re my very first blog!

I would just like to give you an update-
As many of you know my first ever post (all about me) told you of my interests, well although i am still interested in Faraja Support i have resigned as a trustee and membership secretary. Helen and the remaining trustees of the charity still need the support of the public to assist in her vision to create Faraja Suports first home (which is now underway) if you feel that you may be interested then please log onto the website for more information www.faraja.support.org.uk. The journey with Faraja Support has been very worth while and we have had many laughs. The Big Gig was great fun to organise, and the other fun raising events have also proved sucessful, so what are you waiting for... check out the website and see for yourself the good work that has been achieved this year.

The Gig

Hi everyone
Just to let you know that the gig went really well, if you attended - we at Faraja Support hope you had a great time. I would personally like to say a big thank you to those who made it happen and those who gave us fantastic support. These amazing people were;-

The Trustees of Faraja Support especially Sarah, Mark & Ami who helped me to find some of the amazing bands. Helen, Jill, Marian & Mike for the poster/flier dash, plus everyones involvement on the day.

Jason from Produkty for sharing his valuable knowledge on many issue and many occasions. Love the E.P! copies can be obtained via;- www.produkty.webs.com

Conor from Weekend Schemers my very own hero! for helping me with the last minute hiccups (and there were a few). This guy is full of useful contacts x

Zack from Third Time Lucky for rounding up his band at such short notice after a band had pulled out and carrying out a great performance.

The bands, The Heroes, The Pennyhangers, Mike Sole Trio, The Retro, All Systems Fail, Teenage Kicks & Primal Device

Unfortunately The Pickpockets did not attend their allotted slot, however, Primal Device lead the way in what was an amazing performance and their CD can be purchased from their website www.primaldevice.com

Other people/organisations who deserve recognition are:-

LORD'S ELECTRICAL 63 Blaby Road Leicester, for sponsoring the event, printing our posters and tickets, and using five of their branches to sell the tickets.

Morgan from- Morgan Gleave Art & Design for producing such a fabulous poster and tickets.

South Leicestershire College, Wigston for allowing three very talented media students to video and take photographs of the whole days event. These Guys are;- HARLEY, JOE & BEN, well done! we look forward to viewing the results soon.

We were also very privaledged to have Tevor Locke from Arts in Leicestershire on board (we await his review, so watch this space).

OLLIE (Conors contact) for the last minute loan of his precious drum kit.

Daryl & Anthony from the Half Time Orange, for doing a fab job with the sound system

Last but not least thanks go out to Rockaboom Records and the Leicester Tourist Information Centre for agreeing to be ticket outlets.

Thank you all for your support and i hope you keep upto date with the Faraja Support Website (you never know who we will need for our next venture).

Love to you all, its been a pleasure.
DAWN XX

It's happening this week!

YES FOLKS! this is it, The Big Faraja Gig will soon be upon us (SATURDAY 31ST OCT @ THE HALF TIME ORANGE, Burnmoor Street Leicester)

SO WHAT HAS HAPPENED SO FAR?

Our team has been really busy!

• We have been busy handing out fliers,

• adjusted the ticket price on the posters & fliers
  

• Heard the Pickpockets on TakeOver radio where the gig also got a mention,

• Helen (chairperson of Faraja Support) and band members from Produkty and the Weekend Schemers undertook a fantastic interview on BBC Radio Leicester on 24th October with Pinash on the 'into Africa Programme' (well done guys)

• We have now got three Media students (Ben, Harley & Joe) from South Leicestershire College, Wigston, Leicester, on board to video and take photos of the event. Thank you to Morgan for instigating and making it happen.
  

WHATS HAPPENING NEXT?

I will be undertaking an interview on LEICESTER SOUND Radio, which will be broadcast on Friday 30th October on 'the breakfast show with Ivan Dsa' (i am looking forward to that).


Finally we all need to promote this gig and have a fantastic time on Saturday (HALLOWEEN) Hope to see you all there.

TICKET PRICE CHANGE

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PRICE ON THE POSTER IS INCORRECT. IT SHOULD READ £6.00 ALL DAY TICKET, BAR & REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE.

There is another ticket outlet available ;- ROCK A BOOM in Leicester. That's 8 places in total so what are you waiting for?

FANCY DRESS

JUST THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LIKE TO KNOW THERE WILL BE A FEW PEOPLE IN FANCY DRESS AT THE GIG HA HA! well it is Halloween :-)

PLEASE JOIN US

Leicestershire's Top Indie/Rock Bands Playing for one night only at the Half - Time Orange Burnmoor Street, Leicester Saturday 31st October 2009 (Doors open at 1.30pm) 2pm - 2am Under 16's until 9.00pm Heroes are headlining and other bands playing on the night are the Weekend Schemers, Pickpockets, Teenage Kicks, Produkty, Waits, Pennyhangers, Mike Sole, Retro and All Systems Fail. Primal Device are opening the gig at 2.00pm Only £6.00 per ticket - what a superb deal!

Tickets available from all Lord's Electrical shops and the

Leicester Town Hall, or buy on line from the GO Leicestershire eshop, at

http://www.goleicestershire.com/eshop/thedms.asp?dms=70&p1=d

Tickets can also be purchased direct from Faraja Support - call 07714116114 or 0116 2331519

This gig is in aid of Faraja Support(Reg:1125285). The charity supports orphaned and impoverished children in Northern Tanzania. The charity is currently working towards two projects. The first is the establishment of a Home-from-Home and a property is currently being refurbished to be used as the first (of hopefully many) home for children in genuine need of support. The second is a truely innovative mobile play scheme - a fully equipped vehicle and two play workers will move around villages bringing play to children who would otherwise have no access to any form of early years learning.

ONLY 3 WEEKS TO GO!

Welcome to all the new students joining our Leicestershire Uni's & colleges. You have probably seen our posters, heard us on the radio, know someone from facebook, twitter or picked up a flier. As you are aware we are putting on this fantastic gig which includes some of Leicestershires best bands. So if you would like to join in with the trendy souls of Leicestershire the place to be is:-

The Big Faraja Gig

TICKETS

You need a ticket for the gig, so what are you waiting for?
go to:-

LORD'S ELECTRICAL 5 Leicester Road, Wigston Magna, Leicester
63 Blaby Road, South Wigston, Leicester
5 Church Square, Market Harborough, Leics
465 Saffron Lane, Leicester.
259 Uppingham Road, Leicester

LEICESTER TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE Town Hall Square, Leicester

Faraja Support 0116 2331519 or 077141161114 ask for Helen

SEE US ON:- www.artsinleicestershire.co.uk look under gigs, then the date 31ST OCTOBER 2009
www.thesunflowerfm.co.uk ROLLING FLIER
www.goleicestershire.com

Most of the bands can be seen on www.myspace.com or have their own facebook or twitter site. They are worth checking out.

What are we at Faraja Support about?

We at Faraja support offer you our mission statement and objectives:-

Mission statement

Faraja Support aims to help meet the needs of orphaned and vulnerable children in Northern Tanzania.
We will provide a safe and nurturing environment within which children will be able to live happily and develop to their full potential.

We believe that all children have the right to protection regardless of age, culture, disability, gender, racial origin, religious beliefs or sexual identity.

We believe that the welfare of the child is paramount.

Objectives

To advance education, relieve poverty and preserve and protect the good health of orphaned and vulnerable children in the Arusha and Kilimanjaro regions of Northern Tanzania.

This is why we would like your support with the gig. for more information check out the website www.farajasupport.org.uk

TICKETS

You need a ticket for the gig, so what are you waiting for?
go to:-

LORD'S ELECTRICAL 5 Leicester Road, Wigston Magna, Leicester
63 Blaby Road, South Wigston, Leicester
5 Church Square, Market Harborough, Leics
465 Saffron Lane, Leicester.
259 Uppingham Road, Leicester

LEICESTER TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE Town Hall Square, Leicester

SEE US ON:- www.artsinleicestershire.co.uk look under gigs, then the date 31ST OCTOBER 2009
www.thesunflowerfm.co.uk ROLLING FLIER
www.goleicestershire.com

Most of the bands can be seen on www.myspace.com or have their own facebook or twitter site. They are worth checking out.

THANK YOU

Can i say a big thank you to everyone who has used some of the websites to publicise 'THE BIG FARAJA GIG' Especially the Bands x

On Local Radio

Sunflower Fm one of Leicestershires radio stations covering the local communities has Kindly added us to their web site, so please check the site out at http://www.thesunflowerfm.co.uk/
We have a rolling advert with a copy of the Big Faraja Gig Poster, you cannot miss it! its the Great big Green, Red & yellow one ha ha. Special thanks go out to them.

Another Band has joined us!

Welcome Primal Device, another local band who has taken the place of 9369 check them out on myspace...
http://www.myspace.com/primaldevice
Thank you Trevor (at Arts in leicestershire) for your help and advice with this band and sharing the reviews which can also be viewed at...
http://www.artsinleicestershire.co.uk/gigreviews.htm

Busy Busy Busy

Well where do i start? i walked my little legs off yesterday, Been to Market Harborough, Kibworth Beachamp, Kibworth Harcourt, Fleckney, Wigston Magna, Wigston Meadows, Wigston Harcourt delivering posters and fliers to Leisure centres, libraries, shops, notice boards and Colleges. Having today off, Will be back on delivery duty Tuesday when i hope to cover Sth Wigston, Saffron Lane, Eyres Monsell, Aylestone, Knighton then on my next day off hope to cover the other side of the city. I hope the Gig is going to be a roaring success!

Charity Gig

We are now on The 'ARTS IN LEICESTERSHIRE' Web site
http://www.artsinleicestershire.co.uk/rockgigs.htm
look for 31st October 2009 The Big Faraja Gig.

TICKETS

ANOTHER OUTLET:-
Leicester Tourist information centre
Town Hall square
Leicester

GIG POSTER

More Ticket News

5 Lord Electrical outlets have now got the Big Faraja Gig Tickets for sale.
Branch Address's are:-

259 Uppingham Road, Leicester
465 Saffron Lane, Leicester
63 Blaby Road, South Wigston, Leicester
5 Leicester Road, Wigston Magna, Leicester
2 Church Square, Market Harborough, Leicestershire

Tickets will also be going on sale at the leicester tourist information centre, town hall square leicester soon. So if your waiting for that outlet to become available keep checking this site.

£10 per ticket to see 11 bands in 12 hours.
The venue also offers a fully licensed bar and food, but these are not included within the price of the ticket.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW

The first batch of tickets are now on sale at Lord's Electrical 259 Uppingham Road, Leicester 0116 2760011 Watch out for the posters in your area and tell your friends. Thank you x

tickets

sorry folks! release date for tickets has been delayed due to bank holiday. promise to put on here as soon as i have a date. hopefully next monday

Update & Confirmed Bands

UPDATE
The "Big Faraja Gig" will take place on 31st October 2009, at The Half Time Orange, Burnmoor Street Leicester. We have 11 bands signed up and raring to go! Tickets to see these fab artists (all under one roof in one day) will be on sale next week at a cost of £10.00 for the whole day. I will post the released ticket sale date on here Tuesday 1st September. Many Thanks to LORDS ELECTRICAL for sponsoring the gig.

CONFIRMED BANDS
The Pennyhangers, The Retro, The Waits, Pick Pockets, The Weekend Schemers, The Heroe's, Teenage Kicks, Produkty, Mike Sole & Blue beats awaiting one more band!

Thank you for checking out this blog, to make life easy why don't you click follow, then you will receive an automatic update. Be one of the first to know!

The Weekend Schemers

I Have some bad news and some fantastic good news. First the bad news... The Renegades will not be able to perform at the Big Faraja Gig (i wish them well in there future ventures). The GOOD NEWS is that we have another band that will fill their spot. They are a group of young talented lads known as THE WEEKEND SCHEMERS.


If you want to see how good they are then go to:
www.myspace.com/theweekendschemers

Lord's Electrical - Sponsors of the Big Faraja Gig

Lord's Electrical (Leicester & Rugby retailers) have kindly agreed to sponsor Faraja Support with their charity gig. More details to follow soon, including where and when to buy your tickets.

the RETRO

The RetrO= Another band all set for playing at the BFG, check them out on

twitter:-
http://twitter.com/TheRetro

facebook at:-
http://www.facebook.com/s.php?q=the+retro&n=-1&k=400000010&sf=r&init=q&sid=0#/home.php?ref=home. you know your desperate to give them a shot.

myspace:-
http://www.myspace.com

Pennyhangers

Check this out for a taster of whats to come at the gig.

http://www.myspace.com/thepennyhangers

fab band with a great talent for entertaining us!

Heroe's at Glastonbury

WOW! did you see Heroe's at Glastonbury? if not, then take a look at the BBC Introducing site @ http://www.bbc.co.uk/glastonbury/2009/artists/heroes/
Well done Guys!

Band MEET-UP

Met some of the bands who are performing at the Gig last night. This event needs to work, and i'm sure the whole day will be a great success. We have some great talent in Leicestershire so i hope the press are keeping an eye out ! Special Thanks to the owner of the Half Time Orange for allowing us access to the rooms, and for giving us time to address any concerns. The "Time slots" are filling up nicely. Thank you for attending.

quick guide to who will be performing at THE BIG FARAJA GIG

Confirmed


The Pennyhangers, The Retro, The Waits, Pick Pockets, The Renegades, Heroe's, Teenage Kicks, Produkty, Mike Sole, , Blue beats.


Awaiting Confirmation

Fazed, Autohype, Minnears, Mango mafia, Astro Maniacs, Guthlaxton Soul Band. Keep watching this space

The Renegades

BRING IT ON! another great band has confirmed they will be playing at the Half Time Orange, along with all the other fab artists. The BIG FARAJA GIG just keeps getting bigger.

3 More Bands Have Confirmed

GREAT NEWS... 3 more bands have confirmed they can perform at the Big Faraja Gig. They all full fill the criteria of being Leicestershire based.
The bands are:- The Retro's, Pick Pockets and The Waits. They all have good write ups on either Myspace or Arts leicestershire Webzine. Other news... the tickets will be going on sale soon, so keep checking this blog or the Faraja Support web page (see link to the left, under charities).

Pennyhangers

Another fab band has agreed to entertain you at the Big Faraja Gig. The PennyHangers, they have a good write up in the Arts in Leicestershire webzine. Check them out @ http://www.artsinleicestershire.com/gigreviews2008.htm

Produkty

The Big Faraja Gig is still expanding. Produkty have also agreed to take part in the charity music gig. Keep on coming!

Faraja Support

More confirmations for the "BIG FARAJA GIG", Teenage Kicks, Mike Sole & the Blue Beats have all agreed to play in our 2pm -2am gig. All the acts are Leicestershire based performing for the Leicestershire Charity Faraja Support (see the link), Its building nicely. Still awaiting more replies. looking good so far. More info will follow as and when it becomes available. Thank you everyone.

Hereos

I am so excited! Heroes have agreed to perform at our charity gig (Faraja Support) on Oct 31st 2009. More local bands to confirm, there is so much buzzing going on at the minute, and i cant wait to get all the confirmations in.

Ovacome at the London Marathon

Well done to all those who ran for Ovacome in the london marathon. We all know that Ovarian Cancer can be a killer, therefore all monies raised will be used wisely to help combat Ovarian cancer. See the Ovacome site for more photos.

It's all about me..

Hello my friends, let me tell you about the things that are important to me;-
firstly theres my family, OMG i have a huge family, theres hundreds of them! My Hubby has recently undergone surgery for a ruptured Bicep, and is recovering well. My Two girls, are very different in their ways (but this keeps the arguments alive). I am a member of Ovacome. A charity aimed to support the awareness of Ovarian cancer, an important resource for me as a gynaecology nurse with a special interest in gynae cancers. The web address is:- www.Ovacome.org.uk
Another special interest is based around Faraja Support. A registered charity in which i am a trustee. We aim to provide education via play to children in Tanzania, Information on up and coming events can be seen on our web site www.farajasupport.org.uk (take a look at the Kilimanjaro climb).