Newsletter 03 2015, 21 June

STICHTING BEVORDERING WESTFRIESE FOLKLORE IN SCHAGEN (FOUNDATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF WEST FRISIAN FOLKLORE).

NEWSLETTER 3 – June 2015

On Thursday 2 July the time has come. The traditional day of the old crafts and the opening meal for invited guests at ‘Rumors’;

For the full programme of the day see www.westfriesefolklore.nl

Safety

For the parade to run smoothly and safely, we ask all ‘walkers’ to keep up with the parade so that no ‘gaps’ appear. So don't stop to pose for the many photographers, but stay close together.

At the end of the parade on the Laan, after the fruit stall, turn right immediately to leave plenty of room for the carriages.

A little further on, on the ‘Stille Laan’, Arie Groen will be ready to hand you your coffee voucher.

Take care when opening your umbrella in the rain. Horses can be badly startled by it, with all the unpleasant consequences that entails.

Miss Westfriese folklore 2015

After an exciting contest in a well-filled main hall at Igesz, Kirsten MacDonald-Mooij was chosen as Miss 2015.

For ten Thursdays she will open the parade with coachman Simon Bakker in the beautiful sjees (traditional two-wheeled gig). Lies Smit came second, as she did last year, and Gerda Mak finished third.

One last costume lending session

There is one more opportunity this season to borrow West Frisian costumes from the Foundation, namely on:

Tuesday 30 June from 19:00 to 21:00

The lending takes place in the ‘folklore tower’ of the Rijtuigmuseum (carriage museum), in the Muziektuin in Schagen. A fee is charged for dry-cleaning and maintenance costs.

Return dates for costumes

Make a note in your diary: borrowed costumes can be returned on:

7, 8 and 9 September from 19:00 to 21:00 in the ‘folklore tower’.

Guest Day 6 August

From the first Thursday you can buy tickets at our information stall on the Markt for the Guest Day on the Markt on Thursday 6 August. Reserve your place quickly.

Closing day 3 September

Keep the afternoon free on this last West Frisian Thursday.

That afternoon Bakkerij Slijkerman is offering the participants in costume a fully catered bread meal on the Markt. Music, shanty choirs and a tasty lunch to round things off. You can reserve places at the information stall on the Markt.

Refreshment vouchers

From this season the refreshment vouchers are handed out at the end of the parade, on the “Stille Laan”.

Arie Groen will be waiting there to hand you your coffee voucher.

So NO LONGER on the Nieuwe Laagzijde, at the start of the parade.

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Next newsletter

Coming next month!

Board of the Stichting bevordering Westfriese Folklore in Schagen.

21 June 2015.