Recent updates

Crowdfunder extended!

An update for The Future of Bristol Pound

Dec 11 2019

Dear supporter

Just thought I should let you know that we've decided to extend our crowdfunder for one week, to 20th December 2019.

I do hope this doesn't inconvenience you - it may make a difference to when your pledge is paid.

Many thanks for all your support.

Best wishes

Diana Finch, MD

We have smashed the target of £10,000 and the donations keep coming in!!

An update for Sleep Pod Fundraising Campaign

Dec 1 2019

The Sleep Pod Team continue to be blown away by all your support and generous donations. We now have 222 backers and together you have raised a MASSIVE £10,740.

A huge thank you to all the Bristol music crew for all amazing pr promotion of the Sleep Pod Project. The Bristol music crew have really raised the profile of the Sleep Pod this week. The Sleep Pod Project featured in a number of news articles, ITV News West Country, Bristol Radio, Bristol Post, Bristol TV special thanks to Sarah Rice for making this happen. Please check out the links below.

Joby Andrews, a director of pub and venue chain Refresh the West, said: “This is a truly Bristol collaboration of people who recognise there is a homeless crisis in our city and have come together with an emergency measure to stop people dying on the streets this Christmas."

Friday night Jobathia Jobathia and Shada Nasrullah, Clare Andrews and Vincent Clarke and the team of volunteers Gemma, Kara and Elisa took to the streets in Bristol and handed out 23 Sleep Pods. @fthBRISTOL Feed the Homeless Bristol. They will be taking to the streets again tonight giving out Sleep Pods.

The Bristol team Jobathia Jobathia Marcus Wells Imogen Mcintosh Shada Nasrullah IDLES Beak> Shambala Festival Boomtown Fair Love Saves The Day are working closely with a number of homeless organisations across Bristol, Bath and Weston-Super-Mare to ensure the Sleep Pods are given out to rough sleepers before Christmas and to keep them warm and dry this winter.

Sleep Pod relies heavily on the generosity of others who share the same vision to help protect rough sleepers and refugees by keeping them warm, dry and safe. Please continue to share the crowd funder so we can build more Sleep Pods across the country to help protect the most vulnerable people during these cold, wet, winter months. Together we can make a difference!!

Love the Sleep Pod Team - Dreams of a Better Future - Big Love Ian, Justin, Pete, Caroline and Madhavi

Video showing Launch Pad and its beautiful surroundings.

An update for Launch Pad - a BMX and Mountain Bike Park in Bali

Dec 1 2019

A few days on the drone practising and showing this amazing area.

Check the film here

or link>>>

https://www.facebook.com/launchpadbali/videos/432596567425278/

24 HOURS LEFT - WE NEED YOU!

An update for THE SHEPHERD: WWII DRAMA - FESTIVAL FUNDS II

Dec 1 2019

Only one day left to support our 18 time award-winning movie’s festival funds campaign. We really need additional ₤1215 to hit our final stretch goal. Last chance to join The Shepherd’s team, and be a part of this successful movie. Please CLAIM A PERK NOW and help us hit the target so we can submit the movie to more festivals! Thanks for sharing and contributing!

https://www.fundsurfer.com/crowdfund/the-shepherd-wwii-drama-festival-funds-ii

Construction update 29.11.19

An update for Launch Pad - a BMX and Mountain Bike Park in Bali

Nov 29 2019

Building the 8 person luxury dorm now and next is the 4 person bungalow. Foundations already done. Gardens will be done once the rain starts which is just around the corner. See photos

ALMOST COMPLETE AND OPEN ENDED CAMPAIGN

An update for Launch Pad - a BMX and Mountain Bike Park in Bali

Nov 24 2019

Hi Guys a quick update. we are 85% of the way through now we are working on the accommodation. extended the pool deck. yoga on the roof top is live every Sunday Tuesday and Thursday. We have been exploring the area and there are endless MTB trails around.

As we are receiving a lot of outside interest thanks to MR PANTS OFFICIAL has joined the team, we have decided to keep the project open ended for now.

Mr Pants has joined as the manager for Launch Pad and starting his role mid Jan 2020.

The project is gaining momentum and we will become a go-to place in Bali. Zipline gear has arrived and we just need to erect the thing.

It's all happening.

Andy Shanahan of Launch Pad and Adrenaline Chain.

check IG @launchpadamed for regular updates.

NEW EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - BARRY WONK

An update for THE SHEPHERD: WWII DRAMA - FESTIVAL FUNDS II

Nov 20 2019

Thank you so much Executive Producer Barry Wonk for your £2000 contribution! We are now at £3770 and our final stretch goal is £5,000! ONLY 10 DAYS LEFT! Last chance to contribute and join our team. Claim a perk NOW and help us hit the target!

You have raised 79% of the Sleep Pod Crowd funder!!

An update for Sleep Pod Fundraising Campaign

Nov 17 2019

A huge thank you to you all for your generosity by helping raise £7,860.00. Every penny counts and will all go towards helping to protect rough sleepers and refugees during these winter months. A huge thank you to Denise Daly, friends and family who have helped raise a MASSIVE £2830.00 for the Sleep Pod Project. All this money goes directly into the project to build more Sleep Pods for those people living rough on the streets.

Through your generous donations and the kindness of volunteers 793 Sleep Pods have been built since the start of the project. This is a huge achievement, you have helped protect 793 vulnerable people, living day to day on the cold wet streets in the UK and in Paris. We are now distributing Sleep Pods in Bolton, Birmingham, Bristol, Northampton, Sheffield, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Calais, Dunkirk and Paris.

This weekend Marcus Wells gave out 18 Sleep Pods to two organisations in Bristol BOSH Bristol Outreach Services for the Homeless and People's Republic Stokes Croft. Speaking to Marcus the response has been really positive about the Sleep Pods and he said there is a huge demand for more Sleep Pods to be distributed in Bristol.

A huge thank to Rosie and George for collecting and delivering 100 Sleep Pods to the Refugee Ground Support Organisation in Paris.

Sleep Pod relies heavily on the generosity of others who share the same vision to help protect rough sleepers and refugees by keeping them warm, dry and safe. Please share the crowd funder so we can reach our target of £10,000 so we build more Sleep Pods to help protect the most vulnerable people during these cold, wet, winter months. Together we can make a difference!!

Love the Sleep Pod Team - Ian, Justin, Pete, Caroline and Madhavi

Thank you!

An update for The Layers' album

Nov 16 2019

Wow! What a last couple of days it was for our fundraising efforts.

Although we had set an ambitious target, in truth, we were cautious with our expectations and we've been absolutely blown away in the last couple of days. Thank you all so much for your generosity and your faith in us. As well as the financial support, we're thrilled that some of you have got involved by coming to appear on the album and by helping us with contacts for mastering and disc production. We've been busy in the studio this weekend and we're excited to report that the songs are coming together nicely. We're on target for a Christmas release so we're hoping to get your rewards out to you by then.

Very soon we'll be writing to everyone that asked for a CD or t-shirt to get contact details for postage, so keep an eye out for emails from the @layers.me.uk domain - please whitelist us so that we don't get spam filtered.

Now that our Fundsurfer page is inactive, we'll be posting occasional project updates on our blog, so take a quick look at www.thelayers.me.uk/blog to keep up with developments. As well as the album coming out and some gigs coming up in the New Year, we've got some really exciting news on the way about our website.

Once again, thank you so much for getting involved. This quite genuinely couldn't happen without you. We hope that you love the music and we'd love for as many of you as possible to come out and celebrate with us at a launch gig in 2020 - more on that to follow. In the meantime, we're heading back to the studio and we can't wait for you to hear your copy of 'Fistful of Change'.

With our eternal gratitude,

The Layers.

It's on!! - This Saturday.

An update for Light the Night - Honour Family & Friends Passed

Nov 13 2019

Weather's looking great. Hope you can join us - finally - this Saturday between 4 and 8pm.