Governor John Lynch will be at Old Home Day at 2:15 PM to watch the Lancer Drum Line perform and to walk around the common and meet folks.
Got a question for the Governor? Or a hearty “Well done!”? Here’s your chance to spend some quality time with John Lynch.
Give Lynch a big Londonderry welcome!
Mary Tetreau
Blog Kitty
Today at the Londonderry Town Common preparation for the 108th Old Home Day Celebration began with the official decorating of the bandstand. Last Friday with the help of the Londonderry Fire Department the bunting was hung from the bandstand. Today, Shady Hill Greenhouse decorated the bandstand with a beautiful flower arrangement. With the sponsor posters, and the flowers the bandstand looks quite impressive.
Another new feature this year will be the first time that a live broadcast of the OHD Senior Concert on Wednesday night on the common will be broadcast on LEO 21. John Robinson and John Beaulieu were ringing out the system earlier today.
For more photos and the rest of story click HERE for Londonderry Hometown Online News.
Kidz Night is on Thursday, Aug 16 from 5:30 – 8:30 PM on the Common. It’s loads of fun for families with children 10 and under!
These girls are thrilled to meet Cinderella and Prince Charming.
If bounce houses are your thing, Kidz Night is the place to be!
Local public safety officials add to the fun. You can climb into a fire truck!
See you there!
Mary Tetreau
Blog Queen
Looking for a good time? Well we’ve got one for you!
The Senior cookout starts at 5:30 at the Lions Club pavilion on Mammoth Road, across from the Common. The Lions are famous for their burgers and hot dogs and display their cooking skills with flair at the grill.
The cookout is free, but you need tickets. These are available from Carole Connolly at 432-8810.
Bring your appetites and your dancin’ shoes!
Mary Tetreau
OHD Blog Princess
It’s not the Boston or Chicago Marathon, but the annual Lundgren 5K is a summer highlight in Londonderry every year.
This year, the 28th annual incarnation of the race will be held on Aug. 18 at 8 a.m. The event, which is part of Londonderry’s Old Home Days Celebration, is currently one of the oldest running 5Ks in New England.
“It’s a nice race,” said Al Halpern, who has been involved with the race since its early days. “A lot of people come home. Friends and relatives come back. You see people.”
Once again, a good crowd is expected. Last year, a record 225 Londonderry residents finished the race. (The previous record of 217 finishers was set in 2004, the race’s 25th anniversary.)
From a story in the Derry News by Alan Siegel, For the rest of the story Click HERE
The booths have been assigned for this years Old Home Day! Click on the thumbnail here to see the numbers. Or if you wish click HERE for a PDF file of the map and the booth assignments. Once again this year the booths were sold out in record time. Be sure to get your request in early next year. This year as in past years many of the Platinum Sponsors have donated their booths back to the Old Home Day Committee for sale to not for profit organizations.
Booth Locations 2007
1. Taxpayers Association
2. Londonderry Friends of Hockey
3. Londonderry Friends of Hockey
4. Londonderry Friends of Hockey
5. Blue Seal
6. Life Share
7. Bank of America
8. Union Leader
9. Inventioneers
10. KOC 6949
11. YMCA
12. YMCA
13. Pathfinders
14. KOC 10488
15. Wildcats Youth and Spirit
16. Wildcats Youth and Spirit
17. Wildcats Youth and Spirit
18. Wildcats Youth and Spirit
19. Wildcats Youth and Spirit
20. Wildcats Youth and Spirit
21. NH Condo Connection
22. Sweetest Memories
23. St. Mark’s
24. Londonderry Republican Committee
25. Londonderry Christian Church
26. Senior Citizen Inc.
27. LEO
28. LEO
29. Hannaford
30. Project Play
31. American Legion
32. Carlson GMAC
33. St. Peters
34. Blue Lions
35. Blue Lions
36. Troop 426
37. Londonderry Democrats Committee
38. Girl Scouts
39. Prudential Verani
40. Prudential Verani
41. Baptist Church
42. Coldwell Banker
43. Church of the Nazarene
44. Oxford Learning
45. Osborne Books
46. Etz Hayim Synagogue
47. Nutfield Publishing
48. Old Home Day Committee
49. Trailways
50. Discovery Toys
51. Cub Scouts
52. Christian Fellowship Church
53. Christian Fellowship Church
54. Rockingham Orthopedics Association
55. Uncle Benz
56. Shaws
57. House of the Samurai
58. Century 21
59. Caregivers of Derry
60. Alert
61. Derry News
62. Friends of Music
63. Friends of Music
64. Elliot
65. Elliot
66. Elliot
67. Leach Library
Sometimes we have to get up on our hind feet and beg a little for some press. Thanks to the Derry News for the first online story we can link to. (The Londonderry Times stories expire, The Union Leader Londonderry Section is not available online, both have done some nice stories on Old Home Day, be sure to take a look!).
The 108th Old Home Day Celebration planned for Aug. 15 to 19 is fast approaching and there is something for everyone in town to enjoy.
Click HERE for the rest of the story by Suzanne Laurent
If everyone is wondering if the sidewalk project will be effecting Old Home Day, the committee is working very closely with our school and town officials.
The sidewalk construction came to the committee’s attention that we might not have a venue for the fireworks. The sidewalk project affects almost the entire front lawn of the high school and there would be no way for the project to be completed in time for the event. So with the help of Londonderry Public Works and the School District a strategy was presented and the issue was resolved. What great team work between our two branches of government!
It will be obvious during the event that construction of the sidewalk is taking place, but with the help of Janusz Czyzowski department head of Public Works the impact will be minimal.
The Old Home Day Committee is happy to inform the citizen of Londonderry that the show will go on. By the way the Old Home Day Blog is heating up. Make sure to click on the late Mr. Madden. He was the former holder of the Boston Post Cane and one of Old Home Day former Grand Marshall’s. The website is getting updated regularly and we are trying to keep it with the most updated information.
Stay tune the event is less then 30 days and counting. This year the event takes place August 15 – 19, 2007 and the theme selected by the Mrs. Reed’s fourth grade class at MT “The Big Apple of New Hampshire”.
Kidz Night – such great fun!
Here Miss Londonderry and the Manchester Arena Football team mascot entertain some local kids at the 2006 OHD celebration.
Fun for the “kid” in all of us!
Mary Tetreau
Blog Queen
The Old Home Day Parade kicks off on the morning of Saturday, August 18, featuring the Londonderry Lancers Band. This don’t-miss event is a highlight of the OHD celebration.
Come early to get a good spot on the route from Mammoth Road! The parade starts at the Londonderry Middle School and proceeds south to Mack’s Apples. A shuttle bus is available.
The parade launch site is at the Middle School. You can drop off your child there, or at the designated meeting point for his/her group. Cindi Rice Conley wants to remind everyone:
There is no parking at the Middle School.
Each year thousands of people watch the parade, and then descend on the Common and the many eateries and nonprofit booths there.
Mary Tetreau
Parade Princess
The 2019 Old Home Day Brochure is available for downloading. Keep checking for more updates as more events and booths are finalized.
This year the theme for the 120th Old Home Day Celebration is "300 Years of Family and Friends." The winning entry came from Ms. Murphy's 4th Grade Class at South School.