Recent updates

Video update!

An update for Victoria Klewin & The TrueTones debut album

Jun 22 2016

So video editing is not really my strong suit, but here it is! Here's a video update on the album with some clips of us working (and messing about!) in the studio...

It is hosted on youtube but is unlisted so only those with the link can see it. The link is only being shared with you, our backers!

I hope you all enjoy it and I will be in touch again soon with more news about the next single release and other stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YexZiDYDyk&feature=youtu.be

THANK YOU!! <3

V x

Nanaye's Cappuccino and coffee shop just launched a fundraising drive

An update for Nanaye’s Hot Cappuccino & Coffee

Jun 22 2016

I will make sure you have a time of your life in Uganda. Many interesting places to visit and wildlife to see.

C'mon,we are waiting for you.

Best.

The first milestone!

An update for Bearpit Social - The Next Phase

Jun 20 2016

Hi everyone!

Thank you so much to those who have pledged and double pledged already! We've passed our first £1,000 milestone!

We wanted you to know how overwhelmed we aready are. 

We've talked about crowdfunding from the very start but it was always something we didn't feel confident in pursuing. We just thought that if no one knew who we were, or what we were about or what our products tasted like how would they know if they wanted to support us?!

3 years in and we thank the lucky stars for giving us some of the best customers a business could ask for.

3 years in and we've put out our hand asking for help, and you've answered, so thank you.

This is an extremely nerve-wrecking experience but we hope that with your help we are going to smash that target and we promise you we will come out of this better and stronger than ever. 

 

Lots of love!

Miriam & team

Update!

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

Jun 17 2016

Hi everyone,

We have some great news to share... We've now managed to raise enough money through sponsorship to cover the hire of the Helter Skelter!

So all we are raising for now is the cost of the Steam-powered Carousel (£2,900 for the day).

If you want to have a go on this wonderful ride at this year's event, please donate and we will reward you with tickets on the day.

The more you donate the more tickets you will be rewarded for your donation!

So much thanks to everyone who has donated so far!
 

News and rewards!

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

Jun 15 2016

Wow, have we got news for you!....

This week we launched our first supper club “flavours of Iran”
30 guests were treated to a delicious three-course meal at the Station Kitchen, cooked by our Iranian chef Zahra, who presented her food with stories of her homeland. Her memories were both moving and inspiring - words and flavours which will stay with our guests for years to come. Our guests arrived as individuals and left as friends, with a few more numbers on their phones!

Our next supper club! Flavours of Burma, Tuesday 12th July, 7.30pm
Let us take you on a journey through Burma, and the flavours, stories and memories behind it: Burmese, and Bristol-based Chef Petunia will showcase and talk about her delicious South-East Asian dishes she's cooked for you, weaving her heritage and memories into her beautiful food.

To book your place, click on the link and select "Ticket for "Flavours of Burma" supper club" in the "rewards" section
on the right-hand side of the page. Tickets are £25 per person

"Food, whether with family, friends or strangers promotes unity between people of all nations, cultures, religions and backgrounds. Food is something which promotes life in all its various guises." Jess – a guest at our supper club

Corporates
We’ve been approached by several corporates in the city who want us to work with their teams both in Bristol and their other sites around the UK.
We’ll be leading some fun and thought provoking workshops during their diversity weeks and firing them up to volunteer and connect with our communities.

Schools
We’re also talking with schools as they recognize and celebrate the incredible heritages of their students, working with their parents to create groundbreaking events, for the school and the wider community.

Stories
Bristol is an incredible city – we’ve even discovered a few more languages than the 91 we’re based on! Our stories start with food and extend to life, love, family, tragedy and celebration. And this is why we’re so passionate about what we do: we're making real friendships and connections with each other – bringing Bristol together and making it an even more beautiful place to live.
Read our stories here: www.91ways.org

Dates for your diary
Saturday 18th June 12pm – 6pm: Family street party at the Clifton Lido
Live music and food and drink stalls will line the street outside the Lido creating a real party atmosphere.  Come and find our stall where we’ll be serving a selection of world street food including zesty Ethiopian lentils and Sudanese bean salad. Entry to the street party is free, with a small fee for swims at the Lido, which must be booked in advance.

Tuesday 12th July 7.30pm: Supper Club - Flavours of Burma. 

Saturday 31st July lunchtime: pop up Peace Café at Womad festival
Each year this incredibly popular festival brings music from all over the world and a host of other delights to festival goers at Charlton Park in Wiltshire.
Head to the World Foods area to find 91 ways showcasing our pop-up Peace Cafe 

Crowdfunding
We’re into week 5 of our crowdfunding campaign and the money you’ve so generously donated has already been working hard for our city
Look at our Crowdfunding page to discover the fantastic rewards we in return for your pledges. However….we’re excited to announce some extra special ones this week!

Spa and taster menu at the Clifton Lido £80
Enjoy a lovely swim in the pool, chill in the hot tub and relax in the sauna. Then get treated to Chef Freddy Bird's taster menu in his award-winning restaurant. Normally worth £120, but you can claim yours for £80 and help a great cause!
12 pairs of tickets available. A voucher for 2

2 weekend tickets to Womad Festival worth £250
Our tickets will give you access to the Festival from Friday 29th July to Monday 1st August
Get in first with the best offer for our festival tickets and win them! Email us at91waysglobalcity@gmail.com

2 weekend tickets to Camp Bestival
Win tickets for 28th to 31st July 2016 in the grounds of Lulworth Castle in Dorset
Get in first with the best offer for our festival tickets and win them! Email us at 91waysglobalcity@gmail.com

That’s all for now, but we’re always open to new ideas - just drop us a line!
Please keep supporting us. Every penny we raise makes a big difference and – there’s a lot of work to be done before we reach each and every community in Bristol

Updates !

An update for Bristol's First Cat Cafe

Jun 11 2016

Hello Cat Lovers,

Some quick updates on our cafe developments!

Firstly I would like to thank all of you who have submitted our job application form. I felt really humbled to see so many of you are excited to be part of You&Meow team. On top of that I appreciate your genuine support and belief in what I am doing. It really helps as sometimes it can be a long and challenging process :). Thank you so much!

I have been screening the applications and will be contacting everyone who have submitted an application on Monday.

Now! Premises.

Some of you may already know that I found potential premises near the Hippodrome. I have been speaking with the landlord over the last 2 weeks. Unfortunately my solicitor has found that there are some legal issues regarding the lease I am not feeling very comfortable with. So there is a big possibility this premise will not go through. But the good news is that in the meantime I found another very interesting location and I am currently speaking with the landlord. I will keep you guys updated.

Have wonderful rest of the weekend!

Ewa

Final day to pledge!

An update for Support our debut feature film -- 7x7!

Jun 10 2016

Hi everyone, thank you so much for your support so far, we are rounding out 2nd week of production which has been amazing!!!

It's the last day of our crowdfunding campaign and we have just over $5000 to go, could you share project one last time? thanks to all backers, you are all wonderful! 

We will post some behind the scenes production pictures soon! 

The 7x7 team.

Mixing Progress report

An update for The Imperial Plan by The Fable

Jun 6 2016

Hi all,

I have been working hard towards finishing the last recording parts of The Imperial Plan and beginning to make good progress on the mixing. There is just one small bit of recording work to do on the track The Alliance Waltz, which should be happening on Wednesday night. We are bringing in a professional radio voiceover specialist and I am really looking forward to the results.

Thanks to your pledges I am able to spread the mixing work between two studios to speed up the process - Attic Attack in Bristol and 13 Sound Studios in Worle. Between them both we should be able to complete the mixing by the end of June. Unfortunately that won't be in time for me to release the album on 1st July as I was hoping (the centenary of the start of the Battle of the Somme). I shall keep you posted on progress of course.

So, I hope you are enjoying the warm weather and I shall be back in touch when the mastering dates are finalised.

Bye for now,

Mike aka The Fable

YAY!! WE ARE RECRUITING :)

An update for Bristol's First Cat Cafe

Jun 1 2016

Dear Supporters,

We just started recruiting. Please fill in the form if you are interesting in working with us or doing any volunteering job!

https://youmeow.typeform.com/to/pDijZU

In addition, I am happy to share that is a lot happening behind the scenes currently and if everything goes well I will announce a very good news very soon !!! :)

Ewa xx

 

 

£40k raised!!! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!

An update for Help Refugees - #holidaysforgood - shelter campaign

May 26 2016

Dear all

The fundraising campaign has now ended...

I’m delighted to let you know that the final total, with gift aid added, is an amazing £40,600! Our original target was £25k. Thanks to you, we absolutely smashed it.

We feel so proud of how the Sawday’s and Canopy & Stars wider community of owners and guests came together to achieve this. Together we have raised enough to provide vital shelter for 280 people.

We should, and will, do more of this kind of thing.

Thanks again from Sawday's, Canopy & Stars and Help Refugees.We are incredibly grateful.

Tom

Managing Director
Sawday's Canopy & Stars

 

PS - (And an important PS!) We will be drawing the lucky winners of the holidays next week, and so watch out for an email if you're one of the deserving winners... The stays will be allocated on a first come first serve basis from the list below, so you'll need to be fast. It's a bit like a wedding list. Once a holiday is taken it's gone. But fear not they're all good'uns and no 24 piece dinner sets...

Our generous owners supporting this campaign and the holiday prize selection

 

South East

*Wriggly Tin – 3 night stay for 2 people in a shepherd’s hut

Beechwood – 2 night stay for 2 people in a B&B

Vintage Vacations Airstream – 3 night stay for 4 people in an airstream

7 Longport – 2 night stay for 2 people in a B&B

Nut Plat Retreat – 2 night stay for 2 people in a living van

Barclay Farmhouse – 1 night stay for 2 people in a B&B

Snoadhill Cottage – 1 night stay for 4 people in a B&B

The Georgian Flat – 4 night stay for 2 people in an apartment

*31 Rowan Road – 1 night stay for 2 people in a B&B

*The Dairy at Streat Place Barn – 3 night stay for 2 people in a cottage

Glottenham Castle – 4 night stay for 5 people in a yurt & geodome

Swan House – 2 night stay for 2 people in a B&B

*The Ship Inn – 2 night stay for 2 people in an inn

 

South West

Harptree Court – 1 night stay for 2 people in a treehouse

The Oakhouse – 3 night stay for 2 people in a cabin

Home Orchard Cabin – 2 night stay for 2 people in a cabin

Bramblewood Yurt – 2 night stay for 2 people in a yurt

Quiet of Stars – 3 night stay for 2 people in a cabin

Tregerrin Barns – 3 night stay for 4 people in a cottage

Trewithen Tabernacle – 2 night stay for 2 people in a tabernacle

The Wild De Go – 2 night stay for 2 people on a boat

The Hideaway – 3 night stay for 2 people in a B&B

*The Batmans Summerhouse – 2 night stay for 5 people in a cabin

*Bulleigh Barton Manor – 2 night stay for 2 people in a B&B

Leewood – 2 night stay for 2 people in a safari tent

*The Lamb Inn – 1 night stays for 2 people in an inn

The Old Forge – 2 night stay for 2 people in a shepherd’s hut

The Anchor Inn – 1 night stay for 2 people in an inn

*The Gate House – 4 night stay for 10 people in a house & cottage

Mundays Meadow – 2 night stay for 10 people in a camp

Lower Wiggold Cottage – a 3 night stay for 4 people in a cottage

Lima/Posey – 2 night stay for 2 people in a shepherd’s hut

*St Anne’s – 1 night stay for 2 people in a B&B

The Stables – 2 night stay for 4 people in a cottage

Jericho – 2 night stay for 2 people in a B&B

*The Beeches – 2 night stay for 2 people in a B&B

Crooks View – 2 night stay for 2 people in a shepherd’s hut

*Huntstile Organic Farm – 5 night stay for 4-6 people in a B&B or cottage

Puckshipton Arkette – 2 night stay for 2 people in a wagon

Rushall Manor – 2 night stay for 2 people in a B&B

 

East

Little Gatley – 3 night stay for 2 people in a cottage

*The Barn, Tudor Lodgings – 3 night stay for 2 people in a barn

*Mill Farm Hay Barn – 3 night stay for 2 people in a barn

*Washingford House – 2 night stay for 2 people in a B&B

*The Stable at Belle Grove – 3 night stay for 2 people in a stable

 

East Midlands

*Mappleton Manor – 3 night stay for 6 people in a house

*The Gathering – 4 night stay for 6 people in a safari tent

*The Gorse House – 2 night stay for 2 people in a B&B

The Old Rectory – 1 night stay for 4 people in a B&B

 

North

No 1 Harrogate – 2 night stays for 2 people in a B&B

North Shire – 3 night stay for 4 people in a hobbit house

Copper Beech Glade – 2 night stay for 7 people in 3 gypsy caravans

Ellerbeck House – 3 night stay for 2 people in a B&B

*St Aidan’s – 2 night stay for 4 people in a chapel

*Thorpe Hall – 2 night stay for 2 people in a B&B

Ponden Hall – 2 night stay for 2 people in a B&B

*Nether Westwick – 3 night stay for 2 people in a cottage

 

Wales

Plas Efenechtyd Cottage B&B – 1 night stay for 2 people in a B&B

*Hen Dy, Nanhoron – 7 night stay for 7 people in a house

*The Slate Shed at Graig Wen – 1 night stay for 2 people at a B&B

Penhein Glamping – 7 night stay for 6 people in a tent

*Little Oasis Pandy – 2 night for 2-4 people in a railway carriage or Gypsy wagon

*The Old Vicarage B&B – 2 night stay for 2 people in a B&B

Come By – 3 night stay for 2 people in a Shepherd’s Hut

*The Sleepout – 2 night stay for 2 people in a cabin

Kinton Cloud-House – 2 night stay for 2 people in a yurt

Old Larch Yurt – 2 night stay for 2 people in a yurt

 

Scotland

Brockloch Treehouse – 2 night stay for 2 in a treehouse

*Melville Terrace – 3 night stay for 4 people in an apartment

Kincaple Stables – 3 night stay for 4 people in a cottage

*The Keepers Cottage – 7 night stay for 4 people in a cottage

*The Lochan Shepherd’s Hut – 2 night stay for 2 people in a shepherd’s hut

*The Peatcutter’s Croft – 2 night stay for 2 people in a B&B

*Mackeanston House – 1 night stay for 2 people in a B&B

 

* denotes pet friendly

Read the full prize draw terms and conditions here.