Weekend Events
There are loads of ways to join in, in each district you could come on a guided walk with us, take part in an art workshop or come camping for the night.
(NB: all events free apart from the Stroud camp see below and the Cotswold and Forest of Dean camps where there is a small donation per tent to be made to the owners of the campsite.)
Public Camps
Come and spend the night with us!!!
Come and camp with us for the night, put up your tent, sit around the campfire, cook outside and enjoy the fresh air!
Places are extremely limited on the camps so please book early!!
Camp dates:
Stroud
Westley Farm, Chalford, Fri 25th - Sun 27th June 2010.
A collaboration with Stroud Valleys Artspace As I Walked Out will be part of Camp 0.
£20 adults £10 children (under 6 free). Two days of camping, workshops and activities includes breakfast. For booking and more information
See web site http://www.sva.org.uk/shadow/ for full details
Cotswolds
The Forest School, South Cerney Water Park
Sat 3rd - Sun 4th July 2010.
(£10 donation to the Forest School)
Cheltenham
Cheltenham Race Course Sat 17th - Sun 18th July 2010.
(Priority Booking for disabled young people and their families.)
Tewkesbury
Nature in Art, Twigworth Sat 24th - Sun 25th July 2010.
Gloucester
Over Farm, Gloucester Fri 30th - Sat 31st July 2010.
Forest of Dean
Millers Farm, Blakeney Sat 14th - Sun 15th August 2010
(£10 donation to be made to Millers Farm)
You will need to bring all your own camping equipment. Some of the camps are fairly basic and none of them have showers on site. All will have toilets and access to water.
Art workshops
At each of our weekend camp sites our commissioned artists will lead a one off workshop based around their experiences of walking. See individual artist details for more information about the workshops they will offer. You do not need to camp to take part in a workshop but please let us know if you are coming.
The art workshops will take place mainly on a Saturday between 2-4pm at each of our public weekend venues. See venues below for more details.
Art workshop times:
Westley Farm, Chalford, Sun. 27th June 10am-12noon. Artists Lyn Wait and Louise Gilbert Scott invite you to play with the raw materials and words they have collected. Part of Camp 0 in collaboration with Stroud Valleys Artspace.
Sat. 3rd July 2-4pm. Join artist Sally Hampson for her afternoon workshop.
Cheltenham Race Course 17th July 2-4pm
(Priority Booking for disabled young people and their families).
There will be three workshops running concurrently. Artists Stand and Stare, Jo Bousfield and Ella Bryant will all offer something different.
Nature in Art, Twigworth Sat. 24th July 3-4.30pm. We invite you to join this afternoon workshop with special guest John Hegley. Why not camp and chat with him around the camp fire in the evening.
Over Farm, Gloucester Sat. 31st July 10am-12pm Artist Louisa Fairclough invites you to come and discover the magic of pinhole cameras. Make your own camera and capture a moment in time.
Millers Farm, Blakeney Sat. 14th August 2-4pm. A choice of two workshops:
Artist Deborah Aguirre Jones will play with where we are and how we mark our territories. Whilst artist Zoe Benbow's workshop will explore the physical nature of drawing. Zoe's workshop is more suited to teenagers and adults.
Guided Walks
There will be a guided walk on footpaths in each district that we would love you to join us on.
You will need to wear sensible footwear and bring a raincoat (this is England!)
All walks will be lead by experienced walk leaders.
Stroud District:
Sat. 26th June 2pm - 4pm
As part of Camp 0 at Westley Farm local artist and forager Dominic Thomas will lead a two hour walk exploring local resources and wild food.
See http://www.sva.org.uk/shadow/ for more details
Cotswold District:
Sun. 4th July 10am-12 pm
Join us an a guided walk from the Cotswold Forest School in the heart of the Cotswold Water Park. Local expert Ali Swainston will lead you on a 4km walk on public footpaths around the water park.
Cheltenham District
Sun. 18th July Choose from two guided walks
Walk One:10am-11/11.30am
Walk suitable for pushchairs and wheelchair users:
Join us on a route suitable for wheelchair users and their families from Cheltenham Racecourse.
Walk Two:10am-12/12.30pm Join us with walk leader John Heathcott, on a walk up Cleeve Hill. NB not suitable for pushchairs or wheelchair users.
Tewkesbury District:
Sun. 25th July 10am-12pm
Nature in Art. Join us with walk leader Sian Freer on a beautiful walk along footpaths, looking out for wild flowers and then relax in the café afterwards with delicious home made cakes.
Gloucester District
Sat. 31st July 2-4pm
Come along to Over Farm and walk along gorgeous footpaths into amazing countryside. Walk leader Donald Stockwell.
Forest Of Dean District
Two chances to experience this walk from Millers Farm
14th August 2pm-3.30pm 15th August 10am-11.30pm
Come to the beautiful Millers farm near Blakeney and celebrate with us on our last guided walk, walk through stunning ancient woodland and dabble your feet in a luscious stream. The walk will be about 1.5 hours, along footpaths and tracks directly from the farm. They will suit people of moderate ability, and there will be stiles, hills and uneven paths. Unfortunately the walk would not be suitable for pushchairs or people with mobility problems. Walk leader Kim Spencer.
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Volunteering
How about joining us for some of the journey between camps?
We need specific volunteers to help us lead the donkeys between the districts.
In each district we are looking for two volunteers who would like to walk with us and would be excited and confident to lead one of our beautiful donkeys.
This is not for the fainthearted this is a true quest!
We will find a campsite each night, cook our food and leave again each morning leaving no trace of our visit.
You will become part of our Family for the week, a chance to completely step out of your life and take part in our extraordinary journey.
We will feed you and cover all your food costs but you will need to provide all your own equipment.
For more information about how to become a volunteer please contact us by email or phone and we will be in touch.
Joining In
If the idea of a journey has really inspired you do contact us about joining in.
We would love to hear from you and will try and accommodate all who want to join us on our journey.
You will need to provide all your own equipment ie tents, eating bits and bobs , sleeping bags.
We are aiming to move as a mobile community and as such will aim to eat communally each night around a small fire.
Any people wishing to join us for the journey would need to contribute financially towards food costs.
For more information about joining us please email or call us and we will be in touch as quickly as we can.
© FairGame Theatre Company 2006
Part of the QUEST - seven journeys through the landscapes of the South West - a region-wide programme for the Cultural Olympiad
