Bristol Twestival 2010 is almost here. A couple of hundred people will be descending on The Tunnels on Thursday for what is set to be a fantastic night. Here’s everything you need to know.
The cause
All money raised at all the Twestivals taking place around the world will go to the education projects run by Concern Worldwide.
Concern’s work is informed by a vision for change and its education programs target the poorest people in the poorest countries in the world, with particular emphasis on reaching out-of-school children such as girls, orphans, street children, working children, children affected by conflict, children affected by HIV and AIDS, and children with disabilities. Concern’s education programs currently reach over 700,000 people in 25 countries across the regions of Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean.
Time and date
Bristol Twestival takes place from 7.30pm to 12am on Thursday 25 March 2010.
Venue
Bristol Twestival takes place at The Tunnels, Arches 31 & 32, Bristol & Exeter Mews, Lower Station Approach Road, Temple Meads, Bristol, BS1 6QF.
To get to the venue, take the first left after the road which leads up to the main entrance of Bristol Temple Meads station. It is housed in two of the converted railway arches and will be marked by The Tunnels flags.
Parking
Parking is available for around 40 vehicles outside The Tunnels. It’s free to park from 6pm to 8am.
Tickets
Tickets cost just £5 in advance or £6 on the door. Buy advance tickets here.
If you have bought a ticket in advance please print out and bring the email confirmation.
Goodie bags
A free goodie bag will be provided to the first 150 people to arrive.
Agenda
7.30pm: Doors open / DJ TrillBilly
9.00pm: The Reacharounds
10.15pm: Raffle/auction
11.00pm: Phantom Limb
11.30pm: Leisure Allstars (DJ)
12.00am: Doors close
Raffle
Tickets to the raffle will be sold on the night for £1. All money raised goes to Concern Worldwide so dig deep. The fantastic prizes we have up for grabs are:
Auction
We have three large prizes which we plan to auction instead of raffle. They are:
An England shirt signed by David Beckham (donated by Jay Williams)
A House of Commons bottle of whisky signed by prime minister Gordon Brown (donated by Kerry McCarthy MP)
Room hire for 30 people plus free buffet and table service during England’s first World Cup game at Rewind, Walkabout Bristol’s new bar (donated by Walkabout Bristol)
Food
Free frozen yoghurt samples will be handed out by Arctic Farm
Handmade cakes will be available for purchase (donated by Heike Harding-Reyland)
Live streaming
The Bristol Twestival will be live streamed online by Bex Media. It can be watched here.
Twitter
We of course want you to tweet! Our Twitter name is @Bristwestival and our hashtag is #bristwestival
