Entries by 8DW Admin

DSI supporting the Carnival 2020

Saffron Walden Round Table are pleased to announce that DSI Kitchens & Bathrooms Ltd is the latest local business to support next year’s 8 Day Weekend by signing up as […]

Stavros Flatley 2011

Today’s Throwback Thursday goes back to the 8 Day Weekend appereance of Stavros Flatley 2011 When Father and son act Stavros Flatley ran on stage at the Hammersmith Apollo for […]

Uncle Funk & The Boogie Wonderband

Today’s Throwback Thursday follows Uncle Funk & The Boogie Wonderband. Uncle Funk & The Boogie Wonderband are the UK’s premier Disco Tribute Band and play a wide range of live […]

Judgement Night at the 2017 Club Night

Today’s Throwback Thursday returns to Judgement Night at the 2017 Club Night and the headline act Judge Jules Judge Jules is a British dance music DJ, record producer and entertainment […]

SWRT running the Chariots of Fire Relay

Members of the Saffron Walden Round Table and friends are running the Chariots of Fire relay today, helping promote and raise funds for Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust – Making a Difference […]

1975 Saffron Walden Carnival procession

After last weeks announcement of the 8 Day Weekend’s 2020 Procession theme being ‘Planet Earth’, todays Throwback Thursday follows the 1975 Carnival procession. We are lucky enough to have received […]

First Carnival Committee Meeting

First Carnival committee meeting underway after summer break. Lots to discuss after a busy few weeks of big announcements. Looking forward to sharing more with you all soon. Thanks to […]

Heather Small

Today’s Throwback Thursday follows Heather Small, an English soul singer who was the lead singer in the band M People and later became a solo artist. Her debut solo album […]

Freddie Mercury’s 73rd Birthday

Today’s Throwback Thursday celebrates what would have been Freddie Mercury’s 73rd Birthday. On the 5th September 1946 Freddie Mercury was born. A British singer, songwriter and lead vocalist of the […]

The birthday of Freddie Mercury

In a week that celebrates the birthday of Freddie Mercury, widely regarded as one of the greatest lead singers in the history of rock music and known for his flamboyant […]

Aftermath of 1961 Carnival

This week in our Throwback Thursday, we visit the aftermath of the 1961 Carnival with a few paper cuttings from the Saffron Walden Weekly News about the balloon hunt and […]