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  • Backlash Event!

    An update for Blacksmith & Carasel's Studio rebuild

    Aug 26 2015

    So Friday night was our Backlash fundraising event at the Thekla and it's still only just sinking in how well Bristol represented for us! We knew we'd put together a one off and pretty incredible line up but we honestly can't thank anyone who purchased a ticket for the event enough - to have such a big que outside the venue before doors opened at 10 was pretty special! Don't forget our raffle shall be drawn at the end of our campaing and there iss till plenty of time to support the cuase betwen now and the beginning of October, I'll leave it to Carasel below who summed up perfectly just how incredible Backlash was - Thanks again to all who purchased tickets through fundsurfer or through the Thekla and to those continuing to support, theres  a reason why the Bristol Music Community is the Best..! Blacksmith

     

    Man where do I start with this! I am so insanely thankful, honoured and humbled when I look back on Friday’s Backlash event. To think we were just 20 people away from selling out the ship, for an event we only pulled together in 4 weeks, in the height of festival season is just crazy. To think that we had the line up we had, with every single artist donating there time and playing for Free is so overwhelming positive and speaks volumes about the amazing community and drive to help each other we have in our scene. 
    We bought a veteran, Pioneer and Bristol legend back to the Thekla for the first time in over a decade as our special guest & Roni Size absolutely tore it down. We gave you a world exclusive B2B2B as Hospital Record’s Fred V & Grafix and S.P.Y tag teamed up for the first time ever. DC Breaks, Crissy Criss, Voltage, Gorgon Sound all absolutely shook the boat and I can’t tell you how happy I was to have people que up before we were open and flood in to witness the first set Dazee b2b Nicky Blackmarket. Massive love to Got Some, our super special guest on the top deck and every artist on the top floor, I couldn’t really get up there to witness many sets but have heard glowing reports about all of you. Thank you to all artists who repped, everyone that helped promote, the amazing staff at Thekla who donated the venue to us and were super on point, all the crew that helped on the night in so many ways, all the labels and local companies that donated money to the insane prize fund, everyone who bought raffle tickets and T-shirts & most importantly every single person that paid money to come party on the night, it was an amazing turn out and I can’t tell you how much this will help myself and brother Blacksmith take the steps to buy back our studio essentials and get back to work. Its was community spirit at its finest on Friday and I love you all for representing & bring such great vibes, you should all be very proud of yourselves. Thank you all so much - Carasel

     

  • Join the flashmob

    An update for Bristol Festival of Literature

    Aug 25 2015

    We've passed the £1,000 mark but there's still a way to go and 6 days left.

    A big Thank You to Silverwood Books who've given us a big boost by agreeing to sponsor the festival.

    Silverwood and our other sponsor, Tangent Books will be sharing some of their wisdom and advice in the publishing industry at the Bristol Book Bazaar event on 17th and 18th October, where you can also meet local authors and buy local books.

    Please continue to spread the word.

    If we beat our target we can pay for some advertising, we have a great opportunity to help out a fantastic charity by paying to advertise in a Literature Festival Special feature in The Big Issue

    The Big Issue offers people who are homeless the opportunity to earn their own money; a livelihood. The Big Issue Foundation, as an independent charity for people who are homeless, offers vendors the opportunity of a life.

    Homelessness is a growing issue and in our home city of Bristol it's getting worse. Help fund us and we can be part of the solution of our city.

     

    You can also help us by joining the 'Virtual Flashmob' this week - Thunderclap

    Follow this link: https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/30302-support-bristol-lit-fest

    Select the Social Media platform you'd like to support us on and the message will simultaneously be sent out on 27th August, creating a big hit cross Social Media – Let’s see if we can get #Unputdownable2015 trending!

     

     

  • Book gone to print

    An update for Catacombs of Terror! by Stanley Donwood

    Aug 24 2015

    Hi everyone,

     

    Once again, thanks for your support. Catacombs of Terror! has been sent to print and will be back in early October, when we will send out all rewards. We'll also announce details of a launch event when the rewards are sent out. 

  • Half way there and a few days to go....

    An update for Bristol Festival of Literature

    Aug 20 2015

    We're halfway there!

    Thanks to everyone who's pledged so far

    A big thank you to Tangent Books for coming on board as a sponsor for the festival.

    It's exciting to be working with a great local publisher!

    The publicity for the event is really coming together too with Natalie Burns and the rest of our publicity team putting together some great images and graphics. There's a sneak preview of the lovely graphics on her Twitter

    A big chunk of our funding is needed to get postcards, brochures, leaflets etc. printed so visitors to the festival can see what's going on and where everything is. The rest of it will go on venue hire and sundries associated with putting on a great show. None of the organisers of the festival are paid to do this, we're all volunteers.

    Here's a couple of examples of random small costs that are not immediately obvious:

     

    Please spread the word and encourage your friends and family to support Bristol Festival of Literature

    #Unputdownable2015

    Thank you!

     

     

  • 2015 Events Announced

    An update for Bristol Festival of Literature

    Aug 11 2015

    A big thank you to everyone who has pledged so far and please pass the link on to your networks, we only have until the end of the month to reach our target.

    Don't forget to use the hashtag: #unputdownable2015

    The Festival team have been hard at work scheduling in some fantastic events and are delighted to announce this years line up. Find details on the website at this link:

    http://unputdownable.org/news-updates/2015-events-announced

    We have...

    • Live story telling
    • Writing workshops
    • Parties
    • Comics
    • Book fairs
    • Meet the author
    • Writing seminars
    • Horror
    • Unreliable histories

    and much, much more!

     

    Get creative. Get excited. Get involved.

    #Unputdownable2015

  • So so close!

    An update for acta centre extension

    Aug 6 2015

    Hi everyone! 

    Thank you all so much for your support, one last push to go! 

     We have one day left to raise another £250, could you share this project one last time with your friends?

    THANKS EVERYONE! It's been a great experience running our first crowdfunding campaign. You are all amazing!

    The Acta team.

  • Good News Update

    An update for Please donate to save Hawkspring Drug and Alcohol Support Services

    Aug 5 2015

    Thank you so much to all the people who have so far donated to our appeal to keep our doors open and help save more lives.  The good news we want to share with you is that through our media campaigning, we now have a possible lifeline, someone has come forward to offer us a possible merger, however, what we now need to do is raise enough money to bridge this gap and keep in business for a few more months whilst the merger process takes place, so please share our crowd funding appeal with your friends, collegues and family to help us reach our target.

  • 7 marathons over 7 days

    An update for Direct Transitioning Help

    Aug 4 2015

    On 5th September 2015 Chris Spray and Richard Whitehouse will be challenging themselves to a physical feat that surpasses anything they’ve tried before. They will be running, walking and crawling the length of Offa’s Dyke path, 285 km, in just seven days. That’s 7 Marathons in 7 consecutive days. What’s more this route incorporates some quite rugged landscape; the Black Mountains, the Brecon Beacons and the Clwydian Hills in North Wales. Total Ascent is 29,000 feet, more than the height of Everest.
    The boys will be consuming 6000 calories a day and no doubt will keep Scholl in business with a large supply of blister plasters.
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    They will be attempting this challenge for our chosen charity, Crossroads Retreats and partnering with Holistic Dreams, a phenomenal emerging organisation that helps service personnel transition into civilian life. You can read more about these causes below.
    We will be completely grateful if you are able to support this challenge with either some sponsorship or to join us on part of the route as we thrash through Wales from South to North Coast.
    The British Army has kindly offered a support vehicle and a small team to support this challenge with logistics. This is a great help as Chris and Richard can now concentrate on the energetic task of training ( Between them Chris and Rich are cycling 50km a day and running / walking over 100 miles a week at present).
    As the challenge develops we will update this page and during the challenge we will post a tracker here of our progress.

  • Well done everyone

    An update for Catacombs of Terror! by Stanley Donwood

    Aug 3 2015

    Damn fine effort. @StanleyDonwood

  • £45 to go

    An update for Catacombs of Terror! by Stanley Donwood

    Aug 3 2015

    Just £45 to go to hit our target. But don't forget that if we go over, I get a jolly decent lunch with Sterling Bland. Can I suggest you give till it hurts. Before midnight.