Uk National Poi In The Park Birthday Bonanza

[kashira 10]

hey everyone, as some of you may well already know, a few years past my time up here in sheffield a wonderful chap called p.k got together with some of his friends and created the local event which we all know and love; poi in the park. each year since we have been getting together every month to spin fire, teach new people, learn new tricks ourselves and generally have as much fun in the park with cool people as can be had, and each month id like to think we all come away from pitp enriched, sometimes slightly singed, but always having had a good time.

 

every year around the september/october time however we also have a big birthday celebration to mark another successful year of pitp, and this year we've got something very special lined up for you all.. :-)

 

sadly mr pk is no longer in sheffield to host the event, although he and his family are always here with us in spirit, but it has been left to matt and i to carry on his legacy and ensure every time we meet, our community is as friendly, welcomgin, fun and helpful as possible <not to mention ornage hehe..> :-)

 

this year, to celebrate the growth of pitp and the new pitps that have sprung up in recent years all over the country we've decided to go one bigger and better with our birthday celebration; the thought is, why not get ALL the national poi in the park meets together for one HUGE FUN DAY OUT up in sheffield?!

 

on OCTOBER 21ST 2006, in ENDCLIFFE PARK off ECCLESHALL ROAD/HUNTERS BAR ROUNDABOUT, from 3pm onwards POI IN THE PARK'S UK NATIONAL BIRTHDAY BONANZA begins! :-D

 

there'll be everything you normally expect from a pitp, good people, loads of food, plenty of colourful spinning equipment and their owners, along with such amusing games and 'wushu frisbee' and 'tree bounce challenge' and many more. this year though we're also going to be incorporating much much more, with some capoeira and breakdance teaching, along with contortionism and acrobatics on display for all to marvel at and learn <if your brave and bendy enough ;-) > and many more fun activities

 

we've also decided that this year we are gonna go one further and put on a bit of a show as well, so we're looking for people who are confident and happy with their fire spinning to maybe do a little routine for us. doesnt have to be amazing, and certainly there's no need for it to just be about the professional performers amongst us, more the everyday spinners just showing us the moves they love :-) to get the ball rolling i've promised i'll do a bit of a show as organiser so believe me after that no-one will look foolish and there will be no need for shyness..

 

i invite anyone who is reading this to please come up to sheffield for the day and spend some time spinning and chatting with us crazy sheffieldians on october 21st. the event will be going on all throught the day and evenign and into the night, with accomodation provided by myself, a few other generous house-loads of people and also we will be renting out the hall we use for the flying teapots overnight which should be able to comfortably sleep a good 80+ people so rest assured if you come up for the day <and do actually need/want sleep> a bed will be there for you and probably a nice cuppa tea in the morning too :-)

 

so i can gauge numbers and book the hall and possibly more accomodation if needed please could ANYONE INTERESTED get in CONTACT with ME either via MYSPACE, THE FLYING TEAPOTS ONLINE FORUM, HOMEOFPOI.COM, by PHONE if you know my number, or by EMAIL burningsinsaway@hotmail.com

 

those of you who are ORGANISERS of similar poi meets across the country, please also can you contact me on behalf of your group/community so we can discuss proceedings as there are a few more suprises planned that i want only a few people to be in on until the day....

 

on behalf of all those before me and those i represent now, i hope to see you all in the park in october :-)

 

peace n pineapples

 

si scotting AKA kashira (flying teapots) AKA si_sheff (homefopoi)

[artinthepark 10]

That sounds great! I never knew of 'poi in the park' before but have seen big groups of people in endcliffe park before so guessing that was you! Will definitely be checking out your bday gathering as live just round corner...Thought you might be interested to know about 'art in the park' if you don't already. See our website for more info. We've got similiar ethos to you and this month might especially be of interest to you and people you know as we're doing 'circus in the park'...setting up gazebo in langsett Green Space (grammar street-can get tram to langsett stop and walk) and doing circus skills- poi, diabolo, juggling, unicycling, devil sticks, costume making etc- free refreshments and lots of nice people!

 

We'll be teaching people who turn up how to begin and improve but be great to have some pros and practised poi spinners to come along and show off (i mean 'demonstrate'!) their skills.

 

Thursdays 3rd August, 10th and 17th, 1-4pm

Weds 23rd Aug, 11-3pm at Langsett Fun Day

 

Spread the word if you think anyone be interested!

[kashira 10]

sounds fantastic to me mate, count me in for definate and ill see who else from the flying teapots i can get to come along and help out both with teaching and as you put it 'showing off' lol.

im sure i came across a poster for art in the park a good while ago and missed out on one of your gatherings so i wont be missing out this time. not gonna be back in sheffield till this sunday but will definately be able to come along next week and ill try and bring whoever i can who isnt working. on such note actually do you do any events like this on weekends or just weekdays?

 

when we turn up is there anyone we should specifically liase with if you need any help on the teaching front?

 

peace n pineapples

 

si

[artinthepark 10]

great, thanks! we just had our first circus in the park event and went really well and was really popular with those that came. Got lots of people along (lots of children and their families) and they all had a go at learning new skills and picked up everything impressively!

 

going to be making poi next week too so to have you and anyone else along be fantastic. If when you turn up you ask for Roanna or Dave (i not there til 17th and 23rd now), they are the main people co-ordinating the event next week. Be great to have you joining in the fun (hopefully this good turn of weather last til then)...

 

Yes, we do have events at weekends. In fact our events usually take place each month on Sunday afternoons, but as it the school holidays we decided to do midweek this month. We don't always have such a circus skills theme as are for August but always have some diabolo and poi equipment with us for people to try alongside other creative activities!

[kashira 10]

hey everyone, apologies i havent updated with news on october pip recently, been hella busy trying to find myself a job, evidently i just have one of those faces... ;-P

 

to make it easy for all of us i shall explain here the updates rather than pm messaging individuals.. basically what we wanna get going on is a bit of a renegade performance line up in the evening; sheffield pitp guys will be doing a bit of a spin as a group and we'd really like everyone who's come to do likewise so that way we'll end up with a kinda montague of all the different spinning groups from around the country spinning one after the other.. :-)

 

this doesnt have to be a practised and spangly performance, can just be a load of people from the same areas getting up and spinning together, after all pitp is about fun not style hehe ;-P that way noone needs to be embarassed and the hope is to get beginners <as long as they're comfortable with fire, NOT reccomended for those who havent tried before..!> spinning with everyone else comfortably and proudly for their area :-) sound like fun?

 

so basically anyone out there reading this who is an event oprganiser/group leader etc.. im leaving you in charge of sorting out your own troops so you can put together a performance if you want, or you can all just spin together, either way we just wanna see and share in the fun of other spinning communities :-)

 

also can those people please do me a HUGE favour and get back to me with estimates of how many people are gonna be coming and how many will need accomodation for the night.. gonna be booking the hall at the end of next week and could really do with a rough figure to work with please.. :-)

 

hope everyone is as excited as me and looking forward to october.. all start preying and doing your rain dances now so it will be a nice day, but come rain or shine pitp will prevail!!

 

peace n pineapples

 

si

[kashira 10]

hey guys, the big day is nearly upon us; sheffield birthday poi in the park is on this saturday, october 12th, in endcliffe park, just off the eccleshall road/hunters bar roundabout from 3:30pm.

 

we've got a day of fun lined up with spinning, games, capoeira, break dancing and contortionism, an evening of music and fire with performances by some of our special guests, and then a night of dancing at urban gorilla. for those who want a more sedate night we have also booked the hall we use for flying teapots so there will be several rooms available for people to spin or sleep..

 

on sunday for those who want, we will be continuing on at weston park after turning out of the hall in the morning and all are welcome to stay in sheffield during the day.

 

for those of who who wish to perform on the renegade 'stage' this year can you please just confirm with me and let me know if you will need music, and if so in which format.. also just give me an idea what you will be doing as we may well have a bit of a compare to announce when we get started with the shows.

 

note to all performers: we do note have a physical stage! you will be performing in an area of the park sectioned off by tealights so be aware the grass may be slippery. we will have a small sound system cunningly located in the boot of a car so can provide music, but it will probably be via cd or ipod type medium..

 

remember, poi in the park is a free event that can be attended by all, the only money we will ask for is if you wish to spend the night at the hall, in which case there will be a small charge of about £3 to cover the cost of booking.

 

during the day please feel free to ask anyone for help or instructions, there will be people of all levels present, from those who have never spun or juggled etc.., to those who make their livings from doing such things. to the newer spinners among you, dont feel shy or embarassed around those better than you, just look for inspiration! remember they will have merely had more practise and im sure everyone present will be happy to teach you something should you ask :-)

 

if anyone requires any further information before the day, please DO NOT use my hotmail account, for some reason i cant access it at the mo. instead please send any emails to sheffpip@googlemail.com, or reply directly on HOP PM or to any of these forum posts.

 

poi in the park aims to be about a bunch of happy people enjoying a good day's spinning ,meeting new friends and making merry, the more colourful the better! :-) come along, have fun and ill see you all in the park on saturday..

 

peace n pineapples

 

si