A great time was had by all at the VE80 Street Party held in Budleigh High Street.  The town centre came alive with more than 500 people joining in the fun, music and dancing.  Two rows of tables ran the length of the High Street from Cliff Road to Rolle Road, with many decorated with red, white and blue.

Budleigh Salterton Town Mayor, Caz Sismore-Hunt, officially opened the party and the party-goers celebrated by singing and dancing the afternoon away to fabulous vintage singer Sandy Sparkle and a wonderful selection of family favourites played by DJ Rob.

The day was organised by the Love Budleigh Team at Budleigh Information Centre.  Thank you to Budleigh Salterton Town Council and Coop Community Fund for sponsoring the event, the many traders and businesses who donated raffle prizes, and everyone who helped and contributed to make the day such a success.

Credits: 
Clive Sluter - White Cliffs of Dover and We'll Meet again videos. 
​Helen Warren - Other Photos and Videos 

On the day of the Coronation Street Party, Sunday 7th May 12.30 to 5.30 pm, we will be holding a raffle for the party-goers.

Draw tickets will be available on your table for you to purchase at £1 per strip.  Please ensure your name, telephone number and table number is written across each strip.  Please place your purchased tickets and cash in the provided envelope, then take them to the Raffle table located in the middle of the High Street.  If you would like more raffle tickets, or to pay by card, please go to the Raffle table. 

Our local traders have very generously donated over £1200 in Gift Vouchers as raffle prizes!  We would like to thank the following traders for their kind support.

Arthur and Martha
​Bella Casa
​Brook Kitchen
Budleigh Barbers
Budleigh Community Workshop
Budleigh Information Centre
Budleigh Unwrapped
Budleigh Village Emporium
Card Shop Too
Crusty Cob
East Devon Golf Club 
Fifty Degrees Clothing
Fifty Degrees North 
Findlays Wines
Flawless Beauty
Georgie Porgies
Gingerbread Shed
​Interior Design Studio
L'image  
Liz Flynn Reflexology 
Longboat Cafe
Marco's 
Milena's
Niaski
OB's
Pebble
Pobble 
Seachange
Shaldon Bakery
Staddons Garage
The Cosy Teapot 
The Feathers Hotel
The Gentlemen's Room Barbers
The Rowan Tree
The Salterton Arms
The Treasury
Tipsy Merchant
Toffee Nosed 
Wesleys

The raffle will be drawn at about 3 pm by the  Town Mayor, Michael Hilliar.   The winning tickets drawn by the mayor will be asked to select the Gift Voucher of their choice. 
The remaining winning tickets will be drawn and prizes allocated at random.  If you are a winner, your prize will be delivered to your table. 

Good Luck and Thank You for your support.

Enjoy the party!

​The Budleigh Information Centre is organising a Street Party to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III.  It will be held in the High Street on Sunday 7 May 2023 from 12.30 to 5:30 pm, so come along and join in the fun.

£36 per table of 6 or £6 for a seat on a mixed table.  NOW SOLD OUT.

To buy your tickets, just call into the Budleigh Information Centre, we're next door to Tesco. 

To secure your table we are also taking telephone bookings - just remember to pop in to collect your tickets when convenient.  To help you choose your table please refer to the table plan below.  

Our phone number is 01395 445275, and we're open Monday to Saturday from 10am - 4pm.
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Timings
The Street Party will take place between 12.30 pm and 5.30 pm.

The High Street from Ragg Land to Chapel Street will be closed from 11 am until 7 pm.  Parking will be limited from 10 am to ensure the street is free from parked cars before the road is closed. 

The volunteers will be busy getting 110 tables and 660 chairs set up as soon as the road is closed.  If you are able to help us in anyway on the day, please let us know – we’d love to hear from you!

Tables / Seating
Your table should be ready from 12.30 pm. Each table is provided with 6 chairs.  There is limited space between tables so please do not bring extra seating.  All tables will be clearly numbered, so please ensure you know your table number.  

If sitting on a Mixed table, the seats are not numbered and you can choose where to sit.  Please co-operate with others on your tables so people can sit together.

Why not get dressed up in your finery and decorate your table to make the event even more special.  Each table is 6ft x 2ft. 

Food and Drink
Remember to bring along a hamper with all your goodies, or why not use one of the many food outlets and takeaways available in Budleigh. Please try and buy locally to help support our wonderful local traders.
  
Entertainment
The DJ will be situated at the Dolphin café, and loudspeakers will be placed up and down the street. Please do not move the speakers or cover them.   If you have any requests on the day to get you in the party mood, please pop along and see him. 

We're also pleased to welcome Exmouth's Town Crier, Roger Bourgein, who will be joining us to celebrate the event.

Raffle
Raffle tickets will be placed on your table and are available to buy at £1 a strip.  Please write your name and table number on the back of each purchased strip and place in the provided envelope with the correct money.  Further raffle tickets can be purchased if required, and you can pay by card if preferred – just call us over.  Please take your envelope containing your purchased tickets and money/card receipt to the Raffle table by 2.45 pm.  The Raffle is expected to take place about 3 pm.  There are some great prizes, and the Budleigh Major, Michael Hillier, has kindly agreed to draw the first few winners.  The remaining winning tickets will be drawn and prizes allocated.  If you have won, your prize will be brought to your table.

Going home
The party is due to finish at 5.30 pm.  We kindly ask that you take all your  rubbish home with you.
All table and chairs need to be ready to be loaded onto the lorry by 6.30 pm.  If you can stack your table and chairs on the pavement when your party leaves it would be a great help.  Please take care when folding table and chairs – if you decide to help with this you do so at your own risk.

Clean Up
If you are able to help with clearing the High Street at the end of the event, please let us know.  The setting up and clearing away of an event this size is a huge operation, so any help you may feel you can offer would be greatly appreciated.

Sponsorship
We'd like to say a big 'Thank You' to Budleigh Salterton Town Council for supporting the Budleigh Information Centre by sponsoring the event. 

Weather
We are very much hoping for good weather, but obviously this is unpredictable.  The Street Party will go ahead if the weather is wet but good enough to set up the tables, chairs and sound equipment. So, if wet, bring along your brollies and waterproofs so you can still join in the fun. If the weather is too bad, the party will be cancelled. 
 
Cancellation
If we need to cancel the event, we will update our website to notify party goers as early as possible.  You can claim a refund - we ask that all refunds are requested within 30 days of the cancelled event.  The Budleigh Information Centre is entirely self funded and run by volunteers so the success of the street party will contribute greatly to keeping the centre open for another year.  In the unfortunate event that we need to cancel, any unclaimed refunds (full or partial), will be gratefully retained by the Budleigh Information Centre.

We hope the weather is kind for us and you have a fantastic time at the party!