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Parklife Festival -
A free live music festival...for the love of music
After arguing that there was nothing a Feed back community spirit into
locally that showcases the young musicians in the area – Parklife was born.
This, in 2002, gave Ryan Pink six weeks to put together something which grew into a successful town festival, with a crowd of 300, watching eight local music acts.
Appeals to the local media for more bands and solo acoustic players meant that 2003 saw 22 acts on two stages, playing to around 1,200 people for free. Through this and other local music and skate projects, organiser Ryan Pink, won BBC "MK Hero" award 2003. He won a Whitbread "National Young Achiever of the Year" award 2003, and was made an honouree member of the Royal Society of Arts. Following this, Ryan has set up Rusty Promotions to promote a better understanding and appreciation of local artists and musicians.
Leon Hudston has spent the last 15 years playing in bands in and around the local area and faced the same frustrations as many musicians when it came to outlets for his music. With a few contacts in local establishments, he started putting on small events for himself and other local musicians. After returning from a tour of Europe in 2004 he and Ryan got together and now Leon has become a Co-manager of Rusty promotions and Parklife.
Leon is also undertaking an HND in music production at Northampton Nene University, and building good relations with Northampton based promoters to build a communication between the Northampton and Milton Keynes music scenes, and enable cross promotion.
WHY PARKLIFE?
There is so much talent swimming around the local area. They just need a stage for people to appreciate what a cultural area they live in, so Parklife Festival has the following aims:
a Raise the profile of local music and arts
Newport Pagnell and a sense of togetherness in the community
a Introduce people to new cultures, ideas and hobbies
THIS YEAR’S FESTIVAL
On Saturday 29th July 12pm – 9pm, Parklife will open its gates for the fifth year, showcasing quality new and vibrant music. Two music stages, set in a natural grass auditorium, surrounded by trees, and overlooking a tranquil river: Ousebank Gardens (High St, Newport Pagnell – directions on the website) seems like the perfect setting. This is interspersed with stalls, world food vendors, the all-new kid’s field, a spoken word and performance stage, an arts gallery, a one-man theatre and a live arts area.
As we’re finishing earlier this year, the festivities carry on throughout the town – these will be announced at Parklife.
For the main stages, Parklife has booked around 20 live acts from rock, reggae, soul, blues to acoustic singer song writers.
...come and relax in the sun, all for the grand entrance fee of nothing!
Without a number of supporters then this festival couldn’t go on:
Hobgoblin Music Shop, Milton Keynes Council, Newport Pagnell Town Council, Newport Pagnell Festival Committee, The Swan Revived Hotel, Roy Pink Cycles, Speedy Hire, Planet Earth Landscapes, Northampton Nene University, The Performin Rooms, Phase-one.net photographic, Dave Boddy Electrical, The Lodge Recording Studio, Counters Direct, Ark Developments, Dave Currie ...and many other people’s free time and support for the community of Newport Pagnell ... we love you all.
THE LINE UP
MAIN STAGE
sponsored by The Swan Revived Hotel
Blackstar – www.blackstarmusic.co.uk
Device – www.myspace.com/deviceuk
Earth Experiment - www.earthexperiment.com Elevator
Joe Driscoll – www.joedriscoll.net
Morviscous
Poppy CoDeans – www.myspace.com/poppycodeans
Peaceful Warriors – www.myspace.com/peacefulwarriors
Real Rabitzkin - www.realrabitzkin.co.uk/ Soundkraft – www.soundkraft.co.uk
Strange Folk - www.strangefolk.co.uk/
The Operatives - www.theoperatives.net/
ACOUSTIC STAGE
sponsored by Counters Direct
Bee & Saskia - www.myspace.com/beejchurch Callum Mangold-Jackson – www.callummangold-jackson.co.uk
Dave Coltmore
Martyna - www.martynamusic.com/
Mirno - www.mirno.com/
Monoset - www.myspace.com/monoset Remolo – www.myspace.com/remolo
Stuart Bruce – www.myspace.com/stuartbruce This Unique Museum - www.thisuniquemuseum.com
Urban Tribesmen
PERFORMANCE &
SPOKEN WORDS STAGE
sponsored by ARK Property Development
Many different acts, including poetry, story telling, illustrators, photographers, live artists, one-man theatres and loads more.
CHILDREN’S AREA
sponsored by MK Community Foundation
Check out www.parklifefest.co.uk for the full line up, latest information, pictures, chat and directions.
For all other gigs in the area and to become an official Rusty Member, check out www.rustypromotions.co.uk
Welcome to Newport Pagnell Sunday Church Services
ANGLICAN
Parish Church, High Street Rev John Lewis 611145 8am Holy Communion 9.30am Sung Eucharist creche and Sunday School 6pm Evensong and Sermon St Luke’s, Wolverton Road 11am Family Communion
BAPTIST
Lovat Hall, Silver Street
Rev Paul Rosier 616286 10.30am Family Worship with creche, Sunday School
CATHOLIC
St Bede’s, High Street
Rev James Evans 671342
6.30pm Mass (Saturday), 9am Mass
METHODIST
High Street
Rev Mindy Bell 670332 10.30am Service
and Junior Church
UNITED REFORMED
High Street
Rev Cheryl Huff-Slusser 613464 10.30am Family Worship
All Saints, Lathbury: 9.45am Informal Family Communion 1st Sunday in the month
Newport Church Notice
A brief reminder to all that there is a German Lutheren Service every second month on a Saturday at 3pm at the City Church of Christ the Cornerstone. Further details from Mrs Charlotte Clarke, 12 Silver Street, Newport Pagnell, MK16 0EP. Telephone 01908 614634.
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