Luton Irish Forum present
The 7th Annual
Luton & District 2006
St Patrick’s Festival  & parade 11th-18th march 2006
Programme:
Sat 11/3/06
6.30pm – Festival Launch – Sean O’Riada sung Mass, followed by Gala Dance in St Joe’s PC.
Sun 12/3/06
9.30am- Castle St Church- Pre parade Mass
10.00am Parade assembles in Manor Rd, Luton
11.00 Parade commences through the town centre

Welcome to newcomers to our parade: St Margaret’s of Scotland Junior School, Hihgfield Carnival Club, Hemel Hempstead, St Joseph’s Accordian Band Portlaoise, St Alban’s Majorettes.

Market Hill – MC Tommy Christie
Sun 12/3/06
12.15 Presentation of Shamrock, Speech by Chair of LIF, Response from Mayor of Luton, Cllr Haji Abid
12.20- Luton University Pipe Band. 
          – Harpenden Pipe Band.
          - St Joseph’s Accordian Band (Portloaise)
          - Dookinella Pipe band
1.00 -  The Buchalawns – Mature Irish Dancers
1.15pm – Brilliant Live Band- Homeward Bound
Arndale Centre (Smith Square Indoors- MC John Hutcheson
Sun: 12/3/06
11.00am- Conway Lally Dancers 
11.15am- Saoirse all girls band
11.45am - The Buchalawns – Mature Irish Dancers
12.45pm- St Alban’s Majorettes- display
1.15pm- Luton Music Service
1.45pm- Brookes Academy of Irish Dancers
2.00pm- Saoirse all girls band
2.30pm- Edwina McGill Dancers
2.45pm- Gor Jus Wrex- Traditional Irish

Thur 16th & Sat 18th
7.45pm- Library Theatre Luton, Grand Festival Concert Featuring:
Mayo Male Voice Choir, Abbeyknockmoy dancers, Harpist- singer Mgt Knight & Brookes academy dancers.

Fri: 17/3/06
(St Patrick’s Day)
Smith Square Arndale Shopping Centre Entertainment
11.30am - Geraldine McMahon sings and plays the Harp
11.50am  Edwina McGill Dancers
12.15pm- Mayo Male Voice Choir (Castlebar)
12.45pm- John Brookes Dancers
1.00pm- Saoirse all girls band
1.30pm- Conway Lally Dancers
1.45pm- Ballyhooley- Traditional Irish Music
2.15pm - The Buchalawns – Mature Irish Dancers
2.30pm – Caroline Sullivan on Accordian
2.45pm- Abbeyknockmoy set-dancers (Galway)
3.00pm - Saoirse all girls band
8.00pm – Enjoy an evening of Variety at Beech Hill Club