Kidz Night is scheduled for Thursday August 19 at 5:30-8:30 PM. Come on over to the Londonderry Common with your kids or grandkids!
Kids – come ready to bounce at the many bounce houses, meet enchanted characters and Miss Londonderry, face paint, take part in sack races, and more! If you are reading, this beg your parents or grandparents to take you to Kidz Night!
Clowns with Balloon Animals
Liz Neville & Family Enjoy Themselves
Winnie the Pooh with a Friend
Kidz Night is appropriate entertainment for families with children 10 and under.
Old Home Day kicks off this year with the Senior Barbecue at 5-6 PM on Wednesday, August 18. The barbecue is held at the Lions Hall Pavilion on Mammoth Road in Londonderry, NH, across from the Town Common. You need a ticket for this event and you must be a senior citizen to attend. The Lions cook up a fantastic meal and good fun is had by all. The seniors have a raucous good time and are usually the rowdiest crowd of the 5-day Old Home Day celebration!
Seniors Enjoy the Cookout
For tickets, call 432-8810.
This event is followed by a fantastic concert by the Windham Swing Band at 6:30 PM on the Town Common. Folks of all ages may attend the concert, and it is an exceptionally good one! One of the highlights of the Old Home Day celebration.
Windham Swing Band
The band concert is open to the young and the young at heart!
This year’s Grand Marshal is Carol Mack, best known as Principal of Matthew Thornton School. Many of you may know her as “Mrs. Mack.”
What does this mean? Carol gets to ride in a special convertible at the Parade, which kicks off Saturday 8/21 at 10:30 a.m. Get there early to get a good spot to watch the parade and to cheer Carol on!
How was Carol chosen? Members of the Old Home Day Committee hold a secret election each year for the Grand Marshal. Many worthy Londonderry residents are nominated. When the votes were counted, Carol came out on top! Congratulations, Carol – Londonderry is very proud of you!
See Carol Mack as 2010 OHD Grand Marshall cruising down Mammoth Street in a convertible. You rock, Carol or should we say, Mrs. Mack!
Run in the road race on Saturday morning at 8 a.m. or cheer runners on!
Swingin’ with the Seniors — Concert Wed. 8/18 night with the 20-piece Windham Swing Band. Folks of all ages are invited.
Kidz Night — Thursday 8/19, 5:30-8:30 p.m. @ Londonderry Town Common.
Friday Concert and Fireworks — The Souled Out Show Band is a high-energy band — Concert 7:15-8:45 p.m. @ front lawn of LHS — Fireworks start at 8:45 pm!
Baby contest on Sat. morning at 9 AM, Matthew Thornton gym.
Hot air balloon rides Sat. 8/21 from 7:30-9:30 a.m. (if weather permits).
Firefighters vs. Police softball game Friday 6p.m. @ Matthew Thornton Field — rain or shine!
Contemporary Christian Concert on Sunday 3-6 p.m. @ Londonderry Town Common.
Best parade in the entire state of New Hampshire starts at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, 8/21. Come early for a good seat – or stand!
For details, go back to the Old Home Day page. Click the Events menu.
Skip Bork, a member of the Ides of March, wowed the large crowd at the Londonderry High School as he sung “Vehicle”, his band’s hit that peaked at #2 in 1970. This song is familiar as “I’m Your Vehicle, Baby” to folks of a certain age.
Rock Star Skip Bork Sings "Vehicle"
Skip played drums and sang lead vocals for the band, which he described as a “One-Hit Wonder.” The song “Vehicle” knocked the Beatles out of the #2 spot, but could not knock Elivs Presley out of the #1 spot.
LHS Band Director Andy Soucy with Rock Star Skip Bork
Here Skip meets LHS Band Director Andy Soucy and his family.
Bragging rights go to Londonderry’s Finest as the Police beat the Firefighters 6-5 in the annual softball game.
This is the 4th year in a row that the police have won! Count ‘em – 4, that’s 1, 2, 3, 4!
It’s a big trophy and I know the police will be showing it off in the Old Home Day parade, which starts at 10:30 AM on Saturday Aug 15. Be there or be square!
LONDONDERRY — Principal of the Year — twice. Proud Yankee fan. Leader of the 2008 New Hampshire School of the Year. Well, now Jim Elefante can add another title to his list. Elefante, who retired after 26 years with the Londonderry School District, will be Grand Marshal for the 110th Old Home Day Parade on Saturday, Aug. 15.
Bubble gum and baseball caps. Pigs and pies. Yankees and elephants.
“School is there for the kids,” Elefante said upon his retirement last year.
“You can have fun and learn at the same time. We all perform better when we’re confident and happy in our environment.”
So, when he came to be the principal at the high school in 2004, Elefante decided…
Old Home Day Senior Night in Londonderry, New Hampshire last night attracted 200 seniors and a few special guests too. With the possibility of rain on the horizon organizers changed the venue at 1pm in the afternoon. While many did not know, they were pointed the right direction when arriving at the Londonderry Lions hall with a quick a-frame sign. Those that did find out were actually pleased they would not need to battle off the pesky mosquitoes so prevalent this time of year!
Event Chair Carole Connolly has moved the event indoors to the LHS Cafe. Both the dinner and the Windham Swing Band will be inside. Looks like we will find out if a dance floor on the Londonderry Town Common is in order.
The question is now with a hard floor, will the Seniors and others attending “get up and cut a rug?”
Wednesday, August 12th, at 5:00pm-6:00pm sharp the Senior Night Barbecue is in the Londonderry High School Cafe. Although the Barbecue is free, you must have a ticket the event is sold out with nearly 200 obtaining tickets.
Following the Barbecue, the Senior Concert will also be in the cafe featuring the Windham Swing Band from 6:30-8:30pm. Our special volunteer “DJâ€, John Robinson, will be entertaining Londonderry both prior to the Concert and during the break (as well as live recording on the local radio station).
Kidz Night is scheduled for Thursday August 13 at 5:30-8:30 PM. Take a ride on the Roaming Railroad, an exciting new feature this year. Kids – come ready to bounce at the many bounce houses, meet enchanted characters and Miss Londonderry, face paint, take part in sack races, and more! Much more!
Kidz Night is appropriate entertainment for families with children 10 and under.
Rain Location: Londonderry High School Gym
Scroll down for pictures from the 2008 Kidz Night.
Old Home Day kicks off this year with the Senior Barbecue at 5-6 PM on Wednesday, August 12. The barbecue is held at the Lions Hall Pavilion on Mammoth Road in Londonderry, NH, across from the Town Common. You need a ticket for this event and you must be a senior citizen to attend. The Lions cook up a fantastic meal and good fun is had by all. The seniors have a raucous good time and are usually the rowdiest crowd of the 5-day Old Home Day celebration!
This event is followed by a fantastic concert by the Windham Swing Band at 6:30 PM on the Town Common. Folks of all ages may attend the concert, and it’s an exceptionally good one! One of the highlights of the Old Home Day celebration.
With temps in the 60’s and a light fog burning off in the early morning air the Old Home Day Lundgren 5K race had 348 participants complete the course this morning. As the runners pass through the timing gate near the Grange 44 on Mammoth Road they enter a tight line down to a point where Lancer Timing takes the barcode from the tag providing instant results courtesy Lancer Timing.
The Applestock teen concert rocked the common Saturday night. Bands were chosen by Londonderry High School students. Over 300 people enjoyed the concert!
Geeks in Jeans had an outstanding lead singer. Members of this band will be entering the high school in the fall.
What a ball! And some fans and some streamers, and some happy faces too!  To view some of Fridays fireworks visit “Fabulous Fireworks Finished” at Londonderry Hometown Online News. Be sure to click on the darkroom link to see the entire show!
Be sure to thank volunteer chairperson Mary Wing Soares when you see her for a great selection on the vendor and a super night even with the light rain. What a great time!
Event Chair Carole Connolly has moved the event indoors to the LHS Cafe. Both the dinner and the Windham Swing Band will be inside. Looks like we will find out if a dance floor on the Londonderry Town Common is in order.
Old Home Day kicks off this year with the Senior Barbecue at 5-6 PM on Wednesday, August 12. The barbecue is held at the Lions Hall Pavilion on Mammoth Road in Londonderry, NH, across from the Town Common. You need a ticket for this event and you must be a senior citizen to attend. The Lions cook up a fantastic meal and good fun is had by all. The seniors have a raucous good time and are usually the rowdiest crowd of the 5-day Old Home Day celebration!
