Danny Park 300th Anniversary Cricket Match, Sunday 9th July 2017

Update 8th July: The meeting place at 12.45pm will be outside the Lunch Marquee. The contact number for the day is 07751 479383.

Update 5th July: For anybody needing help locating Danny House, the postcode is BN6 9BB and you will be able to find the location of the property by searching for this postcode using your favourite online mapping website.

To see exactly where you leave the public highway to enter the driveway leading to Danny House, use one of these links:
Google Maps
Streetmap

Update 2nd July: The deadline for confirming participation at this event has been extended to the end of Thursday 6th July.

Richard Burrows has invited us to support this celebration:

"Dear SDFS

I have always been a fan of yours and regularly play your cd! I own Danny House which is the third largest grade 1 listed house in Sussex. On Sunday afternoon, 9th July we will be holding a cricket match in Danny Park to celebrate 300 years of cricket in the village. We believe we have the third oldest cricket ground in the world. Danny will be playing Hurstpierpoint Cricket Club and we will be wearing C18th costumes and trying to play to C18th rules. The match will be promoted to everyone free of charge as a community event."

Richard will kindly provide participating Singers only with a free lunch and free drinks. Singers are welcome to bring friends and families and picnics. There will be a pay bar and pay scouts bbq. Parking is free at the entrance to the park.

You are welcome to come dressed in any 18th century costume that you have tucked away in your closet or can beg, borrow or steal. Those of us without this facility please wear any blue/green or cream/yellow garments you feel are suitable.

The programme for the day:

12 noon	Junior teams from Hurstpierpoint Cricket Club will be playing C18th cricket. The beer tent etc will be operational from 12 noon.
12.45pm	SDFS gather for the first set.
1pm	Lunch for the teams (spit roast lamb etc and drinks) served in the marquee. The SDFS will sing their first possibly longer set (depending on tea arrangements on the day) to the gathered crowds from 1pm, the Chanctonbury Morris Men will then follow us.
2pm	Lunch for the SDF Singers in the marquee.
2pm	Cricket match between Danny House and Hurstpierpoint Cricket Club starts. There will be a tea interval at just before 4pm when we will sing our second set. The match will finish at 6pm but if you want to drift away after the tea set please feel free to do so.

Please gather for the first set by 12.45pm. The songs in the sets below are generally well known to us.

Please confirm by email: southdownsfolksingers@gmail.com if you wish to take part, by Monday 3rd July the end of Thursday 6th July to enable advance notification to the organisers for catering numbers on the day.

Many thanks,

John C.


First Set:

1. Country Life Ab
2. Oak, Ash & Thorn E
3. Pleasant & Delightful B
4. A Smuggler’s Song C#
5. West Sussex Drinking Song F
6. Rosebuds In June B
7. Rolling In The Dew F
8. Twanky Dillo A
9. Jolly Good Song

Second Set:

1. The Turnip Hoer Bb
2. On Sussex Hills A
3. Fathom The Bowl D
4. The Magpie C
5. Ale, Glorious Ale E
6. The Nightingale A
7. Life Of A Man B
8. Thousands Or More A
9. Jolly Good Song