Timber Festival is fun in the forest
Friday 18th May 2018
Relax in the glow of a model moon at Timber Festival in The National Forest
Discover the exciting line-up and important messages at the first ever Timber Festival in The National Forest
www.birminghammail.co.uk - The tranquil heart of The National Forest will buzz with music, arts, crafts and more when Timber - the International Forest Festival - takes place from July 6-8.
Young and old will tuck into foraging workshops, picnics and banquets with menus created from the hedgerows.
The woodland playground will also host circus, theatre, comedy and dance – along with opportunity to take solace in a forest retreat and eco spa doing yoga and relaxation activities.
But among the fun and creativity, Timber Festival has a deeper message.
John Everitt, Chief Executive of The National Forest Company, explains:
"Some people who come to our area don't really understand the story of The National Forest.
"They come here and see this fantastic landscape, but they don't realise that just 25 years ago it was derelict in parts, because of the industry that was once here.
"We've done such a good job of transforming it that the history isn't immediately apparent, so we want to engage those audiences in this, and lead them into the next 25 years."
Timber Festival highlights include:
Music headliners Jane Weaver and This Is The Kit;
A keynote address from Radio and TV presenter Stuart Maconie;
The English festival premiere of Birmingham artist and producer Jony Easterby’s new interactive performance Tree and Wood;
The greenfield festival premiere of Luke Jerram’s Museum of the Moon;
Comedy In The Dark with Leicester Comedy Festival;
A Fire Garden;
Feasting;
Masked Ball;
Woodland library;
Woodland playground;
Forest film programme;
Eco spa;
Dawn runs;
Lifestyle and wellbeing programme with tree climbing, beehive walks and tree climbing;
Families programme, with the world premiere of the outdoor theatre companion to the best-selling book of acrostic poems The Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris. read more