Recent updates
The latest news from our projects
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Latest update!
An update for Calais Refugee Solidarity Bristol
Nov 25 2015
We'd like to say a huge thank you to the Bishopston Bayou Band for throwing a fantastic benefit gig last Thursday. There was an amazing turn out and everyone's efforts resulted in a grand total of £820 being raised!!! This will be a huge help in enabling us to provide some relief to some of the 7500 people having to live in the most awful conditions this winter.
Tonight we are having a co-ordinators meeting post Calais to discuss the future of the group and how we can make things better all round.
Just wanted to say thankyou all for your help so far and most importantly your patience whilst drop offs have been closed.
Please keep sharing and pledging the Fundsurfer project page so far we have raised £10,567 from 364 backers which is AMAZING! Thank you all.
CRSB X
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T-shirts ahoy!
An update for Victoria Klewin & The TrueTones debut album
Nov 17 2015
Hello to everyone on this very gloomy day! Where's the sun gone?!
Just a quickie... Thought it might cheer some of you up to know that I've just put the order in for the T-shirts, so if you selected that option or a package that includes a t-shirt, you'll be getting it soon! I'll be in touch with you all individually, but if you're feeling proactive then please do send me your address and size preference (S,M,L,XL, XXL). My email is victoria_klewin@hotmail.co.uk.
If you didn't order one and you're kicking yourself now, it's not too late! There are still 8 days on the clock to get your orders in. :)
V x
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THANK YOU!!!
An update for The Bristol Music Show
Nov 15 2015
We did it!
Thanks to your pledges we raised £1937 towards our project! THANK YOU SO SO MUCH - it really means a lot to us that people have reached out to a small project like ours - Bristol is amazing and we hope that you enjoy the shows that we'll be producing!
As you know, The Bristol Music Show is currently 100% volunteer ran - we're making the radio & TV programmes alongside our full time jobs. Now, with this money, we can finally pay our outstanding costs and buy some new equipment for recording the TV show, therefore continuing to support and promote the local music scene !
The next plan is to organise a big party which, of course, you'll be on the guestlist for.
In the meantime, if you're waiting for a reward we will be in touch ASAP.
We'd also like to give an extra special thanks to those who donated the amazing rewards for our campaign -
St George's Concert Hall
Colston Hall
Chiverin
Electric Harmony
The Flux Presents
Futurebooge Recordings
Circus City Records
The Social
Gearfest
+ Troy
Thanks, once again. You are wonderful!
Harriet & the BMS team xxxxx
You can catch our last couple of shows at madeinbristol.tv/player
And find us on Social media here:
http://facebook.com/bristolmusicbcfm
The Bristol Music Show
Mondays at 8pm on BCfm 93.2
Fridays at 8pm on Made in Bristol TV
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Thanks! we raised £760 with your help!
An update for Lazyboys Basketball - Community Sports Hall Refurb
Nov 13 2015
Dear Project backers,
You are brilliant! Thanks for your support!
On behalf of all at Lazyboys Basketball we are delighted to have raised £760 towards our goal of making much-needed improvements to community basketball equipment at The Park in Knowle, Bristol. This will go a long way to getting to the facilities upgraded so that more people can enjoy the awesome sport of basketball!
We are seeking a match-funding grant application with a view to reaching our £7,000 target. All funds from Fundsurfer campaign will be set aside untilwe raise this figure!
Once again thanks so much for your help. It will go a long way to help combat inactivity in our communities and help the Lazyboys continueour great work!
Jim Hodgson
Lazyboys Basketball CICPS. I've emailed all of you who selected a t shirt or hoodie to get your size and address...please send this to me ASAP!
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We did it...thanks to all of you!
An update for Victoria Klewin & The TrueTones debut album
Nov 10 2015
Amazing...we've made it, and even gone over the goal of £4000 way before the deadline! Every single penny will go to making and releasing the album, and every extra penny over the target will go to making it even BETTER! You can expect a special thank you from all of us later on, but this is just me for now. I can't quite believe it to be honest. Not only is it so exciting to have the resources to do this album properly, it's also been so reassuring to know there is demand and support out there for us. Sometimes being a musician/songwriter/promoting a band can feel like you're shouting into an abyss with not even an echo back...it's hard to maintain self-belief sometimes and to keep going. When that infamous and illusive 'big break' doesn't occur, and yet you're working so hard, you start to wonder, "why am I doing this?" Well, this process has proven to me that our music IS wanted and appreciated, and in many ways that's much more important than all the money in the world.
So THANK YOU. It's a pleasure to have you on board the good ship VKTT. It's going to be a fun journey!
Victoria xxxxxx
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WOW! £10,265 raised!!!!
An update for Calais Refugee Solidarity Bristol
Nov 9 2015
You are all amazing! Nearly 6K members in the group and over 10K raised in cash donations through our Fundsurfer campaign.
Also a HUGE 'THANK YOU' to the hardworking and enthusiastic volunteers that helped us to do one last sort of our donations, which are going to Calais in a few days. It was hard work but very important as it will enable things to be distributed more quickly when we get there. We've also been able to put aside a huge amount that is unsuitable for Calais but will be donated to groups helping the homeless in Bristol. Overall, an exhausting but very successful weekend!
Here's the unit at Big Yellow - just a fraction of what is being sent in total!
Please keep sharing everyone, it really helps! Next stop 15K!
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Woweee!
An update for Victoria Klewin & The TrueTones debut album
Nov 7 2015
Hello everybody! I hope you're all gearing up for a great weekend. Four of us are playing on the SS Great Britain tonight for a private party...we'll try not to go overboard! ;) Haha, oh dear. Less jokes Victoria...less jokes!
Well I just wanted to check in with you all really. We've just been tipped over the £3000 mark so it's all looking very promising and very exciting! We will be looking round some potential recording studios and setting some dates very soon. In the meantime we're still pushing really hard to get those pledges in...there may even be some radio interviews coming up. I'll be sure to let you know when... ;)
Victoria x
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Convoy to Calais - The Big Send Off!
An update for Calais Refugee Solidarity Bristol
Nov 4 2015
Time for Convoy to Calais !!
The Calais Refugee Solidarity Bristol campaign was set up about 8 weeks ago in response to the horrendous reports in the media of children being washed up on beaches, boats sinking and people dying on their journey to safety - right on our doorstep ! The accompanying media hype from politicians was racist, scaremongering about swarms of immigrants coming to our country. We wanted a different narrative and the group in its formation called on people to help, alongside other groups formed across the country with the same ideals.
We could not have forseen the help we would get from the people of Bristol ! It has been truly amazing and heartwarming that so many people care about other human beings who are fleeing violence and war.
The remit of the group was two-fold: As a grass-roots organisation we aimed to A: to collect unwanted goods, clothes, shoes, sleeping bags and tents for the people in the Calais camps , closest to our door, and deliver them to Calais. And B: to fundraise for goods too cheap or impossible to transport., such as firewood, food, shelters etc.
The campaign has been very successful, so far. We were innundated!
A Fundsurfer campaign was set up to raise money and in that short time has raised over £9600! We have had a varity of events and gigs and raised a further £3000 ! We have donated money to Doctors of the World; bought 3 UNCHR fully equipped tents; bought waterproof jackets; medication and firewood.
We did recieve a lot of stuff that was not needed in the Calais camps, particularly women's and children's clothing and some of that has been distributed to various Bristol Charities, including Homeless and Refugee groups. Some of the rest was sold at a pop-up shop on Stokes Croft and raised £1000 and there are plans for shop No.2 :)
So the goods that are suitable are all sorted, boxed and stored in TWO whole warehouses ! And we are now proud to announce that after a few weeks of logistics we are READY TO GO TO CALAIS !!
On Wednesday November 11th the lorries will load up at the warehouses and leave for Calais. That day and the next , a car and three minibuses full of volunteers will go to Calais to help in any way needed - in the warehouse, in the camp, litter picking and everything that helps for a few days !
We cant let this go un-noticed ! The people of Bristol have been so generous, so many people have volunteered in Bristol, the response has been overwhelming. So we are going to send the convoy off ! The press will be there so let's get Bristol out to send it off and make some noise !!
We would like you to join us on College Green on the 11th at 2.30 pm.
The vans and minibuses will be decorated with messages of support for the people in the Calais camps and then the vehicles ( except the lorries !) will cavalcade round an area of Bristol from 3pm till 4pm whereby we can distribute publicity about the campaign.
The motorcade will then return to College.Green for a rally,spee ches, music, circus troupe and more - all to be added to ! This will end at 5pm and then afterwards there will be a memorial service for the thousands that have died " on the journey "
Come along, add your voice that says "Refugees are Welcome here" - "No-one is illegal" and Bristol Cares !!
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It's a wrap!
An update for Bristol Festival of Literature
Nov 2 2015
On behalf of the Bristol Festival of Literature team, just a quick update to say THANK YOU!
Our 10 days of literary loveliness were great fun with the events being well attended, many sold out.
The team are meeting this week to discuss what went well, what didn’t go so well and what we could do next year.
We hope you enjoyed the events.
If you have anything to add, please get in touch, we’d love to hear from the people who supported us.
If you have any images, video, blog posts etc. that you created during the festival we’d love to see them. Please contact us via the website: unputdownable.org if there is anything you’d like to share.
I still have some unclaimed Goody Bags and T shirts so please get in touch to arrange collection for your unclaimed rewards.
A few of us went on Ujima Radio during the event and you can listen again here at these links:
Hour 1 - Wednesday 14th October 12pm: http://listen-again.ujimaradio.com/index.php?page=64
Hour 2 - Wednesday 14th October 1pm: http://listen-again.ujimaradio.com/index.php?id=25688We were also on BBC Radio Bristol and Made in Bristol TV
I wrote a blog post last week with some links and shout outs for some of the people involved in the festival: http://authorpreneur.amymorse.co.uk/the-power-of-collaboration/
And here’s a few images…
Once again, thank you so much to everyone involved in organising the festival, those who contributed, got involved, gave up their time and visited the events.
See you again next year...
