Walcot nation day - who's coming?
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fractionMan
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We'rewatching the footie in the bellnow,apparently.And maybe the boater for a bit.
cyberfairy
http://unicycle-emptiness.co.uk/
I will be there as will derian, jln88 and fractionman
Not sure of a good meeting point as not been to it's new home in kensington meadows but maybe by the main bar at three or four or something? Pm me if you want my number
Not sure of a good meeting point as not been to it's new home in kensington meadows but maybe by the main bar at three or four or something? Pm me if you want my number
tangerinedream
Density of Sound
Maggot said:
that made me laugh in a disproportianatly amused manner.
fortunesfool
Tragic Hippy
Had a great afternoon in the sun, here's a small review I did on efest:
I would have mentioned this sooner but frankly I didn't know what was on offer. The traditional end to the Bath Fringe Festival has always been a street party on Walcot Street in the designated artisan area of the city. This year however it has been moved to a greenfield site and it was marvelous. The official spiel goes:
We had a great time in the sun with a good sized crowd packed into a site about a third of the size of Strawberry Fair. A one day free festival that runs from 1pm to 10pm. There are three main stages including a kids area playing local musicians mainly. I didn't get to really take in the line-up but there appeared to be a varied and eclectic vibe to it all, with old school blues rock one minute and trancey Lamb-esque sounds the next.
The event was free entry with Greenpeace collectors at the gate. This set the tone for the festival with an emphasis on Green Energy. As well as the usual festy tat stalls (although mini skirts made out of A-Team and Transformers duvet covers were pretty inspired!), there were stalls about composting, the Funny Farm advertising their Organic Veg food box delivery service and a stage run on cycle power. The general feeling was though that this side of the festy was there for those who want to go to it, it wasn't too in your face for the average Joe.
The beer tent, though not spectacular, had the obligatory Bath selection of Westons(£2.50 a pint), Bellringer and Butcombe as well as the carbonated shite. Food-wise, there wasn't a massive amount of stalls though Falafel King did a decent portion for £3 and Bath Organic Farms handled the meat side of things with burgers, lamb burgers etc. The Funny Food stall also offered a leaf and bulgar wheat salad topped off with home-made mayonaise, proper lush.
There were just enough toilets (turdi) for everyone but another 15 or so would've cut the smallish queues altogether, couldn't have been fun waiting in the hot weather.
Anybody in the area should check this out next year, a great day with a fantastic, creative atmosphere.
fortunesfool
Tragic Hippy
The placards and signs all said something like 'Recomended donation'. I just emptied out the few quid of shrapnel I had. Also I think the £3 was specific to getting the passport/programme thingumyjig
fortunesfool
Tragic Hippy
Tbh, I wasn't paying a massive amount of attention as we were busy arguing with a security dude over a large plastic bottle of cider. I understand glass is a license issue but not bringing in alcohol at all seems a bit mean.
fortunesfool said:
...And AFAIK, entry is dependent on holding one of the passports? Oh well, looks like that's maybe not the case.
Apparently, the site hit it's license limit of 10,000 punters by the mid-afternoon (-doubtlessly helped on by the good weather!
).I hear rumours that the organisers already had the license to do it for two days this year, and now there's talk of making it a two day event next year.
Within five years, it'll probably be another Ashton Court. I bet the entry fee won't be voluntary next year...
