Moseley Festival

We’re cracking on with plans for Moseley Festival 2010, but there’s been a bit of a hitch – we can’t find one of our banners!

Designed by our lovely friends at Substrakt, we’re missing one of the two we had made for the 2009 event.

We don’t have pictures of it, I’m afraid, but you might get a clue from it including the words “Moseley”, “Festival”, and “2009″.

If you know where it is, please can you get in touch with Pam at pamrutter56@googlemail.com?

It turns out there are some football matches being played in South Africa in June. We asked the organisers if they could change their dates. They graciously declined, so we have decided to do the decent thing and not compete with them. So our Moseley Festival 2010 kicks off on Friday 9th July and goes through 10 sunny days till Sunday 18th.

We’ve come up with a list of a few ideas for Moseley Festival 2010. The idea is to support any group or individual to put something on during the event, so please add your own!

Also, do bear in mind that these are ideas, rather than specific requests to particular groups, or definite events.

Please add your thoughts, below, or at our next meeting on:
Wednesday 16 December
23 Chantry Rd
8pm.
Open to all who would like to come along.

What we know

1. Festival 2010 will run Friday 25 June – Sun 4th July.
2. Farmers market and street fair to run in first weekend
3. Prince of Wales planning a number of events again for 2010
4. Moseley Park will have Open Days 26 and 27.
5. Moseley Folk are planning to put on a Jazz event in the park 3/4 July, and will badge it as part of the Festival.
6. Gallery of Owls will probably do another birds of prey day on Sunday 27 June. Hoping for more art and more child friendly activities if they can get more funding.
7. Bohemian Jukebox looking at a couple of events
8. Rich Batsford will possibly do Music by Candlelight again
9. Art Trail to run again, more artists concentrated into fewer venues
10. Moseley Society art competition/exhibition to run again
11. St Marys Choir and Singers will put something on again
12. Offer to put on a cricket competition
13. Moseley RFC could be used as a venue – alternative world cup?
14. Queensbridge Festival to take place on 26th.
15. Moseley in Bloom Open Gardens to happen at Festival time
16. Ginger Fest II planned
17. More children’s events desired
18. Moseley RFC can be used as a venue for events

Some ideas

19. Fashion show at Moseley Exchange
20. Film festival
21. Lookie likey pub crawl
22. Ghost Walk
23. Community Choir
24. World Cup tie-ins/free zones/Table football competition
25. Rhubarb Radio coverage
26. Live band karaoke
27. Fireworks
28. Parade (from Moseley to Kings Heath?)
29. Joint promotion with Kings Heath
30. Ginger fest
31. Some more blogging/social media stuff???
32. Kids face painting
33. Kids art/graffiti comp
34. More sport – cricket, rugby or football
35. More music in pubs
36. Alternative therapy zone
37. Beer festival
38. No 50 bus celebration
39. Tolkein society event?
40. Something at Moseley Bog
41. Open the train station
42. Clothes fair
43. Cycle ride
44. Walk
45. Jogging/mini-marathon
46. Cooking competition/food things/more hot food stalls
47. Performance art in empty shops
48. Street theatre
49. More busking/outdoor music
50. Moseley Shoals tie-in?
51. Singles Night
52. Open houses
53. Moseley Exchange celebration/anniversary
54. Shopkeeper of the year competition
55. Computer games competition (in pub)
56. Fishing competition
57. Tennis competition
58. Something with Moseley Baths?

All up for discussion, so let us know what you think! Contact mozfest@yahoo.co.uk if you want to contact us direct.

Last night’s launch meeting for Moseley Festival 2010 saw some great ideas and opportunities for next year’s community shindig.

Music in the park, more stuff for kids and families, more art, drama, film, fashion, sport, food and copious opportunities for fancy dress were all discussed as we munched through tasty sandwiches and even tastier beer in the Prince of Wales dining room. Plus there’s chance to hook up with local stalwarts Moseley Round Table and Moseley Rugby Club, and tie in (or not) with some football that’s apparently going on at the time in South Africa.

We’ll be publishing some of the thoughts on the website over the next few days for people to add their views, so please do keep the ideas flowing in, either through the Twitter account, direct to mozfest@yahoo.co.uk or as a comment on the site.

It’s your community and your festival, so let’s make it even better in 2010.

Nights are drawing in – are you looking forward to next Summer already?
Why not be part of Moseley Festival 2010?
The Festival is getting bigger and better each year, and with your help, can go on to great things!
Join us at the Prince of Wales, dining room, at 8pm on Wednesday November 11th so that we can start to make plans for Festival 2010 (Friday 25th June – Sunday 4th July).
Whether you’d like to join the coordinating group, or to run an event, or to help as a volunteer at events, or if you simply want to bring along some ideas – you’ll be very welcome.

It’s been a great Moseley Festival, with over 80 events in 10 packed days across the lively and eclectic suburb of Moseley.

We’ve had owl days, webcams, barcamps, beer festivals, plays, launches, quizzes, forums, art trails, lots of food, and more, and we’ve enjoyed being part of this celebration of a great community.

Why not share some of your highlights below? And do let us know if you’ve had any ideas about what we should think about for next year.

Lil Ms ViX Buzzfox and Her Private Gents www.myspace.com/buzzfox have been added to the bill for tonights festival wrap party at The Cross.  http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2632701/ 

Vix will be sharing the bill with Cobweb Collective (jazz) www.cobwebcollective.com

From 7.30pm – Free entry!

DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR CONTROL, AND WITH DEEP REGRET, THIS EVENT IS NOW CANCELLED.

Lil Ms ViX Buzzfox and Her Private Gents www.myspace.com/buzzfox have been added to the bill for tonights festival wrap party at The Cross.

Refund enquiries from http://www.scarletfeverburlesque.co.uk or call 07532 077329

There’s still time to make a late entry into the Moseley Masterteam Quiz competition, to be held on Sunday 5th, 7 for 7.30pm at St Anne’s Church Hall, Park Hill. Teams of up to 6 people can enter – there is still space for 2 more teams. Please ring 0121 249 1257 .

There is still plenty to see on the art trail this weekend and several events that are taking place at some of the venues too:

Map of 4th & 5th July venues online

Printed maps are available from Select & Save, moseley newsagents opposite The Cross.

Open studios & houses: 39 Clarence Road (Sabina Bealt’s Puddle Gallery), 115 Wake Green Road (7 artists and their installations), 1 Warren Avenue (Helen Brown) , 39 Chantry Road (Susan McClure’s studio), Unit 22 16-20 George Street (Colin Monk’s studio), 279 Mary Street (By Appointment Only – group show)

Exhibitions: Moseley Violins, Moseley Exchange, Marcus Galleries, Woodbridge Gallery, St Anne’s Church

Please leave your comments and feedback about what you make of the trail!