Reducing food waste - Jacqui Reeves & Rebecca Sarll (Fareshare South West) Re ducing camp site waste : Rick Story (Eco-action Partnership) and Holger Jan Schmidt (Green Events Europe) The Power Behind Festivals Panel: Chris Johnson (The Shambala Festival) Andy Mead Festivals (Firefly Solar) and Bill Egan (Aggreko).
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Green Events and Innovations shapes up
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Green Events and Innovations shapes up
Green Events and Innovations: first panellists confirmed, and AFO discount announced
With the theme of “saving by reducing”, confirmed panels at the 2013 Green Events & Innovations conference include two presentations on food waste and camp site waste, a panel on managing waste, the power providers panel and a panel on managing the impact of extreme weather on events. There will also be workshops on the Greener Festival Awards scheme and on the Bucks University new audience research of nearly 2,300 festival fans on green issues, and keynotes to be announced shortly. Confirmed panellists include Chris Johnson (Shambala Festival), Claire O’Neill (A Greener Festival/AIF), Andy Willcott (Critical Waste), Jacqui Reeves (Fareshare South West), Clive Phillips (Green Box Events), Holger Jan Schmidt (Green Events Europe), Ed Cook, Rick Storey (Love Your Tent/Isle of Wight), Teresa Moore (Bucks New University) and Ben Challis (A Greener Festival/Glastonbury Festival)
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Green Events and Innovations: first panellists confirmed, and AFO discount announced
Justice Collective beat X Factor winner to Official Xmas No.1
The Justice Collective have beaten X Factor Winner James Arthur to the No.1 spot on the Official Christmas Singles Chart by more than 45,000 weekly sales. The group’s cover version of The Hollies’ He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother sold more than 269,000 copies this week, according to the Official Charts Company. It was released by Metropolis Group after being recorded at the company’s famous South-West London studio.
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Justice Collective beat X Factor winner to Official Xmas No.1
IC Music presents Gravenhurst, Mary Epworth, Ed Wood Jr
the EU funded IC Music project brings more brilliant artists to the South West from UK & France
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IC Music presents Gravenhurst, Mary Epworth, Ed Wood Jr
Music Week Presents: Joe Perkins
Bristol-based solo musician Joe Perkins has a burning passion for all aspects of the creative process and declares: “Most music in the charts nowadays seems to get flak for being ‘manufactured’ and ‘standardised’. You don’t get that with me.” He recently recorded his debut album, A Host Of Other Artists – a record that is entirely self-penned, engineered, produced and mixed, and features an assortment of lead vocalists
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Music Week Presents: Joe Perkins
MSW & IC Music Event 12th & 13th September 2012
Pop & Politics. Music and investment. The South West and, who knows, we might well be finding a way..
Olympic Torch Relay Celebration Concert – Maz Totterdell wins the Teenage Rampage talent search & full line up announced
Young South West singer-songwriter Maz Totterdell has won the coveted Teenage Rampage talent search to find an opening act for the Olympic Torch Relay celebrations in Millennium Square on May 22nd. Plus full line up announced for the free concert…
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Olympic Torch Relay Celebration Concert – Maz Totterdell wins the Teenage Rampage talent search & full line up announced
Only 2 days til Analogue to Digital, the South Wests Premier Music Industry show!
Analogue to Digital, the South Wests Premier Music Industry show will be returning to Exeter Phoenix on Saturday 21 April 2012 at 10:30am. Tickets £6/£8.
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Only 2 days til Analogue to Digital, the South Wests Premier Music Industry show!
Perform or be a part of the Olympic Torch Relay event in Bristol on May 22nd!
On 22nd May 2012 the Olympic Torch will arrive in Bristol. It will be greeted by a fantastic event across the city that will culminate in the arrival of the Torch in the city centre, and a free concert in Millennium Square. With the Torch comes never before incredible opportunities for you to perform, showcase, help run the event, connect and build your future! We are looking right now for one special, musician or band aged between 13 and 19 years old from anywhere in the South West to perform on the main stage of the Bristol Torch Relay event!
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Perform or be a part of the Olympic Torch Relay event in Bristol on May 22nd!
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Top 10 ideas festivals
TEDx is the best-known of the new wave of ‘ideas events’ bringing together academics and creatives, but open to everyone. Here are 10 brainy breaks TEDxCapeTown, South Africa Ticket prices for the twice-yearly TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) conferences are beyond most people, so try out one of the thousands of TEDx events instead. Following the same format, these cheaper locally organised events all over the world offer an easy way to meet and mix with thinkers, movers and shakers
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Mentoring & Investment Readiness Programmes Launched
South West Screen launch two new programmes to support creative businesses
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INDUSTRY NEWS
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