Stockton International Festival

We are offering places for people interested in experiencing our next series of go and see trips. These will be amazing and diverse experiences and hopefully a chance to continue to inspire what we could think about achieving through the Super Slow Way Programme.

Stockton International Festival

Sunday 3rd August

The first Stockton International Riverside festival was in August 1988 and is now in its 27th year. Seeking inspiration from European festivals in Holland, France and Spain, the Stockton festival soon became an outdoor art spectacular with a focus on international performers and companies. As enthusiasm gained for the exotic festival, the budget grew to allow for more street theatre, dance, circus and music acts to get involved. As well as becoming the gateway to the UK for European companies to showcase their work to an altogether different audience, the local environment relished in the introduction of diverse culture and also benefitted hugely economically due to the large crowds the festival attracts to the town each year.

http://sirf.co.uk

We will have two pick up points:

9:30 AM Outside Burnley Town Hall, Market Street

10:00 AM At the side of Blackburn King Georges Hall,

We will aim to return to Burnley for 10:30 PM at the latest (Stopping before at Blackburn around 10:00 PM)

Please can you make sure you include in your booking the following

1. An alternative emergency contact name and number.

2. And tell us whether you will be at 9:30 AM Burnley Town Hall or 10:00 AM Blackburn King Georges Hall Side entrance

Please make sure you are on time as we wont have time to wait too long.

Please make a note of a couple of mobile numbers and put these in your phone if you need anything on before or on the day

Paul Hartley: 07967 671156

Helen Jones: 07816 511433

Just to clarify this is a public event and we envisage a lot of walking to catch the performances at the different parts of the city.

Please have a look at the website to find out more information.

http://sirf.co.uk

As with Festivals, the day is going to be very busy and we will struggle to stay together, so please can you ensure you have access to the time and if you are coming with friends or family you try and stay together and look after each other. We are aiming to set off back at 7:30 PM and we will agree the pick up point upon arrival.

Food & drink. There will be plenty of choice when we arrive, but of course you can bring a packed lunch/tea and a flask?

If you are into social media we would encourage you to tweet and face book things that have inspired you and use @superslowway in your tweets or face book the superslowway page. We have Caroline and Dave from Huckleberry films who will be capturing the trip and would like to grab quick interviews about what you have thought about the event during and at the end of the day.

It’s hopefully going to be another magical and inspiring day/evening and I look forward to seeing you on Sunday.

Thanks

Super Slow Way Team