Bury St Edmunds Twestival is going to be a fabulous gathering of local twitterati coming together in the delightful surrounds of Bury St Edmunds Art Gallery. We’ll be sipping pleasant beverages whilst admiring the fabulous work of artist Mark Fairnington which includes four (three!) life size paintings of Bulls! http://www.burystedmundsartgallery.org/

In the midst of this we will have a Social Media Masterclass from one of the Who’s Who of notable Britons 2009: Jamie Riddell http://www.jamieriddell.net/ “One of the most experienced and innovative digital media strategists in the UK”

Prizes are flooding in from local businesses keen to join our “Lucky Dip n Trade” Game - Everyone’s a winner!

Just remember this is a fundraising event so please come along intending to donate to Concern Worldwide during the event http://www.concern.net
Places are limited, as such reservations to attend will only be open from Friday 12th March from our site http://burystedmunds.twestival.com/, just keep watching @bsetwestival to find out when registration opens!

Did we mention the music?
This is an event not to be missed.

If you are interested in attending, donating, sponsoring, providing prizes or entertainment (it is not too late to be involved) just tweet us @bsetwestival

OR simply donate by clicking on the button on the right ——> Thank you!

All welcome!

Please bring a £5 donation to Rainbow Ward (Children’s Ward at West Suffolk Hospital) in return for which Cafe Rouge will offer you a free drink.

Hot topic of conversation will be twestival on 25th March..

Bring your thinking caps and more wonderful connected people

This years Twestival will be fundraising for Concern Worldwide which aims to provide an education for the poorest children of the world, including the children of Haiti at this moment in time.

All around the world people will be holding Twestivals on the same day using, primarily, the power of twitter to get together to raise funds and awareness for this important cause.

Twitter has burst into our lives providing a new way to communicate and collaborate - with many unexpected results - Twestival being one of them.

Twestival is a great opportunity to meet and network (in person!) with local twitterers you already follow and those you have yet to befriend

So, how can you get involved? We’ll be calling for sponsors and volunteers to help make our Twestival a fabulous experience. So if you’re keen to get help in that way, please get in touch.

You can also help by putting the date in your diary right now and tweet, tweet, tweet to let others know. You’ll be able to donate through your ticket purchase, online and on the night at the eve

Ideas or offers - help/ sponsorship on a postcard via twitter to @bsetwestival.

Date: 11th September 2009

Time: 5pm - 7pm (and possibly later!)

Venue: Cafe Rouge, Bury-St-Edmunds (opposite the Corn Exchange)

Address:

59 Abbeygate St
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP33 1LB

Bury-St-Edmunds Twestival is taking place on the 11th September from 5pm - 7pm (or later!) at Cafe Rouge in the centre of Bury-St-Edmunds, Suffolk.

Everyone is welcome - if you work or live in or around Bury and use or are affected by social media (Twitter, Facebook, YouTube etc.) and would like to meet up with other like minded people working in and affected by the digital sector come to Bury-St-Edmunds Twestival to meet others like you.

We’re raising money (all proceeds!) for the Rainbow Ward at the West Suffolk Hospital (Bury St Edmunds) to help them purchase new TVs and DVD players for the ward (target is to raise £125 minimum).

We’ll be kicking things off at 5pm and will be staying until late - remember to follow @bsetwestival.

There will be a free drink (on arrival) sponsored by Cafe Rouge (thanks!) and free nibbles sponsored by BeLocal. Just £5 a ticket with 100% of the money going to a good cause! We’ll be collecting cash on the evening.

Just in: David Ruffley - is supporting Bury-St-Edmunds Twestival and we hope will be able to pop in (in-between local parliamentary business) for a quick drink. David also offered his general support for the event:

‘I am very supportive of the Bury-St-Edmunds, Twestival Local. This great initiative puts people together to not only have fun but also do public good, like raising money for the Rainbow Ward at the West Suffolk Hospital.’

Just in: The West Suffolk WiRE (Women in Rural Enterprise) Network are supporting the Bury-St-Edmunds Twestival. Thanks Alex! If you are a member of the network you are very welcome and please help spread the word about the event to others who live and work in and around Bury-St-Edmunds/West Suffolk.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Best regards,

Simon Grice