E&MS Events

Greenbelt Festival 2009

e&ms - info@eandms.com — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:46:00 +0100

‘Greenbelt is an independent Christian charity working to express love, creativity and justice in the arts and contemporary culture in the light of the Christian gospel’ this would be Greenbelts mission statement and as the festival is now in its 11th year on Cheltenham Racecourse, and is celebrating its 36th year it seems to be working.

Established in the early 1970’s on Prospect Farm in Suffolk with just a small select audience the festival has now grown significantly now entertaining 20 000 Greenbelters over the August bank holiday weekend.

As an Arts festival with a Christian Foundation should, the festival is an oppurtunity to experience Music of all Genres, Literature, Visual Arts and many aspects of Theatre as well join in depth disscussions on controversial topics and current affairs.

This years music acts include Athlete, Royksopp and Sixpence None The Richer. There will be comedy from comedians such as James Dowdeswell and Alex Horne and much more to see and listen to ranging from film to worship.

Now with just over 2 weeks to go we will soon be starting our onsite blog, so keep up to date with how the site build is going on our blog.

Morgan Centenary Celebration!

e&ms - info@eandms.com — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:01:00 +0100

A spectacular weekend for the whole family – designed to stimulate the senses, a feast of sights and sound for you all to enjoy!

On the 1st & 2nd August, Morgan will be celebrating its centenary at Cheltenham Racecourse. To commemorate this spectacular achievement we kick off on the Friday night with a �Welcome to Cheltenham, which consists of a reception and drinks at the Pittville Pump Room. On both the Saturday and Sunday day time the grounds of the racecourse will include such events and activities as the Ladies Driving Challenge, Royal Signals White Helmets Motorcycle Display Team, an �Entertainment Quarter�, a Tented Shopping Village, Exhibitions & Static Displays and many other attractions.

On the Saturday evening there will be the �The Morgan Centenary Gala Dinner� at the Centaur, which is a formal gala dinner for up to 1200 people. Archers field, at the Racecourse, will be playing host to “The Centenary Carnival”, which consists of live music and dancing well into the night, a Global Food Village and a Three Wheeler Tavern.

Sunday evening as the closing night of the celebrations promises to be spectacular with “The Morgan Festival Concert”, being held in Archers Field. The evening will be a musical extravaganza together with fireworks. The English Symphony Orchestra will be headlining the evening as families sit on the grass with their pre-ordered picnic hampers.

Festival Weekend Ticket
�45.00 to include Saturday & Sunday events and Evening Concerts
English Symphony Orchestra – One Night of Queen – Rolling clones

Saturday Festival Ticket
�25.00 to include Saturday Events & Evening Concert 10am – 11pm
One Night of Queen & Rolling Clones concert only – �15.00 admission from 5pm

Sunday Festival Ticket
�40.00 to include Sunday Events & Evening Concert 10am – 10pm
English Symphony Orchestra concert only – �25.00 admission from 5pm

Ticket Information can be reached via the Morgan website
http://www.morgan-centenary.co.uk/festival/festival.html

Morgan Motor Company Celebration Parade of Cars

e&ms - info@eandms.com — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:38:00 +0100

On 25th July 2009, the Morgan Motor Company’s year of centenary celebrations arrives in Cheltenham town centre.

E&MS’ Jill Hoad will be looking after a parade of 30 Morgans from a range of models and ages that will be on the pedstrianised part of the Promenade to herald the arrival of the centenary Celebrations in Cheltenham.

Y100MMC, the car built specially for the Millenium will be there and raffle tickets will be sold for it with proceeds going to the BBC’s Children in Need.

BBC radio Gloucestershire will be covering the event and there will be a compare interviewing owners, drivers and the public alike.

The event will also be promoting the weekend of Celebration at Cheltenham racecourse on 1st and 2nd August.

Child for a Change

e&ms - info@eandms.com — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:43:00 +0100

4th July 2009 will see a major Celebration in Gloucester as he Diocese celebraes the Year of the Child.

E&MS’ Janet Crompton has been working for nearly a year with the Diocese of Gloucester to plan and deliver this wonderful day of celebrations, workshop, fun and worship which starts in Gloucester Park, then processes through the streets of Gloucester to arrive for a full day of activities, fun and celebration in and around the grounds of the Cathedral.

“It’s been agreat project to work on” says Janet, “The Diocese team have a clear vision of what they want to do, and our part as E&MS has been to turn that into the practical business of making it happen”.

Janet has been liaising with all the statutory authorties in Gloucester, planning the procession, planning the activities inthe Cathedral and the Cathedral grounds and then ensuring all the I’s are dotted and T’s crossed as the event roles out in July.

On the Ground, Janet will also have Ben Parker looking after the Gloucester Park end of things and Jill Hoad looking after the Cathedral.

Why not come along and Join us in Gloucester on 4th July – it promises to be great fun!

Cotswold Farm Open Weekend 2009

e&ms - info@eandms.com — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:04:00 +0100

E&MS is managing the open Weekend for Cotswold Farm on 13th and 14th June 2009, between 12:00 and 17:00 each day.
Come and join us for Cotswold Farm�s Open Weekend, enjoy the countryside in this secluded valley with views as far as Marlborough Downs on a good day!

Have a Family Day Out, bring your own picnic, follow a trail to find native orchids and wildflowers on the banks, Roman snails in the grass, foxes� earths, wild birds, badgers� sets and rabbits� burrows. Plenty to keep everyone entertained of all ages.

Enjoy a quiet walk around the beautiful terraced gardens, designed by Norman Jewson, and walled kitchen garden. There will be stands where you will be able to buy plants from Cotswold Farm and Gloucestershire Gardens & Landscape Trust and honey from local Bee Keepers. Children can enjoy pond dipping, face painting and croquet on the lawn amongst other things, organised by Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust and A Rocha. The W.I. offer traditional English tea on the lawn with delicious cakes and a few lunches early in the day.

�4 for adults and children FREE � proceeds to NGS and A Rocha

Watch out for more information a it starts appearing and Cotswold farm’s website willbe appearing soon. for more information contact enquiries@cotswold-farm.co.uk

Wychwood Music Festival 2009

e&ms - info@eandms.com — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:14:00 +0100

The Wychwood Music Festival was launched in 2005 by a group of festival enthusiasts wanting to create an intimate and thrilling weekend festival experience, delivering not only the best acts of the day, but up and coming music, and some other specialties you might not ordinarily come across!

The Wychwood Music Festival quickly gained a national audience and reputation thanks to its eclectic mix of music and creative programming. Time Out described the Festival as ‘an excellent hybrid of the Big Chill, WOMAD and The Cambridge Folk Festival’.

The 2005 Festival saw performances from Steve Earle, Alabama 3, Show of Hands, Allison Moorer, Eliza Carthy in collaboration with Varttina, Mory Kante, The Earlies, Aberfeldy, Jim Moray, Mercan Dede, Radio Tarifa, Omar Sosa, Susanna and the Magical Orchestra, The Angel Brothers, Baka Beyond, Damien Dempsey, Gilles Peterson, Jaga Jazzist, Matthew Herbert, Warsaw Village Band and many many more. Radio 4’s Loose Ends and Radio 3’s Late Junction both recorded at the festival, and entertainment included The Groovy Movie Solar Powered Cinema, Club Wychwood with some of the best world beats around, and workshops for all ages.

It was a very positive first year, the festival made it into the Sunday Times Top 7 Festivals of the summer and nominated for Best New and Best Family Festival at the UK Festival Awards and the organisers quickly moved on to planning the second year.

Artists at the 2006 Festival included, Billy Bragg, Seth Lakeman, Dreadzone, Saw Doctors, Martha Wainwright, Mr Scruff, Amadou & Mariam, Handsome Family, Peatbog Faeries, Polar Bear, Eliza Carthy in collaboration with Salsa Celtica, Banco de Gaia, The Bays, Tunng, Broken Family Band, Sophie Solomon, Chris Difford, DJ Shantel, Ed Motta, Field Music, Ralfe Band, Gilles Peterson and many, many more. The festival also featured the first ever festival performances from The Feeling and Guillemots, plus the debut of Tim Van Eyken’s new project starring Nancy Kerr, Pete Flood (Bellowhead), Olly Knight and Colin Fletcher.

Comedy was added to the programme and included a very special intimate performance from Mark Thomas. Late night entertainment was provided by the Silent Disco from The Netherlands, starting their tour of summer festivals that included Guilfest and Reading.

The Festival received three nominations at the 2006 UK Festival Awards including Best Family Festival for the second time and The Oxford Mail said ‘Wychwood has wasted no time in establishing itself as one of the coolest weekends of the summer’

2007 got off to a flying start with Levellers, Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3 and Ian Hunter on the Friday. A star studded Saturday saw Rodrigo y Gabriela, Badly Drawn Boy and Fun Lovin’ Criminals on the Main Stage with rhythms from Shooglenifty, Go Lem System, Transglobal Underground and sunny vocals from Camera Obscura and Martha Tilston. Sunday went out with a folk and world music bang with Afro Celt Sound System, Ba Cissoko, Zion Train, Eliza Carthy, Country Joe Macdonald and Ralfe Band.

The Independent described it as ‘a bijou Glastonbury’ and it was nominated for Best Family Festival at the UK Festival Awards for the third time in a row!

2008 was the most successful Wychwood to day, with the festival coming close to sell out. Artists included The Divine Cemedy, The Proclaimers, Duffy, The Imagined Village project with Simon Emmerson, Billy Brag, Johnny Kalsi, Eliza and Martin Carthy, Chris Wood and many more. As well as Kate Rusby, Dengue Fever, The Blockheads, Robyn Hitchcock & the Psychedelic Trams, Dreadzone, Kasai Masai, Misty’s Big Adventure, The Epstein, Orchestra Baobab, Spiers and Boden, Palladium, Piney Gir, Stornoway, Mor Karbasi, Transglobal Underground, Emma Pollock, Miles Hunt and Erica Nockalls, Rachel Unthank & the Winterset, 3 Daft Monkeys, The Young Republic, Richard Walters and many more.

Comedy offerings included Andy Smart, Steve Steen, Stephen Frost, Jeff Green, Dave Johns, Josie Lawrence, Boothby Graffoe, Mundo Jazz, Terry Saunders,
Barry Dodds, Ben Schofield and Damion Larkin.

And we were nominated for the 4th year running as the Best Family Festival in the UK Festival Awards.

Right from the start The Wychwood Music Festival has had strong links with various NGOs, with Friends of the Earth, Oxfam and Greenpeace all having a presence at the Festival in the past and in the future.

The festival’s name comes from the ancient forest that once covered large parts of Oxfordshire, but the festival has found its own home over in Gloucestershire and is steadily becoming that county’s largest music festival.

the 2009 Lineup:

Friday:

Super Furry Animals
The Wonder Stuff
John Jones
Danny & The Champions of the World
Ella Edmondson
The Men They Couldn’t Hang
Oojami Sound System
Orphans & Vandals
Hoodlums
Alice Gun
Natalie Ross
Mooli
Dan Whitehouse

Saturday:

Supergrass
Oysterband
The Beat
Kissmet
The Mummers
Alex Cornish
Adrian Edmondson and the Bad Shepherds
Spiro
Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer
Free Peace
Ten Bears
The Witches
Summer Holiday
Kathryn Edwards
Box Kid
Becca and the Broken Biscuits
Jake Flowers
Shellsuit
The October Game
Monmon
Miners Club
Motion Picture Association
Long Trick

Sunday

Dub Colossus
Bellowhead
Cara Dillon
Dhol Foundation
Red Light Company
Orchid-Star
The Long Notes
Attila the Stockbroker
Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara
Stornoway
Ross Ainslie and Jarlath Henderson with Ali Hutton
Avipaul
Kat Flint
The Soap Company
Queens English
The Travelling Band
Maghribibeat
Leni Ward
Butler Williams
Frazer King
The Tombots
The Nouvelles
Tim Radins
The Amber Sleep

for more information, visit the festival Website: www.wychwoodfestival.com

2009 AGM of The Pony Club of Great Britain

e&ms - info@eandms.com — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:34:00 +0100

E&MS� Jill Hoad Delivered the national AGM for The Pony Club of Great Britain on the 4th March 2009.

This is the 3rd time E&MS has delivered the event, providing all aspects of the sound, lighting and AV production for the 500 delegates who gathered for the conference and sit down meal.

Jill described the event as �A thoroughly smooth delivery from our point of view� and The Pony Club�s conference Organisers are now working towards their next events.

Mogan Motor Company at The Gold Cup Festival

e&ms - info@eandms.com — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:05:00 +0100

E&MS� Ben Parker delivers The Morgan Motor Company�s exhibition of their classic sports cars at the Cheltenham Gold Cup Festival.

With over 200,000 people at Cheltenham Racecourse for the annual National Hunt Festival, E&MS is on site for the week presenting the Morgan Motor Company�s Cars.

A truss structure with spectacular lighting, Robe 700 moving lights and the two featured Morgan Cars, the exhibition provides a stunning feature on the site right beside the Parade ring.

Ben has worked on the exhibition with Morgan�s Sales Director, Matt Parkin and as well as showing off Britain�s iconic sports car, it draws attention to the Company�s Centenary Celebrations later in the year that E&MS are also delivering.

One of the two cars on the stand is �Y100�, a classic Morgan that is touring the world during 2009, appears at the centenary celebrations in August and will be raffled off at the end of the year in aid of Children in Need.

Brightwells Cheltenham National Hunt Sales

e&ms - info@eandms.com — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:59:00 +0100

Once Again we are pleased to be providing production management services to Brightwells Auctioneers for one of there regular Equine Sales in �The Centaur� at Cheltenham Racecourse.

Aimed at Owners and Trainers alike, the sale sees many potential �Bloodstock� go under the hammer and we’re on hand to make sure that the event goes without a hitch.

In the fast paced environment of a trade auction, its important for all attendees to be able to see and hear the bids as they are taking place, and that’s where E&MS come in. Our production management team provide a completely managed sound, lighting and AV service to make sure that everyone knows what the bid is, who the current bidder is and of course, who the winner is!

Sugarhill Festival 2008

e&ms - info@eandms.com — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:41:00 +0100

Now in its third year, Sugarhill Festival celebrates the end of the summer festival season in style with a party hosted by many of the UK’s leading event service providers. Don’t miss out on what promises to be a great event in an outstanding venue set in the beautiful Wiltshire countryside at the foot of the breathtaking Sugar Hills. Tickets still availble see the festivals website