Ambient Picnic - 20th July Guildford UK

The Ambient Picnic is a free one day (noon till 9pm) green festival on the 20th July in Shalford Park (Guildford, Surrey, UK) premoting renewable energy, recycling etc. It's run by a really cool group of local volunteers that i've known for years and as apparently i'm on this year's management committee, I should really start plugging it!

There's 4 music stages onsite including chillout, dance tent, accoustic and live bands, then tonnes of stalls, workshops, kids area and other stuff. Shalford Park is basically a couple of huge fields by the river in Guildford, about a 15 minute walk from the train station (which has direct trains from London Waterloo). There's loads of space to sit around having a picnic in the sunshine, drink (there's a bar and no restriction on bringing your own stuff provided you don't sell it or bring glass bottles) and role me spliffs. There's loads of vegan/vegetarian caterers onsite (until last year there was no meat selling people), which suits me. I've been stewarding it for the past 5 years and it's always one of the highlights of my summer.

There's also an after party too (in a club in town sadely, not outdoors, but we're just gonna completely hippify the place).

As far as fire goes, obviously no camp fires, but last year there was no probs with fire spinning and juggling on site (it was infact the first time i ever saw poi), if there is then theres loads of open space next to the site to use instead.

So, as it's free (donation entry - me and my fellow peers wander around in yellow tabbards and harass people with donation buckets instead to cover costs) there's no real excuses for not coming. There's even the Ambient Picnic Website with loads more info. In comparison to other events it's a lot like Kingston Green Fair, but without the extortionate entry charges - we always manage to break even on donations.

Right, who's coming then?

me me mee.. see you there for another fantastic day out.. can't wait!

Count me in on this one darling

bammy

like John Humphries and The Prisoner: i am free, and it sounds like fun

Looks nice, and I've been meaning to get my arse over to guildford for awhile now, I'll see you there, may even do a stall, wanders away musing.....................

what an intereting thread to wander into.

meet you at waterloo simian???

MEEE!!!!!

yay, so much fun!

so much lovliness to you stevey boy!

This sounds like a lota fun.

See you there.

D

*bump*

free is good.

Bring on the free things in life

Bammy

I'll second that.



ps. Bambam:

Hello darling here I think I owe you this...and perhaps this just for being you

Bammy

(bump!)

yay, it's nearly the weekend!
better not rain....

See you there.. there is also an after party in Bojangles in town.. Dark Angel (Project Ozma) is doing a set.. not sure who else.. but it should be stomping!

I'll be there!!!!!

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Not sure if I'll be along to this, depends upon where I am on Sunday, but do you have any time/cost details for the BoJangles thing. Haven't been there for years and ears, when I used to religously attend the Loft night there

i beleive its 3 quid, but i'm going down to the site now to help setup so i'll ask

oh, and what time is the actual thing on from and till - as I'm always late and I know that out in the country they like to be in bed before dark