/ THE PROGRAMME
PROGRAMME GUIDELINES Here are programme guidelines to help you to judge which bits of the programme will help your family have the very best experiences. These guidelines might be especially useful if members of your family have specific access needs. MAKE SOME NOISE Let loose and raise the roof PARTICIPATE Get stuck in and take part QUIET CORNERS Away from the hustle and bustle SIT BACK & RELAX No effort or participation SENSORY SPECTACLE Very visual, nicely noisy TACTILE For hands on explorers AGE GUIDELINES Every family is different, so although we have indicated guidelines, these are flexible, and we’re happy for you to judge which activities your children will enjoy most. The only exceptions are activities in Peekaboo, which have been designed especially for the very young. PROGRAMME CHANGES Any programme changes will be written up on the programme change board by the Information Tent and on the blackboard at the entrance to the area where the performance/activity has changed. If you’re heading for something specific in a further flung area (Roll Up Roll Up, High Seas), it’s worth swinging by the programme change board first.
TIMINGS Please be aware that, although we try as hard as we can to stick to the timings in the programme, the nature of a festival means that timings can slip, and some flexibility will be needed. Some of the best experiences can be the ones you chance upon. WORKSHOP BOOKINGS Most activities do not need to be booked, just turn up at the start or drop in, depending on what it is. A few workshops do need to be booked, this is specified in the programme. To book a workshop you need to go to the area where the workshop is being held and book with our lovely area stewards. You can book from 9am for morning sessions and 12pm for afternoon sessions each day.
Welcome, welcome, welcome you glorious creatures to Just So Festival 2018. What a year! From custard catwalks to tightrope shenanigans to the band at the end of the world. We’re all in for a rollercoaster of circus, spectacular, intimate gigs and spellbinding installation. As all you frogs, fishes, owls, stags, lions, bees and foxes get ready to gather once again in the beautiful parkland and woodlands of Rode, we’re getting ready for you. We’re creating a wonderland behind those gates, all still and silent and waiting for you to arrive, to burst in with your cavalcade of colour and enthusiasm, and bring the whole shebang to life. We pinch ourselves that every year we’re allowed to gather our tribes, the most glorious gang of volunteers, performers, staff, crew, vendors, most importantly, audience. Just So, the biggest, brightest, most glittering family reunion we can imagine. It’s giving us goosebumps just thinking about it. So welcome, let’s tumble through these halcyon days together, from quiet dawns to golden twilights, in the secret, joyous world that is Just So. Thank you as always for sharing it with us.
Rowan & Sarah
BICYCLE BOY — Helen Eastman Sat & Sun 11.00, 16.00 6+ A bicycle powered musical, for children aged 6‐10 and their families. Without the stabilisers? Sam and Mike loved their bikes as kids ‐ and spent a lot of time pretending to be superheroes, ‘Bicycle Boy’ and ‘Pedal Power’. Now they’re grown up and need to clear out their grandad’s bicycle workshop.
PHILEAS FOGG — Dizzy O’Dare Friday 17.00 Sat & Sun 10.00, 14.30 18.00 All ages Join Phileas Fogg and his French valet Passepartout as they attempt to circumnavigate the world in just 80 days. Our intrepid adventurers are just hours away from crossing the finish line, but will they win?
THE DODO RIDER Dizzy O’Dare All ages Friday 17.00 Sat 10.00 Sun 14.30 Lillian May Stanhope wows audiences with her rare appearance of Raphus Cucullatous, the last known living specimen of the Dodo bird. This dainty rider dazzles audiences around the globe, showing off her physical strength by bounding along on the back of a galloping Dodo, sometimes while blindfolded, and always full of nerve!
DREAM ANTELOPES Friday 14.00, 16.30 Sat & Sun 09.30, 13.00, 16.30 All ages Could they be real, or conjured up by the magic of Just So? Keep your eyes peeled for the noble antelopes roaming the site. They may seem aloof, but they’re just a little shy.
LOOK UP — Hikapee Sat & Sun 13.00 18.00 All ages A beautiful, highly visual and inspiring collaboration of circus, puppetry and theatre. In a world where people are constantly glued to their phones follow an individual who dares to look up and find joy in taking the time to appreciate the beautiful nature that surrounds them. Look Up is a celebration of what we can see if we step outside of our everyday lives, and embrace the beauty that surrounds us.
BUBBLE HOUR Friday 14.00 Sat & Sun 09.00 14.00 All ages Who doesn’t love a bubble? Or a million bubbles for that matter. Thanks to Fairyglass. Note: this will be weather dependant. MAYPOLE DANCING Friday 15.00 Sat & Sun 10.00, 15.00 Morning sessions, Under 3‘s Afternoon, Over 3’s We’ll be weaving our way in and out and round and round the Maypole on the Village Green as we take our ribbons and create some beautiful patterns. With thanks to Claire Butler, our maypole dancing aficionado, from Maypole Movers.
THE ARCHIVE OF OUTSIDE All ages Drop-in throughout the weekend Hop aboard our vintage library bus, exploring our relationship with nature through ‘The Archive of Outside’. Exchange a piece of nature for your woodland memories within our woodland installation. SPORTS DAY Sunday 13.00 All ages From the tribal tug of war, to the hotly contested mum’s race, the Just So traditional sports day is just the thing for the wildly competitive. NEVER MIND THE POLLOCKS Friday 17.00 Sat & Sun 12.00 17.00 5+ Shoot water pistols full of paint to create a modern masterpiece, Just So style. Prepare for a ridiculously messy affair.
WILD RUMPUS PARADE All ages Sunday, begins at 19.30 Find your tribe on festival Sunday and round off the festival in style. Get in your costumes, bang your drum and let the wild rumpus start! The parade ends with the crowning of the winners... For meeting places, see the list below: Bees Owls Fish Stags Foxes Frogs Lions
Peekaboo Spellbound Forest The High Seas Playground of Illusions Flamingo Louge Idlewood Village Green
TRIBAL TOURNAMENT All ages Sunday 20.00 — 20.30 Who will be victorious in this year's Tribal Tournament? Will the foxes retain their 2017 title? Will the owls snatch glory back into their feathered grasp? Will the dark horses (or y'know, stags) sneak up and surprise us all? Or will it be team bee that buzz their way to victory? Festival families, pick from owls, foxes, frogs, stags, lions, fish or bees, and bring your tribal allegiance to Just So.
TRIBAL SHENANIGANS Friday 19.00 4+ Join the tribal leaders on the Village Green for a whole load of mischief and tomfoolery, you’ll spot them, based by the magnificent scoreboard and the Tribal Tournament stage. Find out what's on when, on the Tribal Tournament pages in here, and on blackboards by the stage. MEET THE TRIBAL LEADERS All ages Friday 17.00 Sat & Sun 10.00 Our Tribal Tournament just wouldn’t be the same without the most incredible Tribal Leaders. The Bee, Fox, Frog, Owl, Fish, Stag and Lion tribes will compete in ridiculous games, challenges and all manner of unexpected shenanigans to earn golden pebbles and be crowned the winning tribe of 2018. Let the tournament commence
PILLOW FIGHT Sunday 15.00 All ages 3…2…1…GO! Bring your pillows ready for a wild, raucous pillow fight on the Village Green. Gather at the Tribal Tournament Stage. MOTH HOTEL All ages Moth Identification from 07.00 — 09.00 We’re not trapping giant moths! We’re building a giant moth trap. Shining like a beacon through the night, you’ll be able to peer in the windows to see who has flown inside. Each morning, you can join a moth-expert, to help them to identify all the moths who have entered during the night, before helping them back on their way.
ANTI FUN MINISTRY Taking Flight Theatre Friday 15.00 18.30 Sat & Sun 11.30 15.00 18.00 7+ The Minister and Deputy Minister of Anti Fun will train you fully in seeking out and identifying all subcategories of amusement. Using Ministry Approved Equipment, you will then, alongside your fellow Fun Inspectors, patrol the festival, measuring happiness and frivolity and stamping it out. SCENT TENT Drop-in through weekend Explore the world of Tudor smells and compare them to our scent reactions today with the Little Moreton Hall Scent Tent. What smells transport you back in time? What memories do you remember when you smell a particular smell? All ages
SPECIAL DELIVERY A Bird in the Hand Theatre All ages Friday 16.00 19.30 Sat & Sun 09.00 12.30 16.00 When�a postman�is suddenly surprised by a rain shower he discovers that all his packages have lost their labels. In the process of trying to work out the intended recipients, he discovers a bit more about the people on his rounds and decides to bring a little sunshine into all of their lives. It’s a sweet and gentle show without words that appeals to both adults and children, blending beautiful puppetry with a good dollop of silliness.
CUT A SHINE Saturday 21.00 All ages
Gary Stewart Presents GRACELAND Sunday 20.30 All ages
It wouldn’t be Just So without a thigh-slapping foot-stomping show from those crazy cats at Cut A Shine. We’re delighted that Cut A Shine are back for their ninth year, taking over our Saturday night for a rip-roaring party like no other. Cut A Shine are a London based troupe of traditional musicians, dynamic Ceilidh dancers and crazy callers determined to spread the word that the Hoe Down is a’happening. From Hoxton to Humberside Cut A Shine are putting ceilidh dance back on the map – whether at sell out London Ceilidh Dances or Barn Dances at top summer festivals. This “Anarchic Hillbilly Barn Dancing Squad” host a rip-roaring, thigh-slapping, pavement-stomping, exhilarating, heart thumping, blood pumping barn dance and Ceilidh show. Whilst the banjo and the fiddle set the tone, the callers instruct any audience through do-si-do’s and strip the willows, until all are involved!
ZONG ZING Friday 21.00 All ages
Led by the legendary Leeds-based troubadour Gary Stewart (Gary Stewart Band / Hope and Social) and backed his incredible 7-piece band, this spectacular group of musicians come together to recreate Paul Simon’s landmark Graceland album in all its glory. Expect to hear those magical songs, with their captivating stories, distinctive harmonies and South African rhythms brought to life in front of you with no detail spared; from the layers of guitars and percussion, right down to the legendary bass solos and maybe even some token dance moves – if you’re lucky! Let the singing, dancing and nostalgia take hold and pretend you’re basking under the hot summer sun in Zimbabwe. Gary Stewart & his band masterfully recreated not just the sound of Paul Simon’s Graceland album but also the energy and soul that makes the original recording such a huge joy to listen to.
An ensemble of upto 9 members who play a type of uplifiting music called ‘Cavacha’, which characterises many forms of the Central African music. There’s soaring vocal harmonies, thrilling percussion and serene guitar picking - the result of which is highly danceable music. Seriously danceable! We can’t think of any better way to kick off our Friday night — prepare yourself as Zong Zing bring the sound of the London African underground to the Footlights stage.
CUT THROAT FRANCIS Friday 15.30 All ages
PERHAPS CONTRAPTION Sunday 19.00 All ages
Cut Throat Francis are a 4 piece acoustic band that blend together folk, swing as well as some tasty Eastern European influences with an emphasis on having a good ol' knees up. Oley!
One of our favourite bands of all time is back to grace the Just So stage, totally bonkers brilliance and wonderful folks to boot. Whether leading jubilant parades, fully amplified stage shows, or pop up street performances, Perhaps Contraption create an unforgettable sonic spectacle.
THE SCREECHING BLUEJAYS Sunday 13.00 All ages Well rock me mama like a wagon wheel, it’s The Screeching Bluejays, a latterday Carter Family consisting of a dad and his three daughters playing a toe-tapping set of folk and Americana classics. A fine way to start your Footlights day.
THE CARRY NATIONS Sunday 16.30 All ages A three piece band of folk singers, song collectors and string pickers. The Carry Nations are Jim Evans, Rebecca Philip and Rory Smith, with roaring selection of folk songs from all over the the world.
GIOVANNI L’IMMIGRATO Saturday 16.30 All ages A big Just So welcome to Giovanni L’Immigrato, makers of rambunctious indie folk madness to deliver a cacophony of acoustic instruments bolster their songs of controlled mayhem.
THE ROUSTABOUTS Saturday 19.00 All ages The Roustabouts are a gypsy cabaret collective of musicians and performers based in Falmouth. Sonic excitement and visual astonishment abounds!
THINGUMABOB & THE THINGUMAJIGS Saturday 12.00 All ages Thingumabob & The Thingumajigs are a band made up from a musical collective of friends from Salford who play “good time music”. They don’t play moody experimental stuff or virtuoso self-indulgent technical music; but great sing-along stuff. The music is a blend of pop, funk, ska, folk, reggae, soul, rock and everything in between.
HOLY MOLY AND THE CRACKERS Friday 19.30 All ages Wowing their raucous and ever expanding fan-base with instrument swapping, squeezebox growling, fiddle--shredding, brass-howling hoe-downs, the group have been able to hone a sound that is organic and invigorating – forged in the sweat and heat of the live show. We’re so pleased to welcome Holy Moly and the Crackers to the Footlights stage for 2018! ARUN GHOSH Saturday 13.00 All ages Arun Ghosh is a British-Asian clarinetist and composer. Musical concerts are tailored to different ages: 2-7 and 7+ playing live instrumental music, IndoJazz, World and beyond with joy, spirit, participation, interaction, and high quality musical performance. There are narrative elements, group movement and dance sections, and introductions to the instruments, participatory singing and rhythms. Fun and accessible, spontaneous with a warm and nurturing atmosphere. The perfect introduction for little ones, to world music, jazz and improvisation.
THE RETROSETTES Friday 17.30 All ages The Retrosettes will be bringing their eclectic style of 50s rock n roll, 60s pop, and modern soul and folk, to the Footlights stage this year. Their music has shared the silver screen with the likes of Michael Caine and Jane Fonda, We feel a shoe in getting them to Just So, we can’t wait to be toe-tapping and shimmying to their wonderful tones on the Friday night.
DAVID GIBB Saturday 15.30 All ages This simply marvellous troubadour is back to grace our Just So stage. The very finest musician for families around, it wouldn’t be Just So without some vocal melodies from David Gibb.
STABLES Sunday 17.30 All ages
KIRSTY ALMEIDA Friday 16.30 All ages
A combination of spine-tingling two-part harmonies, wistful storytelling and thrilling builds. This alt-folk duo lauded for the high energy performances, are sure to life your spirits at Footlights.
Kirsty Almeida, singer-songwriter and the composer for the music for award-winning app Lucy The Ladybird. Kirsty brings a magical solo set of her songs to Just So Festival and will take us on a music box journey from songs about frogs, birds and butterflies and all manner of wild and wondeful things.
VOODOO LOVE ORCHESTRA Saturday 17.30 All ages Harking back to the big band sound of 1960s Latin America via the back streets of New Orleans, the infectious, maverick and irresistibly swinging street music of Voodoo Love Orchestra will have the crowd baying for more.
BISCUITHEAD & THE BISCUIT BADGERS Sunday 15.30 All ages Just So favourites Biscuithead and the Biscuit Badgers are back with a bang in 2018! This band is riotously odd; jolly and engaging but peculiar too. There’s the calypso about land hermit crabs, a celebration of David Attenborough, and a lament at the passing of dinosaurs.
DON KIPPER Saturday 20.00 All ages Don Kipper� are a multi award-winning 7-piece ensemble playing a wide range of traditional musical forms reflecting the cultural diversity of North East London, from�Turkish and�Greek�Folk Musics to� Romani�music and�Klezmer.
A DIFFERENT THREAD Sunday 14.00 All ages Inspired by the music that has crossed and crisscrossed the Atlantic over the decades in true folks fashion, A Different Thread weave together elements of blues and bluegrass, folk and country, bringing their own unique take on “Americana”.
ALPHABET BACKWARDS Saturday 14.00 All ages Alphabet Backwards’ ethos is simple: To champion the noble art of Pop music, dancing all the way. It’s infectious, and puts a smile on your face. It’s a summery, joyous, happy-go-lucky affair, punctuated with an irresistible synth buzz and hooks aplenty.
GEORGIA SHACKLETON TRIO Friday 18.30 All ages The Shackleton Trio play an exciting blend of folk and self-penned material. Accompanying herself on the fiddle, Georgia writes and performs ‘wordy songs about other people’, to provide a soothing sonic remedy for any ear.
BULLZINI TIGHTROPE WORKSHOPS Friday 15.30, 16.30 17.30, 18.30 19.30 Sunday 10.00, 11.30 13.00, 16.00 17.30 5+ The most incredible of tightrope workshops, from the gorgeously glamorous Bullzini Family. We’re all a little bit in love. They married on a tightrope, and their love of it is infectious! Put your balance to the test. EISOROPIA The Bullzini Family In front of Rode Hall Saturday 21.00 All ages Eisropia takes the skills and thrills of the ancient art of high-wire walking, giving them a contemporary and exciting edge not to be missed! Follow the Lantern parade to see the performance by the Peekaboo area.
CIRCUS WORKSHOPS Throughout the weekend 3+
CIRCUS SIDESHOWS Throughout the weekend 4+
Roll up, roll up, to learn all the skills and trickery you’d need to run away with the circus. From acrobatics and juggling to trapeze, you’ll be flying through the air with the greatest of ease in no time. Brought to you by the marvellous Circus House.
Roll Up! Roll Up! It’s time to join spin the wheel, roll the dice and find out what the future holds at our fabulous circus sideshows. From the tattooed lady to the levitating wonder, but dare you visit the incredible Fear Eater. From the fantastic Fabularium troupe.
PERHAPS CONTRAPTION Sunday 14.00 All ages Catch the extraordinary brass ensemble mid-afternoon on Sunday to get your juices a-flowing.
L_VE HANGMAN Mufti Games 7+ Friday 15.00 17.00 19.00 Sat & Sun 10.30 15.00 19.00 A life-sized, 3D version of the timeless pen and paper favourite, reimagined as a macabre light-entertainment gameshow from the 70s. The fate of the condemned is in your hands…. can you guess the mystery words to win? Pick a letter to play the highest-stakes spelling game in town. With a catchy original soundtrack, tongue-in-cheek puppetry and awful dress sense, L_ve Hangman is wicked interactive fun for all ages.
CUSTARD CATWALK Saturday 14.00 7+ What can you walk on that will also wobble? That you can run on but also sink into? Why custard of course! Dip your toe in this most scientifically boggling of liquids and shimmy your way down Just So’s very first Custard Catwalk, just make sure you move quickly!
RIMSKI & HANDKERCHIEF Friday 16.00, 18.00 Sat & Sun 09.30, 12.00, 16.00 18.00 3+ After ten years with the bicycle piano, Rimski invents the double bassicle & conjures a companion to play & ride it: Handkerchief! Thus the duo is born…
THE BAND AT THE END OF THE WORLD Ramshacklicious 8+ Sat & Sun 13.00 17.00 Arriving in a cloud of raucous brass heavy music, driving their home made, water spurting, flaming and smoking battle-church. These idiots are convinced that the inventible end of the world is upon us, maybe today, maybe right here, maybe right now! Their mission? To educate you into what to expect when we move into the next phase, the switch over into the new dawn, into the next frequency of consciousness. Welcome to The Band at the End of the World!
DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME Nancy Elizabeth Everday 18.00 All ages
CANOPY OF STARS Whispering Woods Sat&Sun 11.30, 15.30 All ages
In a deep woodland on the Just So Festival site you will be able to find the internationally renowned harpist Nancy Elizabeth. Tell Nancy your dreams, and whether you have been crushing robots with giant hands, or flying over the Egyptian pyramids, she’ll compose a song especially for you in response to your dream.
Whispering Woods will use aerial and ground based acrobatics, spoken word, live music and a strong visual design to create an outdoor promenade piece which celebrates the journey through life explored via inter-generational links created in the lead up to the project: a tryptic of stories which explore universal themes on a micro and macro scale and offers an empowering framing for the beauty and struggles of our own lives.
TAI CHI All ages Sat & Sun 11.00-12.00 16.00-17.00 The perfect way to slow down with movements that have developed over the course of centuries, dip in to our tai chi workshop for the perfect antidote to todays fast paced digital lifestyle.
UKE CHORUS Everyday 17.00 5+ Create the most glorious of chorus with master of the ukulele, Gary Bridgens. You’ll be a regular George Formby in no time.
CARDBOARD HARPS Sat & Sun 13.00–14.00 5+ A fantastic opportunity to get hands on with the most magical of instruments – the harp! Red strings, blue strings, high strings, low strings – learn a tune, show some style and remember to keep your thumbs up! TWILIGHT CHORUS Everyday 19.00 All ages The ever talented Siobhan Donnelly will be leading a Twilight Chorus to welcome in the summer evenings. You’ll be singing songs that celebrate summer skies and echo the evening sounds of the forest. All songs are taught by ear so there’s no need to read music. All ages, abilities, and experience welcome.
WOODLAND LIBRARY Throughout the weeekend All ages Bring a book, or pick one up. Novels and non-fiction for all reading levels, our woodland library will be open all weekend for literary inspiration. TREE TENTS Throughout the weekend All ages The team from Tentsile are bringing their incredible tree tents to Idlewood. Relax and unwind amongst the trees, at a unique distance between soil and sky. SING SING SING Friday 16.00 Sat & Sun 12.00 14.00 All ages Join the simply marvellous Siobhan Donnelly to stretch those vocal chords. Whether you’re tone deaf or a proficient warbler, you’ll have a chance to sing songs from all over the world, creating joyous sounds to fill the woodland canopy. All songs are taught by ear so there’s no need to read music. All ages, abilities, and experience welcome.
THE FAIRY QUEEN All ages Friday 14.00, 17.30 Sat & Sun 09.00, 12,30, 16.00 Distinguished among woodland folk, and long a fan of the Just So Festival woodland. Come one and all to meet the Fairy Queen and tell her your secrets and wishes. FAMILY YOGA All ages Friday 15.00 Sat & Sun 10.00 15.00 All the family are welcome for some bendy, stretchy fun as we spend some time breathing, stretching, laughing and moving together.
REMIX REELING Saturday 19.00 6+ A ceilidh but not as you know it. Cut A Shine have taken a traditional ceilidh and mashed it up with all the best beats and bass lines. Take your partner, and swing them round to this riotous madness. THE BIG DEBATE LIVE Sat & Sun 13.00 7+ It’s time to put those powers of persuasion to the test! The Week Junior are back to host The Big Debate Live – your chance to get involved, express your opinions, have a say – and see if you can win over the crowd!
ROLLER FLAMINGOS Catch them in the area throughout the weekend All ages Just you wait til our roller flamingos hit the dancefloor. Retro roller booting flamingos with the kitsch routines to match, there couldn’t be a better fit in the flamingo lounge! RETRO DISCOS Every night 20.30 All ages Ready to strut your stuff at the retro discos? Dressing up is, as always, encouraged! On Firday we have Helen Thompson playing, then Saturday Dan Thompson, with Jane Thomson closing the tent on Sunday night.
MODERN WARRIOR Rosie Kay Dance Company Sat & Sun 11.00 14.00 6+ A fast-paced urban takeover inspired by vintage martial arts movies with exciting and dramatic sequences as two opposing groups meet in an epic stand-off. Pick a side and train to be a Modern Warrior! Channel your inner Bruce Lee! THAT WAS THE WEEK FOR KIDS with James Campbell Sat & Sun 12.00 7+ A hilarious look at the week’s news from the perspective of children, with issues such as education, the environment, the near extinction of lollipop ladies, tooth fairies and what the flumming bling is going on with everything lately. HURRAH FOR THE PIRATE KING 4+ Saturday 09.00 Follow the Great Pirate King's Adventures as he takes us on a Magical and Musical journey to find a treasure beyond Gold and Jewels. Wrigglers and wanderers of all ages can join! BALLET 4+ Friday 16.30 Sat & Sun 16.00 Come join Flamingo Chicks for an Alice in Wonderland inspired ballet class for the stretchy and limber.
CIRCUS SWING WORKSHOP Friday 15.30 Sat & Sun 15.00 5+ An exciting new multi-art form dance that has sprung onto the dance scene and into the hearts of the Just So organisers. Learn how to swing dance by Lana Williams and Stephen Sallinger of Swing Circus, with all the fun of the circus! FOOTLOOSE AND FANCY FREE Friday 19.00 Saturday 18.00 Sunday 17.00 5+ Ever fancied yourself as a bit of a Gene Kelly, Ginger Rogers or John Travolta maybe? Join our marvellous cinematic workshops as we recreate some of the most glorious dance numbers from Hollywood. FLAT FOOTING WORKSHOP Saturday 17.00 5+ Flat Footing is a style of improvised percussive dance from the Appalachian mountains in the South Eastern United States! Get- a-steppin’! SILENT DISCO 5+ Friday 17.30 Saturday 10.00 Sunday 09.00 Join Our Kids Social for our silent disco with a difference – pick up a headset and choose your channel – will it be poptastic favourites or guilty pleasures?
BISCUITHEAD & THE BISCUIT BADGERS All ages Sunday 18.00 Twice in one weekend?! Biscuithead and company can be find amidst the neon glow of the Flamingo Lounge for some of their finest and peculiar sonic stylings. DISCO WORKSHOPS 5+ Friday 14.30 Sunday 10.00 Tricia from, Swirl Education, will be teaching 70s Disco and 80s Dance Workshops this year. The workshops are suitable for the whole family. Each workshop will start with a fun warm up. In the 70s workshop, you will then be taught few funky Disco moves that will build up into learning a dance routine set to music from the 70s. The 80s workshop will be full of classic Old School 80s moves.
LET’S DRAW with Marc Jackson Saturday 11.30 5+ Have some fantastic felt-pen fun, with cartoonist Marc Jackson as you learn the basics of creating comic book characters from scratch. FUTURE LANDSCAPES 2050 Fact Futures Saturday 13.00 5+ Choose from a series of 3D printed objects and laser cut captions to build your own future 3D landscape in 2050. SHRUTI CHAUHAN Sunday 13.00 5+ Get creative with word games and a rhyme-off, before having a go at penning and sharing your own unique stories through poetry.
MR. PEEK’S POETRY CLUB Saturday 16.00 5+ A chance for children and adults to journey to the outer reaches of their imaginations. NADINE KADAAN Friday 14.30 — 15.30 Award-winning Syrian author and illustrator Nadine Kaada brings us Tomorrow, which tells an uplifting story about a courageous little boy growing up in a time of conflict, and the strength of family love. 5+ JOSHUA SEIGAL Friday 16.00 5+ Joshua Seigal is a poet, performer and workshop leader. His book I Don't Like Poetry was shortlisted for the 2017 Laugh Out Loud Award. Come and enjoy this feast of rhyme, rhythm, rap and randomness'.
JOURNALISM WORKSHOP 7+ The Week Junior Friday 17.30 Saturday 10.00 Sunday 11.30 If you’re interested in writing and journalism then this is perfect place to get those creative juices flowing. They’ll share secret insights on how they write the magazine every week and reveal tricks of the trade to help you create your very own front cover and news article. WOODLAND WHISTLES with Wavemakers Sunday 14.30 5+ Come and build your own custom whistle from our laser cut kit. It’ll be able to play a few different notes — when done you can join us in our Woodland Orchestra and perform a piece of music, as group or solo. TWO PARTS MISCHIEF Sunday 16.00 4+ BBC Radio 4’s Geoff Bird will deliver a beautiful reading of Two Parts Mischief to round off Sunday.
THERE BE MONSTERS The Fabularium 5+ Friday 15.00 18.00 Sat & Sun 10.00 13.30 17.00 Join the cranky but noble knight Don Quixote and his long suffering, fortune seeking side-kick Sancho Panza on their epic quest to revive chivalry, confront monsters and seek to right what is wrong or accidentally wrong what is right. ‘There be Monsters’ is the brand spanking new heroic romp around from acclaimed outdoor performers The Fabularium. ROWING BOATS All ages Throughout the weekend Venture out onto Rode Pool in a rowing boat. Our friends from Rudyard Lake will be bringing their beautiful wooden boats for the perfect Swallows and Amazons adventure. There will be a donation for the hire of the boats.
LANTERN MAKING Friday 14.00 Saturday 09.00 5+ Come and create your own beautiful lantern from willow and paper, ready to join our annual Lantern Parade. Please ensure that you come early as last entry will be one hour before close. LANTERN PARADE Saturday 20.30 All ages Guaranteed to bring tears to the eyes of festival directors, collect your lanterns and light up the woods as you wind through the trees of Rode, led by the marvellous Voodoo Love Orchestra! Pick up your lanterns from 20.00pm ready to march! And the Bullzini Family’s Eisoropia show at the end of the parade. GET TRIBAL READY Sunday All day until 19.00 All ages Whether you want to fashion a placard or put your costume making skills to the test, head here to get hands on and tribal tournament ready!
THE BEWONDERMENT MACHINE A Bird In The Hand Theatre Sat & Sun 10.00 13.30 17.00 All ages The Bewonderment Machine is a joyful call to re-wild our imaginations, and a celebration of the creatures that are increasingly losing their familiar place in our children’s lives and in their language. With riding space for up to 10, this is also a miniature theatrical flight of the imagination. MUD PLAY Throughout the weekend At the Weleda Allotment 0-3 Have a squelch and a stomp with your little one in our mud play area the perfect sensory experience for tiny toes and exploring hands. FLOWER CROWNS Sat & Sun 11.00 0-3 Come with your little one and make a flower crown with the team from Weleda (advance bookings).
A WALK IN THE FOREST Sat & Sun 09.00, 10.00 0-3 Take your little one on a literary journey with this interactive story session from Joanne Mallaber from Adventure Babies. Filled with themed songs and exploration of messy play, to encourage imagination and a curious, inquiring mind. Don’t forget to bring a towel and a change of clothes for your little one and bear in mind you might get messy too! BABY BOOK CLUB Friday 17.00 Sat & Sun 12.00 0-3 Take some time out at our Baby Book Club and read your favourite classics together – this year, garden themed books are on the cards. Brought by the Tiny Wild Fox. DANCE LIKE A MOTHER Friday 16.00 Sat & Sun 16.30 0-3 The Fun & friendly Dance Like a Mother will be providing Babywearing Dance Classes. Laughter and awesome moves for you and your little one. (Carriers Provided) BABY MASSAGE Everyday 17.30 0-3 Come and indulge your little one in a spot of massage. SLEEPY YOGA Everyday 19.00 0-3 Wind down and stretch it out with your little one.
HARP LULLABIES Every night 18.30 — 19.00 0-3 Bring your tiny ones along in their pyjamas for bedtime lullabies to the sounds of Mary Dunsford’s beautiful harp. PREGNANCY YOGA Friday 15.00 Sat & Sun 12.30 Yoga will help the expectant mum to stay supple and bond with her unborn baby. Suitable for 15 weeks to full term. Thanks to Janice Wong. BABY YOGA 0-3 Friday 14.30, Sat & Sun 08.30 Bend, stretch, sing, squeal and have lots of delightful fun with your little one. Pick up some helpful techniques to bond and build trust with your yoga baby. Thanks to Su Guest, Just Be. THE WEATHERMEN Kate Flatt Projects 2+ Saturday 12.00, 15.30 Sunday 12.00, 14.30 Do the Weathermen control the weather or does the weather control them? Or could it be both? A playful work for young children and their families, where two witty characters make magic out of dance and weather – from the pitter patter of the lightest rain shower to the awesome howl of a storm, from scrunchy footsteps in the snow to the idyllic murmur of a sunny beach. COME RAIN OR SHINE Kate Flatt Projects 2+ Sat & Sun 12.30 16.00 Workshops from the creators of the beautiful new under 5s show being presented at Peekaboo, The Weatherman. Join Kate Flatt and her team to move together to the sounds of changing weather, a wonderfully playful session for parents and their little ones.
WELEDA PEEKABOO GARDEN Open throughout the weekend until 19.00 Skincare Talk - Sat & Sun 15.30 - 16.30 Step through a verdant archway into the Weleda Peekaboo Garden – an area of botanical bliss and innovative performances, activities and right royal facilities for 0-4s in a new location in a gentle, tranquil valley. Across the weekend, take time to find out more about the benefits of ethical and natural beauty and key ingredients with a special Q&A session with a Weleda expert, a Skincare Workshop for tweens, teens (and their grown-ups!) and take part in a Clean Beauty Amnesty, swapping products for a natural alternative. RED HAND GANG Sat & Sun 14.30 0-3 Come and create some brilliant hand print art. Get messy (or should we say very messy) and painty and splurge some art. With the wonderful Tiny Wild Fox.
Peekaboo is supported by the wonderful Weleda.
The Lost Words SEEK FIND SPEAK 5+ Sat & Sun 11.30, 14.30, 17.00 A brand new official spoken word adaptation of The Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris, an illustrated book of acrostic poems or “spells” of twenty nature words at risk of disappearance from modern childhood in an increasingly urban world which is led by technology. A forest theatre trail for all ages, both self-guided and also led by a charm of Goldfinch performers featuring stunning 3d installations of Jackie Morris’s illustrations “Told in Gold” -such as spells wrapped in gold lettering around trees, animals to be found in the woodland and lines of spells perched on branches like starlings. BAREFOOT WALK All ages Drop in throughout the weekend Kick off your wellies and enjoy the sensory experience of squelching through the mud, tiptoeing across the stepping stones, soft grass cushioning your feet and sand slipping between your toes. Enjoy the textures as you connect with the world around you.
HAMMER & CHISEL Drop in throughout the weekend 5+ Wild play rules at Hammer & Chisel, our unique woodland playground. Under the supervision of our forest play experts, create your own world or add to ours using pallets and tyres, ladders and ropes, help us put together a myriad of walkways, dens and secret spaces. Pick up your tool of choice and get ready to build a timberland.
CAMPFIRE SONGS All ages Every night 18.00 Join in with the most traditional of campfire singalongs. Ging Gang Goolie, anyone? Big thanks to Ian Mackintosh. CLAY FACES All ages Friday 14.00 Sat & Sun 09.30, 13.00 Join our friends from Barefoot Ceramics to make your mark on the forest by adorning a tree with a clay face. COPPICE MAZE All day everyday All ages Come and help to create a beautiful collaborative maze, then get yourself lost in it. Hand dyed fabric coloured with natural dyes will be wound around the trees to create our maze.
BONFIRE BANDS Around the campfire All ages Every night from 19.00 Gather round the campfire as the night draws in, and get your toes ready for tapping as our bands play, the fire crackles, and we dance in the moonlit woods. IAN DOUGLAS’ CAMPFIRE STORIES Around the campfire All ages Throughout the weekend, check blackboards in the area Our campfire would be a pretty sad and lonely place without the incredible Ian Douglas, storyteller to end all storytellers. Joined by some curious friends, stories will be woven through the wood smoke all weekend. Gather round for tall tales from the lands of Just So and beyond, welcome strange travellers and hear their stories. Joined as ever by the marvellous storytelling Dieter Wadeson and Gary Bridgens.
WOODLAND CINEMA Everyday 21.00 All ages This year, the Just So outdoor cinema is moving to the Woodland Theatre. Bring a blanket down the fairy lit path to hunker down under the stars. We’ll be watching The Princess Bride (Friday), Fantastic Mr. Fox (Saturday) and Mrs Doubtfire (Sunday). CLIMB THAT TREE David Gibb 3+ Friday 16.00 Saturday 12.00 Sunday 10.30 Join David on a musical journey through his hilarious and often surreal imagination, where bears live in the cupboard under the stairs, wolves are roaming the corridors at school, and trips to the moon are a regular occurrence. Guaranteed to have parents and children singing along in no time. LEGS 11 Emma Brierley 5+ Friday 14:30 Saturday 09.00, 13.30 Sunday 12.00 Witness the curious Legs 11 puppet show, an absurdist’s tale of land and home told through song and a game of chance. THE CARRY NATIONS Saturday 16.30 All ages The Carry Nations will perform an acoustic set down at the Woodland Theatre surrounded by the calming cover of trees.
FUNNY LIFE OF PETS with James Campbell 5+ Saturday 15.00 — 14.00 Hold onto your socks, take the banana out of your ears and enjoy the best comedy for kids from the man who invented it. James' show will find The Hilariously Funny Things about everything including pets, couscous, spaniels, making your own yoghurt, bees and why we have hair. LIKE A TREE Hocus Pocus Theatre 5+ Friday 17.30 Saturday 10.30 Sunday 09.00, 16.30 Down in the woods a sapling grows, up through the ground and towards the sky. At the same time, a child is born and their lives entwine in a touching tale of life, love and everything after. Mother Nature is our storyteller with her handmade puppets and a vintage pram puppet theatre. STABLES Sunday 13.30 All ages Join us in the Woodland Theatre for an acoustic set from the energetic duo, Stables, amidst the trees. A surefire way to lift your spirits. DAN GREEN 7+ Sunday 15.00 Will we ever meet aliens? Why is laughing contagious? The Week Junior is launching a new magazine all about science and nature — come along and be an editor-for-the-day!
PARLOUR GAMES Drop-in throughout the weekend
Blind Man’s Buff, Charades, Wink Murder, come along to the Ministry of Games to explore classic parlour games and get up to some right royal Victorian mischief. All ages
MIDNIGHT FEAST Saturday 23.30 – 00.30 Expect this year’s Midnight Feast to be ever so playful. The finest Just So tradition taken on by the masters of story, wit and song – Ian Douglas, Gary Bridgens and Dieter Wadeson. Held at Midnight, start persuading the grown ups that you should be allowed to stay up round about now. All ages
THE JUST SO BAKE OFF Friday 18.00 – 19.00 What it says on the cake tin. Our favourite cake will win its baker a family weekend ticket for Just So Festival 2019! All of the entries will then make their way to our volunteer tent, as a special treat for that great gang of gals and guys who make the whole thing tick. With a big, huge thank you to Asmodee for providing us with board games this year for our Ministry of Games.
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nter the intriguing and ever enthralling Playground of Illusions, a new area full of mystery and trickery from Travelling Light Circus – see the world in a new light in this hypnotic fusion of science and art. Explore and play together in a mysterious collection of giant experiences that each contain an illusion and make incredible things happen. Look out for “The Gravity Vortex Floor”, “The Impossible Shrinking Mushroom”, “The Uttlerly Convincing Mirage” and
“The Forever Speeding Up Rhythm”. Then be mesmerised by the magical, mechanical movements of the hypnotic Pendulum Wave Machine. Pendulum Wave Machine is coming with support from the Northern Festivals Network and Arts Council England. All ages
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MAYPOLE
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ANTI FUN MINISTRY
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SPECIAL DELIVERY
The ARCHIVE of OUTSIDE DODO RIDER NEVERMIND THE POLLOCKS TRIBAL LEADERS
PLAYGROUND OF ILLUSIONS
SPELLBOUND FOREST
CLAY FACES CAMPFIRE STORIES
WOODLAND THEATRE
CAMPFIRE STORIES
LEGS 11
LIKE A TREE
DAVID GIBB
HAMMER & CHISEL BAREFOOT WALK
FLAMINGO LOUNGE PEEKABOO
DISCO DANCING WORKSHOP
BABY YOGA
CIRCUS SWING
PREGNANCY YOGA
BALLET
DANCE LIKE A MOTHER
BOOK CLUB
SILENT DISCO
BABY MASSAGE
MUD PLAY WELEDA PEEKABOO GARDEN
FORGOTTEN COURTYARD
IDLEWOOD
JOSHUA SEIGAL
NADINE KADAAN
SING SING SING
FAMILY YOGA
JOURNALISM WORKSHOP
UKE CHORUS FAIRY QUEEN
FAIRY QUEEN WOODLAND LIBRARY
HIGH SEAS
LANTERN MAKING THERE BE MONSTERS ROWING BOATS CIRCUS SKILLS
ROLL UP ROLL UP BULLZINI TIGHTROPE WORKSHOP
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TRIBAL SHENANIGANS
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BABY MASSAGE
BONFIRE BANDS FILM
FOOTLOOSE & FANCY FREE
HARP LULLABIES
SLEEPY YOGA
MUD PLAY WELEDA PEEKABOO GARDEN JOURNALISM WORKSHOP
DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME
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FAIRY QUEEN WOODLAND LIBRARY
LANTERN MAKING THERE BE MONSTERS ROWING BOATS CIRCUS SKILLS BULLZINI TIGHTROPE WORKSHOP
BULLZINI TIGHTROPE WORKSHOP
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FLAMINGO LOUNGE
HURRAH FOR THE PIRATE KING
PEEKABOO
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SILENT DISCO
CLAY FACES MODERN THAT WAS WARRIOR THE WEEK
THE BIG DEBATE
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FLOWER BOOK PREGNANCY YOGA CROWNS CLUB
RED HAND GANG
WELEDA PEEKABOO GARDEN BABY YOGA at 08.30
BEWONDERMENT MACHINE
FORGOTTEN COURTYARD
JOURNALISM WORKSHOP
IDLEWOOD
FAMILY YOGA
COME THE WEATHER ORRAIN SHINE MEN
THE BEWONDERMENT WEATHER MACHINE MEN
LET’S DRAW! TAI CHI
FACT FUTURES CARDBOARD HARPS
SING SING SING
FAIRY QUEEN
SING SING SING
FAIRY QUEEN CANOPY OF STARS
THE WOODLAND LIBRARY
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LANTERN MAKING THERE BE MONSTERS
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ROWING BOATS
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CUT A SHINE MIDNIGHT FEAST
PARLOUR & BOARD GAMES
MAYPOLE DANCING ANTI FUN MINISTRY
BICYCLE BOY SPECIAL DELIVERY
NEVERMIND THE POLLOCKS
LOOK UP
DREAM ANTELOPES
ANTI FUN MINISTRY
The ARCHIVE of OUTSIDE PHILEAS FOGG
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PLAYGROUND OF ILLUSIONS CAMPFIRE SONGS
CAMPFIRE STORIES
JAMES CAMPBELL
BONFIRE BANDS FILM
THE CARRY NATIONS
FANTASTIC MR FOX
HAMMER & CHISEL BAREFOOT WALK SEEK, FIND, SPEAK
SEEK, FIND, SPEAK
CIRCUS SWING
FLAT FOOTING
BALLET
WELEDA DANCE LIKE A MOTHER SKINCARE WELEDA PEEKABOO GARDEN
RED HAND GANG
COME RAIN SHINE
FOOTLOOSE & FANCY FREE
BABY MASSAGE
REMIX REELING
RETRO DISCO
HARP SLEEPY L’BIES YOGA
BEWONDERMENT MACHINE
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DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME
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FLAMINGO LOUNGE PEEKABOO
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WALK IN WALK IN THE FOREST THE FOREST
THE BIG DEBATE
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RED HAND GANG
WELEDA PEEKABOO GARDEN BABY YOGA at 08.30
COME THE WEATHER RAIN MEN OR SHINE
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JOURNALISM WORKSHOP
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CARDBOARD HARPS
SING SING SING
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CAMPFIRE STORIES
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BONFIRE BANDS FILM
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MRS. DOUBTFIRE
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FOOTLOOSE & BISCUITHEAD & BISCUIT BADGERS FANCY FREE
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BABY MASSAGE
RED HAND GANG
COME THE WEATHER ORRAIN SHINE MEN TWO WAVE PARTS MAKERS MISCHIEF
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RETRO DISCO
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DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME
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THE WOODLAND LIBRARY GET TRIBAL READY THERE BE MONSTERS
ROWING BOATS CIRCUS SKILLS CIRCUS SIDESHOWS RIMSKI & HANDKERCHIEF
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We’ve rounded up the very best street food. Gorgeous, scrumptious grub from pasta to paella. Our tummies are rumbling just thinking about it.
V Vegetarian Ve Vegan GF Gluten Free Near the Entrance LITTLE ESPRESSO V Ve GF THE ALLOTMENT V Ve GF COTSWOLD CORN ROAST V Ve GF SPAGHETTI SISTERS V Ve GF JABBERWOCKY V GF Flamingo Lounge THE LITTLE GIN COMPANY Roll Up Roll Up HYACINTH’S V Ve GF STREATZA V Ve TASTE TIBET V Ve GF THE PROSECCO POT V Ve GF THE MIXING JUG
Village Green CAKE DOCTOR V Ve GF LICKALIX V Ve GF GORDON’S SWEETS V Ve GF THE ORCHARD PROJECT The Social AMRUTHA V Ve GINGER’S COMFORT EMPORIUM VVeGF THE LITTLE DINER V Ve GF LOWE POWE V Ve GF LUARDOS V Ve GF PROPER PIZZA CO. V Ve RIGATONI’S PASTA V Ve GF SEÑOR CHURRO V Ve THE FISH BAR V GF DIAMOND DOGS V Ve GF TASTY BIRDS LAS PAELLERAS V Ve GF DEPT. OF LIQUOR & SOCIAL AFFAIRS CHAAT CART V AMELIE’S CREPES V Spellbound Forest TOW BAR COFFEE CRANKS V Ve Rode Hall RODE HALL COURTYARD KITCHEN
LOVE RODE HALL We’re really happy in our home at Rode Hall Estate, we hope that we’ll be invited back for many years to come. Our aim is to leave no trace on the site and we’d be grateful if you would help us achieve this. This means putting your litter in the bin, and leaving your campsite just as you found it. Please take care not to wander into areas marked no entry and try not to disturb the wildlife on site. PRACTICALITIES Getting here and going home First things first, if you are coming, you need to have booked in advance, and bring your tickets with you. There will be no tickets for sale at the gate so if you turn up without booking you will be turned away. The car park will open at 12 noon on Friday 17th August so that campers can arrive and get set up early. Wristband exchange will also open at 12 noon. The gates into the festival will open at 2pm. Please do not arrive any earlier than noon as we can’t let you in and you will be asked to move on, so could start your festival experience by driving round in circles while you wait! Campers are welcome to stay on site until 11am on Monday
20th August, but we do ask that you are packed up and ready to hit the road by then. Day ticket holders are allowed to stay at the festival from 9am until late (as long as they don’t stay over), and the car park will open at 9am for day ticket holders on Saturday and Sunday. Nobody is permitted to sleep in the car park, in a tent, car, campervan or caravan. Campervans and caravans will be turned away unless you have booked a campervan or caravan spot directly with us in advance. Please try to keep the number of vehicles you bring to the festival to a minimum and help to reduce the impact of the festival on the environment and local communities. At this year’s Just So Festival we are committed to making the festival as green as possible and ask you all to consider your environment and the effect your travel has on it. Therefore we have teamed up with the friendly folks at GoCarShare to help encourage as many of you as possible to share car journeys by offering lifts. Just click on our page and add your journey, whether you are driving or looking for a lift, and they will match you with someone going the same way.
GETTING HERE The correct festival address for everyone this year is Cricket Ground Entrance, Rode Hall Estate, Scholar Green, Cheshire, ST7 3QT. ON ARRIVAL Campsites open at 12 noon on Friday, and the main site opens at 2pm. Wristband exchange also opens at 12, so head there early to avoid queuing! On arrival our stewards will direct you to a parking spot. Your ticket entitles you to free parking for the duration of the festival. Vehicles are left at your own risk. If you require a disabled parking spot please let us know in advance. There will be no vehicles allowed past the car park and into the festival site. Vehicle movement is prohibited on site throughout the festival, to keep all festival-goers, especially the small ones, safe. The camping is around a 5 minute walk from the car park. We can’t guarantee that there will be volunteers available to help you carry your camping gear from the car park to the tent so you should plan to do this yourself and only bring what you can reasonably manage.
TROLLEY HIRE In attendance at Just So Festival this year will be Cart To Camp, a trolley hire service to help you carry all your kit from your car to where you decide to camp. A hire point will be located in the car park, near the entrance to the campsites. This is where you can hire a trolley, load up and ease into the festival. If you have children with you, from Friday 8pm, you will be able to hire a trolley overnight for one, two or three nights, to wheel the little ones around in. Allowing you to catch the late performances whilst they are either enjoying the ride or asleep, safe and sound, right by your side. HAPPY CAMPERS The camping is in the beautiful parkland of Rode Hall Estate, there are no allocated pitches, if you wish to camp with friends please try and arrive together or the first to arrive can head for the biggest space and save room for friends. There will not be enough room for gazebos and canopies, please be aware of your fellow campers needs too. If families in tents want to camp with families in camper vans or caravans that’s fine they can go in the campervan or caravan field but please pitch your tents sensibly and keep an eye on your children in case of moving vehicles.
WRISTBANDS Tickets will be exchanged for wristbands on arrival. Please visit the wristband exchange at the festival entrance before trying to enter the site. Wristband exchange will open at noon on Friday, so head there early to avoid queues at 2pm when the festival gates open. Parents, please write your mobile telephone number on your children’s wristbands straight away. There is good mobile phone coverage on site. Please keep your wristbands on for the duration of the festival, as we may ask to check them at anytime. Once you have your wristbands you will be able to come and go from the site as you please. GETTING AROUND THE SITE The festival site isn’t huge, but might get too much for little legs. There is a hard-standing path around the site, which will be fine for most pushchairs, wheelchairs and buggies (though off-road versions will be more nimble). Almost all of the areas are directly accessible with wheelchairs/pushchairs with the exception of some areas in the Spellbound Forest. We recommend a baby carrier/sling to make sure that you don’t miss out on anything and there will be a buggy park area to make this easier for you.
FOOD AND DRINK You are very welcome to bring your own food and drink to the festival. Do not, however, bring any glass with you at all. Broken glass is very dangerous for kids and for animals who will be using the site and fields after the event. Leave all glass in the car, decant it into plastic bottles or pots or bin it. There are no exceptions. You can bring your own alcohol to consume in the camping areas but it is strictly prohibited to bring alcohol out of the camping areas into the activity areas or The Social. There are licensed bars on-site. Rode Hall Courtyard Kitchen will also be open for homemade breakfasts, lunches and cakes made from the organic produce grown on the estate. ESSENTIALS If you’ve forgotten your tent pegs or other camping essentials, need some bread or milk then head to the General Store near the Information Tent.
WASTE On arrival to the festival campers will be given two bin bags, the black one for general rubbish and the clear one for all recyclables. If you fill your bin bags there will be more tied to the recycling points. You must aim to leave your camping spot as you found it, take everything home with you and leave all waste in the waste area provided. Please make a special effort to take all of your tent pegs with you as sheep live on these fields the rest of the year round. Our waste provision services will separate all the recycling at source. Bins around site are also separated out into general waste and all recyclables, please make sure you use the correct bins. WATER Water is available from stand pipes around the site – this is drinking water but please don’t drink directly from the taps, bring a water bottle with you. You mustn’t use the stand pipes for washing yourselves or your pots. COOKING AND FIRES We absolutely love campfires, however we need to restrict them to the main campfire circle – our lovely friends at the Cheshire fire service have been
very very clear on this! There are no fires allowed anywhere else on site, the same rules apply in the camping areas. Any bbq or cooking equipment must be raised off the floor by at least 15cm (6inch) to prevent fires and damage to the grass. The last thing we want is for the site owners not to let us back next year. If you are changing gas canisters for your cooker, please do so outside and some distance away from the tents. Also, and for safety reasons, please don’t use candles or lanterns containing candles in the camping areas. Chinese lanterns are also banned as the wire within them is very dangerous to livestock and there are a number of power lines running above the site. Please be sensible and help us to keep the festival and surrounding countryside safe. Due to power cables you may not fly kites on the festival site.
TOILETS AND SHOWERS There are toilets situated around the site and they are marked on the map. Your camping area may not be right next door to the loo, but should be no more than a five minute walk. The toilets are a mixture of portable loos and stand
alone trailers with flushable loos. If you notice that toilets have run out of loo paper or are getting a bit dirty then please let a steward know. There are shower blocks with lovely hot water, which are marked on the map. If you have tiny tots, please see below for details of baby bathtime. There is a sink area for pot washing on near the showers as well as sinks for teeth brushing and washing.
BABIES AND TODDLERS Lots of tiny tots are coming to the festival, and we are keen that their first festival is a pleasure for the whole family. You can find our lovely nappy-changing tent with mats, nappies and wipes thanks to Naty in the Peekaboo area. This is also where you can find the baby-feeding boudoir, sponsored by Medela, so mums can relax and breast or bottle feed their babies in relative peace. Bottle and food warmers can be plugged in and used in the Social Barns where we’ll provide a bottle warmer or bring your own. From 5-7pm each evening, baby bathtime will take place with Weleda in Peekaboo, with baby baths and bubbles. Please bring your own towel.
WORKSHOP BOOKINGS Most activities do not need to be booked. Just turn up at the start or drop in, depending on what it is. If the session is already full, you might be asked to come back later. A few workshops do need to be booked. This is specified in the programme. To book for a workshop, go to the area where the workshop is being held and book with our lovely area stewards. You can book from 9am for morning sessions and 12pm for afternoon sessions each day. We hope this makes the system as fair as possible and that it will prevent people having to queue for a long time. ATMs We have ATMs on site so there should be no need to carry large amounts of cash around the festival. The ATMs are located near the entrance, by the Information Tent. There will be a charge for using them. PHONE CHARGING A phone charging service is available at the Information Tent at the main entrance. Please bring your own charger. We ask for a small donation for this service.
FIRST AID We have first aid provision on site day and night. If you require first aid, please make your way to the first aid point next to the Wristband Exchange tent. In an emergency, please alert one of the festival stewards who will radio for a medic to attend. Please do not call 999 as our medics will get to you much more quickly! LOST CHILDREN All children will be given a wristband on entry to the festival, with a space for a parent’s mobile telephone number. Please keep your phone with you. You can charge it up at the information tent. We suggest that families with older children make clear plans as a family when they arrive at the festival, with an agreed meeting place if you lose each other. If your children cannot find you, show them what our festival stewards look like so that they know who to approach (look out for those wearing volunteer sashes). Lost children will be cared for by the registered child carers and can play and have fun while they wait for you at the lost child point. Give your children the same advice you would if you were anywhere else: don’t go off with strangers or anyone without telling you first.
WHAT TO BRING Some suggestions of what not to forget when camping with kids… Sunscreen, waterproofs, wellies, sunhat, warm blankets – it will probably get cold at night, waterproof picnic rug, transportation – a buggy (with a raincover) or sling, first aid kit, wipes, wipes and more wipes, nappies, anti-bacterial hand gel, bucket/travel potty – for midnight wees, torch, fancy dress. WHAT NOT TO BRING Any animals, glass, bikes, anything illegal, fireworks, kites, sound systems. SECURITY AT JUST SO FESTIVAL The safety of our festival goers is always our top priority. We are working together with our security company and the authorities to put in place all necessary measures. Any additional information or advice will be communicated to ticket holders. FINALLY... Everyone is going to get along famously, but Just So Festival reserves the right to eject anyone from the festival site if we deem your behaviour to be antisocial or inappropriate in any way. Children are the responsibility of their parent or guardian at ALL times.
ACCESSIBILITY
SUSTAINABILITY
We’re committed to ensuring a more accessible and enjoyable experience for disabled festival goers and those with specific requirements or additional needs. We are working closely with Attitude Is Everything to make this possible and are thrilled to have been awarded Gold on their Charter of Best Practice. Please let us know at the information tent if you are experiencing difficulties, we will do our utmost to help. Accessible toilets are found at each toilet point on the map. There is a charging point for wheelchair batteries and other access equipment avaialble 24hrs at the first aid point at the main entrance. This is also where you will find a fridge to store medicines – please ask a member of the first aid team. There are facilities at the Accessible Camping area for changing. Please get in touch with stewards for more information. A hearing loop system is in place in the information tent and at wristband exchange. We have an access manager who is available to help pre-event or on site. If you have any queries about accessibility drop him a line on callum.hogg@wildrumpus.org.uk or ask for him on site at the information tent.
The Just So Festival is produced by Wild Rumpus CIC, a not-for-profit family arts organisation established to take families on incredible outdoor creative adventures. Our aim is to minimise the potential negative impacts we have on the environment and to leave a positive contribution to the local community and economy. We work year round from at the Whirligig, our woodland office on the Rode Hall Estate, from a converted horse-box and treehouse. At our office we use LED festoon lighting, we have recycling facilities and our toilets are compost loos. We have a bicycle at the local train station for visitors to use who arrive via public transport. We’re working on getting the solar panels fixed on the roof of the horse-box to help provide more renewable energy. We spend a lot of time outdoors which we know improves our creativity health and well-being. We aim to be a fair employer, to pay fair wages and offer good working conditions and unlimited holidays. We try to work with other local organisations to positive effect. Last year we offered over 200 free tickets to local charities to use either to help raise money or to distribute to the people their charity supports. If you are connected to a local charity or organisation who would like to know more about how to get involved, then please drop us a line to hello@justsofestival.org.uk Just So is proud to be part of Energy Revolution, a groundbreaking initiative which will turn almost 1.7 million festival travel miles into clean energy in its first year. We have taken the Festival Vision: 2025 Pledge aiming to achieve a 50% reduction in festival-related annual GHG emissions by 2025.
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You can grab merch items from the Information Tent and Merchandise stand located in the Village Green — where you can also purchase a programme for £5.
Just So Festival is organised by Wild Rumpus a small not for profit social enterprise based year round at the Whirligig our woodland offices on the Rode Hall Estate. Wild Rumpus build breath-taking worlds, immersing families in incredible stories and moments of wonder. We deliver ground breaking arts events outdoors for families, which aim to inspire curiosity and leave a legacy of positive social, economic and cultural impact. We believe all families deserve access to the highest quality arts and so we invest in artists making work. We deliver a comprehensive volunteer programme and try to break down barriers for families who find it more difficult to participate. We also believe we have a responsibility to produce environmentally sustainable events which encourage a legacy of sustainable living. Keep up to date with all of Wild Rumpus other events from Wild Supper Clubs to theatrical adventures, one-off cultural and intimate experiences over at wildrumpus.org.uk
As a not-for-profit community interest company, all of our profit goes back into our arts programmes. Our programmes have been developed to support emerging artists, create pioneering schemes for our volunteers, and to take families of all shapes and sizes on creative adventures. Any donation that you can make means we can invest in our volunteers, invite families to our events who could not otherwise afford to come, host training sessions in our woodland site, and
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invest in making our site more accessible for those who identify as Deaf or disabled, to name just a few. You can therefore be assured that when you support us, your money will be fed straight back into the brilliant volunteer waiting to greet you, the outstanding performers we are currently booking, the family next to you in the audience, and the community we work within. You can donate online at wildrumpus.org.uk or at the donation boxes around site. Thank you for your generosity.
raise the bar and push the boundaries of what outdoor arts
experiences
imagination. The Coopers. Rarely in life do you meet
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people as generous and giving with their time
families look like. We are
and resourcefulness as our favourite local
constantly inspired and
farming family The Incomparable Coopers.
supported by colleagues
Last but not least our core Wild Rumpus
and friends in a number of networks which we
team who work tirelessly to make this thing
form part of, including Without Walls, Big
happen!
Imaginations, Northern Festivals Network,
Our volunteers - an exceptionally
Outdoor Arts, Weave, Slant and the Association
marvellous bunch of people who wow us with
of Festival Organisers.
their energy and enthusiasm, come together
As our Wild Rumpus world grows year on year,
Stewarding and Waste - Sue & James and
to make new friends, learn new skills and we
so does the community of marvellous people
all at Wicked Events, it says something quite
hope, have the most rewarding time when they
we get to share such an amazing experience
special about the team leaders when they can,
see the audience’s happy faces.
with. Below are listed just some of the people
against all odds, manage to make the car
who bring their endless enthusiasm and
parking and waste collection so enjoyable.
Our design team (Matt Collins, Louis Malpass and Tom Fenwick with the support of
brilliant imaginations to help make Just So
Security - ESP security and in particular
Daniel Smith). With such imagination,
Festival an incredible weekend of creative
Steven Mewis who helps us to sleep easier in
ingenuity and attention to detail they fill our
adventures.
our beds at night.
site with inspiring installations and signage at
In no particular order we are phenomenally grateful to the following people.
Tech - the Stage Management Company who have held our hands and plugged us in
every turn - we’d be a poorly put together outfit without them.
Our incredible performers that recognise
from the very first Just So Festival in 2010. We
Our production team - the most hard
the power of stories to transform the way we
couldn’t be more excited about the impending
working, dedicated bunch of brilliant folks you
see the world, with a particular mention to our
arrival of two certain technician’s baby!
could wish to meet. Working with this lot day
go-to master of ceremonies Geoff Bird.
The hard working folk from H2O Hire
in, day out makes work a pleasure, we have an
The sponsors and funders who have got on
(especially Water Will), UK Loos, Arley Medical
incredibly incredible team (the following to be
board with our vision and given us financial
Services, Posh Frocks & Wellies, School in the
read as if we are the lead singers introducing
backing including Medela, The Week Junior,
Woods and The Ticketsellers.
our band members) on programming we have
Naty and Sibelco. A particular mention and big bucketload of thanks go to Weleda who
Our friends at Creative Tourist, Marketing Cheshire, Enjoy Staffordshire & Families.
Anaïs Biaux, on production management Liz Pickering and Callum Hogg (doubling up on
continue to invest in us year on year, whose
James Latham our build partner who have
access and safeguarding), on graphic design
ethos as an organisation so beautifully aligns
provided sustainable Timber to help create
Rory Clifford, on volunteer management Katie
with ours, they share so many of our hopes
such a wealth of beautiful installations and
Aldous, on creative programming Aileen Ging,
and dreams for the future of our environment.
signage.
on commercial development Molly Morris, on
To the wonderful funders who read our
Catering aficionados Catered By Justin who
marketing and communications Olivia Kehoe
application forms and see something worth
manage to provide not only the most delicious
and Gemma Gibb and on site management
supporting, who help us to focus on quality
and nourishing food to keep us on our feet but
Daniel Pearson. Thank you, thank you, thank
and think about those all important outcomes
also the most joy and infectious energy and
you, you lovely lot.
and outputs of our work - Arts Council
enthusiasm for which we are eternally
England, Cheshire East Council, The Paul
grateful…it was a happy day for team Wild
Hamlyn Foundation, The Co-operative Bank
Rumpus the day they came into our world.
and LEADER.
The Wilbraham family at Rode who allow
To our colleagues in the arts and festival
us to host our festival in their beautiful grounds
sectors, who we work with year round to help
and turn it into a playground of the
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