We’re coming back for another weekend of art, nature, music, stories, workshops and wild Hoo Peninsula magic ✨🌿
📅 15–16 May 2027 📍 Hoo Peninsula
Thank you to everyone who joined us this year; artists, performers, volunteers, partners and visitors. We can’t wait to do it all again… with even more whoop! 💥
The Whoop Heritage Festival is made possible with @heritagefunduk. Thanks to National Lottery players, we have been able to celebrate and share the heritage of the Hoo Peninsula.
Did you come on the Hoo Safari in search of Great Hooley?
If you did; you`ll know that a LOT of effort from a lot of people went into making the event happen. 🥳
This is just a little post of appreciation for all those involved - as well as a highlight of some of the amazing business we have here in the Hoo Peninsula! -- Secret Venues details: Eternal Lake Nature Reserve – A very special place and now the home of the mythical ‘Great Hooley’. Thanks to Billy for the warming bonfire. https://eternallake.org/
Pureplanet Café – Thanks to Jack and Summer for delicious muffins & refreshing drinks
Brambles Organics – Thanks to Mollie for the special Bags of Love Safari Souvenirs
Fenn Bell Inn Zoo – Perfect safari stop! Thanks to Leah & the team for the tastiest chips & dips enjoyed by all while surrounded by a delightful cacophony of birdsong, monkey shouts and even a Hooden Horse! https://www.fbcukproject.co.uk/
Grain Coastal Park – Thanks to Gill, Isle of Grain Parish Council and Friends of the Grain Coastal Park for access to this unique open space with the most spectacular views over the estuary https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/9934/ https://www.friendsofgraincoastalpark.co.uk
Licks & Sips – Thanks to Laura for bringing her retro ice cream tricycle & premium ice creams to the beachfront https://licksandsips.co.uk/
Safari Performers: A huge applause to all the performers for leading this exciting expedition across the Hoo Peninsula in search of the ‘Great Hooley’
In Search of the Great Hooley presented by Play On Words Theatre https://playonwordstheatre.com/
Working in collaboration with: James Edward Frost https://www.jamesedwardfrost.com/
Trudgepig Folk Theatre
Jane Pitt / Hoo Sounds
Minibus providers: Thanks to Anthony for guiding the minibus convoy safely through this secret mission in the helm of the wHoo Cares community bus along with his fellow drivers from Medway Norse. https://www.whoocares.org.uk/ https://norsegroup.co.uk/partnerships/medway-norse/
The Whoop Heritage Festival is made possible with @heritagefunduk. Thanks to National Lottery players, we have been able to celebrate and share the heritage of the Hoo Peninsula.
We would love to hear your thoughts on the many events spread across the Hoo Peninsula over the weekend. 🥰
Please share your feedback anonymously by filling a short form online:
https://forms.gle/dxWbSTGK6xMrxh8g7
Your feedback and suggestions will help us develop the festival programme for next year.
Thank you in advance for your help! 🥳
The Whoop Heritage Festival is made possible with @heritagefunduk. Thanks to National Lottery players, we have been able to celebrate and share the heritage of the Hoo Peninsula.
Oral History Medway is working with Whose Hoo collecting memories of teenage life on the Hoo Peninsula. We`re looking for people who remember what teenage life felt like, the music, the gathering spots, the sense of being young in a place that the rest of the world wasn`t paying much attention to.
We`d love to talk to you about the places where you hung out, youth clubs, village halls, or places you went to when there was nowhere obvious to go. The bands you listened to, that band you formed in someone1s front room, the records that got passed around. The highs and lows of teenage life.
What did you listen to? Where did you go? Who did you become? Whatever era you grew up in, we want to hear about it...
✉️ Contact: chris@oralhistorymedway.co.uk
https://oralhistorymedway.co.uk
Part of the Whoop Heritage Festival 🎉 - celebrating local stories, landscapes and creativity for all ages.
The most up-to-date details for Whoop can be found here: https://whoop.org.uk/whats-on/
The Whoop Heritage Festival is made possible with @heritagefunduk. Thanks to National Lottery players, we have been able to celebrate and share the heritage of the Hoo Peninsula.
