on the coda images

Sunday 8th April
The New Forest Spring Fair
The Showground, New Park, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, SO42 7QH
The New Forest Spring Fair & New Park Equestrian Spring Show will have a full programme of events in the display ring, country activities, trade stands and animals.
This will be a fun filled day out for all the family and something for all ages including The Plonkers
Entrance fee: £5.00 per car

Fri 20th, April 2012
Frank Sutton Ltd
Castle Garage, Monmouth Road, Raglan, Monmouthshire, NP15 2HH
This year is their 50th year in business and they are having a celebration party and open day.
This event is for all of the customers that have been dealing with Frank Sutton over the years.
And of course, no 50th celebration would be complete without The Plonkers^®

Sat 28th, April 2012
The Godalming Lions Club
United Reformed Church, Bridge Street, Godalming, Surrey.
The Plonkers are live from 3pm

A private function, an Old Folks Tea Party for the local Godalming mature people

Sat 5th May 2012
The Cuckoo Fair.
The Cuckoo Fair, Downton, Salisbury, WILTS

The Cuckoo Fair is held on the village greens in the picturesque village of Downton situated six miles south of Salisbury on the edge of the New Forest. The Plonkers will be appearing in the parade and later playing live 'on the green'

Website: http://www.cuckoofair.co.uk

Daytime event

Saturday, 5th, May
The Amberwood.
154, Ringwood Road, Walkford, Christchurch, RH23 5RQ
Jill and John have invited Golly and gang back.
Music starts from 9pm till late, more details at:
http://www.theamberwood.co.uk/

Evening event

Sat 19th & Sun 20th May
Althorp Estate Country Show
Althorp, Northampton, NN7 4HQ
Saturday and Sunday, Open: 10.00am - 5pm
The Plonkers are playing live on both days

Held in the grounds of historic Althorp, family home of the Spencer family, this well established Country Show is now in its third year, with all day entertainment including birds of prey, working dogs, children's entertainment as well as arts, crafts, gifts and food marquees.
Also on Sunday at this event, is the Companion Dog Show - so bring along a canine friend and have a go!
(And all proceeds from entries will go to Marie Curie Cancer Care).

Sat 26th & Sun 27th May
The Maidstone Town & Country Show
Mote Park, Maidstone, ME15 7RN
Saturday and Sunday, Open: 10.00am - 5pm
The Plonkers are playing live on both days

Set in the rolling parkland of Mote Park, right in the heart of Maidstone this well established Family Show with all day entertainment including birds of prey, working dogs, children's entertainment as well as arts, crafts, gifts and food marquees.

Saturday 2nd, Sunday 3rd and Monday 4th, June
Border City Steam Fair
Rickerby Park, Carlisle, Cumbria CA3 9AA
The Plonkers are back in Carlisle, and this will be their first visit to this great event.
Playing all 3 days, daytime only.
The steam fair is held annually at Rickerby Park in Carlisle a lovely riverside setting, which for those of you who don't know Carlisle it is within walking distance of the city centre and offers easy access to and from the M6

Saturday 9th, June
Hurst View Caravan Park, Lower Pennington Lane, Pennington, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 8AL
The Plonkers are playing live at the Hurst View Caravan Park Summer Charity fete.
Stalls, lottery draw, Bouncy castle, Rodeo, car boot , lots of other traditional summer fete stuff, and its all being Plonkerized!
All proceeds to are going to SailAbility Lymington.- Website: www.lymingtonsailability.com

Sunday 10th, June
Bowood Charity Dog Show and Summer Fair
Bowood House, Calne, Wiltshire, SN11 0LZ
The 7th Bowood Charity Dog Show and Summer Fair will be open from 10am to 5pm.
This will be the 7th Bowood Charity Dog Show and Summer Fair, started by the Marchioness of Lansdowne to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support and other local charities. This year The Plonkers are playing live from lunchtime onwards
Bowood is one of Wiltshire's finest Parks; steeped in history this magical place has something for everyone.

Sat 16th & Sun 17th June
Cambridge Town & Country Show
Parker's Piece, Gonville Place, Cambridge, CB1 1JF
Saturday and Sunday, Open: 10.00am - 6pm
The Plonkers are playing live on both days

This show takes place right in the heart of historic Cambridge. For those of you who don't know it, it's a free to enter show, and as well as celebrating all that is great about the Country right in the middle of Town. Fully catered and there is a licensed bar.

Sat 30th June
Hampshire & IOW Air Ambulance 5th birthday event
Popham Airfield, Coxford Down, Micheldever, Winchester, Hampshire SO21 3BD.
The Plonkers are live on and off all day
No birthday year is complete without a birthday party – so that’s what they are doing! Come and join us on 30th June at Popham Airfield to help them celebrate their 5th Birthday year. With vintage vehicles, arena events, numerous attractions and plenty of stands there will be something for the whole family at this event.
Entry is free, and there is plenty of free parking. 10am - 4pm.

Sat 14th & Sun 15th July
Tunbridge Wells Town & Country Show
Dunorlan Park Events Fields, Royal Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3QA
Saturday and Sunday, Open: 10.00am - 5pm
The Plonkers are playing live on both days

This show is in the lovely Dunorlan Park in the heart of Tunbridge Wells. A Family Country Show with all day entertainment including birds of prey, working dogs, children's entertainment as well as arts, crafts, gifts and food marquees.

Thurs 19th July
Sunrise of Bassett
111, Burgess Road, Bassett, Southampton, SO16 7AG
The Big Summer Event

A summer garden party and open day, open to all.

Website:
The New Forest and Hampshire County Show

Tuesday 24th to Thursday 26th July
The New Forest and Hampshire County Show
The Showground, New Park, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, SO42 7QH
The New Forest and Hampshire County Show is an annual agricultural show held for three days at the end of July at New Park, Brockenhurst in Hampshire. The show aims to create a great family day out with much to do, learn and see. Last year the show attracted, over 100,000 visitors and brings together a celebration of traditional country pursuits, crafts, produce and entertainment, and this year sees the return of the legendary original Plonkers.
The president this year will be Alan Titchmarsh the TV gardener, so The Plonkers will be practising 'Oh what a beauty, I've never one as big as this before'
Performance times, 10-11am, 12 till 1pm, 2-3pm and 4-5pm on all 3 show days

Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th July
The Shugborough Country Show
Shugborough Estate, Milford, Stafford, ST17 0XB
Open: 10.00am - 5pm

The Plonkers are playing live on both days

Set in the beautiful parkland of Shugborough Hall, this Family Country Show with all day entertainment including birds of prey, working dogs, children's entertainment as well as arts, crafts, gifts and food marquees, and The Plonkers
Also on Sunday at this event, the Companion Dog Show - bring along a canine friend and have a go! (And all proceeds from entries will go to Marie Curie Cancer Care).

3rd, 4th, and 5th August 2012
Torbay Steam Fair.

Stand by Torbay, The Plonkers are going to Plonkerise Devon yet again!
Playing live Friday, Saturday and Sunday
http://www.torbaysteamfair.com/

More details on the exact gig times as we get them

Wednesday 29th August
The Great Dorset Steam Fair
You can hear Golly from The Plonkers live with John Church from 8pm on 87.9 fm
Steam Fair FM, all the fun of the fair... on the air!
On air between Saturday 25th August and Monday 3rd September
Listen live on 87.9 or via the internet, more details at:
www.steamfairfm.com (This interview was shelved due to site conditions, Dorset Porridge!)

Friday 31st August
The Great Dorset Steam Fair
We're back again, you can see The Plonkers live in the New Outdoor Main Concert Stage Area,
Provisional times of 1.15pm until 3.15pm (with a break for scrumpy)
The GDSF is situated on the A354 between Blandford and Salisbury in the village of Tarrant Hinton.
Postcode for Sat Nav equipment is DT11 8HX

	Sat 1st and Sun 2nd Sep The Blue Ball Inn, Triscombe Taunton, Somerset, TA4 3HE They're back again, but this time it's in Sept More details at: www.blueballinn.info
Last October, Triscombefest 2011 was the Ball Inn's first foray into the beer-bash and it went off without a hitch... Food was scoffed, ale was quaffed and all the bands rocked. And the Good news is.... They're having another one! The Plonkers^® are returning to the now legendary Triscombefest on the 1st and 2nd Sept. 3 other groups will be appearing including 'The State of Things'

Saturday 8th Sept
Private function
The hogs back, 'Ampshire
A fitting place for a real 'Ampshire hog!
This is a private evening event

	Sunday 9th Sept AUTUMN PLANT & GIFT FAIR Longstock Park Nursery, Longstock, Nr Stockbridge SO20 6EH In Aid of the North Hampshire Medical Fund The Plonkers are playing live on and off during opening times: 10:00am to 4.00pm ## Beer Tent • Hog Roast • Ice Creams ## Also 25 to 30 stalls including Chelsea gold medallist's and a variety of produce and sundries stalls Longstock Park Nursery is signposted from A30 Stockbridge, and A3057 Leckford – Andover General Public: £4.00 – Children: Free Entry - Home-Made Cakes & Teas, Local Produce, Free Parking

	Click here and listen to the radio commercial for this event: # FULL VERSION # NO TAG VERSION # INSTRUMENTAL VERSION These commercials will run on Breeze FM, from Saturday 25th August to Sunday 9th Sep inclusive on 106.4FM and on Steam Fair FM from the 25th August to 3rd Sept on 87.9FM, 'Where be that damn blackbird to'

	Wed 12th Sept, Private function at Windsor, Berkshire The Plonkers are appearing at a retirement function for two soldiers after 22 years of service. (a private function) (Janet's brother Richard is going to be the guest drummer for this event)

Saturday 15th September
The Stags Head Cider Festival
The Square, Westbourne, Emsworth, West Sussex, PO10 8UE
Fred the landlord has invited The Plonkers to play in West Sussex at:
The Stags Head Cider Festival

More details and website: www.stagsheadwestbourne.co.uk

Sat 22nd Sept
The Plonkers are appearing at:
The Moorhouse Hotel in Burley
Wedding reception, Burley, New Forest, Hampshire
(this is a private function)

Sunday 23rd September
SURREY COUNTY PLOUGHING MATCH & COUNTRY FAIR
Loseley Park, Guildford, Surrey, GU3 1HS
The Country Fair is open from 9.00am - 5.00pm. There will be trade stands, farmers market, dog agility, terrier racing, fly fishing, gundogs, aerobatics, tractor rides and more, The Plonkers are playing live on and off all day
Loseley's gardens are open to visitors to the Show free of charge. Loseley House will not be open.
Website: www.surreycountyshow.co.uk
Website: www.loseleypark.co.uk

Weds 26th Sept,
The Plonkers are appearing at:
Colbury House Nursing Home
in the New Forest,
(this is a private function)

Thurs 27th Sept,
The Plonkers are appearing at:
Park View Court, Bournemouth, (this is a private function)

Sat 27th October
New Milton Round Table,
Fawcett's Field, Christchurch Road, New Milton, Hants. BH25 6QB
A moosical bash before the bonfire.......
The Plonkers are playing on the back of a dung cart, and Golly is hoping they've emptied it..............

Sunday 25th November
The Queen's Theatre
Billet Lane, Hornchurch, Havering, London
RM11 1QT
Box Office 01708 443333
www.queens-theatre.co.uk

Sunday 2nd December
The Barton on sea Christmas lights switch on ceremony
Byron Road, Barton on Sea-on
Ambitious plans have been put in place to make New Milton really come alive for the start of the Christmas Festivities in 2012 over the weekend of Saturday 1st December and Sunday 2nd December. The Main New Milton Christmas Festival will be held in the Centre of New Milton on Saturday 1st December and over the weekend there will also be Carol Services, Concerts and the weekend will conclude with the Switch on of The Christmas Lights in Byron Road, Barton on Sea
Once again the fantastic residents of Byron Road have created a wonderland of Christmas lights in their road. The switch on is on Sunday at 6pm and its all going to be Plonkerised by The Plonkers, something not to be missed as those who have attended in previous years will vouch.

More information on the band can be found by clicking the various links below or on the buttons at the side.

	Fri 13th July The Ashley Grange Summer Fete Ashley Grange, Downton, Wiltshire A daytime private event

	Sat 21st July The Colbury House Summer Fete Colbury House, Calmore, Southampton. This fete is going to be well and truly Plonkerised!

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