Due to the great success and the support received for
the Festival last year, the major event will this year be
a two-day-full-weekend-bash as part of the International Day of Older Persons recognised by The United Nations.
Proceeds will again be
going to help the Gilbert Richards Centre
in Earlsdon
and this year shared with Coventry MIND'S
Vibes Childrens and Young People's Centre
in Far Gosford Street, Coventry.
Vibes offers a range of information and Education services to children and young people aged 8-25.The Gilbert Richards Centre is a vital asset to many local
residents in and around Earlsdon and provides social support
and educational classes too many older people.
A truly age spanning and representative effort this year!
We are bringing back the Earlsdon Fun Run and we'll
have some
top
celebs handing out prizes. The Saturday
will see lots of
fantastic performances on 3 stages and a craft fair with a dozen stalls including paintings, jewellery, hand made cards, wood work, plants and cakes (Mmm, cakes). Both days will see the Circus Palava Street Entertainers, Egyptian Belly Dancers, Clowns, Samba drumming, Face painting and lots of other stalls.
The organisation and band booking for the event is taking place
right now and anyone with any ideas or who would like to
have a stall could they contact Marianne via email
or through
the Albany Club We are looking for multi
cultural stalls,
craft stalls, organic veg stalls, etc .
A MySpace for the Festival is being setup at present, with clips
of the bands and links to the artists own MySpace.
These bands confirmed so far this year.
click on names or pics for MySpace links
Lament
HooDoo 50's
Capital
Dirty Laws
Re:Offenders
Smith & Jackson
Cliff Hands
Also appearing are Merge, Capital, Whatever It Takes,
Mick The Knife, Pete Willow & Dave Cook, Howard Lincoln
Dave Bennett & Friends, Neil Pointon, Kazie
Ady Macherlaine, Alan Cartwright, The Earlsdon Guitar Orchestra (EGO) Linda Reutt, Peter Ballantyne & The Banned, Tina B Band, Beneva, The Bar, Johnny 7, Mesch, The Suspects, Gdansk and The Raggadons.
In all around 45 bands and artises on 3 stages!
The festivals aims are to provide a bridge of common interest
and meaningful interchange between different
age, race, ability
and economic groups and different
cultures in our area and to provide an opportunity
for people to engage in community activity.
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