A three day Pirate festival with fun events and activities for all the family in Wells next the Sea

Dates	Fri 16th September to Sun 18th September 2011
Location	Wells next the Sea
Website	www.wellsmaltings.org.uk
Email	becky@wellsmaltings.org.uk

Calling all shipmates, smugglers and salty dogs! Wells next the Sea celebrates its first ever Pirate festival this September. Don your best pirate garb and enjoy pirate-themed events and activities for the whole family - swashbuckling fun is guaranteed.

Events include:
Friday 16th September
4pm - Festival launch
6pm - FILM The Crimson Pirate at the Granary Theatre
7.30pm - midnight SMUGGLERS BALL at the Maltings Hall
With Pirate band The Dog Days of Summer, Pirate feast, rum cocktails and Pirate games
Dress code: Pirates and wenches
Tickets £13 on 01328 839000 Advance booking reccommended

Saturday 17th September
ALL DAY Treasure trail (Pick up the map from TIC Or Maltings Hall)
10am - 5pm Pirate Market - craft & food stalls - at the Maltings Hall
11am - FILM Muppets Treasure Island at the Granary Theatre
11am - 4pm Pirate fete and canon firing on the Quay, Boat trips to Pirate Island, Pirate Dancers and Sea Shanties with Nelsons Shantymen
Parade of Pirates(fancy dress competition)
6pm - Smugglers & Spooks guided walk (leaves the TIC)
From 7pm - Pirate Pub Crawl around the Pubs of Wells featuring Pirate pub Quiz and Pirate bands

Sunday 18th September
ALL DAY Treasure trail (Pick up the map from TIC Or Maltings Hall)
10am - 5pm Pirate Market - craft and food stalls - at the Maltings Hall
10am - 5pm Car Booty sale on the Football pitch
11am - FILM Hook at the Granary Theatre
11am - 4pm - Pirate Tug of War, canon firing on the Quay, boat trips to Pirate Island

More piratical events to be confirmed, times and locations may vary, please ring for latest details - 01328 839000

Proceeds from the Pirate festival go towards the Wells Maltings project, which aims to restore and transform the Maltings building in Wells next the Sea into a vibrant cultural hub for our commuinty to enjoy for the next hundred years and beyond.

Wells Pirate Festival should prepare you well for International Talk Like a Pirate Day on 19th September. Here are a few basics to get you started

Ahoy! - "Hello!"

Avast! - Stop and give attention. It can be used in a sense of surprise, "Whoa! Get a load of that!" which today makes it more of a "Check it out" or "No way!" or "Get off!"

Aye! - "Why yes, I agree most heartily with everything you just said or did."

Aye aye! - "I'll get right on that sir, as soon as my break is over."

Arrr! - This one is often confused with arrrgh, which is of course the sound you make when you sit on a belaying pin. "Arrr!" can mean, variously, "yes," "I agree," "I'm happy," "I'm enjoying this beer," "My team is going to win it all," "I saw that television show, it sucked!" and "That was a clever remark you or I just made." And those are just a few of the myriad possibilities of Arrr!

Release your inner Jack Sparrows! See you there...