Meet the team who built and designed the Wind Gathering vehicle!

Monday June 25th- Creative Workshop Open evening, Bridgwater

06.00pm - 08.00pm

See amazing man-made vehicles, meet and talk to the designers and artists, hear the Big Noise Street Band, see footage and images of past events. Let your imagination dream a little!
AT: 5A Crypton Industrial Estate, Bristol Rd, Bridgwater, TA6 4SY.

For further info and to book a place please contact Charlie Deardon at charlie@creativesomerset.com

Scythe Green Fair

What a wonderful day to be catching the breeze at The Scythe Green Fair nr Muchelney! The Somerset Journey has come to the end of its 'on the road' visits with todays' fair being the last event we'll be performing at until 'The Battle for the Winds' in Weymouth on Saturday 28th of July. In between now and then we'll be taking inspiration from all the songs, sounds and stories gathered on our journey to create our performance for BFTW in July. We have loved visiting people in Somerset, from schools, nurseries, a hospital, villages, fairs and festivals and more! A big thank you to all who have welcomed us, shared a story, told a tale and gathered the wind with us!

The Somerset Journey concludes soon where we will be joined by the other South West Counties in The Battle for the Winds! Please join us on Saturday 28th July.

Stay tuned for news in the run up to BFTW on this blog. We'd also like to carry the journey on later in the year, so please watch this space....

Coming soon! The Somerset Journey presents...

Its free! Please contact us to book a seat if interested. Email somersetjourney@yahoo.co.uk

Glastonbury Abbey and The Abbot's Kitchen

Today (Sunday 10th June) the wind blew us toward Glastonbury Abbey, where from 11.00 to 04.00 we told stories and performed to the Abbeys' visitors. The Wind Gathering Vehicle (which still needs a name?! Let us know if you have any suggestions.*) was parked outside The Abbot's Kitchen which was a fantastic venue to make some noise and tell some tales. The weather did not dampen our spirits and it was a fantastic day in what are very beautiful surroundings. Thank you to all at the Abbey who welcomed us and visited during the day. Please contact us and let us know what you thought or share some of your photos from the day. *Email: somersetjourney@yahoo.co.uk

Watch out for helicopters! At Musgrove Park Hospital

A few images from The Somerset Journey's visit to Musgrove Park Hospital on Tuesday 22nd May. Seen here on the helicopter landing pad outside the front of the hospital. The team spent the day recording the sounds of the hospital, speaking to patients and staff as well as storytelling in the courtyard inside the hospital grounds.

You may hear more of the sounds we recorded on our visit when the hospital has an exhibition to commemorate 70 years of Musgrove Park Hospital!

Visit http://www.artforlife.nhs.uk/ for more details.

Thank you Ashbrittle!

The good weather held out just a little bit longer so that we were lucky enough to have fair weather during The Somerset Journey's visit to the village of Ashbrittle. We were warmly greeted by members of the village both young and old, although none as old as England's oldest Yew tree (3,800 years old to be precise) which resides in Ashbrittle's churchyard. There was some story telling, noise making and er...many a tale about beans...to be had with the locals joining in the festivities, making lots of noise,  and adding their own suggestions for the name of our wind vehicle. Thank you very much to all the people of Asbrittle for helping us 'sound out Somerset' in your village! We look forward to meeting you again at 'The Battle for the Winds' in Weymouth.

Our next BIG gathering will be at The Langport Festival on Saturday June 2nd from 02.00pm - 06.00pm. Please come and join us on Cocklemoor!

For more photos from the day and other events click onto our flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/somersetjourney/

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See: Where else we are travelling on our 'gatherings' page

Taunton Olympic Torch Day!

The Somerset Journey started off in style and sunshine yesterday as part of Taunton's Olympic Torch celebrations. The day kicked off with a parade through the town centre at 11.00am in front of hundreds of enthusiastic local school children and spectators. The procession included The Big Nosie Band and additional wind gathering contraptions and vehicles made by Somerset College students.

The celebrations continued throughout the day in and around Somerset Square with Fuse and Street Linx performing and inside The Brewhouse Theatre Lightwaves videos were screened throughout the day. However the biggest event was saved til last when from 06.00pm onwards an audience of around 2 to 3000 people watched the wind gatherers and vehicle enter The County Cricket Ground to launch the beginning of the official torch ceremony! There was a whole host of local talent that took part including Escape Parkour and beatboxing from Dom Beatbox.

Thank you to all who took part and watched us perform, we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did and we look forward to seeing you at our other gatherings! We'll be in Ashbrittle this Sunday from 02.00pm - 04.30pm so please come and visit us!

The Wind Gatherers arrive in The County Cricket Ground, followed in procession by The Big Noise Band and school children from Schools in Somerset.

Hanging around with the wind gatherers!


Share with us your photos from the day, or let us know your thoughts by leaving us a comment on our blog, or contact us at:
somersetjourney@yahoo.co.uk
For more photos look on our flickr page:
http://wwwflickr.com/photos/somersetjourney

And our professional photographer, Richard Tomlinson's photos on:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/richardtomlinson/