Cottingham Day


Your Day - Your Village


Saturday 3rd July from 12 noon

Once again its that time of year when the biggest day in the village calender is about to happen.
Last years event was the biggest and best yet, but this years event is planned to be even better, with many more activities happening around the village.

The 6th annual Cottingham Day will take place all around the village in areas such as Grandads Park, Memorial Gardens, Market Green, Civic Hall, Darby & Joan Memorial Club, Methodist Church, St Mary’s Church, Hallgate School, and Hallgarth Residential Home.

The day will kick off with the ever popular parade around the village starting at 12 noon, the parade will travel along King Street, then Finkle Street and back along Hallgate ending up on the Market Green.

It will be led by the immpresive Horse Drawn Carriage, followed by Fancy Dress, Pipe Band, Classic Cars and more. At the end of the parade, the Chairman of ERYC Councillor David Rudd, will officially open the day from the stage on Market Green at around 12.40 p. m. and then the fun will really begin.

On the stage, sponsored by KCFM 99.8 and hosted by their top DJ Rob Langley, events kicks off with the Bonny Baby competition, followed by the Kingston Pipe Band, British Military Fitness, Accordian Music, the ever popular Cottingham Band ‘The Monos’ and will hopefully close with a performance by Alan Turner an X-Factor Finalist!!! (See programme for timings)

New this year on the Market Green will be a Bucking Bronco and a Sumo Wrestling Ring along with a Climbing Wall and make sure you look out for STIG and the Star Wars Stormtroopers and have your picture taken with them. There will also be the usual festivities such as Hull Cruise Cars, Tarot readings, Foot Massage, Tombola, Hull Stingrays stall, Win a Mini, Community bus, a Chocolate Board competition and much more.

This year the Civic Hall will host a range of Charity stalls and, for the first time, a Small Animal Show, sponsored by Kingston Vet Group. Cottingham High School will also be showing off some of their art and sculpture.

In the Darby & Joan Hall on Finkle Street, the Daylight Theatre and Line Dancing will be performing (see programme for times)

Also in finkle Street , the Memorial Club has an open day for all and is also hosting and sponsoring the very popular Motor Bike Display, which always guarantees big crowds.

As usual, Grandads Park is the place to be for kids. It will be
hosting a Dog Show, Magic Carpet Theatre, Scrapstore, Plate Smashing, Red Cross, Fake Wounds demo, rides and much more all hosted by DJ Noel.

Hallgate will once again be closed to all traffic from 8am to allow the Classic Car Display sponsored by Cottingham MOT to take place and, for the first time, this year you will see a display of huge American Classic Cars, as well as a BMX raffle.

Along Hallgate, in the Memorial Gardens, there will be a Birds of Prey display by Holderness Falconry Club www.holdernessfalconryclub.co.uk , music by the very popular Coleen’s Fancy Irish Folk Band, activities on a Plate and Face Painting.

Next door, the Methodist Church will be open for visitors and will have Fair Trade and local Food Stall and refreshments.

St Mary’s church will also be open from 10am for a coffee morning, guided tours and they are organising a Treasure Hunt around the village.

Hallgate school will be holding it’s ‘Open Day’ and will have a barbecue, cake stall, games and refreshments. Hallgarth House are also holding their ‘Summer Fayre 'between 11-3 with a barbecue, stalls and games.

In Cotta Court, Haltemprice Lions will be having a tombola, so please give them your support.

Although the whole day is due to finish around 5.30 pm, it will all start again in the evening.

After the success of last years First Ever ‘Cycle Race 'another will be held again this year. Organised by Pete Dunn of Cottingham Cycles, the race will start at 7.45pm outside the Methodist Church and the route will be along Hallgate, King Street, Northgate, West End Road and then back again along Hallgate.

The race will end around 9pm and all roads on the route will be closed to all traffic during that time.
Thank you in advance for your co-operation.

Please remember that the Cottingham Day event is organised and run totally by volunteers and relies on sponsorship and contributions to try and maintain the day as a ‘FREE EVENT’
Buckets will be place around the events and activities and all contributions will be much appreciated, to help finance next years event.

Also, if you have any free time and would like to help out on the day, please ring Judith or Tina at the Parish Council Office on 847623 and leave your details.

There is also still time to enter your Classic Car or Motorbike on the day. Ring Nick Russell on 07561 529788 if you would like to enter your car or Paul Fenwick on 07778 312134 if you would like to enter your motorbike.

All events are subject to change and may be affected by the weather.
Thank you to the Parish Council and all our sponsors for their help in organising this event. See the Programme for the full list. The day could not happen without you.