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This time next week it will be all over, R.is.E will have just finished their second set, the winners of the silent auctions will have been announced, everyone will have their raffle prizes and there should be at least a couple of the males in the audience that are super smooooth (and I don’t mean with their chat up lines!). Hey, we will even know Monkey’s name and he will have a new home!

Those of you that are able will be able to party on into the early hours at Club Bliss, but the Memory Fest part of the evening will have wound up. The cameras will have stopped rolling and the bands will have packed away … until next year? Well, lets wait and see how successful it will have been. Wouldn’t it be great to see Memory Fest become an annual event on the calendar, raising awareness and funds through Classic Rock for Alzheimer Scotland and Dementia UK?

Remember if you are unable to make it next week, you can always leave a donation on our Just Giving page, if you are able. Every penny is appreciated.

Mugstock 2016

20 April 2016

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No, its OK, we haven’t made a typo, we did actually mean to title this article Mugstock 2016!

You see, the organisers of this festival of music and merriment known as Mugstock 2016 have very kindly provided us with not one but two weekend tickets to their event which takes place on another Bank Holiday, 29-31 July 2016. This is a huge prize, each ticket has a face value of £75.

The image to the right shows some of the stats from last year and 2016 is set to be even bigger!

So you can still come to our Memory Fest ’16, which is taking place on this next Bank Holiday Sunday and, if you are lucky whilst you are there you can win these tickets to go to Mugstock 2016 as well!

Even if you don’t win the tickets (and only one person can win) it is seriously worth going to Mugstock for a weekend of great entertainment, check out their ticket prices.

On Line Auction!

16 April 2016

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As I teased on Facebook earlier this week, we can now confirm that Memory Fest have been given a fantastic item to help us raise more money for our chosen charities, Dementia UK and Alzheimer Scotland.

BLG Video & Audio Productions, the people that will be filming our event, have donated one of their Wedding Packages. Not just any one of them though, their top package! The Gold Package is valued at £850 and is described as the package to choose if ‘you require every possible moment of your special day captured‘ – have a look at their website for full details (unfortunately the offer is only available to ceremonies taking place in Scotland and the North of England)

This is an amazing opportunity for a lucky couple to obtain a fantastic memento of their special day and help our great cause at the same time.

From today until 12 noon on 1st May 2016 you will be able to bid by email to win this fabulous gift. We have set up a special email address, weddingvideo@memoryfest.co.uk for you to use and we will monitor this address for the next couple of weeks to see what bids we receive. You can also make a bid on the evening of the event at Club Bliss between 7:30 pm and around 10 pm when we will make the announcement to let you know who the highest bidder has been and who has won this auction.

SPECIAL NOTE: Realising that not everyone will be getting married or will know someone getting married then BLG Video & Audio Productions will consider substituting this offer for the production of a Music Video for a Band or Solo artist, just mention this preference when you submit your bid by email or on the night at the event.

If you prefer to send you bid using the form below, then please do – you can enter as many times as you want between now and the closing date, the highest bid will be the one that wins!

Entry is free, however if you would like to leave a token donation, perhaps you could do this on our Just Giving page?

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Silent Auction – Whisky

6 April 2016

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Another lot for our ‘silent auction’ at the Memory Fest ’16 gig will be a three litre bottle of Teacher’s Scramble Scotch Whisky.

This has been donated by Shirley and George (my mum and dad) and we believe it is probably between 20 and 25 years old, but is unopened and has been stored in a cool dark cabinet during that time.

How much would you give for this massive bottle? If you are interested, make sure you are there at Club Bliss on 1 May 2016 so that you can enter your bid.

If you cannot get to the event and want to make a bid on line, please send an e-mail to us before 22 April 2016 and we will include it on the night as an email bid.

Captain Horizon

29 March 2016

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Memory Fest ’16 have been provided with a signed copy of Imitation Sun, one of Captain Horizon’s CDs!

Captain Horizon are an alternative rock band from the West Midlands. Over the course of three EPs and two albums they’ve invented a sound entirely their own, bringing a wide range of styles together to create an instantly accessible identity.

“Captain Horizon has accomplished something unique… they have harnessed lightning in a jar.”

Captain Horizon enjoy a well-deserved reputation as one of the most exciting live bands on the circuit, with high-energy showmanship, soaring melodies and precise vocal harmonies captivating the attention of audiences across the country.

Captain Horizon are:

Steve “Whitty” Whittington – lead vocals
Joshua Watson – guitars, backing vocals
James “Mez” Merrix – drums, percussion
Alex Thomson – bass, backing vocals

The band was born in the summer of 2008 when Josh and Alex started writing songs that brought together the high energy and intricacy of influences such as Incubus, Radiohead, Tool and Porcupine Tree, and the classic swagger of stadium bands like U2, Pearl Jam, Pink Floyd and AC/DC. Mez joined shortly after and set about bringing his unique brand of precise and original drumming to the music. Whitty was the last piece of the puzzle, injecting thunderous vocals, unstoppable self-belief and the ability to charm any crowd before him.

This fantastic item (I’ve listened to it and it is fantastic!) will be available as one of our Raffle Prizes, thanks to Jacqui and Steve Snowball in Macclesfield.

Silent Auction – Avon Basket

28 March 2016

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Many thanks to Sam and Carl Wright for donating this fabulous basket of Avon Products to Memory Fest ’16!

Apparently, there’s about £150 worth of products in it and so we will be holding a ‘silent auction’ on the night, haven’t decided on the starting price yet.

I won’t list everything that’s in there, but it does include bubble baths, jewellery, nail stuff, sprays, lipsticks, eye liner, I could go on, but I won’t! Have a look on the evening when you get to the venue and then make an offer during the auction.

Somebody will be able to go home with a terrific prize! Maybe it could be for you, a little bit of pamper time? Perhaps you know someone with a birthday coming up that would appreciate this as a gift? Whatever the reason, let’s hope we get a great outcome for the Charities on the 1 May 2016!

Just Giving

30 January 2016

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Some of our friends have commented that, as well as coming along on 1 May 2016 to the Live Event, they would like to make a donation before then however would prefer to donate to only one of the Charities that we are working with, rather than having their donations being split between the two.

This is perfectly acceptable, of course, and to make it easier for your we have set up our Just Giving Fundraising Pages, one for Dementia UK and one for Alzheimer Scotland – both accessible through our Memory Fest Team page

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