Southside Festival 2012: A walk in the park – Community – The Glasgow South and Eastwood Extra.
Southside Festival 2012: A walk in the park – Community – The Glasgow South and Eastwood Extra
May 28, 2012
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Interested in Being Part of The Festival….?
March 19, 2012
Each year the Southside Festival entertains some 15,000 people from the local community and it’s surrounding environs. This massive undertaking is performed by a small number of volunteers who give up a couple of days per week to plan and promote the event.
Last year we managed to become involved a Charity Cricket Match in aid of flood victims in Pakistan, Govanhill Fun day as well as numerous promotional days at the Queens Park Farmers Market, Shawlands Arcade and the Clydesdale Boat Regatta on the River Clyde. We undertake leaflet drops all over the southside and hold participation events to help generate interest in the festival. We also arrange afternoon and evening events at the Glasshouses (Halloween, Santa’s Grotto along with numerous gigs and Art in the Park).
To top it of we also organise the finale that is jam packed with fun and entertainment
for all ages and includes; a main stage for live music, dance and comedy; Numerous marquees filled with, arts, crafts, dance, fitness and relaxation; Displays from the Vintage Fire Engine Society, Strathclyde Fire Brigade, LES and the Owl Experience; Free bus service and a number of inflatable slides, along with climbing wall and the ever popular face painting. Also available on the day is an opportunity to purchase some of the fine local produce produced in and around the southside and the chance to sit back and relax over a cold drink in the licensed marquee.
As the festival has grown so to has the demand for volunteers to help steward the event and this is were we need your help. If you are over 18, and interested in becoming a Steward then we would love to hear from you. All we ask is for you give up one day of your time (or two if you are willing to help out on the Sunday 27th!) to help steward the main event on Saturday 26th May. Without volunteers to steward the event the work of the Steering Group would be done in vain. Thus this mutually important role is crucial to the smooth running of the festival and the safety of its visitors.
If you are interested then please come along to the Participate event tomorrow – Monday from 7.30pm 19th of March @ Govanhill Baths, 99 Calder Street, Glasgow, G42. If you can’t make this meeting then don’t worry you can always get in touch through the enquiry form – we will be in touch to acknowledge your request and invite you to a Stewards Meeting to go over the festival layout, the role you will adopt and answer any questions you may have.
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Official Programme
May 24, 2011
Welcome once again to another year of the Southside Festival. Download your official programme now or pick one up from various locations throughout the southside.
As this is the fourth year of the festival we have bent over backwards to respond to the feedback from previous years and included more fun activities for younger members of the community. These include more rides in our exciting Family Fun Zone; an expanded Children’s Entertainment Marquee stuffed with more activities than ever before; a Children’s Dance Marquee that brings the world of dance to your door and provides an opportunity to get on in there.
Dance not your thing? Then head on down to the Arts and Science Marquee and get involved in the many activities there. Want to burn some energy? Then try out the fitness marquee and Sports Arena.
In our Display Zone we also have a number of interesting activities which include, a first for both the Southside Festival and the GHA – The Big Red Truck. The Fire Brigade also put in an appearance with some exciting fire displays and an opportunity to experience what its like inside a fire appliance.
We have an amazing array of music for your entertainment including music from around the world in the World Cafe and home grown music on the Main Stage and Glasshouses.
All this to much? Then head over to the Earth Zone for some relaxing therapies, Tai Chi or yoga. Don’t forget to stop of at the RSPB stall on your way.
This not enough? Then why not try some retail therapy and investigate the many commercial and community stalls available. There are stalls representing the Baths Trust, Gorbals Recycle and many more community groups. Stalls where you can purchase items of jewellery, clothing and much much more.
Fancy a walk? Then tag along with Bob on one of his many fascinating historical walks around Queens Park or just stroll round to the pond at the Pollokshaws Road end of Queens Park and have a try on the radio controlled boats, mull over the static display or watch a video featuring 100yrs of the RNLI
We have so much to see and do that we almost forgot to mention the procession. Yes the procession why not join in and cheer everyone as they make their way down Pollokshaws Road from Shawlands Academy to the entrance to Queens Park Recreation Grounds via Vicky Road and Langside Road
Not from the southside? Then why not visit this unique part to the city. We will be providing a free regular bus service back and forth to George Square on our fleet of vintage buses.
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It’s Almost Here!!!
April 3, 2011The 4th Annual Southside Festival will take place on Saturday 28th May in Queen’s Park Recreation Grounds.
In 2010 the festival attracted over 15,000 visitors on what had to be one of the best days of the year. Our new location, Queen’s Park Recreation Grounds, were judged to be a great success and offered quick and easy access to the whole range of festival activities.
Plans are almost finalised but there is still time to apply for a stall either as a community group or commercial organisation.
Stalls for qualifying community groups are free of charge and offer a great opportunity to promote your group to Southsiders. The number of free stalls are limited and we therefore will give preference to local groups. If applying for a free stall please provide information on your group, location and the work that you do with the local community.
Stalls for large or commercial organisations only cost £80 and offer you the chance to market your organisation to the largest gathering on the Southside. We have a large variety of traders selling everything from sweets to designer clothes. £80 for only 6 hours with a potential audience of 15,000 people.
There are also limited advertising opportunities remaining in both the festival programme (which is distributed at the start of May) and on the event guide distributed to people as they arrive at the Recs.
You can contact us by emailing southsidefestival@hotmail.co.uk
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