Archive for the ‘News’ Category

• This is the news!!!!

  Date: 2010.06.27 | Category: News, Video | Response: 0

  Kidzfield.com crew!!!

• The Final Countdown

  Date: 2010.06.27 | Category: News | Response: 0

  We’ve already had three fantastic, sun filled, fun filled days of Kidzfield 2010. Smiling faces, squeals of excitement, gasps of amazement and cheers and applause have been the sights and sounds of our days. It’s the last day to catch Kirsten’s SMart Art, Professor Pumpernickle, Cecil Sassoon, Mike & Maynard, Bell & Bullock and the rest of the Big Top gang.

  

  Get your face painted, hair braided, body glittered and fairy wings fitted. Go on the Helter Skelter, the castle slide, the gyroscope, zipline, climbing wall and bouncy assault course. Whatever you do rinse every last drop of goodness out of the last day of Kidzfield this year and have an amazing time.

• Friday at the Kidzfield begins

  Date: 2010.06.25 | Category: News | Response: 0

  The crew are up, the field is open and the kids are coming! Kidzfield is normally open from Friday to Sunday, so opening yesterday was a bonus, and a chance for us to get everything working. Today it feels like Glastonbury as normal, and we’re open to all until 7pm tonight.

  There’s tons of things going on in Kidzfield this year, and we’ve recruited about 6 or 7 of the kidzfield crew kids to run the kidzfield.com team, and they’ll be going out into the field later today to shoot video and photos to bring the kidzfield to you. We’ll be meeting some of the performers, looking at some of the amazing tents and rides, and talking to the kidz who visit us.

  As last year, we’ll be tweeting @kidzfield, putting our photos up on Flickr, our videos onto Blip.tv…. and you’ll be able to see everything right here on Kidzfield.com.

  If you’re in Glastonbury, come over and say hi – Tom, Colin and Dan from Kidzfield.com (just ask at the office!)

• Kidzfield 2010 is open!!

  Date: 2010.06.24 | Category: News, Video | Response: 0

  It’s 12.00 on Thursday, and the Kidzfield is open! We’re looking forward to a fabulous weekend with thousands of kids and parents joining us for some great fun. The weather is sweet and the team is happy – bring it on!

  This year, we’ll be working with some of the Kidzfield crew kids to create videos and photos of life at the Kidzfield – then we’ll post everything here.

  Happy 40th Anniversary Glastonbury!

• We are busy building the dream

  Date: 2010.06.22 | Category: News | Response: 0

  Everybody is hard at work in the burning Somerset sunshine to build the best Kidzfield we’ve ever presented. The Helter Skelter is here, Circus Panic is almost up, the sandpit, swingboats and Make and Do Tent are in the final stages of completion. We are on target to meet our mission of delivering fun to kidz of all ages
  

  

  The famous entrance is on the way up

• Things are hotting up

  Date: 2010.06.07 | Category: News | Response: 0

  

  We’re getting all of our vehicles together and we buffing up the ornaments. The Kidzfield engine room is starting up and we’re about to begin our fantastic journey!

  We can’t wait to meet up with our old friends and get into the job of building the the Kidzfield for our 40th Anniversary Party!

• Emily Eavis on The Kidz Field

  Date: 2010.05.27 | Category: News | Response: 0

  

  Emily Eavis, yesterday

  We are proud to be in the Glastonbury family and we’re always happy when our contribution is appreciated. The spirit of Glastonbury is something to be cherished and we celebrate and applaud it.

  Emily Eavis was asked recently about the range of different areas at Glastonbury and cited us in her response:

  “The Kidz Field on its own is the largest kids festival in Europe,”

  says Emily when discussing how she begins to curate such a huge event.

  “We just let people get on with what they do best. Tony Cordy, who puts on the kids field, does a fantastic job every year, and we know he’s going to put on a fantastic line-up, so we let him do what he does best”….

• Glastonbury – The Class Room

  Date: 2010.05.27 | Category: News | Response: 4

  This letter was forwarded to us by a Kidz Field regular. She was asked by her school to explain why she should get time off to attend Glastonbury.

  Glastonbury is entwined in my family’s history: both my parents have been involved in the festival for many years – even my Grandfather has performed there as a Morris man! I have been visiting Glastonbury since I was three years old and I see visiting Glastonbury festival as a complete learning experience. It might appear difficult to reconcile a visit to the biggest green field festival in the world with the school curriculum but by looking at the festival from an educational perspective it will be clear that there are lots of ways I learn while I’m there, and which help me to have a more rounded view of the wider world. So here I’m going to describe a hidden Glastonbury

  Glastonbury as a Classroom

  When I get to Glastonbury I will be based in the Kidz Field which is actually one of the biggest children’s festivals in Europe. It is seven acres of theatre activities, storytelling, arts activities, team games, old fashioned fairground rides, music workshops, circus displays, circus skills workshops, a massive fantasy castle, an under fives area and thousands of potential friends, all on a beautiful hill!

  Now I’m going to describe how I think that I can make my visit to Glastonbury a real and unique chance to learn, looking at each of my subjects in turn.

  English:
  As it is the world’s largest contemporary arts festival there are lots of opportunities to see a wide range of theatre, music and art. I intend to practise my critical writing skills to produce a young persons review of the festival. The Kidz Field in particular has lots of inspiration for creative writing in the story telling tent where I can hear traditional folk tales from around the world. I will write my own creative story in the style of a traditional folk tale.

  Maths:
  The numbers involved in the festival are really amazing! I will use the figures that they put out on the educational resources on the website to look at the cost of putting on the event per person, how much money they raise for charity per person and problems such as working out the length of the perimeter, the total area covered and how many fence panels that are needed to make it secure.

  History:
  This year I will learn about the festival’s history and the history of the land that it is held on. Glastonbury Festival is held on Worthy Farm in the Vale of Avalon, Somerset. It is steeped in legends from the Dark Ages and many believe that it is the resting place of King Arthur – I will investigate the differences between the history and myths about the land on which the festival is held.

  Drama:
  The Kidz Field has some of the UK’s best touring children’s theatre shows and all of them are of a really high standard. I will watch the shows very carefully and try to see how the plays are put together and try to find out what makes them work dramatically. I will note down any patterns that I see in the plots and comment on which ones work the best as part of my critical writing review.

  Religious & Philosophy Education:
  There are many different ‘alternative’ cultures and religions at Glastonbury and it is almost impossible to come across these in everyday life in our small Cambridgeshire village. This is a rare opportunity to actually find out for myself about religions that are not normally talked about. I will try find out about different beliefs that I haven’t heard about and write about them.

  Geography:
  The area around Worthy Farm is very interesting geographically. I would like to find out more about how the population and the local economy is affected by the festival so I could see how that happened and when it really began to affect local people and the land around the festival.

  Music:
  If you only ever saw Glastonbury on TV you might think that it was just a pop music festival. However, there are lots of stages that never get on to the TV, and there are so many different styles of music at Glastonbury. Going to Glastonbury is a fantastic opportunity to see the different types of music and their characteristics. The Kidz Field has a tent where there are free music lessons all day! Last year I had my first guitar lesson and I was given a guitar at the end of the festival because I had learnt so much. I want to go back to show them that I am still practising!!

  Languages: People from all over the world come to the festival and although I might not get much chance to practise speaking I will be able to find out about other cultures.

  Art/Design Technology: There is a lot of high quality public art scattered over the site. The Kidz Field has a massive Make and Do tent and artists run workshops all day every day. Every year they also make a big carnival sculpture over the whole three days, and I will be able to join in. I will help make the decorations for the Kidz Field, including the kilometre and a half of bunting!

  PE: There are a lot of dance shows which I can watch, circus skills workshops to take part in, organised group games to play with the Woodcraft Folk, trampolines to jump on, a flying fox run and most important of all I will be doing lots and lots of walking. I will use a pedometer to see how many steps I take in an average day, which I will then compare against the number of steps that I take in an average day at home.

  Food Technology: I will be doing a lot of cooking for myself and for other people so will be gaining experience and confidence by using camping stoves. I will be helping my Mum and Dad plan what food we should take to cook, this will be tricky as we won’t have a fridge.

  IT: I will not be using a computer but I will be making a film and taking lots of pictures which I will put into a presentation to tell my tutor group about my trip to Glastonbury.

  People People – I will be one of the most experienced children on the Kidz Field this year and I will be using my people skills to look out for children who need some help. My parents are stewards so if I see any children that I am worried about I can point them out to my parents.

  We couldn’t have put it any better than that. Needless to say they have given her the time off!

• Re-Play Music

  Date: 2010.05.07 | Category: News | Response: 1

  Re-Play Music are a crucial part of the Kidzfield. They give free music lessons for the duration of the festival using recycled guitars, violins and ukeleles. This year Re-Play, in association with Access To Music, are bringing a fantastic Kids Busker’s Stage and Rockhopper mobile recording studio. Children will have an amazing opportunity to take part in workshops, perform live and record some songs too. We’ve had kids from our field go on to play on stages across the site and we want to produce the future stars of the Pyramid stage.

• 2010 Line-Up Highlights

  Date: 2010.04.16 | Category: News | Response: 0

  Kidzfield 2010 has the best line-up we’ve ever had.

  The legendary Bodger & Badger head a stellar line-up with Andy and the CBeebies folk, Zu Aerial Crew, Kirsten O’Briens’ SMArt Show, Professor Pumpernickel, Re-Play Music and the Access To Music Mobile Studio, Sam ‘Calm Down Boris!’ Lloyd, The Rainbow Theatre’s production of ‘The Tempest’ and our supporting cast of Clowns, Puppeteers, Face Painters & Pranksters. We also got a larger, improved little kidz/NCT area and a fantastic new climbing wall! The Kidz get the best Festival – just look for the Helter Skelter!