Midsummer Party/Festival 22-24 June 2018

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When is it ?

Friday 22nd @ 14.00 - Sunday 24th June @18:00 2018

How to get there and website

http://ashenplains.co.uk/location.html

The Postcode is GL11 6AD, though that's possibly a short way along the road from where your Satnav will take you. We'll try and put some signs up

When you get there, go along the track, straight through the public camping area, through a gate or two, keep on going when you think it can't be this far, and you'll find us

Our Hosts

Our hosts, Dave and Julie, are pretty cool about most things, but please respect them and their staff. Notably when it comes to noise. There are neighbours to consider, so we'll have a midnight curfew on amplified music.

About the site

We'll have the private camping field all to ourselves. Please being plastic reusable and not glass glasses. Especially wine glasses . If you do break any glass, clear it up immediately - the field may be trodden by bare feet and animals after you

What to bring

Camping gear, obviously, instruments and music, dressing up stuff, well behaved dogs, things to decorate your tent and the site ( lights, flags, bunting etc ), food to share on Friday evening, cake for Saturday afternoon, reusable plates, cutlery, cups and mugs

Waste and Recycling

You are responsible for removing all your waste and recycling from the site after the event. We'll provide bin bags. Please help anybody not coming in a vehicle to dispose of theirs.

DO NOT dump it anywhere and expect someone to take care of it

Fire Pit

There is a large fire pit around which we can assemble until the early hours. We'll have someone in charge to keep things burning bright. No fires allowed elsewhere.

Food

Friday evening - - A communal "bring and share" meal. Bring a suitable something of food to share. Not too much though. There is a fridge for anything left over.

Saturday Breakfast and Lunch - - Self catering

Saturday Evening - A selection of curries and rice ( with Vege/Vegan option ) will be provided by our hosts ( included in ticket price ). Bring your own plates and cutlery

Sunday Breakfast - A bacon/sausage/vege sausage sandwich provided by our hosts ( included in ticket price ) Bring your own plates and cutlery

Sunday Lunch - A short ramble to the pub

Drink

There will be a bar open from 18:30 - 23:30 on Friday and Saturday. You can BYO alcohol, but the terms of their licence mean it cannot be consumed in the bar area ( i.e the barn )

What's on

We're providing the entertainment from within our own ranks. Here is a provisional order of service. ( Subject to change )

Friday 22 June

14:00 - Onwards - arrive

18:30 - Bar opens. Hooray !

19:30 - Communal bring and Share meal. Meet & greet.

Bring some food to share with everybody. Introduce yourself to at least one person you don't know, and find out something about them nobody knows.

20:30 - Meet and greet confessions ( anonymous ). Annual Fantasy Awards

Some little known personal details exposed. Plus some awards for The Bristol Fantasy Orchestra. Get your acceptance speeches written and have a hanky ready

21:00 - Open mic

Pandora's box is opened.

22:00 - DJ Ole

Our very own DJ and his eclectically extensive range of real music not streamed from a server farm in South Africa. Possibly in a dress.

23:30 - Bar closes. Boo !

00:00 - Amplified music curfew

Fire til the early hours

Saturday 23 June

06:00 - Reveille sounded by brass section

Just kidding. Or are we ?

11:30 - Percussion workshop - David.

A workshop on shakers and tambourines. We will look into some time signature playing, some cross-rhythms, types of shakers and tambourines and their different ways of being played. If you have some
shakers/tambourines (ideally headed tambourines) at home please bring them but also please bring two empty clean food tins AND a couple of dry 500ml plastic bottles- let’s get recycling…

12:30 - Vocal workshop - George

George will introduce us to singing in the Fantasy Orchestra choir A workshop for everyone - we'll do some vocal warmups, voice exercises, and sing some tunes, learning by ear. No need to bring anything
other than your voice

13:30 - Instrument tryout

Bring a spare instrument for someone to try our, or let someone loose on your main instrument ( scary..... )

14:30 - Power Ballad Yoga

What's this ? Power ballads and yoga of course. Open to all and not just yoga buffs Leotard use encouraged but not compulsory.....

15:15 - Mad Hatters' Tea Party.

Bring your maddest hat and some cake. We'll provide the tea

16:00 - Meg & Meg's Dad's Dungeons & Dragons Adventure (approx 2hrs).

Meg and her Dad lead you into some D & D.

18:30 - Bar opens. Hooray !

19:00 - Curry (laid on for us, no need to cook!) incl vege and vegan

20:00 - Open mic

The many and varied talents from within our ranks go off message for a bit

21:00 - Ambling Band

Music from the pink side as the Amblers do their thing

21:30 - Fantasy Orchestra

Fantasy Orchestras Bristol and Paris join forces

22:00 - Joint Fantasy/Ambling set playing Bowie tunes

Everbody does Bowie together. Hopefully he would approve and not rotate in his resting place

22:30 - DJ Ole

It's our favourite DJ again

23:30 - Bar closes. Nooooooo !

00:00 - Amplified music curfew

Fire 'til the early hours

Sunday 24 June

09:00 - Tom's Walk/Amble/Run/Talk/Mutter/Hum session exploring tunes and rhythms whilst moving forwards.

The pied piper of the Amblers leads hangover victims to their unknown fate

10:30 - Breakfast sandwiches with bacon/sausage/vege sausage (laid on for us, no need to cook!)

Also Sing-along with 'Dad in A Dress'. Dresses optional (but very much encouraged regardless of gender)

12:00 Short ramble and pub lunch at The New Inn

We can sing Ramble On. It's only about 10 mins to the pub. Should be enough for most of us

Afternoon - Clear-up. Don't forget to remove all your crap from the site

Vacate site by 18:00

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