Posts Tagged ‘arts and culture’

Floating Cinema to show Boaters Voices

Monday, June 29th, 2015

The Floating Cinema, which is currently travelling along the K&A to Bristol, is showing Wiltshire Council’s 30 minute film Boaters Voices this week.

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Floating Cinema arts event management training days, Devizes, 8th and 9th June

Saturday, May 30th, 2015

The Floating Cinema, which is coming to the K&A between 4th June and 2nd August, is running two arts event management training days for volunteers in Devizes on 8th and 9th June.

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Floating Cinema to tour K&A this summer

Sunday, May 17th, 2015

The Floating Cinema, a mobile multifunctional arts space on a purpose-built narrowboat, is coming to the K&A via Brentford between 4th June and 2nd August. The Floating Cinema is known for its innovative programme of film screenings, participatory events, workshops and talks which make use of films from local and national archives.

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Dead Rat Orchestra brings “The Cut” to the K&A

Friday, August 8th, 2014

Innovative folk performers Dead Rat Orchestra are bringing their 2014 show “The Cut” about the songs, sounds and heritage of the canals to the K&A from 10th to 16th August. The Orchestra will visit Crofton, Pewsey, Devizes, Bradford on Avon, Avoncliff, Bath and finally Bristol Harbour where the group’s 273-mile tour of the waterways ends at the Arnolfini Gallery.

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Bradford on Avon Arts Festival wants trading boats and boatie artists for fair in September

Wednesday, June 4th, 2014

The Bradford on Avon Arts Festival is looking for trading boats and liveaboard artists and craftspeople for a traders fair between 1st and 20th September 2014.

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Seminar includes study of liveaboard boaters

Monday, March 3rd, 2014

The research group that carried out the boaters and travellers health survey in  2012-2013 is holding a half day seminar on March 12th that includes a study of liveaboard boaters.

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Don’t shoot the Messenger!

Tuesday, June 25th, 2013

Top-notch theatre on the waterway comes to the K&A in July and August 2012 as the wonderful Mikron Theatre Company bring two new shows to Bath, Woolhampton and Reading in their 77-year old narrowboat Tyseley.

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Flotilla at Pulteney Weir on 20th to 21st June

Tuesday, June 18th, 2013

Up The Cut, at the Fringe

Monday, June 3rd, 2013

Up The Cut is to make an appearance at the Bath Fringe.On Saturday 8th June, comedian Matt Cranium will be joined by Fullsail Puppet Theatre, folk-rock sea shanty band Calico Jack, Arcc playing a live, improvised, soundtrack to Jean Vigo’s yearning tale of love and boats, L’Atalante, Chardash, and special guests.

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Community buys the Bell Inn

Saturday, April 13th, 2013

Now for some good news, the Bell Inn, Walcot St, Bath has been saved from becoming a chain pub by a community buyout!

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