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Event: Simon Mayor & Hilary James
Saturday 27 June
Hill Memorial Hall

The Chesterfield Canal Trust is promoting two concerts at the newly restored Barrow Hill Memorial Hall. The proceeds will go towards the further restoration of the canal.

Across Britain from Shetland to Sark, and across the globe from Vancouver to Singapore, Simon Mayor and Hilary James have brought their special blend of dazzling musicianship.

If they have a speciality, it’s an ability to combine a truly diverse array of talents into a hugely entertaining stage show. There can’t be many performers who slide easily from a beautifully evocative Irish ballad into a mandolin and guitar version of Handel’s Arrival of the Queen of Sheba and then have the audience singing one of their own notorious comic songs, but it’s this wry humour and an easy, informal stage manner that holds it all together.

In 2022 Simon and Hilary were delighted to accept invitations to be honorary directors of The Classical Mandolin Society of America.

They share a passionate interest in children’s music and have worked extensively with young people in theatres and schools, as well as writing and presenting music education programmes for BBC Radio and TV for six years. They have recorded five ‘Musical Mystery Tour’ children’s albums of original songs, ‘Lullabies with Mandolins’ (currently riding high on Apple Music), two rhyming picture story books for Top That!

Publications, and the ‘Musical Mystery Tour’ songbook, published by Faber Music.

To book, search for Chesterfield Canal Trust and follow the links or ring 01246 477569. Tickets cost £15. The concerts start at 7:30pm, and the bar will be open.

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Destination Chesterfield
Independent Chesterfield

EVENT: 1940s Market
10am to 4pm
Chesterfield Town Centre

Chesterfield is set to be transported back to the 1940s as one of the highlights of the town’s events calendar returns later this month.

Visitors will be greeted by a full‑size replica Spitfire taking pride of place in the Market Square, celebrating 90 years since the aircraft’s historic first flight.

Classic cars and a host of wartime displays will once again fill the town centre, and children will even have the opportunity to climb into a Hurricane plane for a photo.

With street performers, 1940s dress, live music and dancing on offer throughout the day, the event promises something special for every age.

The full list of entertainment available on the day and where to find everything is as follows:

Outside Market Hall
Display of classic cars and military vehicles - 10am to 4pm
1940s Mining display – 10am to 4pm
Escape artist / glass walker – 25-minute displays starting at 10am, 1pm and 3pm
Bombardiers (walkabout) - 40-minute performances starting at 12pm, 1.15pm and 2.30pm

Market Place
Full-sized Replica Spitfire – 10am to 4pm
Vintage Fire Engine – 10am to 4pm
Laurel and Hardy Magicians (walkabout) – 11am to 4pm

Market Square (outside Santander)
Natasha Harper (singer) – 30-minute performances starting at 10.30am, 12.20pm and 2pm
Kyle Evans (singer) – 30-minute performances starting at 11.30am, 1.10pm and 2.50pm

Outside Crown & Cushion
Shire horses – 12pm to 1.30pm

New Square
Hurricane Plane and Diamond T Truck – 10am to 4pm
The Daisy Belles (singers) – 30-minute performances starting at 10.15am, 12.15pm and 2pm
Kalamazoo Dance Band - 30-minute performances starting at 11am, 1pm and 2.45pm

Outside McDonald’s (10am to 4pm)
Chesterfield Museum displays
Post officers throughout the years

The Shambles
Viva La Vintage– 30-minute performances starting at 10am, 11.50am, 1.30pm and 3pm

The Yards
Lady Lindy– 30-minute performances starting at 11am, 12.40pm, 2.20pm and 3.30pm

Burlington Street (10am to 4pm)
Royal British Legion

The Parish Church of St Mary and All Saints (Crooked Spire)
Soldiers camp and drill – 10am to 4pm
Jayne Darling (singer) – performances starting at 10am, 11.30pm and 2.10pm
Johnny Victory (singer) 30-minute performances starting at 10.50am, 1.20pm and 3.15pm
Tower Tours – 2.30pm. Tours are priced at £10 for adults and £5 for children under the age of 16. Family tickets (2 adults and two children under 16) are available for £20

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Junction Arts
Destination Chesterfield