A group has begun making nature-themed mosaics using plastic bottle tops for Romsey Festival. Transition Town Romsey collected the bottle tops with the help of a number of organisations, groups and individuals in and around Romsey, after receiving a Test Valley Borough Council (TVBC) Councillors’ Community Grant. The project, which started in March, aims to highlight the issue of…
A participant meeting to discuss and consult on an upcoming festival was held in Romsey. A recent meeting at Romsey Town Hall saw dozens of residents attend to discuss with committee members the launch of the Romsey Festival 2026. The festival, now in its 14th year, is set to kick-off on Saturday July 4 and end…
The Romsey Festival committee is inviting locals and groups of musicians, performers, craft makers and artists to take part. The festival, running from Saturday, July 4 to Sunday, July 19, is reaching out to musicians, performers, craft makers and artists who have not already contacted. A committee spokesperson said: “Romsey Festival is a well-established celebration of creativity and…
A major arts festival is set to return, promising two weeks of music, theatre, and visual arts. Romsey Festival will take place from July 4 to 19, 2026, transforming the town and surrounding villages into hubs of creativity featuring performances, exhibitions, workshops, and community projects. Neil Gwynne, chair of the Romsey Festival, said: “Every three years Romsey comes…
Come along to the next participants meeting! The date of the next participant meeting fast approaches! If your representative wasn’t able to attend the first such meeting and/or you want to hear the latest on publicity, planning etc., then please do come along at 7.30pm on 9th September in Romsey Town Hall’s Court Room. Myself…
ROMSEY FESTIVAL 2026 is upon us! Well, not quite yet (obviously). But the start of the gathering of information re who is participating in the festival and what they are doing – so that we can make the 2026 Festival as successful as its predecessors. So, if you are thinking of maybe taking part –…
As is the tradition Romsey Festival came to an end at Choral Evening Song in Romsey Abbey on Sunday 16th July, when the Abbey Team formally handed back the Festival Flag that had flown over the Abbey for the duration of the Festival. What an amazing sixteen days. This, the thirteenth Festival, had over 250 separate…
As is the tradition, Romsey Festival came to an end at choral evensong on Sunday July 16 when the Romsey Abbey team handed back the festival flag for safekeeping. The 13th Romsey Festival, from 1st-16th July, had more than 250 separate events at numerous venues across the town and adjoining district. The introduction of extra…
