News
If the Cowfolk are doing it, this is where it’s at…
Castle Park
The Castle Park Town Green Application hearing is happening soon. Town Green status is being sought to stop 25% of the current area of the park being developed. It would really help the application if people can volunteer statements saying how they have used Castle Park as an open space without any attempt being made to stop them.
To do this they have to establish that it has been used “as of right, for lawful sports and pastimes” (which includes picnicking, jogging, walking the dog etc.) throughout the last 20 years. If you are willing to help please email the Webgimp and he will pass on a message. Despite a petition with 6.5 thousand signature on it, so far only one person in the whole of Bristol is brave enough to put forward a statement, it seems that people either have their heads in the sand or too scared of authority.
Some Events
Bristol Anfita & No Borders Benefit Gig
There is a Bristol Antifa and No Borders benifit gig on Friday 17th October 2008 at The Attic, Stokes Croft.
Enjoy the dulcet tones of The Blaggers, The Restarts, Rejected, Spanner and DJ Steak Pie.
From 8pm ’til 2pm.
Bristol Radical History Week 2008
Off With Their Heads – Assassins, Plots & Regicide
November. Yes, I know that this is substantially more than a week but that BRHG lot are simple folk. As you can tell from the title this year’s events are basically about murdering monarchs, other heads of state and sundry bigwigs.
As well as some informal yet very informative talks there are four gigs. World famous folk legend Roy Bailey (yes, he really is world famous if you are into that sort of thing) supported by Easton famous Eirlys Rhiannon (that is A-liss but the spelling bares absolutely no resemblance to the pronunciation), Robb Johnson (very famous) and the Irregulars supported by Clayton Blizzard (Patchway and Plough famous), The Surfin’ Turnips (Bristol famous) with Who’s Afear’d (Dorset famous) and Paul McCoch (Famous in his own head, I bet you can’t guess who this is… Pull My Cock… get it? No it is not the Webgimp, how dare you!), lastly Martin Maudsley and Cheese Strings (famous in story telling circles).
Other Cowboys related highlights include a talk by David Cullum and a reconstruction of King Edmund 1st getting stabbed to death in a bar brawl in Pucklechurch in 946AD.
Many of the events are free. For full details of these events, including the gigs, go to www.brh.org.uk/heads2008/index.html.
Weekend Results 11th/12th October
The results as I have them for last weekend are:
- The Saturday A Team lost to Bristol Barcelona 1-3 in the Norman Hardy Cup
- The Saturday B Team beat Clifton St. Vincents A 1-6 in the All Saints Cup
- The Sunday Team beat Longreach Athletic 0-5 away
Note that there will be an EGM for the mainly manly men footballers sometime next month. Items on the agenda will include the Saturday A Team leaving the Downs League and setting up a second casuals team.
Proposed Tours & Tournaments For 2009
- A trip to visit Los Automamous and anarchist football team in São Paulo, Brazil. There is also a possibility of basketball.This is planned to happen in late April/Early May. Punky and Angelo are the contacts and please contact them ASAP if you want to go on this tour.
- Dik and Steve M. would like to plan another trip to Morocco sometime next year.
- ATS United, formally the Texas Anti-Boarder Patrol are organising a tournament in Austin between Tue 24th and Sun 29th March 2009.
- Totnes would like to organise a small tournament next year.
- The Cricket Team are planning a canoe trip down the Wye and possibly a small tournament.
Packers Feild Latest
There is an Easton Planning Task Group meeting on Weds 6th October that is discussing the athletics track development. 6pm – 8pm, Easton Community Centre. Also, it is still possible to object to plans, people have until 13th Monday October. Objection form attached, should be sent to: Brunel House, St George’s Road, Bristol, BS1 5UY or email martin.seaton@bristol.gov.
Weekend Results 4th/5th October
These are the results that I know:
Saturday A Team Lost 0-1 to Torpedo
Saturday B Team Drew 1-1 with Clifton St Vincents
Sunday Team Won 2-1 againts White Tree
Veteran Old Stars Won 2-0 against PAS Masters in the Harry Motram Cup
New Website
Dear All
This is the new look website. It is not finished yet and not all of the pages have been moved over from the old site. Eventually everything will be here.
Feel free to leave a comment on any of the the posts. Your first comment will be submitted for moderation, subsequent comments will get posted straight away. Otherwise the message board still exists.
I hope that you like the new look.
Webgimp
Christmas Party
The Christmas Party will be on Saturday 20th December 2008 in The Plough. The theme is Bollywood and Facial Hair.
The Christmas raffle – 1st prize £100, 2nd prize hamper, 3rd prize case of wine. We would like to encourage everyone to sell tickets. Ring Nige Walker or Nick Dash for details. Tickets will be on sale in The Plough from this weekend, £1 strip or 6 strips for £5. Draw at the Christmas party.
There will be live music from Paul McCoch, Who’s Afeard and (possibly) The Surfin’ Turnips. There will be a raffle and “Special Guests” and one would assume sundry (or maybe sun dried) DJs (middle aged blokes oppressing people with their record collections). Cocktails will be served and perhaps drunk as well.
Cricket Team Awards
The Cicket Team Awards wull be held on Friday 10th October 2008. They start at Frenchay, where the gongs will be handed out and then move on to The Plough for drinking and merryment.