Recent updates

Darth Vader Update!

An update for Bring Darth Vader to the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta

Aug 1 2019

How can we thank you enough for your support? Well we have a plan. As you all know this is currently an all-or-nothing campaign. However, with your incredible help we’ve raised enough to bring the Darth Vader balloon to the Fiesta and any additional funds we now raise will support this iconic not-for-profit event.

Therefore tonight, we’ll be changing this to an open-ended project and tomorrow we’ll officially announce that Darth Vader will be coming home for the Fiesta and all of you brilliant pledgers will receive the rewards you so deserve.

As you’re in the select few who are aware of this tonight please help us keep it a surprise until the morning ;0)

FOR TONIGHT ONLY! OPERA FOR TWO AT £50

An update for Bristol International Jazz & Blues Festival Needs You

Jul 31 2019

FOR TONIGHT ONLY, TICKETS TO THE OPERA FOR ONLY £50!

Thanks to the wonderful support of Loughborough Festival Opera we've been kindly donated two tickets to see the upcoming La Calisto by Francesco Cavalli on Wednesday 31st July.

Cavalli is one of Venice's leading composers while La Calisto tells a mythical story of Greek legends in a comic poignant way. You will also become a 'Friend of the Festival' and receive a thank you card in the post.

Please note the opera is taking place at Longborough, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, GL56 0QF and starts at 5pm.

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ELECTRIC LADY BIG BAND CDS

The Electric Lady Big Band was produced, arranged and directed by our own Artistic Director Denny Illett. Arrangements of some of Jimi Hendrix's most classic songs into orchestral versions ended up producing one of our most sought after concerts and went on to sell out Ronnie Scott's. Along with this you'll also become a 'Friend of the Festival' and a receive a Thank You card in the post.

We'd like to thank everyone for their support so far for our crowdfunding campaign, we have some exciting news coming out soon so stay tuned and in the mean time keep supporting your local musicians, going to gigs and spreading the word!

New rewards added!

An update for Bring Darth Vader to the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta

Jul 22 2019

Thank you so much to everyone who has helped us get closer to our goal. We're quickly approaching the 30 per cent mark and we're really over the moon with the support we've received.

We've added a host of new rewards to the campaign this week, including unique behind the scenes tours of the Cameron Balloons factory, special message announcements to be broadcast during the event and assistance with setting up the perfect proposal at the Fiesta.

As our balloon-themed products have been so popular we will be adding further product based rewards this week from brilliant designers and artists.

If you have any family or friends that would be interested in making a pledge in return for an amazing reward please do share our campaign.

Thanks again for your support and let's hope we see Darth Vader flying over Bristol super soon.

The Fiesta team!

Summer is Here!

An update for Bristol International Jazz & Blues Festival Needs You

Jul 12 2019

Summer is finally here. Thanks to everyone who came to our BS3 Jamboree Stage and was lucky enough to hear some great music again by the wonderfully talented musicians of The Johnny Bruce Band, Los Gusanos, Will Edmunds Band and James Morton and Friends. It was great having so much support for the festival and music scene here in Bristol.

Just to keep you all updated we've sent out out first batch of perks and membership cards and currently arranging our next batch, masterclasses will be held in the fall while One of One music tuition will be arranged for this summer and dates will be arranged in the upcoming week.

Thanks to the wonderful support of Loughborough Festival Opera we've been kindly donated two tickets to see the upcoming La Calisto by Francesco Cavalli on Wednesday 31st July.

Cavalli is one of Venice's leading composers while La Calisto tells a mythical story of Greek legends in a comic poignant way. You will also become a 'Friend of the Festival' and receive a thank you card in the post.

Get yours today on fundsurfer.com/bristoljazzandblues

Thank you once again and we hope you all have a great weekend in the sunshine. --

News update: Sleep Pod website: www.sleeppod.org.uk

An update for Sleep Pod Fundraising Campaign

Jun 24 2019

We are overwhelmed by everyone's support. Over 100 backers have donated to our crowdfunder thank you so much. The crowdfunder is now open ended so we can raise more money to build Sleep Pods at the ‘We Out Here Festival’ held in August 2019. Please continue donating to help us reach £10,000 all the proceeds goes to the Sleep Pod Project - thank you from the Sleep Pod Team.

We Out Here Festival 2019 are running volunteer workshops to help produce Sleep Pods.

A Sleep Pod is a one person shelter that has been designed and manufactured by volunteers for any person that sleeps underneath the stars, for whatever reason, in the UK or throughout Europe.

"The amazing Sleep Pod team will be at We Out Here Festival 2019 and we will be asking you to volunteer your time at one of their workshops and help make a difference for those who urgently need it. Sign up coming soon --" We Out Here Festival 2019

We are very excited to launch our new website: www.sleeppod.org.uk. This website is a great way to keep up to date with the progress of Sleep Pod, future events and volunteer opportunities.

We believe Sleep Pod is one way everybody can make a contribution and know that it will make a difference. We are a small team of friends who are heavily dependent on the support of our backers and volunteers to help fund raise and build new Sleep Pods at volunteer workshops. We strongly believe in the power of partnerships, people working together to help produce more Sleep Pods to save lives on the streets in the UK and refugees in Europe.

A huge thank you to everyone involved in the Birmingham Sleep Pod build on April 27th – 28th weekend. A special thanks to Angela and Lisa for helping raise £2,000 for the Sleep Pod workshop. Thank you also to Brian from Printigo, in Birmingham for providing the free space, making the workshop build possible and free t-shirts. Special thanks also to Patrick Anderson for sharing your photography expertise and documenting the event. We are so grateful to all you volunteers who shared your time and energy to help build 100 new Sleep Pods.

Thank you so much for all your support - love the Sleep Pod Team --

Volunteers & The BS3 Jamboree

An update for Bristol International Jazz & Blues Festival Needs You

Jun 18 2019

Hey Wonderful People,

Thank you for donating to our campaign and supporting the festival. We've almost reached 20% of our goal and with 9 months to go we're pretty happy! As always continue to share our campaign and tell your friends and family.

You'll be pleased to know that this Saturday we're curating a stage for a new Street Party in Bedminster called the BS3 Jamboree in aid of our crowdfunder. We'll have live music from 12pm - 5pm including The Johnny Bruce Band, Will Edmunds Band, Los Gusanos and the one and only James Morton.

We're currently looking for volunteers to get involved to help promote our festival, engage with the public and help fundraise. If you're interested please email leon@bristoljazzandbluesfest.com to find out more. Even a couple of hours of your time would go a very long way and by all means even if you can't volunteer come on down to the event, come say hi to the comperes and have a great afternoon!

KAMASI WASHINGTON

An update for Bristol International Jazz & Blues Festival Needs You

May 21 2019

WE JUST FOUND OUT WE HAVE TWO TICKETS TO KAMASI WASHINGTON PLAYING THIS THURSDAY AT O2 ACADEMY BRISTOL. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED PLEASE GO ON OUR CROWDFUNDING PAGE TO PURCHASE THEM BOTH FOR £50.

FUNDSURFER.COM/BRISTOLJAZZANDBLUES

THANK YOU!

An update for Bristol International Jazz & Blues Festival Needs You

May 21 2019

Dear Patrons of the Bristol Jazz and Blues Festival,

Thank you for all your support so far helping back the festival, we will be sending out rewards over the next couple of months to those who requested them and to those that just donated, we are extremely grateful for your undivided support. It's great to know how many of you love the festival as much as we do and that you also want to see it continue for the years to come. So far we've raised over £5000 but still have a long way to go.

Just to let you know along with our crowdfunding campaign, we're also carrying out other means of fundraising as well as putting together some fundraising concerts over the summer so keep watching this space. We're also looking for corporate sponsorship should you know any companies who might be interested and if you're part of a band, a music company or a venue in Bristol do get in touch, there's hundreds of ways you can help support us and they don't have to be financial.

Please remember to share this campaign to your friends through social media and email. You can also tag us under the hashtag #savebristoljazzfest in any online posts and email us at info@bristoljazzandbluesfest.com with any suggestions or leads.

Crowdfunding link to Share:

fundsurfer.com/bristoljazzandblues

Thank you once again and with your support we should be able to stay on the Bristol Cultural Calendar.

Kind Regards,

The Bristol Jazz and Blues Festival Team

Bristol Homeless Action Week final update

An update for Bristol Homeless Action Week

May 20 2019

Hi all

Just a quick final update to say so many thanks for pledging to the campaign. Although we didn't get to our initial target the amount we raised meant that we could make the week a fantastic success. It has proved to be a real template for an even more successful event next year.

So many thanks again - your contributions were really appreciated!

I will be in touch shortly regarding the rewards

All the very best

Ken and the organising team

Beira Crisis Latest Update

An update for Beira Cyclone Crisis and Sustainability Campaign

May 1 2019

Thanks for your support, sadly we have bad news in terms of the situation on the ground being worsened after another Cyclone hit, just weeks after the first. We are thinking of those hit by Cyclone Kenneth and the Bristol Link with Beira team are working closely with people on the ground to support the rebuilding of the City.

Could you please share the crowdfunding project with your network via social media and email, every share helps to spread the word and we need urgent support.

On Sunday a spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was appealing for "additional resources" from the international community "to fund the response in the immediate, medium and long term".

You can share this info -

Beira Cyclone Crisis and Sustainability Campaign

https://www.fundsurfer.com/cyclone

Beira, Mozambique was directly hit by Cyclone Idai causing 90% destruction to the city. Our appeal is to help rebuild the city sustainably and directly

The death toll from Cyclone Kenneth in cyclone-hit northern Mozambique has risen to 38, officials say, as aid workers struggle to reach the worst-affected areas. Cyclone Kenneth struck the southern African nation last week with winds of 220km/h (140mph), flattening villages and damaging thousands more homes. The storm lost strength, but torrential rain and high winds were still battering the area on Monday. As a result, flights have been grounded - hindering the aid effort. It is predicted the weather system will dump twice as much rainfall as Cyclone Idai when it struck last month, leaving more than 900 dead across Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe. The flood risk was compounded by Kenneth hitting at the end of the rainy season when river levels were already high, the UN's Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha) noted. Already, Pemba, the regional capital of Cabo Delgado state, has experienced more than 2m (6.5ft) of rain and flooding.

What's the latest?

According to Mozambique's National Institute of Disaster Management (INGC), 38 people have been killed by Cyclone Kenneth, while another 35,000 homes have been destroyed or damaged. The privately-owned O Pais website reported five people died after part of a rubbish dump collapsed onto homes in Pemba on Sunday evening. It is unclear if these deaths are recorded in the government total. Ocha says humanitarian needs "have sky-rocketed, and the humanitarian response will need to rapidly scale-up". Some 200,000 are in danger in Pemba alone, Ocha warned. Spokesman Saviano Abreu added that the situation in the northern towns of Macomia and Quissanga was critical, while there were also worries for the cut-off island of Ibo. But attempts to reach those areas had not been entirely successful. "We managed to send one flight with World Food Programme (WFP) supplies of rice and biscuits, and some non-food items," Mr Abreu told news agency AFP. "But unfortunately the weather conditions are changing too fast and threatening the operation. It's raining again and the second flight couldn't go."