Cycling and dancing at festival weekend

WARGRAVE Bike Festival and Family Sports Day will take place tomorrow (Saturday).

The event is one of 42 taking place as part of the village festival, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

There will be three rides, a 50km and 75km ride for adults and a 20km family ride for adults and children from Mill Green.

Entrants will be given an “Olympic passport” to collect a stamp at each station.

After the rides, entrants will be invited to a barbecue lunch with soft drinks and beers at Mill Green. Coffee and cake will also be on offer.

The 50km ride costs £25 per adult and the 75k ride costs £30 per adult. Both will start at 8am. Tickets for the family bike ride cost £10 for adults and £1 for children under 18. The start time for the event is from 8.30am and 9.30am.

Other events, including rock climbing, tennis, golf, cricket, rugby, martial arts, wrestling, table tennis and rowing challenges, will be held from 10am to 3pm.

These will be held from 10am to 3pm.

There will be a prize for completing every sport on the day.

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In the evening, there will be dancing and family entertainment on Mill Green.

Saturday Night Fever will feature demonstrations from Muse Dance, run by villagers Karen and Ella Robinson, who will perform jazz, tap and contemporary dance routines.

There will be jazz and contemporary dance performances from the Twilight Dance Company comprising girls from Queen Anne’s School in Caversham.

Other groups attending include the Miles School of Dancing, the Reading School of Dance, Berkshire and Henley Dance and Dance2Salsa.

The evening will end with a salsa party in the marquee on Mill Green.

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On Sunday, nine gardens will be open to the public from 2pm to 6pm to raise funds for village projects.

There will be hidden courtyards behind High Street and Victoria Road to explore and riverside lawns will be open.

Some gardeners will offer visitors tea and cake.

The Wargrave allotments will be open to ticket holders where visitors can sample some of the produce.

Tickets and a map of all the gardens will be available on the door of 65 High Street, Wargrave.

Tickets cost £5 each. Children under 17 go free.