Recent updates
The latest news from our projects
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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.
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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
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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
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£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 & StarsPS - (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
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Surprise!
An update for Help us fund and launch 91 Ways International pop up Peace Cafes!
May 25 2016
Afternoon campers!
Tomorrow we'll announce a very special reward for a very lucky pledger!
Can you guess what it might be from the clue? --Keep pledging!
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So close!
An update for Help us fund and launch 91 Ways International pop up Peace Cafes!
May 24 2016
Oooh have you checked out our campaign total? We're teetering on the edge of the £2k mark! Yahoo!
Thank you to each and every one who has pledged so far - there are some fantastic rewards coming your way!But we still have a long way to go to achieve our £20k target, so keep spreading the word, keep pledging and keep being awesome :)
Pledge here: www.fundsurfer.com/91waysThe 91 Ways team
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We're EXTENDING!
An update for Support our debut feature film -- 7x7!
May 19 2016
Hi everyone!
In the spirit of keeping this train moving and pushing towards our goal, we have decided to extend our campaign by a few weeks to end on June 7!
Why? A few reasons!
1. 7 is a very meaningful number for our film. It feels much better to end on the 7th of a month rather than the 22nd. We've got nothing against the number 2, but let's be real...
2. Some of our co-producing collaborators have not had a chance to get their networks involved. We want to have time to create maxiumum reach with the campaign!
3. We know we can hit our goal with a little bit more time!
THANK YOU all for your contributions and continued support. Join us in pushing for our next milestone of 100 backers! Who can you ask to contribute?
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91 Ways - Thanks and Keep Supporting Us
An update for Help us fund and launch 91 Ways International pop up Peace Cafes!
May 19 2016
Dear Lovely Supporters,
First of all, thank you so much for clicking on that Pledge button and donating to our project - we are really grateful. We know Bristol loves our project - people love to come to our peace cafe, meet people from around the city, build positive relationships and eat scrumptious food. We need to keep going so please keep supporting us and tell everyone you know about us.
We will soon be announcing new rewards including cookery demos with our cooks from Eritireia, Iran and we will be holding peace suppers in the city where you can come and learn about the people from those countries and their food.
In the meantime, we have Spicery kits at 20% off the subscription price to offer anyone who pledges until Monday. These are delicious spices with easy recipes to make and share at home. These are great as presents for yor friends so just pledge to get this offer.
Here's a couple of quotes from people who come to our peace cafes:-
“We come to the peace café as guests, and we leave as friends”
“I love your project. It got me thinking about the first time I can remember food and stories bringing me closer to new people, new cultures and reminding me of my culture too”
"Life as a refugee or asylum seeker can be very isolating: you came here on your own, you don't know anyone? You also need a place to meet, make friends, learn, meet other communities, and 91 Ways and the Peace cafe is a way of doing that"
Thanks again - we are totally grateful to you.
91 Ways Team xx
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Rewards Info
An update for Upfest 2016 - Europe's largest street art & graffiti festival
May 18 2016
Good evening everyone!
Firstly, a huge thanks to every single one of you that pledged and have now donated to Upfest 2016! Hosting a free festival that has grown massively over the past eight years is no easy task, but with the support you've given and that of the incredible artists who've donated artwork in order for you all to be rewarded, we just can't thank you all enough!
One of our festival partners 'Clifton Hotels' also offered up two nights free accomodation to go into a prize draw for anyone that pledged... Using a random number generator (yes we went hi-tec) from the 319 pledgers it drew No 26!
And our 26th pledger who donated £20 to receive an offical Upfest 2016 brochure and sticker pack is Paulie462! Well done Paulie, we'll be in touch with Hotel details for you...
Rewards
Once we receive notification and details from Fundsurfer of donations received we'll start to process your rewards, different rewards will have varying predicted timescales for delivery so please check that out below. Most items are being printed / made to order so please bare with us, excluding festival brochures are aim is to have all rewards available for collection or delivery within 28 days.
- Upfest Smile - Available for collection at the festival! :-)
- Upfest Sticker Pack - (Aiming to have available from 10th of June)
- Upfest Sketch Book - (Available Now)
- Upfest Brochure - (Aiming to have available from 11th of July)
- Upfest T-shirt - (Aiming to have available from 10th of June) - We'll be in contact soon to find out what size you would like.
- Upfest Oscar - (Aiming to have available from 31st of May)
- Bristol by Oli-T (Aiming to have available from 31st of May)
- Mon Couer by Guy Denning - (Available Now)
- Gemma Compton festival Print - (Aiming to have available from 31st of May)
- Up in a cloud of smoke by Louis Masai - (Aiming to have available from 10th of June)
- Mr Graff by Cheo (Aiming to have available from 31st of May)
- Spzero Mural (Available Now)
- Rob Wass Mural (Available Now)
- Graffiti Academy (Available Now)
- X-Fly by SHOK-1 (Available Now)
Postage
As fundsurfer does not include an option to add on postage to the pledged amounts we are asking that where possible your rewards are collected (when available) from the Upfest Gallery, Bristol, every penny saved on postage will go into the festival. for anyone unable to collect don't worry we can still send them out to you.
Thanks again everyone! looking forward to seeing you all this summer!
The Upfest Crew
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Arts Council England donate £3800 to TCP-UK!
An update for TCPUK - Tunisian Collaborative Painting in the UK Launch Event
May 18 2016
Amazing news!!
Arts Council England have awarded us a Grant for the Arts payment which will cover the essential costs for this event... So the exhibition will go ahead, the artist's Tunisian Collaborative Painting workshop is funded for canvases, materials and artists expenses, and we can bring in a media team to document the event and create an 'in progress' short film that will be played along side the artist's completed collaborative paintings at the evening event.
This is massive news and is a huge endorsment for the launch of Tunisian Collaborative Painting in the UK!
We are now looking to reach a new target of £7000. This will allow us to:
- Create a catalogue for the event, presenting the journey of TCP from Tunisia to New York and here to Bristol - artists profiles - and words from some founders of the art-form in Tunisia
- Cover the rest of the event costs
- AND! Host a follow-up exhibition of all the UK made Tunisian Collaborative Paintings to date in central Bristol
Tickets to the TCP-UK Launch Party are still available - so please SHARE with your friends and famaily and lets celebrate the birth of a new art-form in the UK - here in Bristol!
