Amphitheatre
This year the Amphitheatre will be transformed into the Bristol Village Fayre - a West Country fair with a Bristol twang!
Eileen Haste of Tales from the Plot
For full programme information, see left column.
Think excellent local produce, kitsch chequered tablecloths, diverse communities and cultures, an inventive and mischievous spirit, and creativity by the bucketload.
The space will be alive with market stalls, music, games, street performances and interactive workshops. We are bringing together the communities of Bristol and the surrounding area to put on a spectacle the likes of which hasn’t been seen for a very long time!
There will be communal banqueting tables for people to enjoy the excellent, locally sourced produce and the fabulous waterfront setting in this fantastic space. Come and unearth the jewels that lie on your very doorstep... you never know what you might find.
Highlights include:
The West Country Market and Bar featuring local and sustainable food and crafts traders and locally brewed beer
The Community Garden - built by GRO-FUN (www.grofun.org.uk) and volunteers, this is a space for people to chill out, relax and see how you can create a beautiful, wildlife-friendly, productive space in an urban setting. Many of the plants will be supplied by Eastside Roots Community Garden Centre (www.eastsideroots.org.uk)
The Bicycle Funfair features a collection of bicycle practitioners, games, prizes and much more brought together by Spoke ’n’ Chain (www.spokenchain.blogspot.com)
The Home Zone will play host to a number of organisations that can help you make your home and lifestyle more environmentally friendly, including Bristol Green Doors (www.bristolgreendoors.org)
Make Do and Mend will host free sewing workshops designed to teach you how to refresh your wardrobe and make your clothes more interesting for free
The Cookery School, coordinated by The Cookery School at Bordeaux Quay and Bristol Food Hub, will give you the chance to make and eat delicious local delicacies on-site. Come along and get cooking!
And there’s more! A variety of workshops, suitable for both adults and kids, will be located around the site, including animals made from vegetables, rubbish puppets, seed sowing, wooden spoon carving and much more.
Performances from a wealth of world and folk artists will take place on the Renewable Energy Stage. Powered using renewable energy from a mix of bicycle power, turbine and solar generators, provided by Zia Solar & Magnificent Revolution (www.magnificentrevolution.org), the stage will showcase:
Batch Gueye with Lamp Fall - traditional and modern, acoustic and rip-roaring with a true griot-style delivery
Martin Maudsley and Friends - engaging children and families with storytelling and dynamic workshops
Ewan McLennan - performing his new album of folk music, which has received critical acclaim from BBC Radio 2’s Mike Harding (www.ewanmclennan.co.uk)
The Zen Hussies - original swingska, stomp and boogie with horn-heavy, infective rhythms that will have feet flailing