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Our Kaamatan UK 2019 Sponsors
We are looking for more sponsors towards prizes for the games and towards the venue hire cost!
Please contact us if you would like to sponsor!
Letter from the chair
Dear Guest,
On behalf of the Sabahan Abroad UK organisation it is my pleasure to welcome you to Kaamatan UK 2019.
The Kaamatan committee members, along with their families, have been working really hard to make this event happen.
For those of you who are not from Sabah, and have never attended the Kaamatan festival before,
Kaamatan, or the harvest festival, is celebrated annually in the state of Sabah in Malaysia.
It is the biggest celebration in Sabah as people of different culture, religion, age and
political views gather together for this event. The Kaamatan celebration normally lasts a month.
It begins on the May 1st and ends on May 31st.
The most easily recognisable features of this celebration are the general merry-making,
cultural performances, traditional sports, and the Unduk Ngadau (Harvest Festival Queen) pageant.
This year, we are making Kaamatan more affordable for families.
Admission for children under 16 is free.
During the day you can bring your own picnic or pre-order your packed lunch.
We hope that the weather will be good and you are able to join some of our games and competitions.
Our evening highlights are food, traditional costumes, and dances.
There will be fashion shows and dance performances.
We are holding traditional food competitions where you can vote for your favourite traditional food.
We normally collect money for charity organisations in Sabah, however, this year we are hoping to raise funds to pay for our traditional music instrument set and
the shipping cost of a traditional set of gongs.
For the first time the set of gongs will be on display and maybe demonstrated.
If more money is raised than what we need to cover the cost of the gongs, we will be donating the remainder to
Sabah English Aspiration Society (SEAS).
SEAS is aiming to collect 100,000 books for the Seeds of the Future Initiative in Sabah.
If you have any second hand or unwanted books (in good condition), please bring them with you.
Each book will be exchanged for a chance to win great lucky draw prizes.
I sincerely hope that you will have a fun and memorable time, and will come back to our next Kaamatan in UK.
If we can do anything to make the event more pleasant please let us know. Thank you for joining Kaamatan UK 2019.
Yours sincerely,
Nelda Hendon
Chairperson
Sabahan Abroad UK
Kaamatan UK 2019 Sabahan Abroad UK
Event Summary
Venue: THEALE VILLAGE HALL
ENGLEFIELD ROAD
THEALE
BERKSHIRE
RG7 5AS
Date: Saturday, 4th May 2019
Time: 13:30 - 22:30
Event Schedule
| Time | Program |
|---|---|
| 13:30 - 14:15 | Guest Arrival
Welcoming Speech by Leona Picnic in the park Face painting |
| 14:15 - 16:15 | Games and Competition |
| 16:15 -16:30 | Prizes Presentation |
| 16:30 -18:00 | Break |
| 18:00 -18:30 | Arrival of guests |
| 18:30 -19:30 | Welcome and H&S Speech by Nelda
Traditional Fashion Show |
| 19:00 | Dinner |
| 19:30 - 21:30 | 1st Traditional dance performance: Sumazau Papar & Penampang
Magagung & sumazau with guests Lucky Draw - 3rd Prize Singing Performance by Maya Games: Musical chairs 2nd Traditional dance performance: Daling Daling Singing performance by Joel - guest invited to dance Lucky draw - 2nd Prize Result & Prize presentation: Food Competition 3rd Traditional dance performance: Magunatip Performance & Magunatip with guests Singing Performance by Izman Games: Limbo rock |
| 21:30 | Party Time |
| 22:15 | Lucky Draw - 1st Prize
Closing Speech by Alfred |
| 22:30 | Group Photos
The End - but please stay to help us clean up if you can |
Save the Planet
Let us play our part in our attempt to help save the planet.
Mineral water bottle, tea and coffee will not be sold during the day. Water, tea and coffee will be provided. All you need to do is bring your own bottle / reusable cup.
If you forgot to bring your bottle, we will sell compostable cups. However, 20p will be charged for this. Alternatively, you can hire our cups for just 10p. We will require GBP1 deposit which will be returned when the cup is returned.
In the evening, the cups will be provided to use in the venue at no charge. You are welcome to use your own.
Water cooler filling station is available throughout the day.
Alcohol policy: You are not allowed to bring your own alcoholic beverage.
On site bar provided Theale Club will be opened from 18:00 - 22:30.
Beer and wine glasses will be supplied by Theale Club.
Please drink sensibly.
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FAQs
1. How to get there?
Driving to venue should be straightforward as it is very close to M4 Junction 12.Nearest train station is Theale (limited services). It is about 0.6 miles (13 mins walk) to the venue.
Nearest main train station is Reading. Then from Reading, you can take bus number 1 Jetblack.
Taxi from Reading station to Theale (About 6 miles) is between GBP15-GBP20 based on 4-8 people.
Uber is not oprating in Reading. However, myTaxi and Gett app do work.
2. Is there accomodation nearby?
There are many hotels in Reading. Although there are hotels by the motorway services, the trip to get back to it might involve a long route round.There are B&Bs within walking distance. However, the availability is limited.
3. Are drinks included in the price?
Tea, coffee, and soft drinks are included.Due to licensing restrictions, we regret that you are NOT allowed to bring your own alcoholic drinks to the event. There is a bar onsite and prices are reasonable.
4. What is the dress code?
Day time activities take place in a sports field and can get muddy. Please dress accordingly.For the evening, we would encourage you to wear your traditional costume.
If you do not have traditional costume the theme colours are gold and black.
However, any smart casual is good too.
5. How to buy lucky draw tickets?
Lucky draw tickets will be sold at the event at GBP1 a ticket.Alternatively, you may bring any second-hand books suitable for children for a ticket each.
6. Health & Safety
A health and safety speech will be given during the day and evening.First aid kits will be available. We would like to remind you that the area around the venue are public places.
There is a playground available near the venue. Parents with children are reminded to keep an eye on your children at all times.
Your health and safety contact during the event will be provided in the program book.
7. Save the Earth
Please bring your own water bottles or cups/glasses. We will have a water filling station. There are limited cups/reusable plastic cups on site.We will provide bins for food waste and recyclable items such as glass and plastic bottles, please follow instructions given on the day.
Also, we normally have some food leftovers at the end of the evening, so you might want to bring empty containers.