Hello there, adventurers, glorious creatures, dreamers of dreams! We’re delighted to be welcoming you to the eighth (how the heck did that happen?) Just So Festival. Step away from your real lives into our bonkers wonderland, where curious performers and visual spectacles await you at every turn. We couldn’t be more excited about this year’s programme, and as I write this we’re just dreaming of you all arriving and bringing it all to life. From jelly fights to real life arcade games, wedding celebrations to intimate gigs, the stage is set! As ever, we know that however marvellous the programme is, it is your enthusiasm, playfulness and joie de vivre that turns Just So into the technicolor adventure we love so much.
Rowan & Sarah
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.
MA KE S O ME N O ISE let loose and raise the roof
SIT BAC K A N D RE LAX no effort or participation
PA RT I C I PAT E get stuck in and take part
SE N S O RY SP E CTAC LE very visual, nicely noisy
Q U IET C O RN ERS away from the hustle and bustle
TACTI LE for hands on explorers
AGE GUIDELINES
TIMINGS
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.
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
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 (Tales of Animalia, High Seas, Silver Screen), it’s worth swinging by the programme change board first.
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.
THE ESKIES
CUT A SHINE
The Eskies bring their unique brand of folk noir, gypsy jazz, sea shanty, stage swaggering spectacle to the opening night of Just So Festival. Expect melodrama, tongue-in-cheek lyrics, and dark danceable melodies.
Cut A Shine is a collective of musicians, dancers and callers who’ve been spreading their brand of rip roaring hoedown and barn dance music across the UK for over ten years. The classic “Bluegrass” line up is augmented with eccentric and energetic dance callers and singers, for an all-round hoedown experience.
Friday – 21.00-22.00 DALE BENNET & THE INCIDENTALS Pop indie guitar based four piece; favourites of BBC Introducing in Cambridgeshire, Essex and Suffolk. They’ll be bringing their infectious, toe-tapping tunes and sunshine lyrics to Footlights. Friday 15.30-16.30 Also on The Travelling Barn
GALIVANTES Galivantes are a 7 piece brass who play bouncy Mancunicorn Shamble Skank started as the in-house band for Swing & Shout. A UK cross between Sublime, The Pixies and Cat Empire with more women involved. Friday 17:30-18:30
Friday – 20:00-21:00 THE HOT ROCK PILGRIMS The Hot Rock Pilgrims are a brand new old-time/bluegrass supergroup featuring some of the most exciting young pickers in the South East of England. Together they will take you on a high energy pilgrimage of Appalachian music and its descendants. Friday 16.30-17.30 HUW EDDY & THE CARNIVAL Indie-folk rock and roll. Huw Eddy & The Carnival are a riotous band that are bringing a show to Just So that will have you stamping your hooves and slapping your hands in uncontrollable merriment. Friday – 19.00-20.00
INDIGO VELVET “Tropical-pop” if we ever heard it. African rhythms, indie influences and an abundance of colourful shirts. Saturday – 14.00-15.00 THINGUMABOB & THE THINGUMAJIGS Thingumabob & The Thingumajigs are a band made up from a musical collective of friends from Salford who play “good time music”. The music is a blend of pop, funk, ska, folk, reggae, soul, rock and everything in between.
RAJASTHAN HERITAGE BRASS BAND With a diverse repertoire spanning Rajasthani folk songs, Bollywood hits, spiritual qawwali and Bhangra beats these ten vividly costumed artists cover the full spectrum of the evocative and joyous music that governs life in Rajasthan. Saturday – 17:30-18:30 Doing walkabout all day too DAVID GIBB
Saturday – 12:00-13:00
Our good buddy David Gibb is on a one-man mission to make brilliant, engaging and high quality music for families and children. Up-tempo folk-pop at its best.
CIRCE’S DINER
Saturday – 15:30-16:30 Also on The Woodland Stage
Self-penned, honest, rootsy tunes, music from the enigmatic Circe’s Diner touches on Country, American, Folk and Pop weaving through themes of love, loss, friendship and tigers. Saturday – 13:00-14:00 Also on The Travelling Barn
THE BRAMBLE NAPSKINS A night with the Brambles is sure to get you laughing, crying, screaming and jiving and going to bed with a head full of new songs and an array of tired limbs to your name. Saturday – 16:30-17:30
FIONA BEVAN
THE CARNY VILLAINS
Candy-floss haired Fiona Bevan has us bewitched. We've been desperate to have her back since 2013. Expect to hear hooks, harmonies, stylish guitar and gorgeous violins -a whole lot of beguiling "pop in disguise". A rare appearance, she has mostly been penning songs for the likes of One Direction as well as the silver screen of late. Saturday – 19.00-20.00
The Carny Villains are a six piece theatrical band from Bristol, known for their raucous blend of stomping swing, ska and Balkan-style folk, played with the riotous energy of punk rock.
THE RUBBER DUCK ORCHESTRA The Rubber Duck Orchestra are a line up of 7 barmy brassy stomping, dancing musicians/ Their music runs riot between Ukrainian melodies, contemporary Serbian grooves and New Orleans Jazz. Saturday – 20.00-21.00
Saturday – 21.00-22.00
THE SCREECHING BLUE JAYS 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.� Sunday – 11:30-12:00
LAURA OAKES
THE BAGHDADDIES
After releasing the hotly acclaimed single ‘Dreamin’’, Laura proves shes ruling her country-tinged pop (or is that pop-tinged country?) genre.
Uplifting and infectiously danceable, full of blistering brass, rousing 5 part vocal harmonies and a rhythm section that you can’t keep still to. Songs to listen to and party!
Sunday – 16:30-17:30
Saturday – 20:00-21:00 OGRE MELODIES Ogre Melodies are a foot-stomping four-piece folk rock’n’roll band born in Yorkshire, raised in London. They are also the musical hosts of our campfire this year. Sunday – 12:00-13:00 ROB RICHINGS Singer-songwriter Rob Richings’ debut album is a collection of observant and personal folk songs – the tales of a troubadour who knows too well how fragile life can be. Also on The Travelling Barn Sunday – 13:00-14:00 TRIBAL TOURNAMENT Who will be victorious in this year’s Tribal Tournament? Find your tribe on festival Sunday and round off the festival in style. Don your costumes, bang your drum and let the wild rumpus start! The parade ends at footlights with the crowning of this year’s winners. Sunday: Tribes meet in their areas at 7.30, and march to footlights for the announcing of the winners at 8pm. All ages
Sunday – 19.30
THE BOBBYSOCKS The Bobbysocks serve up an eclectic blend of swing, boogie-woogie and alt-country tunes, mixing up originals, contemporary covers and 1940s classics that will make you want to dance your bobbysocks off! Sunday – 15:30-16:30 Also on The Woodland Stage HOWLIN’ RIC & THE ROCKETEERS An exciting take on a great American tradition, Howlin’ Ric and Gin House Records present traditional rock & roll and rhythm & blues with a classic and fresh sound! Sunday – 17.30-18.30 THE RIP ROARING SUCCESS Folk at venues and festivals up and down the country will testify that when you want the prairie set on fire with jumpin’ ho-down tunes then there ain’t no success like a rip roarin’ one. Also on The Travelling Barn Sunday – 14:00-15:00
DREAM LIBRARY
ANYDAY: MAX CALAF SEVE
Come inside and share your dreams with us, you can write them down to be filed away and explore the archives to find out what other people have been dreaming about! Part of Little Moreton's Hall's 'How we used to sleep' project. All ages Friday 14:00-19:00 Sat & Sun 09:00-19:00
Max lives on a trampoline, with only his little pet bird for company, but suddenly decides he wants a change, so�they embark on an adventure together. Follow the two friends with breath-taking trampoline skills and hilarious clowning, in a brilliant and unique new show for all the family. All ages
PAPER MOON Inspired by the most classic of photo opportunities, create your own galactic� moment on our beautiful Paper Moon. A short journey back in time and into outer space. All ages Friday Open all day Saturday Open all day Sunday Open all day EYE SPY IN SPACE Classic Eye Spy with a twist. Tell us what your beady eyes can see in the depths of space for each letter of the alphabet. All ages Friday 14:00-19:00 Sat & Sun 09:00-19:00 THE HURLY BURLY: RAG & BONE Look out�for The Hurly Burly – a mobile mechanical amusement, sound sculpture and junkyard delirium. All ages Saturday 11:00-12:00; 13:30-14:30 16:30-17:30
Friday – 17:00-17:40 Saturday – 10:00-10:40; 14:30-15:10 Sunday – 10:00-10:40; 14:30-15:10 THE READER The Reader have taken a ride on a shooting star and gone back and forward through time researching stories. See what stories come out of their Story Machine from their intergalactic travels, and try your hand at building a story out of this world. All ages Friday 14:00 -15:00 Saturday 09:00-10:00; 13:00-14:00; 15:30-16:30 Sunday 09:00-10:00; 13:00-14:00, 15:30-16:30 STARGAZING/ STARRY SKY Bring a blanket and some binoculars and spot stars in the dark summer sky. Led by the brilliant Cheltenham Science Group, you might even catch the end of the Perseid meteor shower. All ages Fri & Sat 21:30-22:00
HOW I HACKED MY WAY TO SPACE UNLIMITED THEATRE Brand new for 2017, step inside the custom designed Space Shed for a storytelling show from Unlimited Theatre about one man’s mission to hack his way into space. This is the story of how even the smallest person can make a difference and achieve their seemingly impossible dreams. Age 6+ Sat & Sun 10.00-18.00 installation Check blackboard for times and titles of science talks. SHO W TI MES :
CONSTELLATIONS With thanks to the Cheltenham Science Group. O UR SPECIA L S TAR
Investigate how to use shadows, to tell the time, and explore the different objects in our Solar System. Age 5+ Saturday 12:00-13:00 O U R AW E S O M E U N I V E R S E
Create a scale model of our Solar System and discover how we know (some of) what we know about our universe.ďż˝ Age 9+ Sunday
12:00-13:00
Sat & Sun 11:00-11:45; 17:00-17:45 WOVEN CONSTELLATIONS STAR AND MOON LANTERNS Lantern making, but not as you know it. Inspired by deep space adventures parents and children will be able to make an array of star and moon shaped lanterns. All ages Friday 14:00-19:00 workshops Saturday 09:00-17:00 workshops LANTERN PARADE Then parade together against the twilight sky at our annual Lantern Parade, led by the brilliant Rajasthan Heritage Brass Band.
All ages Saturday 20:00 collect lanterns 20:30 Parade
New to Just So Festival, Woven Constellations is a collaborative art project that will bring families together to weave constellations, forming a tapestry of beautiful stars that will then be lit at night. All ages Sunday
09:00-19:00
VEGETABLE GAMES
COLOURING CANTEEN
See what vegetable eccentricity awaits, think vegetable juggling, vegetable skittles and coconut shies invaded by veggies that don’t normally get the spotlight. All ages
Pink peas, green forks, rainbow spaghetti. Anything goes in the colouring-in canteen as you come and colour in pots, pans, plates and, of course, foooood. All ages
Friday 14:00-15:30 Saturday 09:00-10:30; 12:30-14:00 Sunday 09:00-10:30; 15.30-17.00
Friday 14:00-18:30 Saturday 09:00-18:30 Sunday 09:00-18:30
WILD FOOD TASTING
INSECT EATING
Come and learn a little more about wild foods, see if you’re daring enough to try some nettle cordial or try your luck at correctly identifying mushrooms with James Wood, professional wild food forager. Age 5+
Dare you crunch a cricket? Munch a mealworm? Or maybe it’s just more fun to watch Dad do it… Age 5+
Friday Sunday
14:00-15:30; 18:00-19:00 11:00-13:00; 14:00-16:00
FORAGING FOR FOOD What delicacies await in the woodlands of Rode? Join James on a forage to discover the range of wild foods found growing all around us, from pineapple tasting flowers to sherbet tasting seeds, there’s so much to discover. Age 5+ Friday Sunday
15:30-16:00; 16:30-17:00 10:30-11:00; 13:30-14:00 16:30-17:00
Friday 16:00-17:00 Sat & Sun 10:00-11:00 THE JUST SO BAKE OFF An instant Just So tradition, you knock our socks off with the incredible array of cakes that you bring to the Just So Bake Off. Bring your very best homemade�cake to the Social Barn�on Friday before 6pm to enter. Our favourite cake will win its baker a family weekend ticket for Just So Festival 2018! All ages Friday – 18:00-19:00
JUST SO BINNER PARTY
VEGETABLE ORCHESTRA
Start the weekend off in style at a dinner party with a difference, presented by the folks at Real Junk Food Project Manchester.
Who says you can’t play with your food? Led by the ever brilliant Kirsty Gabasai, come and learn to whittle an instrument from your veg, and become part of the first ever Just So Vegetable Orchestra. Age 5+
Sourcing food that would otherwise go to waste and cooking it up into meals with a focus on health and nutrition, Real Junk Food Project Manchester led by renowned Head Chef Mary-Ellen McTague will be cooking up a storm in their special a la carte waste food pay-as-you-feel restaurant. Fully booked, but there may be a few spaces on the night. Friday – 19:00-21:00 All ages, though it is advised that little ones go on knees JELLY BEAN ARCHITECTURE Step up, budding architects and structural engineers. Do you think you’ve got the practical know how to make the tallest tower in The Social soar to great heights while others crash around you? Did we mention your building materials are jelly beans and toothpicks? Time to get practicing, just don’t eat all the bricks. Ages 5+ Saturday 10:30-11:30; 14:00-15:00 Sunday 10:30-11:30; 13:00-14:00
Saturday 11:30 – 12:30; 15:00-16:00 Sunday 12:00-13:00; 14:30-15:30 JELLY FIGHT Yep, you read that right. Pillows are all very well, but they’re just not, um, sticky enough. Head to the Social for the messiest, most ridiculous of food fights. All ages Saturday 16:00-17:00 MIDNIGHT FEAST Held at midnight on Just So Saturday, with beautiful stories from Ian Douglas and songs from David Gibb, start persuading the grown-ups that you should be allowed to stay up round about now. All ages Saturday – 23:30-00:30
THE ACTUAL REALITY ARCADE: MATTHEW HARRISON Welcome to The Actual Reality Arcade, a life-sized interactive game zone for all ages, inspired by classic arcade games. Never will we tire of whack-a-mole. Age 4+
HULA HOOPING Come and learn to hoop with the master of twirlers, did someone say hula-lele? Presented by the wonderful folks at Hoops Rock.
All ages
Friday 14:00-19:00 Sat & Sun 09:00-19:00
14:00-15:00; 16:00-17:00 18:00-19:00 Sat & Sun 10:30-11:30; 12:30-13:30 15:30-16:30
BUBBLE HOUR
MAYPOLE DANCING
Who doesn’t love a bubble? Or a million bubbles for that matter. Bubbles big and little will be floating and popping and doing whatever else bubbles do. Thanks to Fairyglass. All ages
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, maypole dancing aficionado.
Friday 14:00 – 15:00 Sat & Sun 09:00-10:00
TRIBAL SHENANIGANS 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.
Friday
Friday 15:00-16:00 Saturday 10:30-11:15 14:00-15:00 Sunday 10:30-11:15 14:00-15:00
Age 5+ Under 5’s Age 5+ Under 5’s Age 5+
SEED: PIF-PAF New for 2017, Pif-Paf’s Seed� is a poetic, surprising and inspiring hitch-hike on the journey from small acorns to great oak trees with a man who plants trees where he shouldn’t. 5+
Friday 16:00-17:00 Sat & Sun 12:30-13:30 16:00-17:00
BABA YAGA’S HOUSE: DIZZY O’ DARE Baba Yaga‘s House is a ramshackled old cottage, while Baba flies across the landscape in her giant pestle and mortar. She may seem scary, she might tell your fortune, or then again she might just eat you. All ages
Sat & Sun 10:00-10:30 13:30-14:00 17:00-17:30
CONGA As it says on the tin. See you there! All ages
Saturday – 13:00-13:30
THE JUKEBOXES: BOOTWORKS THEATRE Watch two beautiful 1950s Jukeboxes spring to life as two performers re-create classic pop music videos in a lip-syncing musical medley. The kitsch duo brings to life some of our favourite celebrity pop-stars, past and present. All ages
Sat & Sun 11:30-12:30 15:00-16:00
THE GREAT JUST SO SPORTS DAY 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 amongst you. All ages
Sunday
12:30-14:00
PILLOW FIGHT 3, 2, 1, GO! Bring your pillows ready for a wild, raucous pillow fight on the Village Green. Gather at the Tribal Tournament stage. All ages
Sunday
15:30-16:00
CIRCUS WORKSHOPS
BOARD GAMES
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 quite marvellous Circus House.
Roll the dice, choose your counter, deal the cards, pick your pieces and come and play some of the best board games ever with the team from Esdevium Games. Quick or slow, little or large, they have board games for all. Anyone for Bananagrams? Ages 3+
All ages, only Trapeze Workshop Ages 4+
Friday 14:00-21:00 Sat & Sun 09:00-21:00
FRIDAY
14:00-19:00 17:00-17:30
General workshops Juggling focus
SAT U R D AY
09:00-12:00 10:00-11:30 12:00-15:30 12:30-15:00 13:00-13:30 15:30-19:00 16:00-17:30 17:00-17:30
General workshop Family Acro General workshop Kids Trapeze Juggling skill focus General workshop Family Acro Juggling skill focus
SUNDAY
09:00-12:00 10:00-11:30 12:00-15:30 12:30-15:00 13:00-13:30 15:30-19:00 16:00-17:30 17:00-17:30
General workshop Family Acro General workshop Kids trapeze Juggling skills General workshop Family Acro Juggling skills
JUST SO POST OFFICE Visit the very special Just So� Post Office opening in 2017 – send a letter to a new pen pal at Just So Brazil or Just So New Zealand. Ages 3+
Friday 14:00-19:00 Sat & Sun 09:00-19:00 EXQUISITE CORPSES The head of an eagle, the body of a goat and the legs of a giraffe? Create brilliant bodies the more bonkers the better with Simon Woolham. Ages 4+
Sat & Sun 09:30-11:30
W I LLO W IN S TA LLATIO N Join Redstone Willow for all manner of tasty campfire treats, from marshmallow toasting, to campfire cookery. and try your hand at a range of willow weaving, sculpting and pod-making. All ages
Friday 14:00-17:00 Sat & Sun 09:00-17:00 W ILLOW SCULPTURE
Sat & Sun 13.00-15.30 C A MPFIRE C O O KERY
Every day 16:00-17:00 C L A Y FA C E S Join our friends from Barefoot Ceramics to make your mark on the forest by adorning a tree with a clay face. All ages
Sat & Sun 09:30-11:30
BU SHCRAF T Let Buckstone Bushcraft lead you in a range of bush craft skills. Almost guaranteed to make Bear Grylls out of you.
All ages Friday 14:30-15:30 Sat & Sun 11:00-12:00; 13:00-14:00 T HEATRE F O R O N E : HO RSE + BA MB O O A collection of artist-made miniature puppet worlds, to be viewed by just one audience member at a time. At less than 3 minutes long, each piece will be performed throughout the day. See them all! 4+
Saturday 10:00-12:00; 13:00-15:00
BAREFOOT WALK Kick off your wellies and enjoy the sensory experience of mud, stone, soft grass and sand slipping between your toes. Kindly supported by our friends at Natural Retreats.
All ages Friday 14:00-20:00 Sat & Sun 09:00-20:00
WILDLIFE CHAMPIONS Join our friends from Chester Zoo for an exciting weekend of nature exploration. We’ll be buzzing like bees, creating homes for wildlife, and plenty more. They’ve got something for everyone and if you collect enough stamps you can become a Wildlife Champion! With thanks to Chester Zoo.
All Weekend Visit the area and find the blackboards to see what’s on! *Please book with Chester Zoo for Toad Abode and Birdbox Building.
SPELLBOUND SHIN-DIG
CAMPFIRE
Join together with our master of ceremonies, Malcolm Hamilton, to celebrate anniversaries and occasions of all kinds. Storyteller Ian Douglas met Jo around a Just So campfire, proposed in Spellbound Forest last year, and they’re getting married on site this year! So what better excuse for a party?
I A N D O U G LA S’ C A MPFIRE S T O RIES Gather round for tall tales from the lands of Just So and beyond, welcome strange travellers and hear their stories. Joined as ever by fellow Just So veteran, the marvellous storytelling Dieter Waidson. All ages
CAKE THROW ING Join us for our very first celebratory cake-throwing in Just So Festival history. As with a bouquet, whoever catches it, keeps it!
Sat & Sun 15:00-16:00 TIE THE KNOT Join hands together beneath the trees and say I do in the company of our eccentric master of ceremonies.
Sat & Sun 16:00-17:00 BIRT H D AY BR O U HAHA Whether you are 6 or 60 a birthday always deserves a proper shindig. Allow our team of celebrants to lead you in a hullabaloo of games, traditions and songs.
Sat & Sun 14:00-15:00 W EDDING FEAST You’re invited to celebrate Ian Douglas and Jo’s marriage! Bring food and drinks and raise a glass to the newlyweds. There’ll be stories, music and songs at what will be a very special celebration campfire.
Friday
20:00-23:30
Friday 17:00-18:00 Sat & Sun 10:00-12:00; 14:00-16:00 17:00-18:00
C A MPFIRE S O N G S Join in with the most traditional of campfire singalongs. Ging Gang Goolie, anyone? Big thanks to Ian Mackintosh & Geoff Bird.
Every day 18:00-19:00 B OD Y P ERC U SSIO N You’ll soon be chest-tapping and finger-clicking your way into being your very own one man band with the award-winning Alba Cabral. All ages
Every day 19:00 – 20:00 BONFIRE BANDS 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.
Sat & Sun 20:00-23:30
ROSS MONTGOMERY
JAMES CAMPBELL
DAVID GIBB
The story of 11-year-old Caitlin’s discovery of a shrimp-like alien creature who won’t stop growing.� Caitlin must leave home and travel across the country to try and convince Perijee to stop destroying everything before it’s too late. Age 7+
James Campbell is back with� The Funny Thing About…a new stand-up show for children and anyone who likes comedy without the rude words. Making fun of everything from couscous to penguins to Nintendo Wii, James’ jokes are written to get children and parents laughing out loud.
Join David for the special launch of his new album, Climb That Tree. He will take us on a musical journey where bears living under stairs, and wolves roaming school corridors are a regular occurrence. All ages
Friday
16:00- 17:00
PETER AND THE WOLF:
Age 6+ Saturday 14:30-15:30 Sunday 10:00-11:00
GOBLIN THEATRE
Join Peter on a hilarious adventure through the fields and forest as he discovers new sounds and noises. With animal antics and musical vegetables, this original show features multi-instrumental live music combined with imaginative puppetry. Age 4+
Friday 17:30-18:30 Saturday 11:30-12:30 16:00-17:00 Sunday 13:00-14:00 17:30-18:30
JOSEPH COELHO Performance poet Joseph Coelho, winner of the 2015 CLPE Poetry Award, reveals the mysterious rules of The Werewolf Club, how to look like a rainbow, and how to fold up your gran. Age 5+
Saturday 17:30-18:30 Sunday 14:30-15:30
Saturday 13:00-14:00 THE BOBBYSOCKS With a broad musical range, The Bobbysocks�is a three-part harmony group who serve up an eclectic blend of swing, boogie-woogie and alt-country tunes, that will make you want to dance your bobbysocks off!
All ages Sunday
11:30-12:30
A GIRL CALLED OWL Harness the power of your imagination and join� author Amy Wilson for an hour of magic and mystery, as she introduces the characters, in this read aloud session of A Girl Called Owl. Age 7+
Sunday
16:00-17:00
BETWEEN STILLNESS AND STORM Aiming to provoke contemplation and wonder, Between Stillness and Storm� presents a large-scale sculptural installation generating audio and visual responses to changing weather conditions, in daylight and at night. The installation combines traditional and contemporary techniques for ‘sensing’ the weather, through both analogue and digital equipment. This is a collaborative work from the talented minds of Aidan Moesby and Tim Shaw, produced by Kerry Harker. It is�a co-commission supported by Unlimited Impact, with funding from�Spirit of 2012, and the Northern Festivals Network, supported by Arts Council England. All ages
Friday 14:00-22:00 (Throughout weekend) Sat & Sun 09:00-22:00
TRADITIONAL RELAXATION Relaxation workshops at the High Seas. Huge thanks to Ashley Costello, Janice Wong, Kathy Herring, Barbara Mella, Richard Northwood & Helen Nightingale. All ages V IN YA SA YO G A
Friday 15:00-16:00 Sat & Sun 12:00-13:00 IN D IA N HEA D MA SSA G E
Friday 16:00-17:00 Sat & Sun 16:30-17:30 LA U G H IN G YO G A
Friday – 17:00-18:00 Sat & Sun– 10:30-11:30 MIN DF U LN ESS
Friday – 18:00-18:45 Sat & Sun 13:30-14:15 SLEEP YO G A
ROWING BOATS 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. All ages
Friday 14:00- 19:00 Sat & Sun 09:00 – 19:00
Friday 19:00-19:30 Sat & Sun 19:30-20:00 TAI C H I
Sat & Sun 09:00-10:00 YO G A
Sat & Sun 15:00-16:00 ME D ITATIO N
Sat & Sun 18:00-19:00
PHOTOGRAPHY
JOURNALISM
SARAH MUSSI
THE WEEK JUNIOR
THE WEEK JUNIOR
Picture editor for The Week Junior, Colin Williams, will be leading a masterclass on how to take the perfect snap to complement your news article. Some of your photos may even feature on our newsfeed or in The Week Junior magazine. Make sure to bring anything you can take a photo with.
The writers from The Week Junior, are holding an exclusive journalism workshop to help budding young writers create their very own front cover and news article. Some of your entries may even feature in an upcoming issue of the magazine! Age 7+
Join children’s author, Sarah Mussi, in uncovering the fact and fiction behind the legends surrounding the dragons of Wales and the tales of Merlin. Delving into mythology and life experience, Sarah will discuss sites, artefacts and legends that inspired her own writing. Age
3+
Age 7+
Sat & Sun 09:00-10:00
Saturday – 10:30-11:30
Friday 17:30-18:30 Saturday 12:00-13:00
REAL JUNK FOOD MANCHESTER
MARC MAKES COMICS
Corin Bell, director of the incredible Real Junk Food Manchester, will talk about how and why food goes to waste, and how we can all help to stop food waste at home.
Join cartoonist Marc Jackson for a live reading of his new comic book ‘Here comes Cat Stevens’ followed swiftly by a fun drawing workshop on how to draw the character and more! Age 3+
CAROLINE BOWDITCH Ever wondered what its like to be an artist? Come meet Caroline Bowditch and ask her all the questions you have ever had from how to be an artist!
Friday – 16:00-17:00
Saturday – 15:00-16:00
Age 5+ Sunday – 13:00-13:30 MIKE BROWNLOW Author Mike Brownlow will be explaining the process of making a�picture book – from the earliest scribble, through to an animation, with the chance to illustrate your own story too!
Age 7+ Friday – 14:30-15:30
THE LOVELIEST OF ALL WAS THE FROGGICORN Discover the Froggicorn's story with illustrator Katy Jones in this lavishly illustrated picture book and dream up your own composite beast in her workshop. Age 3+
Friday – 18:30-19:30
PLANT SYNTHS Make your very own music from the greenery around. There will be demos of plant speakers too and you can test out a paper prototype of a plant synth kit that’s in development.
Ages 7+ Sat & Sun 09:00-10:00
The Forgotten Courtyard is supported by the brilliant:
MATT DICKINSON Climber of Everest and award-winning writer and director to boot. Veteran explorer Matt Dickinson will be talking about what motivates explorers to take risks in the extreme corners of the planet. Age 7+
Saturday – 16:30- 17:30 BRAMBLE JAM SESSION Bring your ukes, guitars or just your good selves and join a Bramble Jam session with The Bramble Napskins. Get ready to perform at the end of the session! All ages
Saturday – 18:00-18:30
THE WEEK JUNIOR
DEBATE The Week Junior knows all about the importance of debate – and for the first time ever we are holding a live debate at the Just So Festival! We will be splitting you into FOR and AGAINST groups. Learn how to build and present your case on a big topic. Age 7+
Sunday – 13:30-14:30 KAT PATRICK Join Kat Patrick and create the star of your own book; you decide what kind of monster lives under your bed, you have the power! For example, Kat’s looks like a giant, fluffy ticking clock. Age 4+
KIERAN LARWOOD
Sunday – 15:00-16:00
Join author, Kieran Larwood, to design your very own fantasy world map. Expert on all things fantasy Kieran will guide you through inventing your own world, whilst reading parts of his award-winning books. Age 7+
TWO PARTS MISCHIEF
Sunday – 10:30-11:30 DETECTIVE DOT Detective Dot is an adventure story about nine-year-old tech whizz, coder, and an agent for the Children’s Intelligence Agency. If you’re under 12, have a cool head for danger, and spy gadgets, head to see them. Age 6+
Sunday – 12:00-13:00
Stan is two parts mischief and one part firework, until one day a cold wind comes along and changes everything. Can Stan find his way back into the sunshine? Join author Geoff Bird as he reads from this beautiful children’s book. Two Parts Mischief is the first book published by Wild Rumpus Press.
Age 4+ Sunday – 16:30-17:00
THE FABULARIUM PRESENT: T HE C A U TIO N ARY TA LES OF T HE A N I MA LIA Join us in the Animalia to hear not one, not two, but three of The Fabularium’s Cautionary Tales; tales to heed for those considering ill behaviour. From Belloc to Hoffman, hear stories of humans and animals who have committed dark misdeeds and met darker consequences! All ages
Friday 15:00-15.30 Sat & Sun 12:00-12.30; 14:30-15:00 T HE LIO N’ S L U LLAB Y As the sun sets in the Animalia and its inhabitants turn in for the night, one animal struggles to find peace: King Noble Lion cannot sleep! The King has turned to his loyal subjects for aid, requesting them to tell him stories to send him into slumber. If counting sheep doesn’t help you get to sleep, maybe bedtime stories with the King will! Come and join The Fabularium at dusk to close the Animalia for the night with a bedtime tale. All ages
Every day 18:00-18:30
AND WHEN WE’RE NOT ON STAGE WALKABOUT ACTS� T H E C A R N I VA L O F A N I M A L S With multiple vignettes and animal characters around, the creatures of the Animalia will ensure there are plenty of stories to see and hear throughout the day! All ages THE MAGICAL MOVING TREES – The Magical Moving Trees are living sentient beings, the guardians of the woodlands. They seek to protect their beloved brethren of the forests, and so have revealed themselves and travelled to meet the creatures that rely so heavily on them for resources: the race known as ‘humans’. All ages T HE CY C LO PS & H IS N A U G HTY F LO C K OF SHEEP The Cyclops, a tall being with a wily flock of sheep that seemingly forget they are being herded and everything becomes a distraction! So hold on to your crisps, guard your ice cream and be prepared for anything to happen while the naughty flock are on the loose! All ages
FAIRY QUEEN
FAIRIES IN TREES:
Come and meet the fairy queen. Tell her your secrets and wishes and she’ll cast a spell to banish bad dreams.
ROWAN BANKS
(*A tree hopper is a bit like a grass hopper, but bigger. Azzan plays fiddle and tells tales about the forest, and all the wonderful plants and animals that live there.)
Friday 16:30-18:30 Sat & Sun 10:00-12:00 13:00-15:00 16:00-18:00
Lulu Whizzlegs is learning to fly. She is rehearsing for the summer flying competition. The competition is fierce – what with all the birds, bats and flying insects also entering… However, this year she is hoping for 7th place, so she needs plenty of practice! Azzan Shooopard, the local tree hopper*, is helping her, by giving top tips and providing beautiful music on his fiddle. All ages
FAIRY ACTIVITIES
LARGE WOVEN TEEPEE
WA N D W O R K S H O P
Come and join in with all manner of fairy activity, weaving, wishing and wand waving to name a few. All ages
Friday 14:00-18:30 Saturday 09:00-18:30 Sunday 09:00-18:30
Saturday 10:30-12:00 Sunday 10:30-12:00
F A I R Y/ E L F D O L L MAKING
FA I RY C R O W N S
All ages
FA I RY W IS H I N G L I N E
Friday – 14:00-18:30 Saturday 09:00-18:30 Sunday 09:00-18:30 G I A N T W E AV E
Friday 14:00-18:30 Saturday 09:00-18:30 Sunday 09:00-18:30
Saturday 13:30-15:00 Sunday 13:30-15:00
Friday
15:00-16:00 17:00-18:00 Sat & Sun 12:00-13:00 15:00-16:00
Saturday 09:00-12:00 Sunday – 09:00-12:00
FA I RY D R E A M C AT C HERS
Friday 16:00-17:00 Saturday 16.30-18.00 Sunday 16:30-18:00 Thank you to Just Wild and Communitree.
GLITZ & GLAMOUR
KITSCH N SYNC
GYPSY THEATRE
FILM HAIR & MAKE-UP
ECSTATIC CINEMATIC
Step into the Just So Dressing Room for some star quality. Come and primp and preen yourselves with the assistance of our glitzy helpers. All ready to step out onto the red carpet in style. Age 3+
A theatrical comedy ‘Drive-in Movie’ experience like no other! Fusing Hollywood cinema, live action and plenty of unique audience interactions. A comedy dance performance and walkabout for all the family. All ages
The ingenious world of children’s imaginations are turned into original shows with creative scripts, set design and puppets. Working with an artist and puppeteer, families are invited to become a theatre company for a day. Be part of the magic that happens –take part in a workshop during the day and come back in the evening to take your turn on the Gypsy Theatre boards. Age 7+
Friday 14:00-18:00 Sat & Sun 09:00-12:00 13:00-17:00 DIRECTOR EXTRAS Join this egotistical director and his exasperated crew on their search for the perfect scene. If you’re not careful you might even get swept up into the action. Age 5+
Sat & Sun 10:00-11:00 12:00-13:00
Friday
14:30-15:15 17:30-18:15 19:30-20:15 Sat & Sun 09.30-10:15 13:30-14:15 19:30-20:15
Workshops throughout the day Check blackboard for times PERFORMANCES
Every day 17:30-18:30
DANCE DOWN BROADWAY
SLAPSTICK WORKSHOP
A CHOIR ANYONE CAN JOIN
Gene Kelly, Ginger Rogers or John Travolta maybe? Join our marvellous cinematic work-shops as we recreate some of the most glorious dance numbers from Hollywood, with Circus Swing. All ages
A fun, hour-long workshop for people to learn all about slapstick routines and try some of them out! With the brilliant Tony Liddington Age 8+
Does what it says on the tin! Come and join in, raise the rafters in a chorus line fit for any Hollywood epic. With Ruthie Boycott Garnett. All ages
Every day 17:00-18:00
Saturday 11:00-12:30 Sunday 11:00-12:30
Friday 15:00-16:00 Sat & Sun 10:00-11:00 15:00-16:00 UKULELE WORKSHOP Head to Silver Screen to join Gary Bridgens for his super tuneful Ukulele workshop.
Age 4+
GABRIELLA ROMANO Singer Songwriter Gabriella Romano will be playing her range of engaging ballads full of rich, authentic vocals and lyrical eccentricity. All ages
Friday
18:30-19:30
CUT A SHINE:
CEILIDH Cut A Shine are hear to lead you in style through the raucous fun that is the annual Just So ceilidh. All ages
Saturday 12:30-13:30 SILENT MOVIES
Friday 16:00-17:00 Sat & Sun 09:00-10:00 13:30-14:30 16:00-17:00
Underneath the canvas of the beautiful Travelling Barn, the Just So outdoor cinema will be showing the very best of the silent movie era. All ages
Friday
21:00-22:00
DALE BENNET AND THE INCIDENTALS
BUSTER KEATON- THE GENERAL
Friday
CHARLIE CHAPLIN- THE KID
20:00-21:00
Saturday 21:00 -22:45 Sunday
GEOFF BIRD’S FILM QUIZ Quiz master extraordinaire Geoff Bird takes you on a whistle stop tour of classic film, in a family quiz peppered with clips, quotes, music and nonsense. Age 7+
Saturday – 14:30-15:00
21:00 -22:45
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
Travelling Barn
DAVID GIBB’S SONG-WRITING Age 7+ Saturday 18:30-19:30 CIRCE’S DINER Saturday 20:00-21:00 RIP ROARING SUCCESS Sunday
18:30-19:30
ROB RICHINGS Sunday
20:00-21:00
THE ADVENTURES OF SNIGEL CAROLINE BOWDITCH
Snigel is a curious snail who loves bubbles! From the minute Snigel wakes up to when they fall asleep, bubbles are what they think about. Join Snigel on their journey to find out where the bubbles come from. Commissioned by the Northern Festivals Network and Unlimited Impact; additional support from Tramway, Glasgow & Creative Scotland. Age 0-6
Friday 14:00-14:30; 16:30-17:00 Saturday – 09:00-09:30; 11:30-12:00 14:30-15:00; 17:00-17:30 Sunday 09:00-09:30; 11:30-12:00 14:00-14:30; 16:30-17:00
PREGNANCY YOGA Yoga will help the expectant mum to stay supple and bond with her unborn baby. Thanks for Janice Wong. 15 weeks to full term
Friday 15:30-16:30 Saturday 13:30-14:30 Sunday 13:30-14:30
BABY MASSAGE Come and indulge your little one in a spot of massage. Thanks to Katie Mills. Age 0-3
Friday 17:00-18:00 Saturday 16:30-17:30 Sunday 17:00-18:00 LULLABIES
MUD PLAY
WELEDA ALLOTMENT
Bring your little one to our mud play area; the perfect sensory experience for tiny toes and exploring hands, hosted by the Weleda gardener.
Age 0-4 Friday 14:00-18:00 Sat & Sun 09:00-18:00
Bring your tiny ones along in their pyjamas for bedtime lullabies to the sounds of Mary Dunsford’s beautiful harp. Age 0-4
Friday 18:00-18:30 Saturday 17:30-18:00 Sunday 18:00-18:30 FLIT FLAP AND FLY FINE CHISEL
BABY YOGA 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.
Age 0-4 Friday 14:30-15:00 Sat & Sun 08:30-09:00 10.30-11.00 13:00-13:30
A squawking adventure that follows a young bird’s frantic journey towards independence, and his relationship with his fine-singing father. The audience is invited to join Chick and Dad in the nest, where they find themselves part of the daily life of a unique bird family. Age 2-6
Friday 15:30-16:15 Saturday 09:30-10:15; 13:30-14:15 Sunday 09:30-10:15; 15:30-16:15
Peekaboo is supported by the wonderful Weleda.
WAKE UP SLEEPYHEADS
SHAKE RATTLE AND ROLL
A fast paced and fun early morning session, children and families are invited to help us “catch wiggles” which will then slowly but surely wiggle our whole bodies warm and awake! Huge thanks to Hands in Song. Age 0-4
Shaking and banging and crashing and jingling. All the things those tiny musical people love to do best. Come and make some sweet(?) music with the brilliant early years practitioners from Hands in Song. Age 0-4
Sat & Sun 09:00-10:00
Sat & Sun 14:30-15:30
BABY BOOK CLUB
WELEDA GARDEN & TEA PARTY
Take some time out at our Baby Book Club and join parents and babies reading their favourite classics together – this year, garden themed books are on the cards. With thanks to Hands in Song. Age 2-4
Sat & Sun 11:00-11:30 RED HAND GANG 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 Hands in Song. Age 0-4
Sat & Sun 11:30-12:30
Visit the Weleda team throughout the weekend for a Mad Hatter’s tea party and sample Weleda’s pure and 100% certified natural products including their multi-award winning baby and pregnancy ranges. Hear from Weleda’s gardener and enjoy some grown-up relaxation time too with complimentary Weleda Skin Food hand massages. Hand massages bookable with Peekaboo team Gardener. For flower crowns and seed bombs, Book with the Glade Manager in Peekaboo, from 9am for morning sessions and 12 midday for afternoon sessions.
FLOWER CROWNS Come with your little one and make a flower crown with the team from Weleda. Age 0-4
Sat & Sun 10:00-10:30 12:30-13:00 15:30-16:00 SEED BOMB Time for some messy making, let the Weleda team lead you in the messy art of seed bomb making. Age 2-4
Sat & Sun 10.30-11.00 13.00-13.30 16.00-16.30 BHANGRA BABIES Listen to the soothing sounds of Bhangra beats from Rajeev Gupta in this session especially for tiny ones. Age 0-4
Sunday
16:30-17:00
BOLLYWOOD DANCING Learn the very best Bollywood moves with Hina Chavda, a professional dancer with� a penchant for performing a wide spectrum of Bollywood infusions, which has won her international acclaim. All ages
Friday 15:00-16:00 Sat & Sun 12:00-13:00; 15:00-16:00
CIRCUS SWING WORKSHOP An exciting new multi-art form dance that has sprung onto the dance scene and into the hearts of the Just So organisers. With all the fun of the circus, Lana Williams and Stephen Sallinger from Swing Circus will be reaching you how to swing dance with all sorts of tricks and twists. All ages
CHARLESTON WORKSHOP
Friday 18:00-19:00 Saturday 17:00-18:00
Dance back to the swinging era of the 1920’s with partner Charleston classes. Even if you are a self confessed left footed rookie you’re in great hands. All ages
RETRO DISCOS
Friday 16:00-17:00 Sat & Sun 13:00-14:00 FRENCH CAN-CAN WORKSHOP Oh la la, come along and learn to Can-Can with Lucie Labadie… next stop the Folies Bergere! All ages
Friday 17:00-18:00 Saturday 14:00-15:00; 16:00-17:00 Sunday 14:00-15:00; 17:00-18:00
Ready to strut your stuff at the retro discos? Dressing up is, as always, encouraged! Thanks to Helen Thompson, Pete Barnes and Disco Mums. All ages
Everyday 20:00-23:00 CARDBOARD HARPS 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! Thanks for Mary Dunsford. Age 4+
Saturday 09:00 -10:00 Sunday 09:00-10:00
SHIM SHAM, JAZZ & CAKE WALK Learn some new moves, let loose and strut your stuff in our Shim Sham, Jazz and Cake Walk workshops with Swing Dance Leeds. Originally choreographed in the 1920s, the Shim Sham is a set routine that’s easy to pick up with a variety of basic jazz steps. Or how about some Vernacular Jazz, a�high energy solo dancing class! Along with learning some moves there will be ‘Jam Circles’ en-couraging you to really let loose and strut your stuff. The cake walk was originally a form of dance competition where plantation workers parodied the dance moves of the plantation owners. The winning couple with the best moves would be awarded a giant cake. We’ll teach you the base steps and then turn it over to you to ham it up with your own style and flair to see who will ‘take the cake’!
All ages Friday
19:00-20:00 JAZZ VERNACULAR
Saturday 18:00-19:00 CAKE WALK
Sunday
18:00-19:00 SHIM SHAM
SILENT DISCO
DISCO DANCING
Wake, shake and spin with 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?
Boogie the night away as you learn how to get funky in this fun 70’s disco dance class with Tricia Arthur. All ages
Sat & Sun 19:00-20:00
All ages Sat & Sun 10:00-11:00 FAMILY BALLET WORKSHOP Come along to this workshop led by Laura Wilson Dance and release your inner ballerina, then head off onto the festival site to plie and arabesque with the best of them. Don’t forget your tutu!
All ages Sat & Sun 11:00-12:00
FLAT FOOTING WORKSHOP Flat Footing is a style of improvised percussive dance from the Appalachian mountains in the South Eastern United States! Geta-steppin’! All ages
Sunday
16:00-17:00
Who will be victorious in this year's Tribal Tournament? Will the underdog fish, who surprised so many in 2016 retain their title? Will those foxes regain glory? Will the owls snatch it back in their feathered grasp? Will the dark horses (or y'know, stags) sneak up and surprise us all? Or will it be new 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.
HO W IT W O RKS : 1 Choose a tribe! The tribes are owls, foxes, fish, stags, frogs, lions and (new for 2017) bees.
2 Lots of people make or bring costumes to wear over the weekend (you don’t have to!)
3 Meet the tribal leaders on the Village Green, on Friday at 5pm, Saturday and Sunday at 10am.
4 Earn gold pebbles for your tribe. All our
performers, volunteers and the like will have coveted golden pebbles to give out to worthy recipients (best dancer, grubbiest baby, most impressive fox etc)
5 Take your gold pebbles to the village
green and hand them to your tribal leader, to be added to the tribal scoreboard
6 On Sunday, don your costumes, and gather with your tribe to march to the footlights stage and find out who has won the 2017 tournament. May the best tribe win!
TIMINGS Meet the Tribal Leaders.
Friday 17:00 Saturday & Sunday 10:00 Tribal shenanigans. On the Village Green and across the festival site, all weekend, for a ďŹ rst taste, head to the Village Green;
Friday 19:00-21:00 Meet for the Wild Rumpus Parade in your tribes’s glade on
Sunday 19.30 Bees Owls Fish Stags Foxes Frogs Lions
Peekaboo Spellbound Forest The High Seas The Observatory Jitterbug Tales of Animalia Village Green
Winners announced. Footlights,
Sunday 20:00
5pm
6pm
D. Bennet & Incidentals
Hot Rocks
Gallivantes
THE OBSERVATORY
Dream Library Paper Moon Eye Spy in Space The Reader
Max Calaf Lanterns
Lantern Tents Space Shed VILLAGE GREEN Lawn
7pm
4pm
3pm
2pm FOOTLIGHTS
Bubble Hour
SEED Arcade Games Hula Hooping Circus Skills Board Games Just So Post Office
Maypole
Hula Hooping
Circus Tent Board Games
Hula Hooping
Tribal Leaders
TT Stage SPELLBOUND FOREST Campfire Woodland Stage In The Woods
Arts Awards Ross Montgomery
Spellbound Shin-dig Willow Installation Bushcraft Campfire Cookery
Barefoot Walk Wildlife Champions JITTERBUG
Campfire Stories Campfire Songs Peter and the Wolf
Barefoot Walk
Dens & Storytelling Bollywood
Charleston
Can Can
Swing Circus
SILVER SCREEN K&S Travelling Barn Gypsy Theatre HIGH SEAS
PEEKABOO
K&S
Theatre Workshop
Film Hair & Make-Up Dance Ukes Theatre Workshop
Vinyasa Yoga
Flip Flap Fly
Snigel Baby Yoga
Weleda Tent Weleda Allotment THE SOCIAL
Vegetable Games
Foraging
THE FORGOTTEN COURTYARD
Laughing Yoga
Baby Massage
Foraging Insect Eating
Mindfulness
Project Junk Food
H. Lullabies Bake Off Wild Food Tasting
Colouring Canteen
Mike Brownlow
G. Romana
Snigel
Pregnancy Yoga Mud Play
Wild Food Tasting
TALES OF ANIMALIA
Indian Head Massage Between Stillness & Storm Rowing Boats
Slapstick Workshop Theatre Performance
Photography L’s Lullaby
Caution Tales
AWAY WITH THE FAIRIES
Fairy Queen Fairies in Trees
Fairies in Trees Fairy Activities
Froggicorn
Huw Eddy
Cut A Shine
The Eskies
THE OBSERVATORY Paper Moon Starry Sky Lantern Tents Space Shed VILLAGE GREEN Lawn Circus Tent Board Games
Board Games
Tribal Shenanigans TT Stage SPELLBOUND FOREST Body Percussion Campfire Woodland Stage In The Woods
Barefoot Walk Wildlife Champions JITTERBUG
Wedding Feast
Barefoot Walk Nocturnal Nature Retro Disco
Jazz Vernacular
SILVER SCREEN K&S Travelling Barn Gypsy Theatre HIGH SEAS
G. Romana Sleep Yoga
D. Bennet & Incidentals
Between Stillness & Storm
PEEKABOO Weleda Tent Weleda Allotment THE SOCIAL
THE FORGOTTEN COURTYARD Froggicorn TALES OF ANIMALIA AWAY WITH THE FAIRIES
Binner Party
Buster Keaton’s The General
12 a m
11pm
1 0p m
9pm
8pm
7pm FOOTLIGHTS
THE OBSERVATORY
Max Calaf
Hurly Burly Lanterns Show
Lantern Tents Space Shed Bubble Hour
Baba Yaga’s
Circe’s Diner
Constellations
The Reader Hurly Burly
Installation
Bootworks Arcade Games Hula Hooping Circus Skills Board Games Just So Post Office Exquisite Corpses Tribal Leaders
Lawn Circus Tent Board Games TT Stage SPELLBOUND FOREST Campfire Woodland Stage In The Woods
Barefoot Walk Wildlife Champions JITTERBUG
Thingimajigs Dream Library Paper Moon Eye Spy in Space The Reader
VILLAGE GREEN
2 pm
1 pm
12p m
11a m
10a m
9am FOOTLIGHTS
Maypole
SEED
Baba Yaga’s
Hula Hooping
Conga
Ian Douglas & Dieter David Gibb Launch Theatre for One Willow Sculptures
Peter & The Wolf Theatre for One Clay Faces Willow Installations Bushcraft Animal Yoga Cardboard Harps
SILVER SCREEN K&S Ukes Travelling Barn Gypsy Theatre Theatre Workshop HIGH SEAS Tai Chi
Barefoot Walk Animal Antics Dens & Storytelling Silent Disco
Ballet
Extras Workshop Film Hair & Make Up Dance
Bollywood
K&S Film Hair & Make Up CAS Ceilidh Ukes Theatre Workshop
Choir Theatre Workshop
Laughing Yoga Between Stillness & Storm Rowing Boats
Vinyasa Yoga
Flip Flap Fly Snigel Snigel Baby Yoga Baby Yoga Wake Up Sleepyheads Flower C. Seed Bombs Book Club Red Hand Gang Weleda Tent Weleda Allotment Mud Play THE SOCIAL Vegetable Games Jellybean Architecture Vegetable Orchestra Insect Eating Colouring Canteen
AWAY WITH THE FAIRIES
Charleston
Extras Workshop
PEEKABOO
THE FORGOTTEN COURTYARD Journalism TALES OF ANIMALIA
Bushcraft
Sarah Mussi
Mindfullness
Flip Flap Fly Baby Yoga Flower C. Seed Bombs Preg. Yoga
Photography
Vegetable Games
Plant Synths
Caution Tales
Fairy Queen Fairy Activities
Fairies in Trees
Fairy Queen
6pm
David Gibb
Bramble Napskins
RHBB
7pm
5pm
Indigo Velvet
THE OBSERVATORY
4pm
3pm
2pm FOOTLIGHTS
Dream Library Paper Moon Eye Spy in Space The Reader
Hurly Burly
Max Calaf
Hurly Burly
Lanterns
Lantern Tents Space Shed
Installation
VILLAGE GREEN
Maypole
Bootworks
Lawn Circus Tent Board Games
SEED Arcade Games Hula Hooping Circus Skills Board Games Just So Post Office
TT Stage SPELLBOUND FOREST Ian Douglas & Dieter Campfire James Campbell Woodland Stage Theatre for One In The Woods Willow Sculptures Willow Installations Spellbound Shin-dig Barefoot Walk Wildlife Champions Toad Abode JITTERBUG Can Can SILVER SCREEN
Show
Peter & The Wolf
Baba Yaga’s
Campfire Stories Campfire Songs Joseph Coehlo
Campfire Cookery
Barefoot Walk Wild Quiz
Toad Abode Bollywood
Swift Stroll
Can Can
Swing Circus
Cakewalk
K&S Travelling Barn Gypsy Theatre HIGH SEAS
PEEKABOO
Ukes
Film Quiz
Film Hair & Make Up Dance Theatre Workshop Yoga
FFF
Ukes
Slapstick Workshop Theatre Performance
Indian Head Massage Between Stillness & Storm Rowing Boats
Snigel
Meditation
Snigel
Preg. Yoga Shake Rattle Roll Flower C. Seed Bombs Baby Massage Weleda Tent Weleda Allotment Mud Play THE SOCIAL Jellybean Architecture Vegetable Orchestra Jelly Fight
H. Lullabies
Colouring Canteen THE FORGOTTEN COURTYARD Plant Synths Marc Makes Comics TALES OF ANIMALIA Caution Tales AWAY WITH THE FAIRIES Fairy Queen Fairies in Trees
Matt Dickenson
Bramble Jam
L’s Lullaby Fairy Queen Fairy Activities
David Gibb
Fiona Bevan
Rubber Duck Orchestra
12 a m
11pm
1 0p m
9pm
8pm
7pm FOOTLIGHTS
Carny Villains
THE OBSERVATORY Paper Moon Starry Sky Lantern Parade & RHHB
Lantern Tents Space Shed VILLAGE GREEN Lawn Circus Tent Board Games
Board Games
TT Stage SPELLBOUND FOREST Body Percussion Campfire Woodland Stage In The Woods
Bonfire Bands
Barefoot Walk Barefoot Walk Wildlife Champions Swift Stroll JITTERBUG Disco Dancing SILVER SCREEN
Retro Disco K&S
Travelling Barn Gypsy Theatre HIGH SEAS
David Gibb
Circe’s Diner
Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid
Sleep Yoga Between Stillness & Storm
PEEKABOO Weleda Tent Weleda Allotment THE SOCIAL
THE FORGOTTEN COURTYARD TALES OF ANIMALIA AWAY WITH THE FAIRIES
M. Feast
Bluejays
THE OBSERVATORY
Dream Library Paper Moon Eye Spy in Space
The Reader
2 pm
1 pm
12p m
11a m
10a m
9am FOOTLIGHTS
Ogre Melodies
Rob Richings
Constellations
The Reader
Max Calaf Woven Constellations Show
Lantern Tents Space Shed VILLAGE GREEN
Bubble Hour
Baba Yaga’s
Maypole
Bootworks Arcade Games Hula Hooping Circus Skills Board Games Just So Post Office Exquisite Corpses Tribal Leaders
Lawn Circus Tent Board Games TT Stage SPELLBOUND FOREST Campfire Woodland Stage In The Woods
Barefoot Walk Wildlife Champions JITTERBUG
Installation SEED Hula Hooping
Sports Day
Ian Douglas & Dieter Bobbysocks James Campbell Theatre for One Clay Faces Willow Installations Bushcraft Feathered Fun Cardboard Harps
SILVER SCREEN K&S Ukes Travelling Barn Gypsy Theatre Theatre Workshop HIGH SEAS Tai Chi
Ballet
Bushcraft
Film Hair & Make Up Dance
Charleston
Extras Workshop K&S Film Hair & Make Up Ukes Theatre Workshop
Choir Theatre Workshop
Laughing Yoga Between Stillness & Storm Rowing Boats
Flip Flap Fly Snigel Baby Yoga Weleda Tent Wake Up Sleepheads Flower C. Weleda Allotment THE SOCIAL
Songbird Concert
Bollywood
Extras Workshop
PEEKABOO
Vegetable Games
Peter & The Wolf Theatre for One Willow Sculptures
Barefoot Walk Dens & Storytelling Songbird Concert
Silent Disco
Baba Yaga’s
Vinyasa
Snigel
Baby Yoga Seed Bombs Book Club
Red Hand Gang
Mindfulness
Baby Yoga Flower C. Seed Bombs
Preg. Y.
Mud Play Foraging Jellybean Architecture
Vegetable Orchestra Wild Food Testing
Foraging Jellybean Architecture
Insect Eating Colouring Canteen THE FORGOTTEN COURTYARD Journalism TALES OF ANIMALIA AWAY WITH THE FAIRIES
Kieran Larwood
Detective Dot
C. Bowditch TWJ Debate
Caution Tales
Fairy Queen
Fairy Queen Fairies in Trees
Fairy Activities
6pm
The Bobbysocks
Laura Oakes
Howlin’ Ric
THE OBSERVATORY
7pm
5pm
Rip Roaring Success
4pm
3pm
2pm FOOTLIGHTS
Dream Library Paper Moon Eye Spy in Space The Reader Max Calaf Woven Constellations
Lantern Tents Space Shed VILLAGE GREEN
Installation Maypole
Show
Bootworks
SEED Arcade Games Hula Hooping Circus Skills Board Games Just So Post Office
Lawn Circus Tent Board Games Pillow Fight TT Stage SPELLBOUND FOREST Ian Douglas & Dieter Campfire Joseph Coehlo Woodland Stage Theatre for One In The Woods Willow Sculptures Willow Installations Spellbound Shin-dig Barefoot Walk Wildlife Champions JITTERBUG
Nature Noises Can Can
A Girl Called Owl
Baba Yaga’s
Campfire Stories Campfire Songs Peter & The Wolf
Campfire Cookery
Barefoot Walk Bird Box B.
Bird Box B. Bollywood
Flatfooting
Can Can
Shim Sham
SILVER SCREEN K&S Travelling Barn Gypsy Theatre HIGH SEAS
PEEKABOO
Ukes
Film Quiz
Film Hair & Make Up Dance Theatre Workshop Yoga
Snigel
Pregnancy Y. Weleda Tent Weleda Allotment THE SOCIAL
Flip Flap Fly Shake Rattle Roll
Film Workshop Theatre Performance
Indian Head Massage Between Stillness & Storm Rowing Boats
Flower C. Seed Bombs Mud Play
Vegetable Orchestra Wild Food Tasting THE FORGOTTEN COURTYARD TWJ Debate TALES OF ANIMALIA
Ukes
Baby Massage
H. Lullabies
Foraging Vegetable Games Colouring Canteen
Kat Patrick
Two Parts
Caution Tales
AWAY WITH THE FAIRIES Fairy Queen
Meditation
Snigel Bhangra
Lion’s Lullaby
Fairy Queen
Fairies in Trees Fairy Activities
Rip R. S
Tribal T.
The Baghdaddies
THE OBSERVATORY Paper Moon
Lantern Tents Space Shed VILLAGE GREEN Lawn Circus Tent Board Games
Board Games
TT Stage SPELLBOUND FOREST Body Percussion Campfire Woodland Stage In The Woods
Barefoot Walk Wildlife Champions JITTERBUG
Bonfire Bands
Barefoot Walk Disco Dancing
Retro Disco
SILVER SCREEN K&S Travelling Barn Gypsy Theatre HIGH SEAS
Rip R. S
Rob Richings
Theatre Performance Sleep Yoga Between Stillness & Storm
PEEKABOO Weleda Tent Weleda Allotment THE SOCIAL
THE FORGOTTEN COURTYARD TALES OF ANIMALIA AWAY WITH THE FAIRIES
Singin’ In The Rain
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11pm
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9pm
8pm
7pm FOOTLIGHTS
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 Ve GF DF
Vegetarian Vegan Gluten Free Dairy Free
AT T HE S O C IA L Hugo Ale Bar The Fish Bar V Chaart Cart V/Ve/GF/DF The Little Diner V/Ve/GF/DF Rigatoni’s Pasta V/Ve/GF/DF Piggy Smalls Ginger’s Comfort Emporium GF/DF Las Paelleras V/Ve/GF Castaway Kitchen V/Ve/GF/DF Proper Pizza Company V/Ve/DF Tasty Birds Senor Churro V/Ve Amelie’s Crepes Coffee Bug A T S I LV E R S C R E E N The Prosecco Pot Cheezy Street V La Bonne Crepe Hyacinth Ice Cream GF/DF Little Red Kitchen Woody’s Candy Floss Streatza V/Ve/DF
AT T HE V I LLA G E G REE N The Little Gin Company The Bournville Waffle Company Lickalix GF/DF Cake Doctor V/Ve/GF/DF AT P EEKAB O O The Allotment V/Ve/GF/DF IN SP E LLB O U N D F O RES T Towbar AT J ITTERBU G Darcy’s Pimm’s and Champagne AT T HE MAIN E N TRA N C E Little Espresso Company Cotswold Corn Roast V/Ve/GF/DF Mama Muesli V/Ve/GF/DF B Y T HE F O RG OTTEN C O U RTYAR D Rode Hall Tea Rooms
OPENING TIMES
SAFETY & SE C U RITY
Car parks 12 noon on Friday 9am on Saturday & Sunday Campers are welcome to stay on site until 11am on Monday 21st August, but we do ask that you are packed up and ready to hit the road by then.
We have ESP security on site 24 hours a day throughout the festival they will be located at entrances to site and will also be roaming throughout the festival and campsites. They are here to make sure we’re all safe and can enjoy the festival without any disruption. Please report any incidents or worries to them, they are there to help.
Festival Site 2pm Friday all day Saturday & Sunday Day ticket holders are allowed to stay at the festival from 9am until late (as long as they don’t stay over) High Seas area will close at 10pm and re-open at 8am. Please do not venture into this area of site outside of these times. Our friends from Droylsden Life Saving Club are in place during opening hours as there is open water in this area.
W O RKSHO P B O O KIN G S 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.
FIRS T AI D Trained paramedics from First Response are available on site day and night at our first aid point next to information at the main entrance. In an emergency please alert one of our festival stewards or security who will radio for assistance or make your way to the first aid tent at the main entrance.
LOST CHILDREN Grown-ups please ensure you have written your mobile phone number on your child’s wristband. There is good mobile phone coverage on site and we will call you if you get separated. Please keep your phone charged – there is a charging point at the information tent. Trained staff from School In The Woods will be on hand to care for any lost children until they are reunited with their grown up. Take your children to say hello to them on the Village Green so you all know where it is. Please note that as a family festival children remain the responsibility of parents and carers at all times.
In order to be safe we ask that you respect our ‘No Entry’ signs around site.
CAMPING 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/caravan spot directly with us in advance.
W HAT N OT T O BRIN G: Any animals, glass, bikes, fireworks, kites or sound systems.
TROLLEY HIRE In attendance at Just So Festival 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. You can book this in advance through our website. 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.
G ETTIN G AR O U N D T HE 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 and sling library to make this easier for you.
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. If you are changing gas canisters for your cooker, please do so outside and some distance away from the tents. For safety reasons don’t ever use cooking equipment inside your tent. 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.
T O I LETS A N D SHO W ERS There are toilets situated around the site, 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 head to Peekaboo for baby bathtime. There is a sink area for pot washing near the showers as well as sinks for teeth brushing and washing.
P HO N E C HARG IN G 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.
A LC OHO L & SM O KIN G You can bring alcohol into the campsites but not onto the festival site. Our bars operate a Challenge 25 policy. Please remember that the smoking ban applies to all buildings and marquees.
ESSEN TIA L S 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.
BABIES
FEEDBACK
In addition to a whole host of brilliant programming we have the following facilities available in Peekaboo for our youngest festival goers:
We are always trying to improve your festival experience. We value your feedback and would be very grateful if you could fill in the online feedback form that we will email out just after the event.
Baby Feeding Boudoir thanks to Medela. Baby Bath Time thanks to Weleda. Baby Change Tent thanks to Naty. Sling Library/Buggy Park.
CASH Please note that many stalls on site operate on a cash only basis. We have ATM’s on site in the Village Green, so there should be no need to carry large amounts of cash around site. Be aware there is small charge to use them.
LO S T P R O P ERTY Any lost property will be handed into the Information Tent. Please report anything missing there and go there to check and see if items have been handed in. Post festival you can email us about any missing items at hello@justsofestival.org.uk making sure the subject is LOST PROPERTY. The festival takes no responsibility for loss or damage to property incurred at the festival.
IN F O RMATIO N More detailed information can be found on our website at justsofestival.org.uk On site you can ask any of our wonderful volunteers or head to the information tent at the main entrance. To contact us directly before or after the festival please email hello@justsofestival.org.uk
N EXT Y EAR The dates for next year’s festival are 17th/18th/19th August 2018. Early Bird tickets will go on sale on Friday 25th August 2017 at noon at justsofestival.org.uk In addition to Just So Festival you can keep up to date with our other adventures via wildrumpus.org.uk.
AC C ESSIBI LITY 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 and showers are marked 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 lockable fridge to store medicines – please ask a member of the first aid team. If a moment of quiet away from the hustle and bustle of the festival is required then you can head to the Autism Inclusive tent opposite the Observatory, it also has a changing area for children or young people with additional needs. 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.
SITE & S U S TAIN ABI LITY We love the Rode Hall Estate and aim to leave no trace after the festival. This is especially important as livestock graze on the parkland - help us to achieve this by putting litter in the bins and ensure that you leave your camping pitch completely clear (especially those pesky tent pegs). No glass is allowed on site. Please respect yours and our neighbours and keep any noise in the campsites to a minimum. Here’s some info on how you can help us to produce a more environmentally event: Bring a water bottle and refill it at the water points on site marked on your map. You can also purchase a beautiful stainless steel Just So Festival water bottle in advance or at our merchandise stall on site. (Do not drink directly from the taps and do not use the stand pipes for washing up pots and pans, use the sinks provided). This year we have introduced reusable cups at our bars. On your first visit to the bar you will be charged £1 for your cup. When you bring your cup back, to any of the bars, you can have it refilled, exchange for a new cup to return it to get your £1 back. You can of course keep the cup as a momento of the weekend if you would rather. We encourage our audience to offset their carbon emissions from their travel to the festival with a donation option� at the point of ticket purchase. � Donations go�to certified carbon reduction projects through the Energy Revolution campaign, organised by Powerful Thinking, we have to date donated over £1,000 to this scheme – thanks for your support. There are recycling bins around site and in the campsite, please use them. We will be sorting your waste further on site and residual waste that cannot be composted or recycled will be turned into biofuel. We have taken the Festival Vision: 2025 Pledge - We aim to achieve a 50% reduction in festival-related annual GHG emissions by 2025. We appreciate all your support in making this possible.
Our 2017 festival merchandise is available in advance from www.justsofestival.org.uk, and on site from our charming little shops near the main entrance and on the Village Green.
We’re reducing waste further this year, so there won’t be any disposable plastic bottles on site. Bring a water bottle with you or buy one of our lovely stainless steel Just So Festival ones.
This year, all of our t-shirts and hoodies are 100% organic cotton, and printed using water-based inks to reduce our impact on the environment.
This year we are introducing reusable cups at our bars. On your first visit to the bar you will be charged £1 for your cup. When you bring your cup back, to any of the bars, you can have it refilled, exchange for a new cup to return it to get your £1 back. You can of course keep the cup as a momento of the weekend if you would rather.
T HE T O Y B O X OF WONDERMENT This winter the Erddig toy box is coming to life.�We’ve delved �into the archives to bring you a playful, curious and intriguing look at the Yorke family’s toy collection. Come and join us to discover the toys which have been scattered around the grounds of this beautiful property. From a giant working zoetrope to oversized babushka dolls visitors can explore surprising and fantastical installations.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/erddig T HE EN C HA N T MEN T OF CHESTER ZOO A dastardly sorcerer is trying to put Chester Zoo to sleep over October Half Term. Go on a theatrical trail around the zoo to help the animals to foil his plot. Expect acrobatics, performance and music.
www.chesterzoo.org LA N TERN S AT C HES TER ZO O This Christmas, as twilight falls across Chester Zoo a magical Christmas sorting office comes to life.� The zoo will be transformed into an enchanting world full of illumination and spellbinding theatrical adventure.
www.chesterzoo.org
J U S T S O F E S T I VA L B R A S I L , A N D J U S T S O F E S T I VA L NEW ZEALAND 2018 will see the second Just So Festival Brasil, and the very first Just So Festival New Zealand. Watching our lovely festival expand internationally is one of our most marvellous adventures to date!
www.justsobrasil.com.br www.justsofestivalnz.org T H E L O S T C A R N I VA L You can venture Behind the Scenes of the Lost Carnival at Dunham Massey until the 30th August, open from 10.30-4.30pm daily. You’ll embark on a self-led theatrical adventure through the gardens. Enjoy a trail of beautiful installations filled with mesmerising circus and theatrical challenges.
www.thelostcarnival.org.uk
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.
We are very grateful to you for buying tickets to Just So Festival and allowing us to carry out our ambitions. If you would like to contribute further to our accessibility programme, helping deaf and disabled audiences or families who are economically disadvantaged to participate, to our arts programming investing in new and emerging artists, or our sustainability programme, then you can do so at our Information Tent. For more information about Wild Rumpus and all of our other incredible events head to wildrumpus.org.uk and we hope to see many of you at our forthcoming adventures at Chester Zoo.
As a not-for-proďŹ t community interest company, all of our proďŹ t 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 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. Thank you for your generosity.
You can donate online at www.wildrumpus.org.uk or at the donation boxes around site.
There is much to be thankful for in our festival world, not least you — our wonderful audience — who bring your endless enthusiasm and brilliant imaginations to our festival. In no particular order we are also phenomenally grateful to the following people. Our incredible performers that recognise the power of stories to transform the way we see the world, with a particular mention to our go-to master of ceremonies Geoff Bird. The sponsors and funders who have got on board with our vision and put their money behind us: this year that is Medela, Dorset Cereals, Natural Retreats, The Week Junior and Sibelco. A�particular mention and big bucketload of thanks goes to Weleda who continue to invest in us year on year, whose ethos as an organisation aligns so beautifully well with ours, they share so many of our hopes and dreams for the future of our environment. To the wonderful funders who read our application forms and see something worth supporting, who help us focus on quality and think about those all important outcomes and outputs of our work – Arts Council England, Cheshire East Council, Cheshire Communities foundation, Unlimited Impact, The Paul Hamlyn Foundation, and the BFI. To our colleagues in the arts and festival sectors, who we work with year round to help raise the bar and push the boundaries of what outdoor arts experiences for families look like. We are constantly inspired and supported by colleagues and friends in a number of networks which we form part of, including Without Walls, Big Imaginations, Global Local,� Northern Festivals Network, ISAN, AFO, AIF, BAFA and ACA.
Stewarding & Waste – Sue and James and all at Wicked Events, it says something quite special about the team leaders when they can, against all odds, manage to make car parking and waste collection enjoyable. Security – ESP Security and in particular Steven Mewis who helps us to sleep easier in our beds at night. Tech – the Stage Management Company who have held our hands and plugged us in from the very first Just So Festival in 2010. Those hard working folk from H2O Hire ltd, UK Loos and First Response, Droylsden Life Savers Club, Posh Frocks & Wellies, School In the Woods and The Ticketsellers. Our friends at Creative Tourist, Marketing Cheshire, Enjoy Staffordshire & Families. Photographers exemplar Chris Payne, Andrew Alcock, teneight, Mark Carline and Gail Griggs, videographers TripleDotMakers who capture the festival so beautifully and help us to relive it long after the event. Catering – our volunteer and crew catering CateredByJustin provide us with the most mouth watering fodder to keep us on our feet. The Wilbraham family at Rode who allow us to host our festival in their beautiful grounds and turn it into a playground of the imagination.� The Coopers –�Rarely in life do you meet people as generous with their time, energy and enthusiasm as our favourite local farming family the Coopers, we’re very grateful to have them in our world. Last but not least the team of people who come together to make it happen:
Our volunteers� - an exceptionally marvellous bunch of people who wow us with their energy and enthusiasm, come together to make new friends, learn new skills and we hope, have the most rewarding time when they see the audience’s happy faces. Our Design team (Matt Collins, Louis Malpass and Tom Fenwick with support from Tiago Nuno) With such imagination, ingenuity and attention to detail, they fill our site with inspiring installations and signage at every turn – we’d be a poorly put together outfit without them. Our production team – the most hard working, dedicated bunch of brilliant folks you could wish to meet. Working with this lot day in, day out makes work a pleasure, we have an incredibly incredible team - (the following to be read as if we are the lead singers introducing our band members):� on programming we have Cathryn Peach Barnes, on production management Liz Pickering, on access and safeguarding Callum Hogg, on graphic design Rory Clifford, on volunteer management. Aileen Ging, on site management Daniel Pearson and backing vocals Margarida Cunha And last but by no means least on Marketing & PR we have Gemma Gibb and Olivia Kehoe, they keep us on our toes on a daily basis,� there’s no resting on your laurels with these guys around, they are our communications team extraordinaire, if we could clone them then surely world domination would be next. Thank you, thank you, you lovely lot. “The power of imagination makes us infinite.” — John Muir
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