Facebook and MySpace figures

We're not quite sure what it means, but think that having presences in Facebook and MySpace is quite fun - it is a chance for us all to show how we feel in our different places around 'tinternet, support the festival with awareness raising, and possibly, in the future, sort out some sort of group support network...

As they say in the world of buzzword bingo, the situation is 'emergent'... we're working with Jenny and Steve the organisers to use the groups for their best purpose.

The Facebook group has 139 members
The MySpace profile has 312 friends

Good work all and thanks for your continued support.

Festival gets green light

Fantastic! Brilliant! Our mid-July happiness is secured - Houston we have a festival - Woohoo ha ha and blooming marvelous!

If The Evening Post says it is happening, then it has to happen. Hurray!

Well done all. I will change the front page of the site to reflect the latest information when we get it.

See you all there :)

Benefit gigs: news from the festival team

Thanks to more benefit gig organisers:

The Smerins benefit at the Croft raised 1,100 and the Thekla benefit over a grand (but we haven't had it all through yet). Well done all and thanks again; it's all going to a good place, you know it :)

NO thanks however to the characters who stole money from the collection buckets; lowlifes.

We used the text donation number at the Thekla gig, gave it loads of mentions from the comperes, so we're looking forward to seeing how that went (more news will follow).

There are more benefit gigs in the pipeline: word is of one called 'Hands up for Ashton Court' on June 15, as well as some action in The Croft.. more news will follow...

Keep up the pressure all! Get those posters up and keep shaking the buckets (although keep an eye out for thieving lowlifes)...

Red Light Go Benefit gig raises cash

Well done to Andy and his cohorts at Red Light Go for organising their own benefit gig at Mr Wolf's on the 25th May.

They raised nearly £250.

Brilliant. Thanks all!

WLACF on Facebook

We have a new group on Facebook, the highly addictive website for staying touch with friends. If you're a member join our group and get on board with spreading the word...

News from the benefit gig frontline

Andy Nortrop is organising a benefit gig at Mr Wolfs (listed in our gigs section). He sent this email over with an update of activities which we simply had to share:

I have been really pleased with the reaction that I have had whilst promoting the forthcoming Ashton Court Benefit gig that I am putting on.

The reaction from shop keepers and the general public has been amazing whilst distributing posters and flyers for the event. We also collected £25 at the Horseshoe gig we did last Sunday just by passing a bucket round as we publicised the forthcoming benefit.

There is obviously a real concern about the festivals future and a real feeling that the festival should remain a fixture within the Bristol community. It augers well for the continued fundraising over the next couple of months.

I will collate the monies already collected with the money we raise at
Mr Wolfs. Hope the efforts are going well...

I had one person who came up to me whilst I was distributing and take a few of my 'we love...' posters to put up themselves, luckily I had printed up a load... There's quite a few round Bristol now

Regards
Andy
www.redlightgo.co.uk
www.redlightgo-album.com
www.myspace.com/redlightgogo

Good work mate! Keep up the pressure! An example for us all :)

Now the rest of you - print out some posters and stick them up.

We Love Ashton Court!

Posters in .jpg format

Further to some myspace feedback (156 friends and counting - keep up the pressure all!), we have added the posters in .jpg format on the Free stuff page. So if the .pdf isn't what you need, grab a .jpg.

Keep up the pressure all!