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July

July 16-24: Bristol Brouhaha Comedy Festival Tobacco Factory & Hen and Chicken, Bristol. www.tobaccofactory.com
July 17: Boogie for Brizzle Bristol Zoo. www.bristolzoo.org.uk
July 18-Sept 5: David Hockney: Six Tales from the Brothers Grimm RWA, Bristol. www.rwa.org.uk
July 19: 40th Anniversary Celebrations of return of Brunel’s ss Great Britain to Bristol. www.ssgreatbritain.org
July 22-25: Trowbridge Pump Festival Trowbridge, Wilts. www.trowbridgefestival.co.uk
July 23-Aug 7: Bath International Guitar Festival www.igf.org.uk
July 24-25: Berkeley Skirmish Berkeley Castle, Glos. www.berkeleyskirmish.com
July 29: Romeo & Juliet open-air performance, Bristol Zoo. www.bristolzoo.org.uk
July 30-Aug 1: Bristol Harbour Festival Bristol harbourside. www.bristol-city.gov.uk/harbourfestival

AUGUST

Aug 1st Islamic Cultural Fayre. 12-6pm. Eastville Park. www.bmcs.org.uk

Aug 7-8: Dalek Invasion Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton, Somerset. www.fleetairarm.com
Aug 12-15: Bristol International Balloon Fiesta Ashton Court Estate, Bristol. www.bristolfiesta.co.uk
Aug 16-22: Pride Bristol gay festival. Parade in Castle Park, Bristol, Aug 21.
Aug 18: Priddy Sheep Fair Priddy, Somerset. www.priddysheepfair.co.uk
Aug 23-30: Festival of the Tree Westonbirt Arboretum, nr Tetbury, Glos. www.forestry.gov.uk/westonbirt
Aug 29: World Bog-Snorkelling Championship Llanwyrtyd Wells, Powys. www.green-events.co.uk
Aug 30: Bank Holiday

 SEPTEMBER

Sept 3-5: Didmarton Bluegrass Festival Kemble Airfield, nr Cirencester. www.didmarton-bluegrass.co.uk
Sept 4-5: Bristol International Festival of Kites and Air Creations Ashton Court Estate, Bristol. www.kite-festival.org.uk
Sept 5: Bristol Half Marathon Bristol City Centre. www.bristolhalfmarathon.com
Sept 9-12: Heritage Open Days 2009 various venues, all over UK. www.heritageopendays.org
Sept 11: Bristol Doors Open Day www.bristoldoorsopenday.org
Sept 11-12: Swindon Railway Festival STEAM, Swindon. www.swindon.gov.uk/steam
Sept 16 (TBC): Opening of new Brunel Institute, ss Great Britain, Bristol. www.ssgreatbritain.org
Sept 17-26: Jane Austen Festival various venues, Bath. www.janeausten.co.uk

Sept 17-18: Igfest (interesting games festival) www.igfest.org/
Sept 24-26: Bristol Festival Harbourside, Bristol. www.thebristolfestival.org
Sept 24-Oct 3: Bath Festival of Children’s Literature 2010 various venues, Bath. www.bathfestivals.org.uk
Sept 25-26: Silverline Power Tool Drag Racing Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton, Somerset. www.fleetairarm.com
Sept 25-26: Bristol Do Portland Sq, Bristol. www.thebristoldo.com

Should help you plan the summer! 

OCTOBER

Oct 2-3: Great Western LEGO Show STEAM, Swindon. www.swindon.gov.uk/steam
Oct 6: Dairy Show Royal Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet. www.bathandwest.com
Oct 15-17: Bristol Cajun & Zydeco Festival bristolcajunfestival.com
Oct 16-23: Bath Bach Festival, various venues, Bath. www.chantry-singers.org.uk
Oct 23-31: Halloween Festival, Bristol Zoo. www.bristolzoo.org.uk
Oct 29-Nov 7: Bath Film Festival bathfilmfestival.org.uk

COMPETITION

The age categories for this years model making competition are…

Details copied from http://animationfestival.blogspot.com/

The people at Zambezi Express have offered our befriendees and befrienders a great deal for the show next week. You need certain items and more information to prove who you are, so please email Jenny to get this information (this entry is deliberately elusive!).

To find out more about the show see www.zambeziexpress.com/index.htm

“— SATURDAY 3 OCTOBER —

STAPLETON ROAD STREET FAIR

12.30 – 6pm, Stapleton Road. Join residents of Easton for this fun day packed full of music, stalls, performance, food and more. For more details visit http://www.eastoncommunitypartnership.org.uk“

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“SOLAR POWERED OUTDOOR CINEMA

7.30pm at Ridingleaze Green, Lawrence Weston*. A showing of a brilliant selection of family friendly locally made short films and animations (including some Aardman favourites!). Wrap up warm, bring a cushion, a picnic, your family and friends, for a night of FREE entertainment under the stars.

*Please note if wet the screening will be cancelled.”

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“Bristol sci-fi fans who know their lightsabres from their sonic screwdrivers will be glad to know a science fiction convention is headed to the city.

The one-day event is due to be held on Saturday, September 26 at Mercure Holland House Hotel and Spa, Redcliffe Hill.

If it proves popular, organisers say the convention could become an annual event.

There will be discussion panels, trade stands, book signings, live music and a bar.

Discussions will revolve around such hot topics as “UK vs US science fiction, which is better?” and “The differences between fantasy and science fiction.”

For more information read this article or this website: www.kumara.org.uk/. Tickets for the convention are £20, but the film on the Friday night is £5.

see www.igfest.org

“igfest is Bristol’s very own interesting games festival – street games, outdoor spectacles, mass social interaction, the reclamation of public urban spaces for play and adventure… Our games are different. These games are all about unique connections between people and places. We play games in and with the real world. We play games in the city, on the streets and in unusual buildings and places. Some game are high tech and some are no tech. Some games last for minutes and others hours. Some are rich and challenging and some are just senseless fun.We believe games can be as exciting and engaging as the cinema or theatre. igfest is a chance to play some of the best games from artists and game designers from across the world.”

To find out what’s on when go to: www.igfest.org/programme

igfest in 90 seconds

The 2009 Bristol International Festival of Kites & Air Creations will take place on 12 & 13 September, 11am – 5pm each day, at Ashton Court.
Visit www.kite-festival.org.uk for more details

On this page we try to provide information so that befrienders and befriendees can find interesting things to do in Bristol. Another good website for finding lots of different ideas for things to do is: http://www.goplacesdothings.org.uk/events/. This is particularly good for befrienders who visit on a particular day of the week, because you can view all activities on a specific day.

The SS Great Britain have taken the initiative to get in touch with us to update their disabled access details.

Carers go free with a disabled child / adult.  Young people aged 16 and under pay £5.95 and under 4s are free.  We have asked about concessions for disabled people which currently they do not offer (the discount is for the carer). 

They have specially narrow wheelchairs on site to allow access through cabins etc and a lift cleverly built in to the funnel!  It might make a good day activity for befrienders and befriendees. 

Deaf & hard of hearing visitors:

• British Sign Language (BSL)hand-held interactive video tours. Please ask at the Ticket Office. Pre-booking advised Choice of BSL video tour foradults or children 

Blind & partially sighted visitors

• Please ask at the Ticket Office for audio companion tours for blind and partially sighted visitors, and for the tactile model of the ss Great Britain. Pre-booking advised Guide and assistance dogs are welcome. A sighted assistant is recommended for your visit

Events

There are also lots of events on (the ticket for the SS Great Britain in annual, so you can keep going back to do activities there). Click here to see what’s on at the moment.

For example, in May you can:

May 16, 17 & 23
Dream boats
Create giant paper boats for the launch

May 23 to 31
Mr Brunel visits
Meet Britain’s greatest engineer (except May 26)

May 25
Dream boats launch spectacular 6.15pm & 9pm (night glow)
Watch the stunning paper boats take to the harbour

May 29 & 30
Sinbad’s sea chests
Transform card, paint, glitter, and feathers, into art

In June:

June 21
Father’s Day treat
Dads enjoy a FREE beer 

In the Summer Holidays:

July 25 to September 2

Sinbad the Ship’s Cat trail Explore the ship, with Sinbad

Mr Brunel visits (except Mondays & Aug 27)

August 1 & 2 Bristol Harbour Festival 

Join the fun with an authentic steam fairground carousel, plus Victorian games

August 1, 8, 15 & 29 Sticky ships

Make stunning collages, with an artist

August 22 & 23

Crimean troopship

Take cover! Soldier re-enactors from the Crimean War. Victorian surgeon Seek out medical advice from the ship’s doctor. Leech included! 

Venue details:

Brunel’s ss Great Britain, Great Western Dockyard, Bristol BS1 6TY

Opening times:

Open daily, from 10am, except Dec 24 and 25, and Jan 11, 2010. Closing times: 4.00pm (Jan, Nov & Dec), 4.30pm (Feb & March), 5.30pm (April 1 to Oct 23), 4.30pm (Oct 24 to Oct 31). Last ticket sales one hour before closing

General office, and bookings: 0117 926 0680

Thursday 19 and Friday, 20 February 7pm
Thursday February 19 The Time Machine, devised and performed by Who Cares? Youth Theatre, a theatre group for young carers.

Friday 20th February all welcome to come and see A Dangerous Engagement, a spy thriller devised and performed by ACE Youth Theatre.

ACTA Centre, Gladstone Street, Bedminster, Bristol, BS3 3AY. Admission is free, please call Acta to book ( 0117 9532448 or email info@acta-bristol.com).

Copied from The Care Forum e-bulletin

from this website: Bristol City Council Leisure. This is a mainstream activity but they encourage young people with disabilities to get involved. Please contact them beforehand to talk about support needs though: Angela Graham at Hype Dance on 07931 680 789.

Sport Unlimited – Streetdance (11-16s) Trinity Community Arts Centre
Wednesdays:

6-7 pm – 5-10 year olds

7-8 pm – 11-15 year olds

8-9:30pm – 16+

All £3.50 a session.

A combination of urban, hip-hop and youth dance moves. Participants are welcome to come along and enjoy the sessions and learn new moves and routines. There will be an opportunity to audition for the competition squads. Time2Share young people should bring their befriender or a parent along for a trial session to start with. The classes are quite large, up to 35 children in a class.

Cost: £3.50 

Booking: For information contact Angela Graham at Hype Dance on 07931 680 789.

from this website: Bristol City Council Leisure. This is a mainstream activity but they encourage young people with disabilities to get involved. It maybe relevant to contact them beforehand to talk about support needs though: Jay Lee, Disability Sports Development Officer on 07795 315 265. www.bristol.gov.uk/disabilitysport.

Every Sunday 2:30pm – 4:30pm, Thursdays 6:30-9:30 (don’t need to do whole session)

Popular with children of all ages and abilities fencing requires discipline and skill to outwit your opponent using specialist ‘foils’ that will not cause injury. All equipment provided. 

Cost: £3.  No need to book, just turn up pay and register for chosen activity.

Parking: Very small car park; limited on-street parking.

Booking: Phone John Rhode at White Eagle Fencing on 07981 927 787 before attending.

Phoenix Young Folk at Horfield URC, Bristol

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