Cobham Heritage Day 2008
Saturday 13th September

The final touches are now being made for this year's Heritage Day on Saturday 13th September. The Committee has done a great job and this year’s event promises to be bigger, better and even more fun than last year.

Cobham Heritage Day takes place in and around Church Street and St Andrew’s Church. The day will be opened by the Mayor of Elmbridge at 11.00am and culminates in a grand duck race on the River Mole at 4pm.

There will be plenty of attractions to entertain the young and old.

For the children there will be Punch and Judy, some amazing street entertainers, a fire engine to explore (subject to availability), pony rides, yesteryear games, a bus from the Cobham Bus Museum, a working steam engine, face painting and ice cream!!

For the adults there will be a display of vintage cars, an accordian orchestra, paintings by the Cobham Art Group, a jazz band, a caricaturist, a "Youth" exhibition inside St Andrew’s church and a visit to the top of the church bell tower plus plenty of stalls to browse. The Cobham Watermill will also be open and demonstrations will take place throughout the day.

St Andrew’s Youth (SAY) present “For One Night Only” - Song and Dance from West End Musicals at 2:30pm, 4:30pm and 7pm in the Church.

In addition, the gardens of Church Stile House, Lime House and Rose Lodge will be open to visit. Refreshments will also be served all day.

The day will finish with the Duck Race which takes place on the river Mole between the Cobham Mill and the La Capana Restaurant. Knight Frank Estate Agents has kindly sponsored the race this year.

You can take part in the race and have a chance of winning the first prize of £250 by sponsoring a duck for just one pound or six ducks for five pounds. Duck tickets can be purchased at Knight Frank Estate Agents and other shops in Cobham. Tickets will also be on sale on the day near the Cobham Conservation and Heritage Trust table in Church Street.

Cobham Heritage Day is an opportunity to enjoy a day celebrating our local community. It should be a great day so please do try and come along and bring you friends.

Click on this link to see the Timetable of Events.

Some photographs from the previous Heritage Days can be viewed by clicking on the Past Events menu.

Parking will be available in the Leg O'Mutton Field - 50p for the day.