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Local Community Magazine<br />
For you, By You...<br />
February 2015 Edition<br />
<strong>Your</strong> <strong>community</strong>,<br />
<strong>your</strong> <strong>magazine</strong>...<br />
Included in this month’s fresh<br />
<strong>magazine</strong>:<br />
Marzena Art<br />
Andrew Bate & Catherine<br />
Frowd<br />
Hollie Gazzard Trust Fashion<br />
Show<br />
3 5 9<br />
Exclusive...... Brad Burton From 4 Networking
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Index<br />
Introduction<br />
Marzena Art<br />
Andrew & Catherine<br />
Unique Fashion<br />
Unique Fasion Special<br />
Vallender Salon<br />
WSP Solicitors<br />
Unique Beauty Special<br />
Richard Parsons<br />
Unique Testimonials<br />
Brad Burton<br />
Unique Classifieds<br />
Jon Stanley Photography<br />
Let There Bee Cake<br />
Hollie Gazzard Trust<br />
Unique Networking<br />
Unique Magazine Rate Card<br />
Unique Financial<br />
LNH Management Solutions<br />
Whats On In February<br />
The Robins<br />
4 Networking<br />
Gloucestershire Granite<br />
Decca Design Flooring<br />
MAGAZINE<br />
Editor:<br />
Steve Taylor<br />
Fashion & Features Editor:<br />
Cecelia Pusey<br />
Design:<br />
3 Creative<br />
Website:<br />
www.uniquemediagroup.co.uk<br />
Steve Taylor<br />
Editor<br />
Unique February<br />
Hello and welcome to our First edition of our Unique Magazine<br />
for Bristol. Unique is a Community Digital Magazine and we<br />
interact with Bristol Community, please send in <strong>your</strong> events<br />
and stories :) Please follow UniqueMediaCo on Twitter and get<br />
involved. We now have some amazing innovations including<br />
Classifieds for Motors, Home Rentals and Houses to buy. Future<br />
Innovations include a Business Forum where business owners<br />
can chat online and advertise their business and just connect.<br />
We had an amazing time promoting Fashion and Culture Show<br />
in aid of Hollie Gazzard Trust www.holliegazzard.org on<br />
Tuesday 4th February at Revolution, Clarence Parade in<br />
Cheltenham, it was a great night and loads of fun. Thank you<br />
again to brilliant band Tommy Lewis and the Fuse, all of the<br />
Designers Melissa Antonious, Cupid Couture & Bodega<br />
Womenswear, Vallenders Hair Salon, Gorgeous Models and Jo,<br />
Nicci & Leonie from Vallenders Hair Salon in The Suffolks,<br />
Cheltenham. Great evening with other £1050 raised for Hollie<br />
Gazzard Trust to help them achieve their aim of Sponsoring 12<br />
hairdressing students at Gloscol, increasing domestic abuse<br />
awareness and reducing knife crime especially with the terrible<br />
recent murder of young Zac Evans in Tuffley. Please take a look<br />
at the Videos and photo's in this month’s <strong>magazine</strong> as<br />
#FashionandCultureShow will be coming to Bristol later this<br />
year :)<br />
We have loads of great features this month including Brad<br />
Burton MD of 4Networking UK'S Number 1 Motivational<br />
Speaker, Mazeart an incredible Parisian painter, Catherine<br />
Frowd and Andrew Bate the incredibly talented couple, Hollie<br />
Gazzard Trust, Bristol City & Bristol Rovers FC and What’s On In<br />
Bristol.<br />
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Marzena Art<br />
I am French-Polish and I live in France, Orleans.<br />
I paint since 2008. Before arriving in France, I worked with a Polish<br />
artist. We made a few fashion shows in Poland (Warsaw and Lodz).<br />
Until then, my artistic sense was expressed more in fashion<br />
clothing.<br />
The ability to express emotions through painting has always<br />
fascinated me. It was something of a revelation, not of my artistic<br />
side, but my ability to express myself on a canvas.<br />
I am not influenced by painting styles. I’m influenced only by my<br />
imagination. I want to create my own style and not being influenced<br />
by others. That’s why my style is always evolving depending on my<br />
own imagination and emotions.<br />
My only guideline is the spontaneous of my imagination. My<br />
inspiration is coming also from the street and my environment,<br />
that’s why I mix some picture with painting.<br />
In my paintings, I want to express my emotions, which are<br />
sometimes extreme. I never prepare what I am going to paint, it is a<br />
spontaneous expression of my imagination. Most of my paintings<br />
are dark for the reasons mentioned above. My paintings are<br />
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ANDREW BATE &<br />
CATHERINE FROWD<br />
Catherine Frowd is a visual artist. Her husband, Andrew Bate, is a composer and<br />
songwriter. They have a three year old daughter.<br />
We’ve worked on many projects together, most prominently the work we have<br />
done with Rogue Theatre. I have been a musical director for Rogue since 2008<br />
writing, performing and overseeing the music for their shows and Catherine has<br />
been photographing them for many years, utilising her unique style.<br />
We’ve also just finished working on a short film together called Grey’s Lot for<br />
director Ian Bucknole. I wrote the score and produced the sound design for the<br />
film and Catherine provided the still images.<br />
It’s a pleasure to work with someone on a project who you know has the passion<br />
and the ability to make things happen. Someone who will always support you and<br />
you can encourage back because you both understand what it’s like to work in the<br />
artistic field.<br />
I have composed music for theatre, film and dance for eleven years and have seen<br />
my music featured in Red Cross advertising campaigns and played at the London<br />
IMAX as part of the Virgin Media Shorts shortlisted film RVG. My work can be<br />
found via Soundcloud<br />
(soundcloud.com/andrewbatemusic).<br />
Catherine s passionate about passing on her creativity to our daughter who often<br />
comes on photo shoots with her. She works in a mixture of mediums including<br />
painting, photography, sculpture and film, imbuing them all with her distinctive<br />
style. Look out for Catherine s mixed media workshops this year.<br />
@CatherineFrowd<br />
@andrewbatemusic<br />
www.catherinefrowd.com<br />
soundcloud.com/andrewbatemusic<br />
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Unique Fashion<br />
Working 9 to 5<br />
Matalan Crepe Jacket £25.00<br />
Brighten up a black outfit with this long<br />
sleeved Crepe blazer in orange<br />
Peacocks Women’s Crepe Pleat<br />
Flare Dress £16.00<br />
This is a dress that will become a staple<br />
piece in <strong>your</strong> wardrobe. Accessorize<br />
with gold jewellery to take this dress<br />
from day to night!<br />
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Tesco Strappy T- Bar Court shoes<br />
£22.00<br />
These court shoes have buckle fastening T-<br />
bar strap and a pointed toe with Buckle<br />
fastening on the ankle strap<br />
<strong>Your</strong> working wardrobe doesn’t have to be boring, add a touch of<br />
glamour by adding a splash of colour with a bright jacket and some<br />
strappy heels. This outfit can take you from work to evening drinks with<br />
colleagues or a hot date!<br />
Cecelia Pusey<br />
Fashion & Features Editor<br />
@Dusky210<br />
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Unique Fashion<br />
and Culture show<br />
in aid of the Hollie<br />
Gazzard Trust<br />
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Big thank you To :<br />
Show Sponsors - Festival Law of Cheltenham & WSP Solicitors of Gloucester, Tom<br />
Goodall - Cheographer..spell check lol, Steve Mitchell - Host, Nick, Mandy & Chloe<br />
Gazzard - Hollie Gazzard Trust, The Models - Sophie Lydia Smith Miss Cheltenham,<br />
Charlie Hamilton, Sophie Organ, Crissy Schmidt & Victoria Illina, Penny Gibson &<br />
Madeline Addler - Make Up Artists, Vallenders Salon - Jo, Nicci & Leonie, Jon Stanley<br />
& Martin Hathaway - Photographers, Catherine Frowd - Video,Designers - Alex &<br />
Ghuing - Cupid Couture, Melissa Antonious Designs, Sarah Jane Worboys - Bodega<br />
Womenswear, Tommy Lewis and the Fuse, Jonathan Rooke - Straight PR, Aston Vipzz,<br />
Richard Parsons - Magician, Russ Scarph - Manager Revolution, Dancers, Apologies if<br />
I have forgotten anyone. Most Importantly Thank You The Public for getting involved<br />
& Bless You #Onwards190515 ;)<br />
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Professional Makeup Stylist Penelope Gibson shares<br />
how she created a fresh British look for the catwalk<br />
models at The Hollie Gazzard Trust Fashion Show.<br />
Makeup Stylist: Penelope Gibson<br />
Design Brief: Create a classic British<br />
look, but keep it fresh and current to<br />
enhance the creations of the fashion<br />
designers<br />
I know us makeup and beauty professionals<br />
are always banging on about primer, but<br />
the truth is that these products really work.<br />
They even out skin tone, fill pores, hydrate<br />
and generally create a perfect surface for<br />
you to apply <strong>your</strong> foundation. For this<br />
shoot I used Urban Decay Tightening &<br />
Brightening Complexion Primer Potion<br />
(£19.00) I love the way it performs; it<br />
brightens, it tightens and reduces fine lines<br />
with improved surface texture.<br />
To create a flawless demi matt finish for the<br />
models skin I used Urban Decay Naked Skin<br />
Ultra Definition Liquid Makeup (£24.30).<br />
This foundation is lightweight with amazing<br />
coverage that leaves <strong>your</strong> skin looking<br />
naturally flawless. To cover any blemishes<br />
or darkness under the eyes I used Yves<br />
Saint Laurent Touché Eclat Radiant Touch<br />
(£22.50) a must for any handbag. When<br />
working on the eyes I opted for M.A.C<br />
Mineralise Eye Shadow palette ‘A waft of<br />
grey’ £33.00) the pigments in these eye<br />
shadows are amazing, a little certainly goes<br />
a long way and you can achieve a real<br />
density of colour with a small amount of<br />
product.<br />
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For the lashes I used Bobbi Brown<br />
Pretty Powerful Mascara (£19.00 5ml);<br />
this product lengthens, thickens and<br />
defines lashes without smudging or<br />
clumping – while conditioning and<br />
strengthening lashes.<br />
Top Tip: When applying<br />
mascara always start with<br />
<strong>your</strong> bottom lashes to<br />
avoid unsightly mascara<br />
smudges on <strong>your</strong> upper<br />
eye.<br />
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No smokey eyed look would be<br />
complete without eyeliner; I<br />
worked Benefit BADgal<br />
waterproof eyeliner in Black<br />
(£15.00) into the top and<br />
bottom lash line to give diffused<br />
definition.<br />
For a picture perfect pout I<br />
applied using a brush for<br />
precision; Chanel Rouge Allure<br />
Luminous Intense Lip Colour<br />
(£26.00) – this lipstick offers a<br />
radiant and satiny makeup<br />
result with optimal hold.<br />
To complete the look I applied<br />
Laura Mercier Crème Cheek<br />
Colour in Rosebud (£18.45) to<br />
add a not so innocent flush of<br />
colour to the models cheeks.<br />
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Interview With<br />
Brad Burton<br />
About Brad Burton if you have never come across him before:<br />
The UK’s #1 MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER. Brad is also the Dynamic MD of 4Networking<br />
who run 5,000+ events each year. AUTHOR: 3 hit business books Get Off <strong>Your</strong> Arse,<br />
GEt Off <strong>Your</strong> Arse Too and Life. Business...Just Got Easier.<br />
Brad covered a number of topics and I will communicate them over to you<br />
in machine gun fashion :<br />
Steve: Why start <strong>your</strong> own business?<br />
Brad: Less Money...and More Stress is the<br />
Reality. But you have the freedom to pick up the<br />
kids from school and go to the duck pond when<br />
you want to which was massive to me. 2014 is a<br />
great time to start a business with<br />
opportunities at every corner but with the<br />
reality that it is incredibly tough out there but<br />
No Self Employed person is starving to<br />
deathout there.<br />
S: How did you get through those early years in<br />
business ?<br />
B: I almost quit 4Networking several times, I<br />
was as close to quitting as you possibly can get<br />
like 99% but the only reason I didn’t was<br />
because I had No Plan B...I had to<br />
make4Networking work... I started 4Networking<br />
at the time to get appointments for my<br />
marketing business4Consultancy...if you are in<br />
business you need appointments too.<br />
Sometimes I think that having no money at the<br />
start kept me sharp and innovative as I had to<br />
get appointments or the mortgage wasn’t<br />
getting paid.<br />
S: Brad what tips would you give any new<br />
business starting out ?<br />
B: Bang...right 4 tips<br />
1) Ensure that you love the business you are<br />
in as when the going gets tough you need to<br />
have that passion<br />
2) The reality is It will take 4 times longer to<br />
make a success of <strong>your</strong> business than what<br />
is in <strong>your</strong> business plan, prepare for it and<br />
accept it<br />
3) Rely on <strong>your</strong>self to make things happen,<br />
but surround <strong>your</strong>self with good people who<br />
have skills that you don’t possess. But it is<br />
up to you to drive the business<br />
4) Spend 100% of <strong>your</strong> time being 100% on<br />
being <strong>your</strong>self...heres an example:<br />
I was at a business show in my normal<br />
clothes..T shirt, Jeans and trainers and this<br />
business speaker guy told me that I would<br />
never get anywhere on the speakers circuit<br />
looking like how I do. Well...I don’t see this<br />
guy getting asked to Headline The Business<br />
Show in London and working with massive<br />
companies like JCB....I speak from the heart<br />
and stay true to who I am...worked out ok<br />
so far.<br />
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S: What motivates you now considering<br />
the success you have had both with<br />
4Networking, Speaking & Business<br />
Books?<br />
B: Making a Positive Difference...I am<br />
going to do some speaking at Dartmoor<br />
Prison so if I can help show there is<br />
another way. I am quite realistic that if I<br />
would of made different choices when I<br />
was younger it could be me in there as<br />
growing up in Salford Manchester was<br />
tough and at times I lost my way..<br />
unemployed for periods..but I always<br />
wanted to make a difference. I love<br />
working on my speaking and that is a<br />
real passion for me, I purposely don’t<br />
watch other speakers as I don’t want it to<br />
influence my style.<br />
S: So what is a normal day for you now?<br />
B: I still get along to 4Networking<br />
meetings about 4 a month I was doing 3 a<br />
week beforeChristmas but with both Steff<br />
Thomas and Terry Cooper onboard with<br />
me it does run itself to a degree, attend<br />
business events, mentor some<br />
people..but time is a factor.<br />
S: What are <strong>your</strong> future plans now Brad?<br />
B: Too take 4Networking globally, we are now in<br />
Australia so it will happen...but not with me at the<br />
helm my focus is now on other areas and I am<br />
surrounded my a great team I am also in the middle<br />
of writing my forth book called Next it will be full of<br />
short stories to give insight and inspire business<br />
owners. Do more speaking gigs I love it, I have done<br />
The Business Show for six years now and the JCB gigs<br />
are brilliant.<br />
S: Thanks Brad for <strong>your</strong> thoughts, anything<br />
else you would like to add.<br />
B: At the beginning when I started 4Networking I<br />
needed a fight to keep me going and that adversity<br />
built the result of the business today. But now it is<br />
different 4Networking is the establishment so it vital<br />
that we keep things fresh. Ohhhh yes....A Daft idea is<br />
only a daft idea if they don’t work.<br />
Thank you Brad...You can<br />
Connect with Brad on<br />
Twitter @BradBurton and on<br />
website http://bradburton.biz/<br />
S: You spoken before about having a<br />
breakdown a few years ago, are you ok to<br />
talk about that?<br />
B: Yeah sure...Sometimes in life you<br />
end up making bad decisions and I was<br />
making bad decisions in both personal<br />
and business especially if you run a<br />
business <strong>your</strong> personal and business life<br />
are thesame thing..you don’t clock off at<br />
5:30 in self employed world. So I made a<br />
few bad calls you end up drinking more,<br />
trying to mask the issues and boom you<br />
end up having a breakdown. What I learnt<br />
from the whole thing was..Never to<br />
confuse Bad Luck with Bad Decisions.<br />
Interview By<br />
Steve Taylor<br />
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Hollie Gazzard Trust<br />
Hope, passion & a life fulfilled<br />
A production of Educating Rita was presented by the Everyman Theatre’s<br />
professional company and performed by Mark Carey and Dani Carbery at the<br />
King’s Theatre in Gloucester on Saturday 24 January in aid of the Hollie Gazzard<br />
Trust. It was a thoroughly entertaining evening, brilliantly performed and directed<br />
by Paul Milton.<br />
Willy Russell’s play Educating Rita is a modern classic. It tells the story of<br />
hairdresser Rita, who feels that life has passed her by. She wants an education.<br />
But does Open University lecturer Frank have anything to teach her? Educating<br />
Rita is a hilarious, and moving, story of a woman’s determination to change her<br />
life. (does this remind you of Hollie?)<br />
Director Paul Milton said ‘..We are happy to be here in Gloucester with our<br />
production of Educating Rita, a play that has been performed at the Everyman<br />
before, but is surely ripe for revival. It’s a twentieth-century classic and has been<br />
voted one of the most popular plays of all time. Even though it’s a comedy I hope<br />
you found the serious themes too – a working woman’s place in society, the<br />
purpose of education, midlife crises and others..’<br />
A great evening’s entertainment and HGT would like to thank the Everyman for<br />
this performance and donating the proceeds to the fund. we would also like to<br />
than the Kings Theatre for its hospitality. A great intimate theatre and we look<br />
forward to working with the Everyman in the future.<br />
Nick, Mandy and Chloe pictured here with the cast and Director Paul Milton<br />
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Gloucester Ambassador<br />
We are delighted that Juliette Crosby has<br />
joined The Trust as its Ambassador for<br />
Gloucester. Fresh from her time as Miss<br />
Gloucester 2014, Juliette wanted to<br />
continue her great work in the charity<br />
sector and as a Churchdown resident, HGT<br />
is close to her heart. She was therefore<br />
delighted when asked to be an<br />
Ambassador for the Trust. We are very<br />
excited about what Juliette can add in<br />
terms of building on what we have<br />
achieved so far!<br />
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Quote from Juliette<br />
' I'm honoured to have been asked to have<br />
be part of a truly amazing cause. The<br />
events that's happened with Hollie, not<br />
only touched me but the whole<br />
<strong>community</strong> and I'm looking forward to<br />
working together to change the way we<br />
think about domestic abuse and knife<br />
crime '<br />
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Don’t Miss This Business People...<br />
Wednesday 06:45 - 08:30am<br />
Longford Inn, Gloucester GL2 9BE<br />
NEXT MEETINGS:<br />
14th January - 28th January<br />
Wed 11th February @ 6:45am<br />
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UniqueFinancial<br />
CLAIMING VAT ON PRE-REGISTRATION EXPENDITURE<br />
VAT is an administrative minefield for accountants, let alone business owners.<br />
However a very important piece of favourable VAT legislation that all business owners should be<br />
aware of is the entitlement to reclaim VAT on some of their expenditure made before they became<br />
registered. Of course you must make sure that both the business and the entity are the same one that<br />
made the original purchase (i.e. the business has not changed from a sole trade to a company).<br />
There are different rules that apply however to the purchase of goods and the purchase of services.<br />
VAT on the Purchase of Pre-Registration Goods<br />
Businesses can reclaim VAT on the purchase of goods prior to registration providing that the goods<br />
were purchased within the four years prior to the date of registration, and they fall within one of the<br />
below categories:<br />
1. The goods purchased will result in a sale/supply on which the business will be able to charge<br />
VAT (i.e. the goods haven’t been used, sold or consumed at the date of registration). A good example<br />
would be a builder who has a number of building materials in stock at the point of registering for VAT.<br />
These materials in stock would be expected to be used on a future sale which will be charged VAT, an<br />
therefore the original VAT on the purchase of the materials can be reclaimed.<br />
2. VAT can also be reclaimed on goods which were purchased and used prior to registration, as<br />
long as they continue to be used after registration to contribute in generating sales/supply on which<br />
the business will be able to charge VAT. Examples of this would typically be capital assets such as<br />
vans, plant/machinery, computer equipment, etc. Despite being used prior to the registration, you can<br />
still recover 100% of the original VAT on the purchase.<br />
VAT on the Purchase of Pre-Registration Services<br />
It is extremely difficult to be able to prove whether a service paid for prior to registration has resulted<br />
in a service provided to the business after registration. Therefore the rules for reclaiming VAT on the<br />
purchase of services prior to registration only allow for purchases up to six months prior to the date o<br />
registration.<br />
Written by Lee Harris from LNH Management Solutions @LNH_Management<br />
www.lnh-management-solutions.co.uk/
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What's On in February.....<br />
Go Green Week 2015<br />
Event Date: 09 Feb 2015 - 09 Feb 2015<br />
Event Details Go Green Week 2015<br />
Monday 09 February 2015 9am - 5pm<br />
Annual week across UK universities hosting a range of<br />
activities and events to raise awareness of climate<br />
action. UBU Get Green will showcase each of our<br />
campaigns daily throughout the week.<br />
Go Green Week is People & Planet’s annual national<br />
week of climate action across schools, colleges and<br />
universities. Students run a week of activities to raise<br />
awareness and demand stronger action to tackle the<br />
climate crisis.<br />
At Bristol, each day will feature one of the Get Green<br />
student-ledcampaigns, including:<br />
Sustainable Food<br />
Divestment (coinciding with Global Divestment Day on<br />
the 13/14th Feb)<br />
Community Gardens<br />
Love Bristol: student reuse<br />
BrisBikes student bike rental scheme<br />
Event Date: 09 Feb 2015 - 09 Feb 2015<br />
Posted in: Live Entertainment | Live Music &<br />
Venues<br />
Event Times: 1.10pm<br />
Event Details St Stephens Street, BS1 1EQ<br />
Beautiful music inspired by folk song<br />
tradition from The British Isles<br />
and elsewhere. The voices of Barbara and<br />
Andy Rusbridge and Guy Hawthorn<br />
make a distinctive rich, complex and<br />
expressive sound.<br />
Their warm, inclusive performances tell the<br />
story in every song with<br />
passion and good humour in equal measure.<br />
Retiring collection, suggested minimum<br />
donation £3<br />
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IBT15 Bristol International Festival<br />
Take a walk in the clouds in Bristol harbour,<br />
experience a storm in aclub and follow us into the<br />
shadows for a concert in a gothic mansion.<br />
Extraordinary theatre, music, dance, live art,<br />
exhibitions, talks, parties and public artworks take<br />
over Bristol from 12–22 February 2015. Starting with<br />
Fog Bridge. Take a walk in the clouds. For 10 days<br />
from Fri 13 to Sun 23 Feb, Peros’ Bridge in Bristol<br />
Harbourside will disappear behind a changing veil<br />
of fog, in celebration of Bristol<br />
status as European Green Capital.<br />
Light<br />
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Event Date: 12 Feb 2015 - 14 Feb 2015<br />
Posted in: Theatre<br />
Inspired by Edward Snowden’s revelations and the ensuing<br />
debate on state surveillance, Theatre Ad Infinitum (Ballad of<br />
the Burning Star) conjures an Orwellian future where a<br />
totalitarian regime monitors the thoughts of its citizens<br />
through implants.Charged with hunting down ‘terrorists’<br />
who seek illegal disconnection, a young government agent<br />
encounters an enigmatic figurefrom his shadowy past.<br />
Blending anime-style storytelling and a pulsating<br />
soundscape to draw audiences into its sci-fi realm, this is a<br />
nightmarish tale of love, betrayal and technological power.<br />
LED, strip and torchlight innovatively illuminate the<br />
wordless production set atmospherically in darkness. Light<br />
is accessible to Deaf and Hearing audiences<br />
Director, Writer and Live Vocal Sound George Mann<br />
Associate Director Nir Paldi<br />
Co-devised and performed by the company<br />
Shortlisted for a Total Theatre Award 2014<br />
Cost £12 (plus booking fee)<br />
Valentine’s Vintage Ball The Square Club, 15 Berkeley Square, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1HB<br />
Event Date: 13 Feb 2015 - 14 Feb 2015<br />
Event Times: 7pm - 1am<br />
Event Details<br />
The evening will commence in our quirky lower deck cocktail bar with Swing Dancing Lessons, a<br />
perfect opportunity to impress potential suitors. Bristol’s premier faux French gypsy band, Fromage<br />
en Feu will then hit the stage with a fiery blend of up-tempo swing, klezmer and tango to really get<br />
the night in full swing mode!<br />
If that wasn’t enough, ElectroSwing DJs will then play into the night. In light of the Vintage theme<br />
there will also be the opportunity for you to dress to impress. Glamour is key to perfecting this<br />
vintage look.<br />
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Unique Football<br />
The Robins @bcfctweets<br />
So after 26 Games Bristol City are Top of League One with 57 Points, with MK Dons and<br />
Swindon chasing them hard. Steve Cotterill is doing a agnificent job for Bristol City so far<br />
this season and they won the last game 2 - 0 against Fleetwood Town.<br />
MK Dons and current leaders Bristol City will battle for top spot in League One on<br />
Saturday. MK hope Will Grigg and Ben Reeves are back from injury, while Keith Andrews is<br />
on the bench after re-signing. Steve Cotterill's Bristol City are looking for their sixth<br />
consecutive victory in the league.<br />
Ex-Dons striker Aaron Wilbraham (hip) is nearing a return, but faces competition up front<br />
from Matt Smith, Kieran Agard and Jay Emmanuel-Thomas. Dons boss Karl Robinson will<br />
watch from the stands, as he serves the final game of a four-match touchline ban.<br />
But he goes into the fixture as League One's manager of the month for January, after<br />
taking 11 points from 15 last month.<br />
MK Dons boss Karl Robinson told BBC Three Counties Radio: "Bristol City have got a squad<br />
that any manager in this league would take. "They're probably better than when we<br />
played them earlier in the season - but they might argue we are better too. "They are hot<br />
favourites to win the league - we know we're underdogs but we accept that." Bristol City<br />
defender Mark Little told BBC Radio Bristol: "We go out to win so that's what you're<br />
preparing for, not who you're playing against. "They're so close to us and it makes it that<br />
little bit more exciting. "The people who try harder in certain games and not in others<br />
won't make it too far.<br />
"We may look back at the end of the season and think the smaller games were more<br />
important. It may not be the MK Dons ones"
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Bristol City Fixtures<br />
February 2015<br />
League One Bristol City V Port Vale<br />
Tue 10 Feb 19:45<br />
League One Bristol City V Sheff Utd<br />
Sat 14 Feb 15:00<br />
League One Bristol City V<br />
Peterborough<br />
Tue 17 Feb 19:45<br />
League One Colchester V Bristol<br />
City<br />
Sat 21 Feb 15:00<br />
League One Doncaster V Bristol City<br />
Tue 24 Feb 19:45<br />
League One Bristol City V Rochdale<br />
Sat 28 Feb 15:00<br />
By the end of February Bristol City could be in a very commanding<br />
position, Come on you Robins :)
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