You can't have missed the parade of pink wheelbarrows dotted around Goring & Streatley - the shops, the cafes, the pubs, the dentist and even the Golf Club. Local businesses have filled their wheelbarrows with a delightful mix of plants, paraphernalia and a plethora of other delights. One of them has a giant highlighter pen (and it works - how cool is that!) and one even has a bottle of champagne! AND, these lovely pink wheelbarrows now need new homes. Would you like one? YES? Then come and make a bid. SILENT AUCTION  The wheel barrows are being auctioned on Festival Sunday in the Ga ..read more

Our first review is in for Festival ExtrA! Burke & Hare As my husband will tell anyone who listens, I am obsessed with true crime.  So, the performance of Burke and Hare by The Watermill Theatre on May 24th at the Morrell Room, which combined my love of true crime and comedy with theatre, had the potential to be a good night out.  Having not attended anything like this in the village before, I didn’t know what to expect but as Festival Manager, I was hoping for something good.    The Watermill's production far surpassed every one of my expectations.  From the momen ..read more

On the Home Front First up is Rachel Siegfried of Green & Gorgeous Rachel is a pioneer in sustainable, seasonal floristry and is known as the ‘flower grower’s flower grower’.  She regularly features in titles such as Homes & Gardens, Country Living and Gardens Illustrated. She has been recognised by British Flowers Week as one of ‘the twenty most creative florists’. Not only will Rachel present a Hand Tied Bouquet Master Class, you’ll even be able to take a little bit of Green & Gorgeous home with you as she’ll be selling some of her amazing blooms.   Get the Gossip fro ..read more

International Women’s Day is a good time to look how this year’s Gap Festival is celebrating the role of women in the Arts. We hope we’ve created a platform where female artists play a major part and demonstrate so many success stories. Our music strand is headlined by soul supremo Mica Paris who has not only conquered the world of music but is also well known for her work on TV, radio and the stage – a truly multi-talented woman! Val McDermid is widely regarded as the queen of crime fiction. She’s proved her equality throughout her career, starting out as one of the youngest undergraduate ..read more

The Festival team are working hard to come up with a spectacular four days of fun. Here’s a taster of what we are planning to bring you:  Opera ...  A dance with a big band ... A queen of crime fiction discussing her work.     Gardening will feature because gardening is an art and a celebrity garden designer will give us insight into designing a stunning  garden.  There’ll be an Art Trail with local artists opening their studios and a visual arts exhibition to include textile art for the first time.     Of course there will be music i ..read more

It's official!  The 2018 Gap Festival will take place from 14 – 17 June. Save the dates, 4 amazing days are in store. We have a new Artistic Director, Heather Dunthorne who is already deep in planning for 2018. ​ Heather says: ‘I was delighted to be offered the role of Artistic Director of the Gap Festival.   Patricia Williams will be a hard act to follow and I’d like to add my thanks for her inspiration, hard work and dedication over the last four years. I aim to build on the success of the past two Festivals and, with help from the rest of the team, ensure that 2 ..read more