Last year, we had R.is.E., this year the great band Evolution will be rocking us towards closing time. You can read more about them on their page here or why not go and ‘like’ them on their Facebook page?
The line up of the band is:
We hope to be able to get some more information about each member of the band and share that with you very soon.
Hello Everyone!
Well we are almost three months after the first Memory Fest event and on 1 August 2016 we are going to close the books and make arrangements to hand over the monies that we raised for our Charities.
Sales of the brilliant DVD have been much slower than we expected and to be honest we are more than a little disappointed with that, however life goes on and we do have to draw the line. If you do want to buy one of these then you have another few days to get your money to us. Remember, only £9.99 plus postage and packaging if required at £1.27.
The Silent Auction items are still available, we must move these before the end of July so please send us an email with your best offer – grab a last minute bargain!
The winner of the Wedding Video Auction decided not to go ahead with it after all, so it was offered to the second highest bidder. Unfortunately, circumstances meant that they too were unable to go ahead with it and so we will keep this for the next event.
Thanks again, everyone for your involvement, please get your bids in for these last couple of items so that we can close the books at the end of the month on a high!
The power of Social Media (and new friends) has helped Memory Fest to find a last minute photographer for the event tonight!
Bernie from Sweeney’s Shutter Photography Services has agreed to come along and take photos at Memory Fest ’16 and the photographs will be made available on the DVD as a ‘extra’ once it is produced.
Bernie is a very experienced photographer and has covered many gigs, weddings, sports and other events. We are sure there will some fantastic images made tonight – some candid, some posed, some action shots, a great memento of what we are hoping will be an ace evening of live music and entertainment – thanks Bernie!
After all the preparation and planning it has finally arrived, today is the day the first Memory Fest Gig will take place, raising funds and awareness through Classic Rock for Alzheimer Scotland and Dementia UK.
If you haven’t heard anything about this yet, where have you been since January?
Its taking place this evening between 7 pm and 11 pm at Club Bliss in Kirkintilloch, Scotland.
We have two bands playing live on stage, first of all The Amused Owls and then, headlining for us, R.is.E, both bands playing some brilliant Classic Rock tracks!
We have been knocked out with the prizes and auction items that have been donated, thanks to everyone for these. There will be some happy people going home after the event this evening.
Still looking for a couple of hairy men for the Waxing, if we don’t get any volunteers this evening (and our Claire’s team will be quite persuasive) then we will have to cancel this activity, which will be shame.
Remember doors will be open at 7 pm with The Amused Owls onstage at 7.30 pm so please don’t be late (I have seen their set list, you really don’t want to miss it).
If you can’t make it to the event tonight you can still make a donation on our Just Giving page, which allows you to choose which of the two charities your donation goes to. Thank you so much to the people that have already donated in this way, it is really appreciated.
Hopefully see you tonight for a great party!
A lovely, friendly shop on Merkland Drive in Kirkintilloch selling a range of greetings cards for different occasions, as well as gifts and wrapping paper!
This is just one of the many gifts that they have available, its a gorgeous reed scent diffuser and they have kindly donated it to us here at Memory Fest so that can include it in our raffle in a few days time.
Raffle tickets will be available during the early part of the evening with the draw being made, probably in two sessions between the Bands’ sets. We’ve been so lucky and have a lot of great prizes available.
Many of you will know our Claire Smith who works out of Desiree’s Nails, Tanning, Hair and Beauty salon in Eastside, Kirkintilloch. Claire has very kindly offered a voucher for a Gel Polish for the Memory Fest ’16 raffle!
Claire has worked from the salon for many years now and does get booked up quickly so if you are the lucky winner on Sunday, remember to book your visit to Desiree’s to see Claire as quickly as possible.
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.
Salon Above offers an array of luxurious beauty & hair treatments for men and women, in a warm tranquil environment.
Their aim is to provide you with all your beauty and hair needs, and also help you to relax, de-stress and stimulate your mind and body.
They have very kindly offered a massage for us to raffle next Sunday evening during Memory Fest ’16 – we are still waiting for full details but they will be available on the night.
In the meantime, why not check out their Facebook Page or Instagram?
Who hasn’t tried this wonderful place in the heart of Kirkintilloch? Cathy is always in there and can’t say enough about the quality of food and service.
Offering some of the best coffees in Kirkintilloch, made by their trained Baristas, freshly made Sandwiches (made from bread baked daily on our premises), Baguettes, Paninis, Bagels, Jacket Potatoes with delicious fillings, home made Soup, wonderful hand made Cakes & Tray Bakes and extra large Scones, in a friendly and relaxed environment, 75 has become a rendezvous for locals and tourists alike, desperate for good food & great coffee in Kirkintilloch.
Well, now you could try it using a £10 gift voucher if you are the lucky winner on May 1st at Memory Fest. Look at the prices though, even if you don’t win, why not pop in for a coffee anyway?
Thanks Food@75 for supporting our Memory Fest ’16 event.
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.