YTFN – Thank You.
May 13th
Happy Sunday Upcyclists!
The sun is shining! And we’ve had a unbelievably awesome week here at Upcycle HQ…
One million thank you’s to everyone who came and supported us on Wednesday, when we pitched for funding from the inspirational Youth Funding Network, YTFN.
Ladies and gentle folk, we’re delighted to announce that Upcycle smashed our £1,000 target, raising a whopping £2,000 plus gift aid. Every penny was donated by kind hearted folk like yourselves, and every penny will support our mission to creatively engage the masses about their unconscious patterns of consumption and waste, throughout this summer and beyond!
If you’d like to learn more about YTFN’s truly epic peer to peer and highly accessible funding model, check them out here:
YTFN
And if you feel inspired, and would like to be empowered by their generosity, become an Eco Ranger with Upcycle this summer! Discover full details of our 2012 summer tour, including every one of the UK’s finest and most ecologically conscious performing arts festivals, here:
ECO RANGERS APPLY
Check back for a full report detailing how we’ve spent this shed load of dough, coming soon!
Volunteers needed!
Yes folks, another exciting opportunity to become a festival maker this summer. The rowdily named Noisily Festival is seeking volunteers for their woodland party and electronic music mash up in just a few short weeks time. Check the diary, it’s the final weekend in May, follow the link for more details.
You’ll be required to work two six hour shifts, one over the weekend and one during the clean up on Monday morning, with each shift winning you a FREE meal. Hoooooorah! Contact Will Hazelrigg on will@noisilyfestival.comto reserve your spot.
NB: This one isn’t an Upcycle gig, we’re just lending a grubby, bin juice stained hand to help with the recruitment drive. Nevertheless, it looks like a full power festival, and comes highly recommended. So what are you waiting for? Do it!
Thanks for reading folks. Enjoy the rest of a beautiful sunny Sunday and think happy, festival fuelled thoughts. We’re only a few weeks away…
‘Tis the season to be jolly…
Spreading the Love
Apr 20th
Greetings most honest and faithful supporters.
Exciting news is upon us. UpCycle has been selected to pitch for funding at the next Youth Funding Network event on the 9th May.
Here it is on Facebook. We’ll need your support as it is the audience who decide where the money goes!
So get scribbling in your diaries… and please come along.
9 May : The Driver : 2 – 4 Wharfdale Road, Kings Cross, N1 9RY
We’re asking for your help to spread the word about this –>
tell your buddies
Post the facebook event to your timeline.
Follow us on twitter (@upcycleuk)
E-mail your friends or post a letter.
Or simply talk to your friends people….
The other projects pitching for funding look awesome there will be Move your Money who encourage people to do their part in building a bette banking system..
and PEPY which aims to empower Cambodians through providing them with a quality education.
Serious competition…
Where the Wild Things Are
Apr 12th
Oh Yes.
Here we go.
careful how deep in you go..
We’re looking for a small team of six committed volunteers to work at “Where the Wild Things Are”. This is a small fundraiser for the brilliant Hackney Pirates who work assisting students in Hackney with their literacy. Hackney Pirate website is here. And this video shows the kind of important work they do.
Students are teamed up with local artists who work creatively to boost their literacy and English language skills. All funds raised by the festival go to support this project.
Hidden in the woods there will be live music, immersive theatrical performances, 350 fancy dressed revellers and as much feasting as you can manage.
- Hackney Pirates
The festival website is here.
The location is currently a secret but it promises to be only one hour south of London.
You will be needed from the 7th (12 noon) to the 10th (6pm) of July.
You will need to send a written application to Becky here:
163 Brondesbury park,
Willesden green,
NW2 5JN
Application forms can be found here: Eco-Ranger app – Wild Things.
Deadly this lot. Watch out.
Shambala – Bag your return.
Apr 4th
We love rubbish,
we love innovation,
but most of all we love you for doing your bit of recycling.
Where's your Power Ring?
This summer Shambala festival is introducing an innovative concept to reduce campsite waste. With each booking a £10 deposit is taken which is refundable in exchange for a bag of recycling. You bring your bag of recycling to the depot (on site at the festival) and exchange it for your £10 or a festival goodie bag. More info is here.
UpCycle will be there with our Tetra Shack (new addition this year!) and Eco-Rangers, ensuring maximum participation in this lovely idea.
Tetra Shack..
If you’re keen to volunteer keep the dates free. Applications for all summer festivals will be open soon…
Food and Festivals
Mar 13th
Hello Team,
A quick one here from UpCycle HQ:
NEWSFLASH!
The UpCycle summer festival tour is nearly complete. Please see our ‘festivals‘ page for the lucky festivals we have decided to grace with our presence.
If you’re keen to be an Eco-Ranger then get your pen and paper ready. We’re doing mail only applications this year…
And that’s not it folks… We’re still looking for volunteers for the fantastic Yard Life festival on the 28th April.
Right.. That was exciting.
We have made friends with the brilliant Best Before project which is currently looking for volunteers. We like them and hate food waste. Please download their Volunteer appeal if your interested to get involved…
Yours. x
Yard Life – Who’s in?
Feb 26th
Yes Yes!
Exciting things be happening here at UpCycle HQ. We’ve been invited to the super duper Yard Life festival on the 28th April. And guess what…? We need your help.
Yard Life looks to be one of London’s most exciting festivals this year. Full of fashion, art and brilliant music. See their lineup:
So, the call is out. If you’re keen to volunteer it is the usual deal: four hours of your time actively volunteering and you get…
Free Entry,
VIP treatment (sort of),
a tasty meal and two drinks.
Let me know asap if you’re interested. The party will be at Hackney Downs Studios on the 28th April.
Yours, Chris
Thank You Volunteers!
Feb 13th
WWwooooaaaaahhhhh!!
Heavy Roller Disco required even heavier stewarding. Our team was wonderful:
Gemma, Ola, Phil, Ray, Louise, Dan, Dan, Jack, Matt, Elisa, Sarah, Simon, Gualtiero and Becks – All absolute superheros!
Kapow! Take that you drunken idiot!
We were stretched, pushed to our limits, but successfully rose up to the challenge, and did ourselves proud. Horse Meat Disco were excellent, smooth, cheesy and fully of funky disco vibes.
Our skating rink wasn’t as polished as this but was a lot more pumping!
Thanks to everybody who came down and put their rubbish in a bin.
Next party is Yard Life Festival. Save the date. Eco-Rangering information will be out soon.
Yours, Chris x
Rolling forward…
Feb 5th
Yes Team,
Cycling on Snow?
We hope everybody is enjoying the snow. Any good ideas for ‘upcycling’ it let me know.
We’re very excited about our roller disco this coming weekend. Its going to be a smasher of a party and we’ve got a brilliant team lined up.
UpCycle is Recruiting:
We’re looking for somebody to join our team for the summer festivals.
The post will be managing our team of Eco-Rangers whilst on site at festivals and will need to be committed to attending five or six events over the summer.
Eco-Rangering experience is necessary.
Please forward on the message to anybody you think might be interested, more information will follow.
Yours, Chris x
Electric Roller Disco seeks Volunteers…
Jan 14th
Roller Disco anybody?
Roller Disco anybody?
The time has come.
Hackney Downs Studios is to host its second Roller Disco and we are invited. It’s looking like an incredible event (see Facebook page):
Horse Meat Disco
Floating Points
Ali Tillet (Warm)
Ollie Seaman (Warm) .. and many more
UpCycle is looking for a team of 30 committed, enthusiastic and creative volunteers to head up their stewarding and waste management. Its a beautiful event space and we want to keep it that way.
Volunteers will get: free entry, a meal and some free drinks and have access to backstage and the VIP area.
You will be asked to work a four hour shift which will involve: Stewarding the Roller Disco!, emptying bins, assisting security and generally helping out where help is needed.
E-mail me (chris@up-cycle.org.uk) for more information.
Have no fear about rolling confidently in the roller disco. This guys is coming to show us some moves…
Pass on the good news…
x
Welcome New Subscribers…
Jan 11th
Yes Yes.
Welcome one and all. We’re expanding nicely and delighted that so many new people are joining our blog and e-mail updates.
We promise not to write too often, once a week maximum, and you can always unsubscribe should you wish to.
We’ll use our blog to let you know about any up and coming volunteering opportunities before anybody else hears about them. We’ll blog about new environmentally and socially conscious festivals we are in support of and any projects of ideas us at UpCycle are considering putting into action.
And thats all.
Thanks for being here and thank you for your support.
We look forward to working with you sometime soon.
Yours, Chris and the Team.
WinterTime Loving…
Dec 22nd
Yes Yes Yes! A huge THANK YOU to the fantastic team of volunteers that gave their time to ensure the WinterTime festival remained clean, tidy and safe.
UpCycle volunteers were the stewards, waste experts, special ops team and glorious skaters! Here is a little video so you have a feel of the event.
We’ve got some big ideas in place for the future so keep in touch.
Please ‘subscribe’ on our home page so ensure you get the latest info about any volunteering opportunities we have.
Merry Christmas!
x
Hackney Downs anyone…? P-A-R-T-Y
Dec 14th
