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The latest news from our projects

  • LAST WEEKEND FOR THE CROWDFUNDER!!! Less than 72hrs to go...

    An update for #SaveHamiltonHouse: Saving the House One T-Shirt at a Time!

    Oct 7 2017

    Due to the overwhelming success of this crowdfunder, we'll be closing it early so we can get the near 200 T-shirts out to all you wonderful people and start moving forward with organising the next event.

    We need your help now! 

    Please get on twitter and retweet this link 

    Get on fb and post this crowdfunder link: 

    https://www.fundsurfer.com/crowdfund/savehamiltonhouse

    Let people know there is less than 72 hours to get themselves one of these amazing limited campaign tee designs. 

    We don't want anyone who planned to get themselves one who left it to the last minute to miss out.

    We've started getting in contact with some of you for your order details and will be in touch with the rest of you over the next week. 

    Thank you all for your continued support! 

    #savehamiltonhouse

     

     

  • Thank you..

    An update for St George's Bristol Crowdfund

    Oct 3 2017

    A final update to say a huge Thank You to everyone who has supported and shared our Building a Sound Future crowdfund appeal which is now officially closed.

    This has been our first ever crowdfund and with matched funding and gift aid, has reached the incredible total of £140,508 with a total of 370 backers.

    The support of so many has ensured we have reached the final target of our overall Building a Sound Future appeal, £6.3M. We were delighted to be able to welcome audiences back to a reopened hall for our new Autumn season last Friday evening with the fantastic news that the appeal target has now been reached.

    We announced two lucky Golden ticket winners last Friday evening and will also be in contact with all supporters regarding any remaining rewards (such as the Education reward draw for the school to benefit from their very own Minibeats performance) in the course of this week.

    Do please continue to follow progress with all aspects of our Building a Sound Future project via our website (www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk) and you will soon be able to see first hand, from February next year, just how the money raised is being spent when the project completes. 

    We are open for concerts now throughout the Autumn and then from February 24th for a week of reopening events to celebrate the new St George's with the new extension completed, the reconfigured crypt with its heritage interpretation space in place, the redecorated and fully accessible hall and restored gardens, steps and boundary walls all completed... all contributing to completing the vision for St George's as a world class centre for music and ideas for the people of Bristol.

    Thank you so much for all of your support!

     

     

  • ------ WE HAVE REACHED OUR TARGET ------

    An update for #SaveHamiltonHouse: Saving the House One T-Shirt at a Time!

    Sep 29 2017

    Only 2 weeks into the campaign and we have raced past the £3000 target! Well done all of you. We still have 17 days to go and there are still a few Tees to sale, so once the crowdfunder has officially finished, we'll get your orders out to you.

    For all of you who aren't aware, this weekend is Hamilton House's annual open day. Perfect time to show your love and support for this valuable community asset.

    We'll be their representing the cause getting as many signatures on the petition as possible and unveiling the new #savehamiltonhouse infographic animation to the people of Stokes Croft.

    What ever you're up to, thank for your support, spread the word and have a very pleasant weekend!

  • Stay Classy People! The 'Hamilton House' Campaign Cocktail is here.

    An update for #SaveHamiltonHouse: Saving the House One T-Shirt at a Time!

    Sep 24 2017

    When we asked for people to contribute in whatever skills they had, I'm not sure we expected to get such a delicious contribution. 

    Our kind and creative neighbours at MEATLiquor have thrown in their skills to support the campaign by creating the 'Hamilton House' Cocktail for Bristol Cocktail week. (25th Sept - 1st Oct). 

    Dry Gin, fresh lemon and orgeat syrup, served straight up with a lemon twist and a #savehamiltonhouse badge on the side with 50p from every cocktail going to the campaign. 

    They've also donated a a cocktail for two reward for the crowdfunder, so all you guys are getting the first bottoms, sorry I mean heads up! 

     

  • A Big Thank You! 10 Days in &only £600 to go! next the 'Hamilton House' Cocktail!

    An update for #SaveHamiltonHouse: Saving the House One T-Shirt at a Time!

    Sep 22 2017

    You Guys!

    Between the amazing designs, your active and kind support and the general love of Hamilton House, we are tearing through this crowdfunder!

    We're 10 Days into the project and we're 80% of the way to our target!

    Thank You All!

    Thanks to the message a getting out, more support is coming in everyday. An animator has been in contact to do a short infographic, a performer has jumped on board to do the voice-over and we've had writers write press releases and online content. You wonderful people.

    Also one of the buildings kindly neighbours are bringing their creative skills to the cause. MeatLiquor on Stokes Croft are doing a limited gin based cocktail called the 'Hamilton House' for Bristol cocktail week. This delicious drink is gonna be served with a little orange beacon of hope (AKA a #savehamiltonhouse badge) and for every cocktail served, 50p will get donated to the campaign.

    We'll be getting a cocktail for two out through the crowdfunder over the weekend so keep you eyes peeled.

    Have a fantastic weekend, don't forget to write a post, tweet your little hearts out, get the petition and the crowdfunder out into the world, who know's who me might find who could help us #savehamiltonhouse. 

     

     

     

     

  • Sudanese Supper - 9th November - Tickets Available Now!

    An update for Help us fund and launch 91 Ways International pop up Peace Cafes!

    Sep 22 2017

    Early Bird tickets available until Sunday for 'Tales of Sudan'  - Thursday 9th November

    The Station Kitchen, Silver Street, BS1 2AG

    Hello everyone, we hope you're gearing up for a lovely weekend. Just a quick note to say that 91 Ways' next Supper Club is available at the early bird price until Sunday so please do book if you haven't already!

     

    "Immerse yourself in the flavours of Sudan for an uplifting evening as our community chefs Azza, Sana and Negla take us on a journey of three courses of magical Sudanese food. 

    Expect wonderful tastes, unforgettable conversation and the chance to get to know the people who share this city with you."

     

    The event is on facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/events/383788095385999/?

    Please book via our fundraising page: https://www.fundsurfer.com/node/740/rewards

     

     

  • We're edging closer to our Goal...

    An update for Bon Jardin Dog Rescue, Thailand

    Sep 11 2017

    Super-excited to say we've now hit our £10,000 mark, which means we're almost 1/3 of the way to hitting our overall target!!

    Each and everyone of you who has made a contribution has our huge thanks and gratitude; with your help we really can make a difference and help 1,000s more Dogs on the streets of Thailand.

    Please do share our campaign and Social Media pages with your friends and family, if you have a chance 

    https://www.facebook.com/bonjardindrc

    https://www.instagram.com/bonjardindrc

    Thank you so much!!

    Bon Jardin Dog Rescue Team

  • The final call.. no really.. this IS the final call!

    An update for St George's Bristol Crowdfund

    Sep 8 2017

    Having lived and breathed our Building a Sound Future campaign, along with all of you, for the last 3+ years it seems almost counter intuitive to issue a final call for support .. but this really is it!

    The full extended target of £6.3M has been met, all 100 roundels of our Apollo campaign have been sponsored and the final piece of the jigsaw, this crowdfund appeal, which launched on November 28 last year, will close on September 29 this year!

    Thanks to all of your incredible support over the last 10 months this campaign alone has raised £62,624 of actual cash donations, matched 100% by our generous crowdfund backers, and with an additional £12,595 of gift aid, so contributing a whopping £137,843 to the overall appeal.  

    While we still have funds to raise (we will always have funds to raise!), we felt a clear end point to be essential, and what better way to welcome artists, audiences, students and all visitors back to St George's for the new season ahead than with the incredibly exciting news that the Appeal is absolutely and finally complete!

    Building works will continue through the Autumn, but with the hall intact, we are able to present a full programme of concerts throughout the Autumn. When you arrive for concerts you will see significant progress on all fronts - the new extension is now rapidly taking shape, the crypt works are well advanced as are the stonework restoration works to the front pennant steps and boundary walls. 

    The £6.3M raised covers the completion of all of these essential works. What it doesn't completely cover are all of the finishing touches and final fit out of all the wonderful new flexible spaces which will be such a feature of the new St George's once we unveil the new extension and officially relaunch the venue in late February 2018. 

    This final call is set to raise a final £10,000 to contribute towards those finishing touches - from the cost of paint to redecorate the hall, new window blinds, new orchestra chairs and a new lighting desk and pa system are some of the bigger items on that list. We are seeking support from local and national companies to help with in-kind sponsorship, and if you can continue to share the campaign right up to our close date in just 3 weeks, we are sure to get there, and to reach a very respectable £150,000 final total for this, our very first crowdfund appeal.

    Here are just a few recent images of how the building works for the new extension over the summer closure period have already transformed the space: 

    Elevation from Great George Street

     

    The position of the glass ceiling corridor linking the new extension to the main building, and the first floor slab of the new extension now in place. 

    Thanks to each and every one of you for all of your contributions to enabling this transformative development project to go ahead, and if you can help us reach this final, final target (we promise!) and round off the crowdfund at £150K that would be just amazing.

    We draw the winner of the Golden Ticket (entry still available for all new £100 donations!) at the first concert of the new season, the Brodsky Quartet, on September 29, where we will officially declare the overall Appeal target met and this crowdfund appeal closed.

    Thank you again for all your support and look forward to welcoming you all back here very soon.

    ps. The opportunity to name a chair in the auditorium remains, and still features as our £250 pledge reward!!

     

     

  • Have you received your reward?

    An update for Upfest 2017 - Street Art & Graffiti Festival

    Sep 8 2017

    Hi everyone...

    We've a handful of rewards left from this years crowdfunding and after emailing everyone a few times now we're putting a final shout out for those who haven't yet collected or received theres to get in contact. Please email Paul@upfest.co.uk

    Thanks again foor your support, hopefully we're see you in 2018!

    Upfest Crew...

  • We just hit our £5,000 mark!!

    An update for Bon Jardin Dog Rescue, Thailand

    Sep 1 2017

    £5,000 Raised in just under 2 weeks!!

    Massive thanks once again to all you wonderful people who have kindly donated....

    We still have a way to go to hit our target of £35,000 so please get on social media, emails, telephone or any other way you can imagine to spread the word!!

    I'll be posting some photographs from Bon Jardin's first official Fundraiser Event last night @ The Hideaway, which was a really fun event and we hope will have brought us closer to our goal. Keep an eye out for these on Facebook.

    Huge thanks, let's keep getting the message out there and get to work helping thousands more Thai Street Dogs!

    The Bon Jardin Team