Whichever day(s) you come to The Big Surrey and Sussex Thank You, you'll find a great range of food and drink to purchase from the team at Flower Farm, a programme of live music split over two stages, and free family entertainment from mini golf, to sack races, a tug-of-war, and much more. Here are just some of the highlights you can expect! (please note the programme may be subject to change) - and there's more to discover on the day!.

You can order tickets for whichever days you'd like to come - for you (if you work or volunteer in health or care in Surrey or Sussex) and as many guests as you like (just make sure you arrive together and they've all booked tickets). Click here to book your places. There's free car parking at the farm (blue badge parking immediately next to the entrance), free travel on buses to/from the site too thanks to Southdown Buses (details below), and free tickets available for anyone who can't afford the ticket contribution but would still like to come. 

Employees of Gatwick Airport are also welcome to book tickets - huge thanks to Gatwick for your generous support. 

FRIDAY 2 September 5pm-10pm

Enjoy food, drink, and a chance to unwind on a Friday evening with friends, family or your colleagues.

Live music includes:

  • 6pm- 7:30pm: Jamie and the Jets, the hugely popular Elton John tribute act take to the main stage.

 

  • 7:30pm-830pm: With Elvis-fever in the air following the release of the Baz-Luhrmann movie, you’ll see one of the best Elvis tributes around. This “live-wired, heart & soul shaking, rock n’ roll show-stopping, table-hopping, you’ve gotta party hearty, Marty, all-in-one unique 8-piece Elvis band” come with a brilliant reputation and will be bringing huge energy to the second stage.
  • 8:30pm-10pm: the fantastic Ultrabeat, a nine-piece band who play a brilliant range of party tunes, from classic pop, funk and soul from the 60s, 70s and 80s to a full repertoire of current popular favourites! 

 Members of the band have worked for Rihanna, P!nk, Justin Timberlake, Dua Lipa, Rita Ora, Stormzy, to name but a few, and are here for you on the main stage at the Big Thank You. 

Saturday 3 September 10am-10pm

A full day and evening to relax with friends, family, colleagues. Enjoy brilliant food and drink from the team at Flower Farm all day, a programme of music and entertainment on two stages. 

On our main stage you can see acts including:

  • 1:45pm - 3:15pm: The Marley Experience; one of the top tributes to Bob Marley there is. Enjoy all the classics performed by this brilliant eight-piece act.

 

  • 4:45pm - 5:30pm: The Bollywood Brass: Merging hard Dhol beats with funky horns is hard to resist – the band’s colourful costumes create the mood and their energy spreads a party atmosphere to the whole audience. BBB has played at Festivals and Melas across Europe, including WOMAD 2018, Oslo Mela 2018, Rudolstat, Venice Carnival, and major Melas in Belfast, Bradford, Tunbridge Wells

 

  •  6:30pm - 7:30pm: The Ultimate Beatles - The UK's top professional tribute to The Beatles. 

 

  • 8:30pm-10pm: The MIB Band – this brilliant ensemble perform a full range of hits guaranteed to get you dancing. With a host of high-profile endorsements, they performed for the Hyde Park Royal Wedding celebrations of William and Kate to 100,000 people.

 

  • And much more - including on our second stage; Nark Drool & The Shudders (12:15-1:45pm), the Angel Delights (3:15pm-4:15pm), Blue Dakota (5:30pm-6:30pm) and the TMC band (7:30pm-8:30pm).

 

  • In our family field, you can also enjoy free childrens activities, including face paintingbaloon animal making, archery, and circus skills

 

  • For the competivitve amongst us... you could also join in (free) the great sports of welly wanging, egg and spoon races, tug of war, and 'pass the baloon' - starting from 10:30am!) - sign up sheets and timetables are at the entrance to the event!

Sunday 4 September, 10am – 6pm

Another full day to relax and enjoy food, drink, time off, and a programme of entertainment and live music on two stages. 

On our main stage you can see acts including:

  • 1:45pm-3pmSophia Ford Incredibly talented local singer songwriter kicks off a relaxing relaxing Sunday afternoon.
  •  4pm-4:30pm: Family friendly comedian, and star of Britain’s Got Talent, Jonny Awesum 

 

  • 4:30pm-6pm: ABBA Revival! This high energy, professional show perform hit after hit! You wont want to miss this! 
  • Plus on the second stage: two comedy plays from the Oxted Players (from 12:30), local band Bar One (3pm-4pm)
  • You can also enjoy free childrens activities in the family field, including face painting, punch and judy show, baloon animal making, and circus skills

  • Family entertainment from 10:30am also includes; mini golf, welly wanging, egg and spoon races, tug of war, and 'pass the baloon' - sign up sheets and timings available at the event entrance!

Free travel to the farm

As well as free car parking at the farm, Southdown Buses are kindly providing NHS Staff with an ID badge and an event ticket, free travel all weekend on the 410 bus - which runs from Redhill railway station (on the mainline to Brighton and London) to Flower Farm. 

When the scheduled service finishes - Southdown are kindly providing a free shuttle bus until the end of the evening from Flower Farm to Redhill bus station / railway station. 

The 410 timetable is online here.

The free shuttle bus leaves Flower Farm at 9pm & 10pm on Friday night, and 8pm,9pm,10pm on Saturday. 

HUGE thanks to Steve and the team at Southdown buses for your generous support.

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Pay it forward - Free places for people who couldn't otherwise come

If you'd like to come, but can't afford the donation to buy a ticket (which helps SASH Charity cover the costs of the event) - we would still love you to come, and have some free places available thanks to people donating to our 'pay it forward' scheme.

If you work in health or care, and would like one of these places, just email sash.thankyou@nhs.net

If you'd like to donate free places for colleagues who need them, you can add a 'pay it forward' donation when purchasing your own tickets. Or donate now on our pay it forward page here

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