Waltham Abbey Town Show
27th - 28th June 2009
STOP PRESS
We have just been notified that Jerry Springer the US Show Host is confirmed as the Umpire for the Essex Arrows Baseball Match to be featured in this year’s Waltham Abbey Town Show 27-29 June.
At Noon on Sunday 29 June The Mayor of Waltham Abbey, Ricky Gadsby, a New Yorker by birth [and accent!] is to throw the first pitch of this league game.
Additional details of the event can be found in the attached flyer and on the what's on pages.
The Waltham Abbey Town Show has been operating for eight years and has attracted a wide range of craft exhibitors in small numbers.
The 2009 Town Show will incorporate a craft fair marquee into the existing show which currently boasts a funfair, helicopter rides, music and sideshows. The attendance level of the two day show is around 5,000 each day.
Public entry to the show is free. Exhibitor fees in the marquee are £60 per day. Advance payment attacts the benefit of a discounted price. Go to our booking forms page.
Each day will run from 12 noon until 5pm with an extension until 9pm, on the Saturday only, for the funfair.
Directions
You wont get lost! The event will be RAC sign-posted from the M25
How to find us
SUNDAY ONLY
All types of veteran, vintage and classic cars and commercial vehicles expected on Sunday only.
All additional vehicles welcome to turn up on the day
Stardust
This year, WAFW have joined forces with Stardust UK to bring a tropical flavour to the show. Apart from the usual attractions, Sunday 28 June will also feature live shows, dance and music from the paradise island of Mauritius. Goldwing Travel and Air Mauritius will be giving away 2 return tickets to this most beautiful island, voted as one of the best holiday destination in the world. For further information, contact Stardust directly on 07956 395 345 (www.stardustuk.com)
Lee Valley Link
Have you got your free copy of the Lee Valley Link yet?
It’s worth looking out for!
The latest edition [May/June] has a free to enter competition to win a helicopter ride with Atlas Helicopters at the Town Show. Entries required by 7th June.
Helicopter rides
Prebook Helicopter rides in our Squirrel helicopter as a present for the one you love. Only £35, select your own time and day [to the nearest hour].
If you wish to pre-book a flight before the day, as a gift perhaps, please contact our secretary. It will be £35 per person. You will need to state a day [Saturday or Sunday] and time between 1pm and 4pm. The flights may start a little earlier and end later but these core hours will cover most variations.
Inclement weather and technical issues will of course affect the flights.
Monies are refundable in cases of technical or weather cancellation.
Gift vouchers are available.
The number of passengers on a given flight varies.
With the aircraft fully fuelled it may be reduced to the pilot and three passengers, when some fuel has been burned off the pilot can have as many as five passengers.
FunFair
All the usual fun of the fair attractions.
If you wish to Exhibit
Expressions of interest are welcomed. Please use the contact us link in the left column. There will be full site security over the weekend. Taking place over the weekend of 27th - 28th June 2009, Waltham Abbey Town Show is fast becoming the premier attraction in the Essex calendar. Not only that but because Waltham Abbey is primarily situated on the Herts / Essex / London borders it is an event for a wide area of interest.
An Early Bird Booking form can be downloaded here.
We now have a new Car Show Bookings PDF form that you can fill in and send back interactively. Don't worry, you can still print it off and post it if you wish.
Easy to get to
Easily accessible by way of the motorway network (J26 of the M25) and served by both the main line railway network (Waltham Cross Station) and the London Underground (the Central Line Loughton station is easily reached) we are a must for your weekend entertainment.
Entertainment for all
Through these pages you will be able to find out what's on and a brief history of the event. You will also be able to contact us with any details or concerns you might have. You can also join our mailing list for all late breaking news.
Herts and Essex Air Ambulance
The Herts and Essex Air Ambulance carries Clinicians and sophisticated life-saving equipment to a patient within the first few vital minutes of an emergency.
With over 8,500 missions flown since the service was commissioned we are proud to welcome them to our show over the course of the weekend.
Free entry
We pride ourselves on not charging any admission fees for this event so you could stay and enjoy yourselves for the whole weekend without spending a penny of your hard earned cash. There are some attractions which will charge a fee to participate.
Programme
2500 copies available free but we also have an added value web based version that you can download by clicking "this link" when it becomes available.
If you wish to advertise in our programme you can find more details here.