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  • NEW WEBSITE

    An update for Bristol's First Cat Cafe

    Jul 10 2016

    Hi guys,

    I hope you all are having a good weekend (well.. almost done <sad face>)!

    Just a quick update! Our new website if finally LIVE, hurrah!!! Go and check it out right meow at www.youandmeow.co.uk

    I was building it on my own so feeling proud, but please feel free to leave a constructive feedback (on Facebook) ;)

    Have a great evening,

    Ewa

    xx

  • Deep breath!

    An update for Bearpit Social - The Next Phase

    Jul 6 2016

    Alright folks! We will be extending the deadline to the 19th of July to help us reach our goals! We are absolutely moved by the kindness of our customers. Thank you so much for everything! Help us spread the word and help us reach out target :)

  • Deep breath!

    An update for Bearpit Social - The Next Phase

    Jul 6 2016

    Alright folks! We will be extending the deadline to the 19th of July to help us reach our goals! We are absolutely moved by the kindness of our customers. Thank you so much for everything! Help us spread the word and help us reach out target :)

  • The Children's Fete - See you on Saturday!

    An update for The 150th Anniversary of Swindon's traditional Children's Fete

    Jul 6 2016

    Good Afternoon!

    We would like to thank all of our kind supporters who donated to our campaign and shared the information for more to see!

    We managed to raise just over £1000, which is fantastic. Although we did not hit our initial £3000 target, with extra sponsorship efforts the amount raised was enough for us to secure the traditional carousel to sit alongside the helter skelter at the event!

    For anyone who claimed tickets to ride, once at the event please head to the Mechanics Trust Info Tent (marked with an "I" on the map below) where you will be able to pick up your tickets - these can be used on the carousel and helter skelter. If you could please bring along proof of your donation to collect your tickets, a print-out of your email confirmation will do, that would be great.

    Thank you again, please let people know you are attending on social media and ask them to come with you!

  • Rewards Update from Upfest

    An update for Upfest 2016 - Europe's largest street art & graffiti festival

    Jul 2 2016

    Hi All,

    Most of you will have received your Upfest fundsurfer rewards already, if you have then you can ignor the rest of this message. Thanks again for supporting the festival and we hope to see you there in three weeks! 23rd - 25th of July. The festival map can now be found online here, or pop by the gallery for a printed copy.

    If you ordered one of the festival t-shirts they have just arrived at the Upfest Gallery, once again if you're able to collect it saves us a few quid all of which goes towards the festival, if you're from out of town then by all means send us your address and we'll  post it out (please email artists@upfest.co.uk with your address details).

    1. Upfest Smile - Available for collection at the festival! :-)
    2. Upfest Sticker Pack - (Available Now for collection from the Upfest Gallery or email your address for posting).
    3. Upfest Sketch Book - (Available Now for collection from the Upfest Gallery or email your address for posting).
    4. Upfest Brochure - (Aiming to have available from 11th of July)
    5. Upfest T-shirt - (Available Now for collection from the Upfest Gallery or email your address for posting).
    6. Upfest Oscar - (Available Now for collection from the Upfest Gallery or email your address for posting).
    7. Bristol by Oli-T - (Available Now for collection from the Upfest Gallery or email your address for posting).
    8. Mon Couer by Guy Denning - (Available Now for collection from the Upfest Gallery or email your address for posting).
    9. Gemma Compton festival Print - (Available Now for collection from the Upfest Gallery or email your address for posting).
    10. Up in a cloud of smoke by Louis Masai - (Available Now for collection from the Upfest Gallery or email your address for posting).
    11. Mr Graff by Cheo (Available Now for collection from the Upfest Gallery or email your address for posting).

    Thanks once again for your support, be sure to check out the sales areas at Upfest 2016 where you'll find even more great artwork to pretty UP your walls.

    The Upfest Crew

     

     

     

     

     

  • 10 days 6 hours and 55 minutes

    An update for Bearpit Social - The Next Phase

    Jul 1 2016

    6 years ago today I graduated with my degree in Art Direction. 

    The day I graduated I realised that as much as I loved the world of communication and design, there had to be more to life than coming up with creative concepts to sell cars, phones and clothes.

    I've always wondered what the world would look like if community groups, charities and not for profit organisations had the budgets big brands had to get out their message, promote their causes and solve the problems the world faces.

    Bearpit Social was a way for us to experiment with this. What if we could serve good coffee and food made with love not only driven by profit margins to drive social change? What if you could create a space where people felt safe in a 'no-go zone'?  Where all walks of life could cross each other's path and engage in conversation? What if ideas would come to life over coffee with strangers?

    Essentially, that's what we are about. We love what we do. We feel like we've come a long way, but the road ahead is still pretty steep and this time we are asking for your help.

     

    Please help us spread the word, make a pledge, help us to keep fighting to make the Bearpit social, more welcoming, more safe.

     

  • 10 days 6 hours and 55 minutes

    An update for Bearpit Social - The Next Phase

    Jul 1 2016

    6 years ago today I graduated with my degree in Art Direction. 

    The day I graduated I realised that as much as I loved the world of communication and design, there had to be more to life than coming up with creative concepts to sell cars, phones and clothes.

    I've always wondered what the world would look like if community groups, charities and not for profit organisations had the budgets big brands had to get out their message, promote their causes and solve the problems the world faces.

    Bearpit Social was a way for us to experiment with this. What if we could serve good coffee and food made with love not only driven by profit margins to drive social change? What if you could create a space where people felt safe in a 'no-go zone'?  Where all walks of life could cross each other's path and engage in conversation? What if ideas would come to life over coffee with strangers?

    Essentially, that's what we are about. We love what we do. We feel like we've come a long way, but the road ahead is still pretty steep and this time we are asking for your help.

     

    Please help us spread the word, make a pledge, help us to keep fighting to make the Bearpit social, more welcoming, more safe.

     

  • Hooray - we've hit 5K! A heartfelt thank you...

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

    Jul 1 2016

    HOORAY - our crowdfunding campaign has hit the 5K mark! Thank you SO much for all your support in reaching this milestone. We are now officially a quarter of the way to achieving our 20K target - please continue to share our campaign so that we can bring our wonderful pop up Peace Cafes to the whole of the city.

    Looking for exciting new ways to support us? With our mouth - watering supper club events, fundraising has never tasted so good! Book your place at our exclusive 'Flavours of Burma' Supper Club on the 12th of July through our crowdfunding page. You can find out more about the event on our website and Facebook page.

    We look forward to seeing you there. In the meantime, have a great weekend!  

    - The 91 Ways Team  

     

     

                          

                   

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • Stop press! Festival tickets up for grabs

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

    Jun 29 2016

    We have a pair of weekend tickets to WOMAD Festival for just £299! (29th July - August 1st)

    Support 91 Ways AND save over £50 in one fell swoop by purchasing your tickets to the iconic world music festival through us. But be quick, we only have one pair of tickets to give away!
    Be the one! Grab them now at: www.fundsurfer.com/91ways

  • The half way line

    An update for Bearpit Social - The Next Phase

    Jun 26 2016

    15 days to reach £13,000!

    Hi everyone,

    The events of the last few days have affected us all one way or the other so we'd thought everyone needed a break. But the pressure is still on to meet our target. Thank you for those who have pledged and shared but we need your help further now. Being a small team our reach isn't as wide as we'd like!

    Please help us by sharing the link to the crowdfunding page, telling people about what we do and what we are trying to achieve in the space. 

    Fingers crossed and here's to hoping,

    You've all been wonderful

    Miriam