West Street Music Project at the ampitheatre gig for ConkerTU Local

ConkerTU Local - events schedule

All day:

soft play; gaming zone; youth bus; 12.00-5.30: amphitheatre gig

Presentations @ 10-00-11.30 & 2.30-4.00:

hyperlocal Leics online

Moira Fire Station

Overseal Online

SDDC Digital

Community Cooperative

Derbyshire Police (am only)

Gerry the Ranger @ Conkers (pm only)

What’s on in our Forest

Break-out sessions @ 11.30-1.00 & 4.00-5.30:

local councillors & representatives

no rest for the wicked

Just got back from a quick chat with John Dennis of the West Street Music Project and next Saturday’s gig is looking good! Apparently The Derbyshire Youth Services Bus may be able to come down, so we’ll have to check the best location for that with Steve @visitconkers when we see him on Tuesday.

Dave Baldaro of Community Hosts has been working like crazy on the What’s best of What’s on in South Derbyshire / North West Leicestershire and he’ll be talking to us about what Overseal Parish Council has been doing in the Virtual Revolution too! Then there’s updates about the campaign to Save Moira Fire Station, Forest Communities Pressure Group, Fibre in the Forest and South Derbyshire District Council are sending some digital materials over for our benefit too.

Heather Wheeler, Leader of South Derbyshire Council and Conservative candidate for the area will be with us in the morning and Alexis Diouf her Liberal Democrat counterpart, in the afternoon. Almost all other local politicians have confirmed they’re coming though we’re waiting on precise times for the break out sessions. We’re thinking of zoning the Waterside Cafe for these, so it’s easy to spot people and relevant discussions by area, without needing to have official badges - the day’s meant to be informal.

So, less than a week to go before the ConkerTU Local and we’re getting excited. The enthusiasm around Woodville and Swadlincote whilst dishing out flyers yesterday was fantatsic - still having problems getting audioboo to post on tumblr and with Phil Campbell struck down with the flu for over a week now, I’m sure you’ll appreciate that we want him on tip top social media ninja form for next Saturday.   Let’s see what magic Rob can weave…

That’s all for now folks, except to say get in there for those tickets - flyers go out through schools from Tuesday and if you thought three hundred tickets booked so far was massive, you ain’t seen nothing yet!

Hot cakes?

Looks like every time I visit this site more tickets have gone, but then we do have a great line up! Whether it’s local services or local talent that’s bringing you to ConkerTU, you can rest assured that you’ll have every opportunity to rock the Forest!

Another three bands have confirmed for the Amphitheatre gig:

Lesbian Wednesday

Bonfire on the Clump

and

Cure for Callous

bringing the grand total to eleven acts. It’s fantastic to see we have so much home grown talent.

The other great news this week is the stay of execution on closing Moira Fire Station - for at least another three to five years. But the fight is by no means over, so campaigners will be sharing the next steps for keeping vital emergency services in our area.

North West Leicestershire District Councillors John and Annette Bridges joined the digital world last week, with the launch of their Building Bridges blog. Annette is in fact the Leader of North West Leicestershire District Council, making this a huge step in the right direction to unlock democracy.

On a similar note, the Leader of South Derbyshire District Council, Heather Wheeler, has been tweeting her official engagements for some time, making her every move digitally transparent too!

If The Virtual Revolution is new to you, why not catch up with the BBC2 series on iplayer? Or, if you’re unhappy with public services and don’t know where to start, try What do they Know for step by step support with a Freedom of Information request.

All this and more awaits you at ConkerTU, connecting our communities for the future, so book your free tickets now and spread the word!

East / West Rock off @ ConkerTU Local on 27.02

Eight acts have confirmed from the West Street Music Project in Swadlincote, Derbyshire for our youth gig at the ConkerTU Local on Saturday 27th February. Performing live in the amphitheatre from midday are:

Medusa Cascade

Many More

Stereo Espionage

Radio Masquerade

Mongeyfishville

Arts & Crafts

Jaws

and

DJ Reece

We’re in talks with a number of Leicestershire Bands as I blog, so watch this space! Don’t forget to book your FREE tickets on line, as normal admission applies to anyone without an advance booking or Conkers membership.