7th & 8th August 2021
Venues across Millfield
Make – Play – Watch
Come and join us for a weekend of fun, festivities, creativity and making at venues across Millfield.
The festival takes a slightly different format this year. Instead of taking place on New England Rec, activities will take place in venues across Millfield, celebrating all that the area has to offer.
All activities are FREE to join. Look out for those you need to book onto.
Covid-19: To see how we are making the festival safe please scroll down to our Covid safety information.
Want a handy guide to carry with you? Click here to download the Millfield Festival Listings guide.
Saturday 7th August
Millfield Link Mural Restoration
Saturday & Sunday, 10am – 4pm
Link Road
Drop in – no need to book
We are currently restoring this amazing mural which was painted by Francis Gomila in the 80’s. Come along and see the artists in action as they bring the mural back to its original glory. Artists include: Street Arts Hire, Stuart Payn, Amanda Rigby, Tony Nero, Jason Duckmanton.
Supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Peterborough City Council.
Raising Millfield Audio Tour
Saturday 7th Aug
TIMES: 11am*, 2pm* and 3.30pm.
Duration: 30mins – 1hr audio walking tour
*BSL Interpreted
START: corner of Occupation Road / Gladstone St, Peterborough (by Rock Park / New England Cinema building)
AGE: 14+
Booking essential: www.easternangles.co.uk.
01473 211498
Raising Millfield by Atiha Sen Gupta, is a new piece of theatre experienced on foot and through headphones in an audio walking tour of Millfield. Raising Millfield tells the stories of residents, what it’s like to grow up or raise a family in the area. Headphones provided.
BSL Interpreter is Kirsty Dorkenoo.
Sticker Making and Poster Printing Workshop
Saturday 7th Aug, 1pm – 4pm, The Allama Iqbal Centre, Cromwell Road, PE1 2EL
Drop in – no need to book
Drop by and check out an exhibition of new artworks inspired by Millfield, made by Millfield Link artists Matt Booker and Prin Marshall. The artists will also have a free creative workshop for families taking place outside the centre – design your own piece of art inspired by Millfield and add it to the Millfield Link exhibition!
Cine-Sister Presents: 3 Braves (Family Friendly Film Screening)
Saturday 7th Aug, 2pm
Gladstone Primary School Hall, Gladstone Street
Booking essential
Pakistan’s first computer-animated feature-length film. The film focuses on three eleven-year-old friends, Amna, Saadi and Kamil, extraordinary children who rise from the unlikeliest of places to save their community from the evils that plague it. Before the feature you will have the opportunity to see locally made short films by children at the school.
The Bollywood Matinee
Saturday 7th Aug, 3pm – 5pm
Unit 6, New England Complex, Rock Rd, Peterborough PE1 3BU
Drop in – no need to book
Traditional Indian and Bollywood singing and dancing performances from top local performers – performing The Bollywood Matinee.
Featuring the talents of: Anamika Ghosh, Swarnendu, Arushi, Tista, Snehashish, Arpita, Saurav, Debosree, Nagasayan Puppala, Karthik Prasad, Rachna Karthik, Shradha Karthik, Rajni Reddy.
Millfield Link Exhibition
6th – 16th August – all day
Venues across Millfield: Gladstone Connect, PARCA, Gladstone Park Community Centre, Gladstone Primary, Beat This, The Link Road Mural, Bharat Hindu Samaj Temple
Drop in – no need to book
Over the last 6 months we’ve been gathering photos, creating art works and interviewing people from across Millfield about what makes the area special to them. We’ve covered subjects such as community spirit food, shops and businesses, growing up in Millfeld, work, music and much much more. You can find these stories and images on panels at 7 different locations around Millfield – all found on the festival map. Why not join a friend and take yourself on a tour or visit www.millfieldlink.com to listen to the interviews and find out more – see the map overleaf.
Magical History Tours with Deljit Singh
Saturday 7th Aug
Part 1: 10am / Part 2: 1pm
Meet outside Topyard Boxing / Allama Iqbal Centre, Cromwell Road
16+. Booking essential
Following the success of his Millfield Magical History Tour film, former Cromwell Road resident and community legend Deljit Singh will do a live two-part memory walk around Millfield, sharing some of the history of the area and personal memories of days gone by. Come along to walk and talk, reminisce, and learn some new things about the area.
Part 1 will explore the bottom end of Cromwell Road, Gladstone Street, sharing some personal anecdotes of the area.
Part 2 will explore the north end of Gladstone Street, Cromwell Road, Lincoln Road, and the New England Cinema.
Millfield Music Makers
Saturday 7th Aug, 10am – 4pm
Chime Creation Centre, Unit A, The Courtyard, Norfolk St, PE1 2NP
Drop in – no need to book
Peterborough’s community music venue, Chime Creation Centre is situated in the heart of Millfield. Drop in for music-making workshops and hands-on musical activities throughout the day, including DJ’ing, instruments to play on, synthesis, sampling, beat-making, lyric writing, singing, beat-boxing, and live performances.
Roma Heritage Day
Saturday 7th August, 12pm – 5pm – Compas Orion, 19 Fitzwilliam St, PE1 2RR
Drop in – no need to book
Celebrate the Roma culture within the Millfield area. There will be Roma traditional music from singers and a local Roma band, an exhibition of art, and tasty traditional food.
PARCA Youth Club
Saturday 7th Aug, 12pm – 6pm
Unity Hall, Northfield Rd, PE1 3QH
Drop in – no need to book
Drop in to PARCA’s Youth Club for 11-16 year olds – play games, try out instruments, board games, air hockey, table tennis, table football, play with toys, and have a go at some craft activities.
Sunday 8th August
International Storytelling Extravaganza
Sunday 8th Aug, 10am – 4pm
The Allama Iqbal Centre, 157 Cromwell Road
Drop in – no need to book
Storytelling from local community heroes, plus the first live reading of a brand new story written by kids from Millfield and local author, Sandy Wardrop, with illustrations by children’s illustrator Ellie Sandall! The book bus will be on site to explore, and there will also be shadow puppet workshops inside the centre to have a go at.
Feel Good Hub with HAY Peterborough
Sunday 8th Aug, 11am – 4.30pm
Gladstone Park Community Centre, Bourges Boulevard
Have a go at different activities that can help you to feel good and lift your spirits. Drop in and have a go at karate, tennis, craft, dodge ball, reiki massage and lots of other activities designed to make you feel good.
Drop in Demos + Workshops
Come along to the Feel Good Hub at the following times and get involved with these workshops and demonstrations!
11 – 12.30pm: Karate demonstration and workshop with TKAP (Drop in)
11am – 1.30pm: Wonder Women Chat and draw workshop with Metal (Drop in)
1 – 2.30pm: Tennis with Peterborough Tennis Association (Drop in)
2 – 4.30pm: Hand and head massages with Soul Happy (Drop in)
3 – 4.30pm: Dodgeball and multi-activities with Tanzii TV (Drop in)
Bollywood Dance workshop for families with Shiamak International
Sunday 8th Aug, 12:30 – 1:30pm
Gladstone Park Community Centre, Bourges Boulevard
Booking essential
Shiamak International is the world’s biggest dance academy. Come and be part of our dancing family and join Supriya, our specially trained instructor who was taught by Shiamak Davar himself, for this energetic, fun and creative Bollywood extravaganza workshop, bring the whole family along to the 12:30pm family class.
Bollywood Dance Workshop with Shiamak International (16+)
Sunday 8th Aug, 3.30pm – 4.30pm
Gladstone Park Community Centre, Bourges Boulevard
Booking essential
Shiamak International is the world’s biggest dance academy. Come and be part of our dancing family and join Supriya, our specially trained instructor who was taught by Shiamak Davar himself, for this energetic, fun and creative Bollywood extravaganza workshop. For those of you aged 16+, come along to the 3:30pm class.
Radical History Tour with Hazel Perry
Sunday 8th Aug, 10am, 1.30pm
Meet by The Clock Tower (next to St Paul’s Church) on Lincoln Road
Booking essential
Ever wondered what the clock tower on the Triangle signifies? Was there ever a windmill on Windmill Street? Where was Unity Hall and why the name? Discover the answer to these questions and more. The tour will be led local Historian and PhD Research Student, Hazel Perry, who will take you through the streets of Millfield, weaving together the stories of people, place and space.
Party with PARCA
Sunday 8th Aug, 10.30am – 4.30pm
PARCA, Unity Hall, Northfield Rd
Drop in – no need to book
Drop in and have a go at crafts, gardening, music and food activities. Plus, see performance from members of the brilliant local Lithuanian choir, Motyva, sensational singing from EllieMar, and gorgeous sounds from professional Lithuanian Opera Singer, Regina Juskiene.
Northern Soul Dance Fitness Class
Sunday 8th Aug, 2pm – 3pm
Gladstone Park Community Centre, Bourges Boulevard
Booking essential
An hour of dance fitness inspired by Northern Soul music. Sign up to stomp, slide, spin and shuffle to some great tunes.
Just have a go – the 60 minutes will fly by and is suitable for all levels of fitness.
COVID-19 GUIDANCE:
Peterborough Presents is delighted to be going ahead with Millfield Festival on 7th and 8th August 2021.
Following consultation with the local community earlier this year we decided to host our festival activities at venues across Millfield, rather than encouraging one mass gathering at New England Rec (as in previous years). This allows people to gather in smaller numbers but more importantly explore all the amazing venues across Millfield.
We are aware that the government is due to lift all restrictions on social distancing etc, however in order to ensure the continued safety of the public and minimise the spread of Covid-19 we have put in place a number of procedures. These include:
· All events staff and those leading activities will be asked to carry out a lateral flow test the day before their event. Anyone testing positive will no longer take part in the festival.
· Hand sanitiser will be made available at every festival venue / activity for use by the public and the activity leads
· We will continue to encourage people to social distance at venues (indoors and outdoors)
· All equipment will be cleaned with anti-bacterial wipes between use
· Wherever possible activities will take place outdoors – for example, our Millfield Link exhibition is all located outdoors at venues across Milllfield
· We will set and monitor a safe maximum capacity for both indoor and outdoor venue including our walking tours
· Many activities will be drop-in but some (walking tours, dance workshops) will need to be pre-booked to ensure we stick to maximum capacities.
· Although not required, as a member of the public, volunteer or staff member, we would welcome you to wear your masks at events, especially where they are indoors.
· We encourage everyone to continue to social distance
Putting these procedures hopefully gives you confidence to attend and enjoy all the amazing activities available. It may mean slight changes or small delays in being able to access your chosen activity. We thank you for your patience in allowing us to put these procedures in place.
