STONE FESTIVAL ROUNDUP
Fantastic show of community spirit
Billed as celebrating everything that is great about Stone , this year ’ s Stone Festival went off with a bang as over 500 visitors got the festivities underway with the infamous Raft Race , Car Boot Sale , Dog Show and Westbridge 5 !
Kicking the antics off revellers chanted their rafts on , pruned their dogs and enjoyed a look around the car boot with organisers expressing a huge thank you to all who attended what was an amazing way to start the festival off .
The fun continued with over 100 people taking part in the Annual Steeplechase and Dog Derby with the Mayor , councillor Jill Piggott officially starting the races off with the wave of an umbrella .
The competitors made their way around
Westbridge Park , down the canal path , through the brook and then down the river path and to the finish line where huge congratulations were given to all the winners - a list of which can be found by visiting the Results Page for Steeplechase and Dog Derby on the Festival website at www . stonefestival . co . uk .
In other activities the Crown Green Bowling Competition was a close fought affair at Stonefield Park where congratulations were made to defending champions , Howard and Linda Watkin Jones ( Stone Crown Bowling Club ) who retain their title .
The highlight of the week long festival , Stone Carnival and the Parade through the town lived up to its reputation once again with participants pulling out all the stops to➤
14 August / September 2013