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Hawthorn, Co Durham – Village Fair – Sat July 31st

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George says that there is room for up to 12 people to play at this gig, including George and other members of “Misspent Uke”, so there will be space for about six more.

There is no fixed time to go on stage but it will be sometime after 1:00

George says he is happy to meet up at the Stapylton Arms in Hawthorn at 12:30 and sort out then who is going to play if too many of us turn up.

So, if you fancy taking your chances – bring your uke

Hawthorn on Googlemaps: http://bit.ly/byn3KZ

clipped from www.ukpubfinder.com
Stapylton Arms
The Village Green
Hawthorn
Seaham
County Durham
SR7 8SD
clipped from en.wikipedia.org

Hawthorn, County Durham
Hawthorn is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated between Seaham and Easington.
The only noticeable location in the village of Hawthorn is the Staplyton Arms. A small local pub situated in roughly the centre of the village.
clipped from www.durhamrecordsonline.com
Situated near the old Sunderland to Stockton turnpike road Hawthorn is and has always been a working agricultural village.
Hawthorn village and particularly its Dene, now a serene and exquisite beauty spot, home of deer and badger, wild garlic and the Mayflower,

Sunday July 25th – Session at Holy Biscuit instead of Biscuit Factory

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This will be a slightly more formal session as there will be an audience, George will be struttin’ his stuff and we will be the “backing band”

If you want to join in, please turn up about 12:30 so George so George knows numbers and seating can be sorted. The session will start at 1:00

If you just want to mosey around the event then turn up whenever you like
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Sat 24th 6:00 – 8:00 – Concert – George will be doing a set:

Entrance fee: Adults £5; Kids £2

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2 DAYS of FOLK & ART at Holy Biscuit, 24/25 July

2 DAYS of FOLK & ART at Holy Biscuit, 24/25 July

A few of us lot here at The Biscuit Tin and The Biscuit Factory Studios present a great weekend at The Holy Biscuit (Shieldfield, Newcastle). July 24th & 25th. CONCERT SATURDAY 6-8pm Joanne McIver & Christophe Sauniere / George Welch. £5. FREE ART SHOW with musicians 11am-6pm both days.

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

SATURDAY 24th JULY. CONCERT 6pm-8pm.
JOANNE McIVER & CHRISOPHE SAUNIERE / GEORGE WELCH.

Tickets: £5 (£2 for kids) from The Biscuit Factory Reception or by calling Andy on 07962 202 805

Other Musicians playing during the free art exhibition:
Ukulele AllStars

Jack Burness & Robin Dunn
Digital Art Demo by Io Zarate

SAT & SUN. FREE ART SHOW & STALLS 11am-6pm.
Barry Fox
Helen Grierson
Andy Hull
Shaun Parkin
Naomi Walker
Olwyn Williams
Sarah & Fiona, Glassworks
George Welch
Suzanna Zarate

Bede’s World – Sunday July 11th – Misspent Uke gig at Fabulous Sixties Shindig and Garden Party

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The Bede’s World website has been hacked and the link to get further info does not work. I phoned and they said that entrance fees are:

“Sixties prices”: £2 – if you come in ’60’s dress and/or make-up

Otherwise: £5.50 Adults; £3.50 Concessions

Children: £1:00

There will also be demonstrations of stone carving, etc.

clipped from www.bedesworld.co.uk

Bede's World: The Museum of Early Medieval Northumbria at Jarrow

Bede's World: The Museum of Early Medieval Northumbria at Jarrow

Join us for our fabulous Sixties Shindig and Garden Party
Revisit the swinging sixties by joining us on Sunday 11 July between 12-4.30pm for our Sixties Shindig and Garden Party.
Throughout the day you can try your hand at a range of sixties inspired activities including jewellery making, spinning and weaving and stone carving.
For one day only we are charging 1960’s price for admission if you come in 1960’s dress. For further information, please contact our reception on (0191) 4892106.

How to Play Ukuleles for Peace – new book from Ukulele Hunt – proceeds to charity Ukulele For Peace

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via howtoplayukulele.com

Some good songs here, and all in a good cause too.

Snippet via howtoplayukulele.com Some good songs here, and all in a good cause too. … from Uke Stuff

A Normal Session At The Biscuit Factory

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A normal Ukes Session at The Biscuit Factory
A normal Ukes Session at The Biscuit Factory

Photo’s taken by Betty, Biscuit Factory Art Gallery visitor, May 2010:

George Welch - Ukes Session - Biscuit Factory May 2010Ukes Session - Biscuit Factory May 2010Ukes Session - Biscuit Factory May 2010Ukes Session - Biscuit Factory May 2010Ukes Session - Biscuit Factory May 2010

BBQ – Tynemouth Rowing Club 2010

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Tynemouth Rowing Club ©SINE Project - select this to view the full sized image at the SINE project
Tynemouth Rowing Club ©SINE Project (Not be confused with the Sailing Club, which is closer to the Priory). Select image to view the full sized image at the SINE project.

Summer BBQ at Tynemouth Rowing Club – Mick needs to know how many to expect so he can organise charcoal, etc. I have already sent more details via the Ukes email list.

If you are on the Ukes email list and have not received my email, maybe it has been gobbled up by your “spam filter”.

You can log in to the Google Group to see the info (date, time, etc.) here:
http://groups.google.com/group/ukes/topics

Here is where to find Tynemouth Rowing Club on Google Maps:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&t=h&msa=0&msid=113255391560017843504.000480966743739dd0ba4&ll=55.048089,-1.499634&spn=0.116241,0.345383&z=12&iwloc=000488b58438fe03f8c84

Best wishes,
Lizzie
ps. If you get stuck, you can use the contact form on this page https://ukes4fun.org.uk/ to send me a message or use the email address here:
https://ukes4fun.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/ukesforfunemailgif1.gif?w=155&h=26

Ukulele Festival of Great Britain

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Ukulele Festival of Great Britain

Ukulele Festival of Great Britain

A HUGE thank you to all our sponsors. Please take some time to meet them.

Hobgoblin Music

WMC Music

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Ukulele Festival of Great Britain sponsors


Crowds are beginning to go wild for the first Ukulele Festival of Great Britain!

Quote from Ken MiddletonTickets now available!

The ukulele has seen a mammoth rise in popularity over recent years and it is now only right that we celebrate its success with the Ukulele Festival of Great Britain.

With top ukulele artists from around Europe, workshops for every skill level and lots, lots more, this promises to be a fantastic event.

Taking place in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, centrally located with easy access and renowned for its numerous festivals you can be assured of a weekend of FUN, FUN, FUN!! After all, that’s what the ukulele is all about it, isn’t it?

Tickets are now available to buy from this site – choose from a weekend ticket or individual days – all offer tremendous value.

We will be adding a lot more information over the coming weeks so please come back to see the latest additions.

We look forward to seeing you soon.

Sue Ryder Care Stillbirth & Neonatal Death Charity

The Ukulele Festival of Great Britain is proud to be supporting the above charities

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GoChords New Feature – Custom Chord Builder

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Great update if you want to create and store songsheets on-line:

Hi All,

We are pleased to announce an exciting new feature:

The Custom Chord Builder!

You can create your own custom chords (alternate voicings or inversions, for example) for either ukulele or guitar.

Log in and try it now »

This was the most-requested feature from our users, and we hope you enjoy it! Keep those suggestions coming!

Best wishes,
The GoChords Team

www.gochords.com

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Uke-can-join-us!

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Ukes For Fun!
Thursdays 6:00 – 8:00
The Cumberland Arms, Byker,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Free!

Ukes For Fun Meetings Flier. The Cumberland Arms, James Place Street off Byker Bank, NE6 1LD. Phone 0191 265 6151. Contact info@ukesforfun.org.uk. Email list: ukes@googlegroups.com

More info here: http://www.ukes4fun.org.uk

Dennis the Baby Elphint says "Be Happy"
Dennis the Baby Elphint by George Welch

Father to young son, "Son, someday you will make a girl very happy, for a short period of time. Then she'll leave you and be with new men who are ten times better than you could ever hope to be. These men are called musicians".
Musicians - can they live up to the hype? :-)