Global Village Rochford

Part of Orchard Finale
Saturday 28 September 2024 1-4pm

Join us for Global Village Rochford for a vibrant afternoon of live music, storytelling, and dance!

Learn Djembe Drumming with Emmanuel Okine; be transported to far off places with storytellers Hannah Brailsford and Jacqueline Johnson; throw some shapes with Jaymini’s Bollywood Dance and Badger’s Den; sit back and listen to Sefo Kanuteh playing the traditional African Kora, and a solo Tabla performance by Ascharj Singh; enjoy the vibrant rhythms of GIDHA, an all-women folk dance group from the Punjab… All smoothly compered by spoken word performer and poet TriggerBliss! There will also be food, art, and henna art with Jity Bajaj.

Global Village Rochford is part of Orchard Finale, a day of cultural activity taking place across Rochford Town Centre.

• Free, drop-in and open to all, no booking required
• Venue: Rochford WI Hall, West Street, Rochford, SS4 1BE

Images from left to right / top to bottom: Emmanuel Okine at Global Village Rayleigh (photographer D B McDonald) | Jaymini Bedia at Global Village Doddinghurst | Sefo Kanuteh | TriggerBliss | Hannah Brailsford Storyteller (photographer Gaz Devere) | GIDHA at the Festival of Thetford & Punjab 2024

Timings and more details for the day:

1:00 – 4:00
GLOBAL VILLAGE
Rochford WI Hall, 21 West Street, Rochford, Essex, SS4 1BE
Compered by spoken word performerand poet TriggerBliss!

1:00 – 1:30 TRIBUTARY TALES – STORYTELLING
A river with a lost name and a quest to find it. Perhaps the key is in its song? A new folk tale inspired by the river Roach and co-created with community groups and primary schools across the Rochford District, performed by Hannah Brailsford and Jacqueline Johnson.

1:30 – 2:00 DJEMBE DRUMMING WORKSHOP
Come and learn how to play the traditional African Djembe drum with Emmanuelle from African Acrobats

2:00 – 2:30 JAYMINI BEDIA BOLLYWOOD DANCE
Performance and workshop with Badgers Den and everyone welcome to join in popular Bollywood dance songs, fun for all dance moves

2:30 – 3:00 TRADITIONAL AFRICAN KORA PERFORMANCE
With Sefo Kanuteh an acclaimed Kora & Balafon player

3:00 – 3:30 ASCHARJ SINGH SOLO TABLA PERFORMANCE
An upcoming artist from Essex who has played the tabla since a very young age

3:30 -4:00  GIDHA – ALL-WOMEN TRADITIONAL FOLK DANCE FROM PUNJAB
With upbeat songs and fast vibrant rhythms

1:00 – 4:00 JITTY BAJAJ HENNA ART
1:00 – 4:00 ROCHFORD DISTRICT LANDMARKS – COLOURING SESSION

6:00 – 10:00
ROCHFORD WI HALL (21 West Street, Rochford, Essex, SS4 1BE)

NATURE WRITING EVENT & THE NEW FILM ABOUT CHERRY ORCHARD PARK
An evening with four writers whose work explores our connection to the natural world. See a new film focused on Cherry Orchard Country Park in Rochford. Come along and listen to some excellent and insightful talks, enjoy the short film and bring your enthusiasm for natural spaces and places whether river, coast, urban or wild. The Rochford District is an excellent place to explore natural and wild spaces and historic rural locations, villages and towns. This event is part of the Orchard Cultural Programme – a creative and participatory exploration and celebration of the Rochford District’s heritage and environment. Introduced by Cultural Engine Research Group based in the Rochford District. Free food and drink!

To book go to https://tinyurl.com/yrmjvvpf

1:00 – 4:00
ROCHFORD MARKET SQUARE

BATIK FLAGS – MEET LOCAL ARTIST SALLY CHINEA
Batik flags showcasing the parishes of: Ashingdon, Barling Magna,Canewdon, Great Wakering, Hawkwell, Hockley, Hullbridge, Rayleigh, Rochford, Stambridge & Cherry Orchard Country Park

1:00 – 4:00
THE OLD HOUSE (17 South Street, Rochford, Essex, SS4 1BW)

STEVE JORDAN – LOST BY THE ROACH EXHIBITION
A journey to the source(s) of the River Roach with local artist Steve Jordan. Steve has paddled, cycled and (mainly) walked the entire course(s) of the River Roach, painting watercolours of many different settings and scenes, and reflecting on relevant issues along the way. See the paintings and meet the artist.

STEVE LAWES & SARA CHARLES – MEDIEVAL ART
Discover the basics of medieval art from the age when the Old House was originally built with local materials. See inks, quills and pigments and some of the designs produced through local workshops. Steve is a community arts professional specialising in ancient art techniques, also working in education and with a wide range of heritage and community organisations. Sara Charles is a book historian at the University of London practicing and recreating manuscript production techniques. She is the author of ‘The Medieval Scriptorium: Making Books in the Middle Ages’ (Reaktion Books 2024).

1:00 – 4:00
KINGS HEAD (11 West St, Rochford, Essex, SS4 1BE_

ORCHARD PRESENTATION
An opportunity to see what has been happening in the Orchard programme for 2024.

Global Village Rochford is part of Orchard Finale, a day of cultural activity taking place across Rochford Town Centre. The Orchard programme is funded by Rochford District Council via the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, which aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK. It is also supported by Essex County Council, Essex Cultural Diversity Project, Rochford Parish Council, University of East Anglia, University of Essex and University of East London