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Longstone Village Week 2026 – Sat 11th to Sun 20th July 2026
Longstone Village Week 2026 - Sat 11th to Sun 20th July 2026
Published: 8 July 2026
Longstone Village Week 2026 – Sat 11th to Sun 20th July 2026
The bunting is going up, the Well Dressings are being made and Scarecrows are starting to appear – village week is about to start!
The main programme is as follows:
All Week – Scarecrow Competition – Friday 10th to Sunday 20th with winner(s) announced at the LASRA Sports Day on the 19th July.
To enter get a number (cost £1) from Heather in the Village Shop. Scarecrows must be in place by Friday evening.
Friday 10th July
- Cricket Match vs Sheffield Centralians @ 6pm
Saturday 11th July
- Open gardens from 11am to 5pm
- 12 Noon – Blessing for the Well Dressing in Little Longstone
- 12:25 – Start of fancy-dress parade from Croft Road
- Followed by – Blessing for the Well Dressing in Great Longstone
- 1pm FOLS Summer fete
- 6pm onwards – Country singer Mark Black at The Monsal Hotel
- 10pm onwards – England v Norway at The Monsal Hotel
Sunday 12th
- Open gardens from 1pm to 5pm
- Cricket Match vs Firvale @ 1:30pm
Tuesday 13th
- 7:30pm – “T’Owd Man Morris” @ The Monsal Hotel
Wednesday 15th
- Evening showing of old Frank Parker films of the Village Hall
Thursday 16th
- Summer concert with Cressbrook Band in the Crispin during the evening
Saturday 18th
- LASRA Village Sports Day – 12 Noon onwards (see programme below).
- Evening – Carl’s Summer Gigi in the Village Hall
Sunday 19th
- Cricket Match v SUSCC @ 1:30pm
Draft Programme for the LASRA Sports Day on Saturday 18th July
Note that this is subject to change
Food & Drink
- Heather’s Grill – 12pm to 5pm
- Bar including tea, coffee and cake – 12pm to 5pm
Football Pitch
- Football, one or two matches – 12.00pm to 2:30pm
Tennis Court
- Pickleball – 12pm to 2pm
- Tennis – 2:15 to 4pm
- Basketball & Netball “hoops” – 4:15pm to 5pm
Wider Recreation ground
- All Stars Cricket (5 to 8s) – 12pm to 12:45pm
- Dynamo Cricket (8 to 11s) – 1pm to 1:45pm
- Badminton – 1pm to 3pm
- Table Tennis – 12pm to 5pm
- Slow bike race – 4:30pm to 5pm
Cricket Square
- Bowls – 12pm to 1pm
- Croquet – 1:15pm to 2:15pm
- Cricket Mixed Match (soft ball) – 2:30pm to 4:30pm