These pictures illustrate the various events that took place during the 2000 festival.

Bell ringing. Bell Captain Tim Waterman and his team  rang a full peal of 5040 changes on the eight bells of Chiddingly Church.

Entertainment by Anatolia, a group specialising in the traditional folk music and dance of Turkey.

Ophaboom's Gothic Farce based upon Victor Hugo's story of the Hunchback of Notre-Dame,

Our annual arts and Crafts Exhibition,

An evening of Folk & Blues at the 6 Bells,

The legendary John Kirkpatrick in concert,

Billed as a medical trauma, the Village Show, entitled Public Enema No1,

The Inside Out Theatre Company, put on The Shoemaker and the Elf, a play with puppets aimed at a younger audience.

The classical concert featured the world premier of a new work entitled "Chiddingly Seasons" by composer and musician David Cullen. 

The festival  closed with a bang as the East Hoathly and Halland Carnival Society conducted their annual firework display.

Sculptor Sue Nunn created a unique 5 piece sculpture from a single oak tree. The Millennium Oak, set in the specially created Millennium Garden a lasting  reminder of the 2000 festival

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Pictures by Martin Cusdin - Farm Photographic