Three Events

Heritage

What - Bath Heritage Open Week

When - 23^rd to the 31^st of October

Why - Having started 20 years ago, the Heritage Open Week arose to promote the local traditions and heritage of Bath and northern Somerset. This year the theme that will be celebrated is food.

Content - There are a large array of activities and learning oppurtunites within the seven days. They vary from bun tasting in the museum, discovering what the monks of the Bath Monastary ate and what rationing would be like during World War 1 and 2, and devising new food ideas for the future meal of 2050. Mainly targeted at families and children in particular, the open week includes Halloween related events such as the Half-term Halloween Trail through Prior Park Landscape Gardens. All of the events that take place are free entry so long as you are able to present a residents discovery card, which is also obtainable for free.

How - The open week is organised by the Bath and the Northeast Somerset Council. Due to all the activities available being situated all over town, it is financed by the businesses that host those activities.

Visual Arts

What - The Diver and the Little Giantess in Rotterdam by the Royal de Luxe.

When - Dates unconfirmed but definitely due to happen within the next 3 months.

Why - Started by Jean-Luc Courcoult in 1979, the Royal de Luxe company was set up to show the world his creations and a new form of theatre, in the way that all of them have included comic affects, surrealism and poetry combined.

Content - Having shown past events all over the globe, for example the Sultans Elephant in London, Royal de Luxe bring a parade through the streets of cities using a massive machine intricately operated by a large team of performers to interact with passers by and its surroundings. Every year the company has presented a different machine, this years being a giant diver and young girl. The last performance was through Antwerp on August the 20^th, having already been through Chile and other main cities its next stop is in Rotterdam.

How - It will all mainly be run by the city itself. I cannot at this time find any information about the financing of the event at Rotterdam. However in London when the Sutlans Elephant came it was funded by Arts Council England and the Mayor of London, with Partnerships from all police organisations within London and other county councils.

Entertainment

What - The Relentless Freeze Festival

When - 29^th to the 31^st of October

Why - Beginning in 2008 the Freeze Festival was introduced at Battersea PowerStation in London to show a range of music and winter sports. The reason for its creation was because it filled a gap in that market and is one of a kind in the UK.

Content - In terms of music there are two stages showing a wide variety of bands and Djs. The Main stage hosts artists such as Chase and Status, Orbital and Pendulum last year and this year Mark Ronson, Scratch Perverts and Shy FX. There is also the Relentless Energy stage, new to the Freeze with performances from Natty, Bedouin Soundclash and DJ Yoda.
There are of course also 3 snow sport events that take place on the large ramp at the centre of the festival. There is the LG snowboard FIS World Cup where snowboarders from around the globe fight it out in a big air competition, the International Freestyle Ski another highly regarded competition with a range of competitors again from all over the world, and lastly the Battle of Britain where only Uk riders get a chance to qualify into the other two competitions. Alongside the events on the ramp are some BMX contests and many shops selling ski-wear.

How - The festival is sponsored by LG, Relentless energy drinks, International Ski Federation (FIS), Whitelines Snowboard Magazine, Snowboard Club UK, Ski Union and Oneil. It also received a lot of advertisement from Channel 4 and Kiss 100 radio.