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DuncGOLD Member
playing the days away
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Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom


Posted:
Hello everyone and welcome to PLAY FESTIVAL 2007!!



Please forgive me for the lack of info, I have no computer to use and it'll be a few weeks more until I'm able to update it more often. I'll come back and put more up as and when I can.



Hopefully most of this info you'll have gotten from our newsletter, if not sign up to it on the website now! www.playfestival.co.uk



We had a wonderful 5 days last year and can only say that 2007 will be even better!



Thanks to everyone who came last year and who gave us feedback on what they thought of the festival, we've taken all comments on board and hope we can make the festival one that you'll enjoy even more than the last.



The dates for this years festival will be Wednesday 25th - Sunday 29th July and we will be at the same venue, Fordhall Farm in Market Drayton, Shropshire. The tickets will be £35 in advance and £40 on the door, that will include most workshops, 4 nights camping, the shows and other entertainments during the festival



We have lots planned for this years festival, more areas to play in with the emphasis on getting everyone involved, we will have a proper go at the world record after last years attempt didn't go so well (although it does look awesome on video!!!) and of course the usual abundance of workshops to keep you all busy in the day.

We'll have two stages this year, the main stage/tent and and nice little caberet tent, a solar powered cinema, a PROPER bar & food tent and a few more folks selling the stuff you want to buy (even if you don't realise it yet! heheh)



New for this year will be the PLAY HOP Amateur Performance of the year. It's a little competition we've come up with that can be entered by anyone for any type of performance. No more than 4 minutes long with a cash prize for the winner and the chance to feature on the next PLAY DVD. As you might guess from the title the event is sponsored by HomeofPoi.com (who have proudly given us the prizes for our games over the last two years). More details will follow soon...



The DVD of last years festival will be out at some point, probably exactly at the time we plan it to come out wink Focusing more on spreading knowledge to learn the arts than the last DVD and we're sure it'll knock your socks off!



If you want to contact us about anything please email us at one of the following addresses:



info@playfestival.co.uk



comments@playfestival.co.uk



volunteers@playfestival.co.uk



traders@playfestival.co.uk



If anyone wants specific footage from last years festival please wait until after the DVD is out, Strugz & co are busy enough editing the full thing to start making cuts for people! Thanks smile



As my internet access is sporadic at best till my pc is up and running, I might not be able to reply to email straight away, if you want to talk to me about anything call me on 07814 018091 and if you don't get an answer LEAVE A VOICEMAIL!



Keep checking the website for the latest information and we'll send out newsletters as often as we can.





hugs & smiles



Dunc hug

Let's relight this forum ubblove


strugzBRONZE Member
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Posted:
Evil - im not really that evil wink

Have been working on the budget this morning and a bouncey castle may be possible........... depends....

but im looking into it smile

ubbrollsmile

"...We don't stop playing because we get old, we get old because we stop playing......."


mcpPLATINUM Member
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5,276 posts
Location: Edin-borrow., United Kingdom


Posted:
don't waste all the money on gang rape! Save some for the bouncy castle!!!!!!

"the now legendary" - Kaskade
"the still legendary" - Kaskade

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steaksSILVER Member
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1,909 posts
Location: Manchester, United Kingdom


Posted:
Well said Meg biggrin

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Neon_ShaolinGOLD Member
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Posted:
Combine the two...

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steaksSILVER Member
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1,909 posts
Location: Manchester, United Kingdom


Posted:
Mr Shaolin, you always have to push the limits don't you?

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Neon_ShaolinGOLD Member
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Posted:
I didn't start it! I was just suggesting ways of merging two viewpoints!

"I used to want to change the world, now I just wanna leave the room with a little dignity..." - Lotus Weinstock


steaksSILVER Member
former manc tour guide
1,909 posts
Location: Manchester, United Kingdom


Posted:
I know exactly what you were doing. Trying to get strugz on the bouncey castle for your own ends wink

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Neon_ShaolinGOLD Member
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Posted:
Nah if stool samples are involved I'm leaving well alone!

"I used to want to change the world, now I just wanna leave the room with a little dignity..." - Lotus Weinstock


rainbowgirlmember
70 posts
Location: London/Southend-on-sea


Posted:
I have the very disturbing mental image of a gang of bouncy castles raping somebody - im not even sure how that would work!

I guess we now know never to trust a bouncy castle!

Still want one though!

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strugzBRONZE Member
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Posted:
geneally id say no. biggrin

however we are thinking about doing a weekend ticket sat/sun, you would have to pay on the gate maybe £20..... but that will be confirmed soon.

Man, im informative today smile

"...We don't stop playing because we get old, we get old because we stop playing......."


mechBRONZE Member
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6,207 posts
Location: "In your ear", United Kingdom


Posted:
 Written by: strugz


If i do recieve stool samples you will be beaten and gang raped at the gate........ then cast into the gutter smile with the help of Dave wink

*thinks that may have been too harsh a comment for the image of such a lovely festival - but decides to leave it anyway*





strugz, you have gone well soft, in the past when ppl told you stuff like this,. you said you would just throw them into a locked room with em for 20 mins, it was far worse if you ask me! wink

Step (el-nombrie)


Bubbles_SILVER Member
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3,384 posts
Location: mancunian, United Kingdom


Posted:
eek those flyers are awsome strugz! well done! can we get any copies of them?

bouncy castle would be wicked, trampolines even better! wink

i really cant wait for play now! bounce

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TastesLikePurpleGOLD Member
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498 posts
Location: Nottingham, United Kingdom


Posted:
 Written by: strugz





Have been working on the budget this morning and a bouncey castle may be possible........... depends....



but im looking into it smile



ubbrollsmile





OMG YES! my pestering and blatent, unsubtle hints are paying off! Everbody who showed support for the bouncy castle idea will not go unrewarded wink



Bouncy castle! bounce Bouncy castle! bounce2 Bouncy castle! bounce Bouncy castle! bounce2

Thoughts arrive like butterflies...


TastesLikePurpleGOLD Member
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498 posts
Location: Nottingham, United Kingdom


Posted:
o btw, thanx for the info on the bus from the train station to the site, but what about from the site to the train station on the sunday? is that running? i'm assuming it is cause it'd be pretty silly if it isn't but y'know, for the sake of being clear... thankx

Thoughts arrive like butterflies...


GothFrogetteBRONZE Member
grumpy poorly froggy
3,999 posts
Location: Nuneaton, United Kingdom


Posted:
Yeay me and kids are coming again.. with others too.

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DurbsBRONZE Member
Classically British
5,689 posts
Location: Epsom, Surrey, England


Posted:
I'm going to upset people now and say that a bouncy castle is a really bad idea... Fun though it would be, it's an accident waiting to happen. I've been to 2 events where there has been a mix of bouncy castles and alcohol. Both have ended up with flashing blue lights.
Also, the noise from the generator is really annoying after a while shrug

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MikefromGlosSILVER Member
Hitman
985 posts
Location: Gloucester England


Posted:
its play though people dont sleep/are still getting drunk at that time

he he i am mike the amazing gloscircus person who is mike.

Officaly an exception to the Poi Boys are Girls Thing


_Stix_Pooh-Bah
2,419 posts
Location: la-la land


Posted:
yeah I've seen several boots to the face on them.. if there is one - can you please make everyone take off their shoes??

thanks smile

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You are never to old to storm a bouncey castle..


MikefromGlosSILVER Member
Hitman
985 posts
Location: Gloucester England


Posted:
lol but tbh do u think that we will get to go on it with all the kids around

he he i am mike the amazing gloscircus person who is mike.

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DurbsBRONZE Member
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Location: Epsom, Surrey, England


Posted:
 Written by: 87wt2gxq7


Suggestion/solution: Bouncy only inflated from the late morning to early afternoon, ie before people get too drunk?


ubblol
Dude, have you been to Play before? Chili Vodka for breakfast anyone? wink

The bouncy castle will come with its own staff anyway (who we'd have to pay for) - and they'd be the one letting people on (or not).

Now a ball pool... biggrin

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MikefromGlosSILVER Member
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985 posts
Location: Gloucester England


Posted:
ok but its the first time i heard dunc and co called the play masters normaly its slackers etc ennit

he he i am mike the amazing gloscircus person who is mike.

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DurbsBRONZE Member
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5,689 posts
Location: Epsom, Surrey, England


Posted:
One for Neon wink
ubblol
ubbangel

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MikefromGlosSILVER Member
Hitman
985 posts
Location: Gloucester England


Posted:
Have you manged to fix the lighting for this year?

he he i am mike the amazing gloscircus person who is mike.

Officaly an exception to the Poi Boys are Girls Thing


DurbsBRONZE Member
Classically British
5,689 posts
Location: Epsom, Surrey, England


Posted:
We thought we'd let the sun take care of the day-time stuff.

This years staging and lighting is going to be different from last years so "yes" would be an answer wink

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MikefromGlosSILVER Member
Hitman
985 posts
Location: Gloucester England


Posted:
lol you know a yes would of been acceptable lol... but yay for sorting out the lighting...

he he i am mike the amazing gloscircus person who is mike.

Officaly an exception to the Poi Boys are Girls Thing


_Stix_Pooh-Bah
2,419 posts
Location: la-la land


Posted:
such a dry sence of humour Durbs.. you crack me up! ubbrollsmile

I honour you as an aspect of myself..

You are never to old to storm a bouncey castle..


psycotic_furbyBRONZE Member
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105 posts
Location: Lydiate, nr Liverpool, United Kingdom


Posted:
 Written by: 87wt2gxq7


while it's up, have a Bouncy Nazi making sure that no-one goes on the bouncy castle with shoes on or in a state of intoxication, on pain of Dave? wink



Also, to make sure no-one goes on after they've eaten, or they'll get indigestion.

Nobody wants a vom-covered bouncy castle.

Eww, Liza Minelli...

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JtJCheck ya later
500 posts
Location: Lower Shaw Farm


Posted:
nice flyer smile

probably doesn't matter and is too late if they're "off the press" already, but 'diabolo' is spelt like that. you might get some hardcore spanish christians come and sabotage the festival if you spell it 'diablo'.

Jake the Juggler


TheBovrilMonkeySILVER Member
Liquid Cow
2,629 posts
Location: High Wycombe, England


Posted:
 Written by: Durbs


Now a ball pool... biggrin



That's a terrible idea - it'd be a maximum of 5 minutes before it becomes subject to a hostile takeover by contact jugglers who stand in it for the whole festival balancing balls on their faces tongue

But there's no sense crying over every mistake. You just keep on trying till you run out of cake.


animatEdBRONZE Member
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3,540 posts
Location: Bristol UK


Posted:
 Written by: TheBovrilMonkey


 Written by: Durbs


Now a ball pool... biggrin



That's a terrible idea - it'd be a maximum of 5 minutes before it becomes subject to a hostile takeover by contact jugglers who stand in it for the whole festival balancing balls on their faces tongue



ubbangel

Damn you Rory!! Revealing my plans!!

I vote for ball pool. Not ball Poo. Or a bald Paul. nor even Pool Balls. They're just silly ideas.

Durbs, get a real Job. *slap*

smile

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