We can’t wait to see what you come up with this time!
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A fantastic celebration of culture and the diversity of Charnwood!
‘Streets Alive!’ is an annual celebratory event in the streets ofLoughborough that combines music, live performances, street stalls and an excellent selection of food. The event will again be supported by our French friends, who this year, will provide a unique Continental Craft Market offering a wide range of both hand crafted and manufactured goods from throughout Europe. This will be supported by our very own local traders offering fine English crafts alongside our continental colleagues. We invite you to take a tour through Europe and visit the variety of stalls offering a rich flavour of continental charm and hope that you truly enjoy this unique shopping experience.
The Market opens at 10.00 am, then from 12 noon until 5.00pm the streets will come alive with the sound of music from this year’s ‘Charnwood’s Got Talent’ stars, the summer sounds of local Skafavourites, Ska-Amanga and much much more!
Programme Of Events:
Lower Market Place
12.15pm Nottingham School of Samba
12.45pm Hot Potato Syncopators
1.15pm Bruce Airhead
1.45pm Goronwy Thom
2.25pm Hot Potato Syncopators
2.55pm Nottingham School of Samba
3.25pm Bruce Airhead
3.55pm Hot Potato Syncopators
4.25pm Nottingham School of Samba
Cattle Market
12 noon Music from the sound stage
12.30pm Charnwood’s Got Talent
1.00pm Afro Xe
1.30pm Nayana Whittaker
1.50pm Keating School of Dance
2.10pm The Mayor of Charnwood
2.15pm Ska-Amanga
2.55pm Salsa Synergy
3.25pm Afro Xe
3.50pm Maher Raas Group
4.10pm Ska-Amanga
Market Street
12 noon Have a go juggling!
12.45pm Jason Maverick
1.30pm Bill Brookman
2.15pm Maison Foo walkabout
2.45pm Jason Maverick
3.15pm Bill Brookman
3.45pm Goronwy Thom
~ French food and craft stalls throughout the day from 10.00 am ~
~ Visit the Nanoplex – a cinema in a caravan! ~
~ Walkabout acts throughout the day ~
Events in Queen’s Park
Charnwood Borough Council’s ‘Active Together Team’ will be on Queen’s Park from Noon until 4.00 pm
Noon until 4.00pm
Free Bike Health Checks with Charnwood Borough Council’s ‘Active Together Team’
Noon until 4.00pm
Play Rangers – Mini Movers and Water Rocket Launching
1.00 and 2.30pm
BMX Demonstration and “have a go”
1.30 and 3.00pm
Dance Workshops and Display
2.00 – 3.30pm
Charnwood Concert Band perform in the Bandstand
From 3.30pm
Carillon Recital
* Part of the Heart of 3 Cities Festival *
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“Glastonbudget has always been about great music, and great value, this year was the greatest Glastonbudget ever, so we are celebrating and have decided to sell our budget festival tickets using the ultimate budget festival system. Rather like the budget airlines our tickets will be starting at 99p.” Chris Dunn (Co-Organiser)
“This year was my first at Glastonbudget and loved every minute of it. It made my birthday the best ever! So excited by these tickets, hoping to get ten but if I only get two for me and the other half I will be happy” Hayley
“What a weekend 09 was, this was our first visit and what can we say you all don’t know already. We had not ever heard of Glastonbudget, and only found it by chance the Monday before the event. All we can say is we are now hooked, we have driven our friends in to a frenzy ready for next year.” Mark and Bev – Gt Yarmouth
“I had 4 primary school kids in tow … I was a bit apprehensive about taking them all but I needn’t have worried – it was a safe environment and they loved it.”
“That’s the difference between GB and other mainstream festivals; it’s not about extracting as much money as possible from the paying public. But giving them an event to remember and in this current climate, value for money. The festival is about the provision of entertainment and fun for everyone.” Paul Mitchell, Loughborough Echo
Glastonbudget Festival tickets go on sale on Thursday 23rd of July from 8am, and are available from the festival’s website at www.glastonbudget.net.
Loughborough’s fabulous annual streets arts fair has a distinctly French theme this year as Streets Alive becomes Rues Vivantes!
An all-day French Market will be catering to all your Gallic needs while a Craft Market, also running all day, will be spotlighting the work of local artists, ceramicists, glass workers, jewellers and textile artists. In addition, there will be a host of dance, singing, recycled art and woodcarving workshops for everyone to join in. Charnwood Arts`s Art Zone workshops will be just the thing for children aged 8-14 years.
The Markets open at 9.00am and at 12.00 noon the streets really come alive with a packed programme of dancing, music and comedy acts. The music will range from Ska and Jazz to African drumming and the fabulous Mighty Zulu Nation!
Dance and acrobatics are supplied by Chinese ribbon dancers as well as Irish and Indian dance groups. There will be singing from the `Devoted Gospel Choir as well as the winner and runner up of this year`s Charnwood’s Got Talent contest, Blue Horizon and Kieran Fowkes.
Among the 80 performers will be a roving balloon modeller and a puppeteer for the young ones, street theatre for all ages and a saucy French accordionist for the older ones.
Local artists will be performing alongside national and international talent in three performance areas running right up until 5.00pm. Don`t miss it!
Streets Alive! is jointly organised by Charnwood Borough Council and Charnwood Arts and is supported by the Loughborough Town Centre Partnership
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Lightning-bolt is happy to say that the whole glastonbudget weekend was a blast. We all had a great time.
As i was in the Charny Arnie tent all weekend i didn’t get to see to many main acts, But i could hear alot of great ones.
All the pictures i took are online at http://www.flickr.com/photos/apcyberax/sets/72157618740064838/
If you was not able to attend this year you can relive some of the great acts from the pictures.
My highlight of the week had to be the Foot long hot dogs. OK i also loved the music 
From our stage i have to say the most memorable this year was great imitation and rugged sound system. the largest people puller had to be Rugged Sound System. i recommend you all go to see them if you ever get a chance.
Lightning-bolt also streamed the second day over the Internet. Out in the field with only a 3G connection at best was hard to keep up but we got 90% of the event live over the next. As this was not planned in advance it was not advertised but the station would of been listed on shoutcast.com and winamp radio. if anyone heard this i would be interested to hear how it sounded.
The only low point was having me tent ripped on the second night. 2 people decided it would be funny to jump on my tent while i was sleeping in it. Thats hat to much drinking and ever excited people can do. Small cost though this is why i always get cheap tents. Security was better this year, Have to say a big A+ to onebigstar.com for the sound work this again was better then last year. The main stage i did not think was as good as last year and the staff camp site was to far of a walk away this year.
what can i say as by closing words but ring on GB ’10
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Glastonbudget is now in its fifth year and, as the name suggests, is a budget weekend music festival that’s not to be missed. A great small to medium sized festival that rivals any of the bigger festivals in true tribute style.
Glastonbudget began in 2005, with a gathering of 18 of the top tribute bands from aroundEurope. Since then it has grown and grown and is now the biggest and best tribute and new music festival in Europe. This year we are all hoping it will be even bigger still.
Glastonbudget includes over 100 new acts and a wide range of alternative entertainment. All in all it makes for a cracking weekend!
In true Glastonbury style the weather did not let us down last year and the rain macs and wellies were to be seen in abundance but with a range
of music marquees, food and beer as well as the main stage no one was daunted. If you want to see some 
of the best of your favourite music at a fraction of the cost in a friendly, community atmosphere and sample the best of hundreds of auditioned New Bands then this is the festival for you!
This year’s festival has a special Oxjam tent and a host of dressing up clothes…
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Welcome to the 4th Heart of Three Cities publication featuring arts and culturalFind out more at Charnwood Arts or download the Heart of 3 Cities Brochure
]]>Now into its fifth year, Glastonbudget, as the name suggests, is a budget weekend music festival not to be missed in Leicestershire, that rivals any of the bigger festivals in true tribute style yes Tribute style meaning tribute bands. It all started in 2005, when we gathered 18 of the top tribute bands from around Europe and put together one hell of a weekend. Since then it has grown and grown and is now the biggest and best tribute and new music festival in Europe. This year we are hoping it will be even bigger still.
It now also includes over 100 new acts from not only the UK but around the world. And a wide range of alternative entertainment. All in all it makes for a cracking weekend!
In true Glastonbury style the weather did not let us down last year and the rain macs and wellies were to be seen in abundance but hey! this only added to a fantastic time that was had by all.
From the the burgers to the bands everything was tip top.
Many people commented on how well it was organised, how much of a friendly, community atmosphere was created and how near total strangers became part of the most friendly music loving festival that people had ever witnessed.
One of the biggest things for us is to make sure that we are rip-off free i.e. tickets, beer, food plus the availability of services i.e. queues to toilets, foodstalls.
So onwards to GB 09! And we hope to see you there on 22nd, 23rd & 24th May.
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PLEASE DON’T SNOW
Costs of streaming maybe be much less then you think. Contact us with your requirements and we will be happy to get back to your with a quote.
Contact us at anthony@lightning-bolt.net
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