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DuncGOLD Member
playing the days away
7,263 posts
Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom


Posted:
Hello people!! wavehello



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Post Festival Update

Dunc would really, really like all your feedback on the Play Festival on the PLAY web site. So post on the forum there or use the Contact Us form to give as much feedback as you can.



Dom





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info update

Cost - £15

Dates - 19th - 21st August 2005

Location - Shrewsbury Agricultural Showground, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK.

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UPDATE 23rd July 2005



Tickets now on sale, go to the website or book via telephone on 07814 018 091



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Update - 5th Jan 2005

The site is now up and running at https://www.playfestival.co.uk
there is a forum included so everyone can contribute to the ideas, concepts and development of the festival as a whole. It wouldn't survive without "everyones" involvement so feel free to log on, register and let us know what you'd like from us while you're there.

And to think non of this would have started if I hadn't gotten into HoP and realised how wonderful this scene is, thank you HoP even if you did remove the link from my sig without telling me why, or even telling me rolleyes hug



Update 31st January 2005



Tickets can now be Pre-booked, up to five adult and five free childrens (u14's) can be booked, once they are released for sale you will be given a set time period to buy them before they will be offered to the public. We're still unsure what the time period will be but it will be a reasonable amount of time, such as 6 weeks, from them being released before they will be put back into the ticket pool. Everyone will be advised by email and in various public announcements of the release date well before they're out.







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I have been thinking for a while about organising an Object Manipulation (couldn't think how else to describe it!!) Convention sometime next year, and thought this would be the best place to get the ball rolling! (pun pun)



My idea is this......a mini festival for spinners/jugglers etc that's small and laid back enough to enjoy but big and organised enough to get the most out of. Maybe a band/dj or two in a tent, a fire show each night, weekend camping and most importantly lots of workshops, idea exchanges and fun for all the family. Easy going and fun are the objectives.



It wouldn't be poi based, it would be for all object manipulators from hat juggling to ribbon dancing and everything in between and to the sides so no pigeon holing or amimosity between arts will occur.



So what I'd like to know is if I organised, laid out capital etc for a proper weekend festival (Fri -> Sun) would I get enough interest and of course people attending? I obviously can't afford it by myself but if I put up the cash the more people I expect to come the cheaper I could cost it out per person.



I'd like to hope it'd cost no more that £25 each, but obviously the more people we expect to come the cheaper we can make it, I'd much rather it was a tenner than £25! (please note attendance would be a capped limit for safety and comforts sake)



All I'd be looking for is to break even or turn a small profit so it can be piled back into the next one making it even better and also cheaper.



As they say on poipoipoi's website......"it's not capitalism.......it's spherculism"



It would be in a decent sized feild with a remote location so there would be no townie trouble but close enough for easy access from major routes.



I figure if it's in the midlands area it's probably the easiest for everyone geographically although of course it depends what venues we can find and what the consensus is.



If this is the sort of thing folks would like then yell, but please be a serious yell as I'm realistically trying to sort numbers so I can get accurate costing done. There's also a poll I've set up HERE so vote in it if you can please.



If you think it's a little OTT compared to what is generally available such as Spitz and various annual juggling conventions please say so, all opinions have the same importance smile but don't forget to vote



Thanks folks! I hope you like the idea and can help me to make it a success for all those who come *fingers crossed*



If you have any info you think I might be interested in, ie quality venues (any free party goers out there that know good locations?) any ideas for during the convention or feel there's something individual you could offer I'd really appreciate hearing about it either in this thread or by PM. It's the only way I can make sure I'm giving people what they want!



Looking forward to your comments biggrin



Thanks for reading this rather long post hug



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pitmanSILVER Member
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544 posts
Location: swansea, United Kingdom


Posted:
SO DUNC WHENS THE TICKETS GOING ON SALE. I HAVE PRE BOOKED 3 BUT JUST CANT WAIT TO GET MY GRUBY LITTLE HANDS ON THEM!

YOU SHOULD GET SOMEONE TO RUN A POI MAKING WORKSHOP. MAKE YOU OWN POI HOW EVER YOU WANT IT WOULD BE SWEET.

DONT DO DRUGS THERE BAD FOR YOU.
SO GIVE THEM ALL TO ME AND I WILL GET RID OF THEM FOR YOU!


sunbeamSILVER Member
old hand
1,032 posts
Location: Madrid, United Kingdom


Posted:
no need to shout pitman.. or is your caps lock stuck?

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sunny


UCOFSILVER Member
15,417 posts
Location: South Wales


Posted:
I dont know if I have pre booked or not.

Is it possible for someone to check if I have or not?

kiss

pitmanSILVER Member
addict
544 posts
Location: swansea, United Kingdom


Posted:
sorry always forget about caps.

lol

DONT DO DRUGS THERE BAD FOR YOU.
SO GIVE THEM ALL TO ME AND I WILL GET RID OF THEM FOR YOU!


SymBRONZE Member
Geek-enviro-hippy priest
1,858 posts
Location: Diss, Norfolk, United Kingdom


Posted:
pitman, et al.

The site is undergoing a bit of an over hall at the moment because of server problems etc.

Once the new one is up we'll have loads of time free to get the ticket sales going. (Ha, keep telling yourself that Sym...)

Anyway, don't worry, you have your ticket booked pitman.

UCOF, I've sent you a PM. I don't know why I need to tell you that as you'll have a flashing letter on your screen that you'll see way before you read this.

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pitmanSILVER Member
addict
544 posts
Location: swansea, United Kingdom


Posted:
GDGD hope the site works out.

DONT DO DRUGS THERE BAD FOR YOU.
SO GIVE THEM ALL TO ME AND I WILL GET RID OF THEM FOR YOU!


DuncGOLD Member
playing the days away
7,263 posts
Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom


Posted:
It will when Sym finishes wielding his magic over the programing smile

Tickets will be on sale well before the event actually happens.

There are lots of workshops planned already, including lots ot poi. I'm doing a couple of contact poi workshops and there's a few others you can see in the workshop section on the play forum. More will be added when the site is re-born

ubbrollsmile

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BethMiss Whippy
1,262 posts
Location: Cornwall & Oxford


Posted:
I've booked my ticket but im going to be away until the end of july, do you have to pay for prebooked tickets before a certain time?

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DuncGOLD Member
playing the days away
7,263 posts
Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom


Posted:
You have six weeks from them going onsale to claiming your pre-booked tickets. After that they're put back onto general re-sale.

Of course we can make special exception for people who have special requirements and can pay a deposit with lots of hugs at Falmouth smile

hug

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SymBRONZE Member
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Location: Diss, Norfolk, United Kingdom


Posted:
We've had a bit of bad news over the weekend. The site got deleted my the hosting people because they thought I'd moved the site over to a new server. I haden't, and they are now trying to get a back up of the database that had all the pre-book info in.

Anyway, We've lost all the forum posts and pre-book info. I spent the weekend geting the new site up (it forced our hand, as Dunc hasn't really seen it much yet!) and it should be working.

You'll need to sign up to the forum again, and the pre-book is down for the time being. If you have pre-booked then you'll need to do it again once it's up. If you want to make sure you get a ticket please email tickets@playfestival.co.uk telling up your name and amount of tickets you need (Adult and Child)

Sorry about this guys!

hug

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Pink...?BRONZE Member
Mistress of Pink...Multicoloured
6,140 posts
Location: Over There, United Kingdom


Posted:
Oh no eek

much hug 's that's awful!! What did the hosting people say?

Glad things are back up and running hug2

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NateBRONZE Member
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1,530 posts
Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England


Posted:
fook

i'll be comming late on the 19th to this seeing as i;m going to be at ejc till then biggrin, would that reduce the cost of my ticket? lol

I like Languages.

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SymBRONZE Member
Geek-enviro-hippy priest
1,858 posts
Location: Diss, Norfolk, United Kingdom


Posted:
Thanks Pink, I got you're email so don't worry you'll have a ticket.

nate, there only £15 as it is! wink

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VixenSILVER Member
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3,276 posts
Location: Oxfordshire/Wiltshire, United Kingdom


Posted:
o poo! im not allowed emails at work so i cant book mine again *prays for ticket* xx

tHeReS gOoD aNd EvIl iN EaCh InDiViDuAl fIrE, iDeNtIfIeS nEeDs AnD fEeDs OuR dEsIrEs.


DuncGOLD Member
playing the days away
7,263 posts
Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom


Posted:
Don't worry Vix, for certain special people we can do it by pm hug

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StarlyStarBRONZE Member
journeyman
78 posts
Location: Buxton, Derbyshire. UK


Posted:
Definatly want to come to this i'm sure i can afford £15 biggrin

VixenSILVER Member
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,276 posts
Location: Oxfordshire/Wiltshire, United Kingdom


Posted:
awwww really! thank you so so much! xxx (pm on its way!) xxx

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


Posted:
o o o sounds good, wanna come biggrin



would need to sort travel though ubbangel

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SymBRONZE Member
Geek-enviro-hippy priest
1,858 posts
Location: Diss, Norfolk, United Kingdom


Posted:
Have a look at the "Whos going to..." section of the forum. The main page has some links to freewheelers and liftshare.

Have a look and you might be able to get a lift with someone.

There's too many home fires burning and not enough trees


SkulduggeryGOLD Member
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8,428 posts
Location: Wales


Posted:
Post deleted by Skulduggery

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TheBovrilMonkeySILVER Member
Liquid Cow
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Location: High Wycombe, England


Posted:
https://www.playfestival.co.uk
works for me biggrin
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SymBRONZE Member
Geek-enviro-hippy priest
1,858 posts
Location: Diss, Norfolk, United Kingdom


Posted:
nope, it the same althoug the forum URL has changed. You might have playfestival.co.uk/forum/ and it's now playfestival.co.uk/newbb/

Just going to the main page should work though, if not let me know biggrin

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SkulduggeryGOLD Member
Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
8,428 posts
Location: Wales


Posted:
sorry yes I just realised that and thought I had deleted before you answered me....sorry!

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DuncGOLD Member
playing the days away
7,263 posts
Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom


Posted:
UPDATE:

The website is back on it's feet now and is slowly filling up with workshop and show info, now that I've got my head around how to actually edit the site! Sorry for the delay I've been really busy these past few weeks.

Please come visit us again, post your ideas and comments etc in the forum and of course....book your tickets smile

Don't forget, if you booked on the old website you'll need to book again becuase of losing all the old data.

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fluffy napalm fairyCarpal \'Tunnel
3,638 posts
Location: Brum / Dorset / Fairy Land


Posted:
I want to book a ticket but it says I can't. I am making a HUGE trip to get there so I'd better be able to reserve one! biggrin ubbangel

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DuncGOLD Member
playing the days away
7,263 posts
Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom


Posted:
Can you do me a favour please Ros, can you email Sym with what's happenning to sym@playfestival.co.uk cuz it should all be working fine now.

Thanks hon hug

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Matty_BSILVER Member
veteran
1,314 posts
Location: Blu's Pocket, United Kingdom


Posted:
Hey Dunc, you got mail, - replied to your request . . This summer is going to be ace . . . see you guys soon

fluffy napalm fairyCarpal \'Tunnel
3,638 posts
Location: Brum / Dorset / Fairy Land


Posted:
argh ok - there doesn't seem to be a page for booking tickets. Is there a very big, very obvious link somewhere that i am missing???

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SymBRONZE Member
Geek-enviro-hippy priest
1,858 posts
Location: Diss, Norfolk, United Kingdom


Posted:
No, there isn't!



I'm working on the full ticket system at the moment so prebook is by email only. See the note on the news section of the site.



It should all be working next week biggrin

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DuncGOLD Member
playing the days away
7,263 posts
Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom


Posted:
if you send an email to tickets@playfestival.co.uk all will be sorted Ros smile Give us name, address, how many you want etc and all is good hug

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