CoCoMAD 2018 Programme

22 nd Annual

music • art • dance

12noon SATURDAY 7 th JULY 2018 The small, but perfectly formed, festival in Cotteridge Park

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The small, but perfectly formed, festival in Cotteridge Park

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CoCoMAD is run by Friends of Cotteridge Park (FoCP), a group of dedicated or foolish, volunteers.

From tiny acorns the mighty oak of CoCoMAD has grown.

From an over enthusiastic school fete in 1997 to the marvellous festival of music, art and dance that is CoCoMAD 2018.

There is no other festival quite like it. You don’t need a ticket, but remember CoCoMAD isn’t free, it’s paid for by donations from you, your neighbours and the businesses that you use. This year you can put cash in a bucket or text donations.

If everyone donates £3, the festival is nearly paid for!

TEXT PARK20 + the amount you want to give to 70070 100% of your donation, plus any Gift Aid, will go to Friends of Cotteridge Park.

Your standard text costs will apply.

If you want to know more about FoCP or want to join the CoCoMAD team, see our website www.cotteridgepark.org.uk, join us on twitter @CotteridgePark, #CoCoMad, and visit us on facebook.com/CotteridgePark.

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See page 7 for details bike parking, trains, buses & walking routes 3

Colour Me CoCoMAD Colour-in a CoCoMAD poster - or why not make your own?

When it’s done, cut it out, stick it in your front window, take a picture, put it on facebook and/or twitter & #cotteridgepark or email the picture to info@cotteridgepark.org.uk - we’d love to see it!

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On 7th July get your very own CoCoMAD temporary tattoos at the Cotteridge Park Info Stall, Main Field

Grand Opening Ceremony!

The procession is dead, long live the procession! In the grand tradition of CoCoMAD not resting on its laurels, the procession from Cotteridge to the park has passed into the annals of history. This year we have a brand new opening ceremony, celebrating 250 years of modern circus.

Celebrating all things freakish and talented From 12pm in the Main Field – don’t miss it.

Birmingham Opera will be using the power of voice to draw you to the Main Field.

We love the unusual, the outsider, the different. There is no normal - except what you decide is normal for you!

In 1768 Philip Astley opened the first circus ring which led to displays of riding tricks, acrobatics, ‘comedic entertainments’ and the very first ringmaster. To celebrate this anniversary CircusMash are launching their new adventure – Cirqaville.

Explore circus pop-ups and installations, no circus ring in sight.

Workshops, performances and more than a few surprises; join the celebration #circus250.

Look out for the painted animals!

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FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS

Visit Learning As we celebrate 250 years of circus, CircusMash is celebrating in style… many styles, in fact! Explore pop-ups, installations, workshops, performances and more than a few surprises!

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Hullaballoo Arts, Leaf Creative Arts & the world-famous Barber Institute of Fine Arts will all be providing activities.

CoCoMAD scientists are back with duck feather balancing, bursting balloons with lemons and science-buskers wandering the fields in labcoats! Catch a few of them in the CoCoLounge talking science and conducting a science quiz! Brum Sci Comm, ThinkTank & Lapworth Museum.

Big Bham Bikes & Active Parks – lots going on on the Tennis Courts.

CoCoMAD forest school – come and chill out in the hammocks and dens with National Trust and Oak Adventures.

Selly Oak Nursery School is providing an Under 5’s area. Kids activities, stimulating resources for babies/toddlers & quiet space for exhausted parents.

Birmingham Opera – try an aria to make your day.

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We’re committed to being green!

This year we are trying to eradicate single use plastics at CoCoMAD. We have lovely reusable pint glasses! They are £1 - and yours to keep.

Available at the drinks stalls; Two Towers Brewery, Hogan’s Cider (our wonderful glass sponsors), and Cuffufle Cordials!

We understand that at family festivals, finances can be a barrier for many of us. CoCoMAD has challenged traders to have something for children to buy or a game to play on their stall for 20p - so that £1 pocket money can go much further at CoCoMAD. Look out for the 20p signs.

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The joy of a festival in your favourite local park is that you don’t need to drive to it – which is a good thing as there’s NO parking. CoCoMAD is a great festival for cyclists. There’ll be a supervised bike park and a variety of FREE cycling activities.

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If you don’t cycle, Bournville Train Station is five minutes walk from the park and there are many buses that stop nearby. For info: journeyplanner.networkwestmidlands.com

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FESTIVAL FUNDING It’s really important that as many of our activities as possible are FREE. We want you to enjoy the day without too much regret or pestering. CoCoMAD is paid for by a mixture of sponsorship from local businesses, fees paid by traders and your donations.

If every person (adults & children) puts £3 or so in the bucket then we can continue to offer good value fun.

Forest school & picnics, carols & wassail, running groups & dance classes, play, art, science and sport. Cotteridge Park has created a green oasis in a busy city.

Since 1997 the Cotteridge Park volunteers have been organising events and activities for the local community. All of these activities are FREE because we believe that no one should be excluded because they can’t afford to pay to join in.

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TEXT DONATE If you haven’t brought any money along for the buckets, you can donate by text. Text PARK20+ the amount you want to give to 70070.

Standard text costs will apply.

REGULAR GIVING In the “age of austerity” the grants we used to get to pay for activities and events are getting harder to find. It costs nearly £20k a year to run all the activities (& that doesn’t include CoCoMAD).

Could you donate a regular amount, each month, to keep these activities free for everyone?

You can donate securely on our website. If you are a UK tax payer you can fill in a Gift Aid form. Your donation + Gift Aid will go to straight to Friends of Cotteridge Park. If you’d like to support us, visit our stall in the middle of the Main Field for more info about being a regular supporter / superstar.

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The CoCoLounge This year CoCoLounge celebrates circus.

We bring you “Freek/unique?”; a parade of individual talents from ordinary people, making the ordinary, extraordinary.

Can you pull extraordinary faces? Can you juggle live chickens? Are you doublejointed or incredibly bendy? Can pull an egg from someone’s ear? Can you float in mid-air? Then take YOUR place on our tiny stage and share your unique skills, tricks, or appearance with the world. Speak to our stage managers on the day.

Reflect or ruminate to the mellow sounds of RAW SAX or a myriad of entertainments aimed at inducing a sense of well-being and celebrating difference.

Work off your stress with our bicyclepowered sound system in a space that uses more carbon dioxide than it creates.

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CoCoAcoustica 1­—7pm Your chance to perform!

Turn up on the day, book a slot and plug in and play! There will be a mix of emerging and established talent. It’s your chance to get up and give it a go in front of an appreciative audience. Most line ups can be accommodated – but the emphasis is on ACOUSTIC Contact acoustica@cocomad.org. uk for more information. Find us in the Glade by the skate park.

BrumSciComm

The CoCoMad scientists will be roaming the festival in their lab coats hoping to bump into you and do some science busking. They will have plenty of exciting hands-on demonstrations to entertain you and ignite your interest in science. You can also join them over in the science tent where they will be running activities for all ages. There will also be giant bubble blowing and badge making. You can join some of the scientists in the CoCoLounge where they will be telling stories through demonstrations, a fun quiz, and maybe even some audience participation.

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MAIN STAGE

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Intermission sounds are by Parklife Social.

Please note timings are approximate.

12.30

The Big Wolf Band is a rock blues powerhouse, with a distinctive guitar style and an array of self-penned tracks.

1.30

Boat to Row deliver an intricate set woven with strings, vocal harmonies, and layers of beautiful instruments.

2.30

Punch The Sky Ska & Balkan gypsy beats with world music & rock. Sax lines, guitar riffs, folk, disco & swing.

3.45

Cracked Actors are a 9-piece ska band from Brum. Full of energy & passion - stellar regulars from the festival circuits.

5.00

The Samuel Rogers Band is one of the most exciting new exports from our city. Hailed the future of UK Rock n Roll.

6.15

The Garage Band, an 8-piece soul, rhythm ‘n’ blues band, established for over 20 years. The ultimate party band!

Listen to our CoCoMAD Spotify playlist: https://tinyurl.com/cocomad18

RECYCLING

We want to make sure CoCoMad is as sustainable as possible.

Our volunteers are teaming up with Birmingham Green Party to provide more recycling. You can help by separating your rubbish – please ensure you take this to the recycling points by the main stage. CoCoMAD is entirely run by volunteers.

Please do your bit - together we can keep the park tidy for everyone to enjoy!

Parklife Social CoCoMAD After Party - Sat 14th July, This year the CoCOMAD After Party is a week later - so you have time to recuperate. Friends of CoCoMad Parklife Social present favourites Back to Basics. Adults only, early bird tickets are available from the dj stand and are strictly limited. For all the details, see the advert later in the programme on page 36.

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Thanks to a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, made possible by National Lottery players, Cotteridge Park is rediscovering it’s fascinating past.

Are they meteorites, Edwardian garden decorations, dinosaur eggs?

The rocks are made of hard volcanic ash from a volcano in the area of Arenig in North Wales.

Thanks to the geologists (volunteers and professionals) at the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Earth Heritage Trust for all their hard work.

No - the geologists all agree they are ice age deposits that arrived in the park 500,000 years ago.

The rocks are spread around South Birmingham, but the park is proud to have the largest collection - thanks to the work of Edwardian amateur geologist Louis Barrow.

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‘Arboretum’ is marked on early maps of the park, on either side of the main path from the car park. An arboretum is a collection of specimen trees chosen for their botanical interest. Thanks to the Heritage Lottery Funding, Cotteridge Park’s arboretum is getting much needed TLC; spectacular new trees, vital remedial work on our existing trees, new flowers, park landscaping and new bird boxes.

History of the park The Heritage Lottery Funding is also enabling volunteers to gather documents, photos and maps to create an archive about the park.

Documents can tell you some of the history of the park, but the best stories are told by the people who live here – some, for more than 80 years.

Did you know?

In the past there was a large pavilion, a band stand, a small shelter, a toilet block and a club house for the bowls club. In 1937 a Sons of Rest was built to provide a space for retired members of the community. In those days it was only for men!

What we’ve learnt so far‌ There used to be lawn tennis courts, pitch and putt, crown green bowls and drinking fountains. Buildings have been in the park since the early 1900s!

History Tent at CoCoMAD Find out more about the glacial rocks and have a go at The Great Cotteridge Park Stone Puzzle.

If you have stories to tell or old photos featuring the park bring them along to the tent, main field. history@cotteridgepark.org.uk

More info, related-events and photos: cotteridgepark.org.uk #cotteridgeparkrocks

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After many years of hard work by residents and Friends of Cotteridge Park volunteers, we’re near to getting back a community building.

The Sons of Rest movement was set up in Birmingham in the 1920s to provide leisure facilities for ‘industrial veterans’.It was seen as important that communities had buildings where they were able to socialise.

As the members aged, our building fell into disrepair and was demolished by the council.

There are plans for a 21st century version of the Sons of Rest building. A new community building in the park will provide toilets, hot drinks and somewhere for locals to come together; to reduce isolation, to improve mental & physical health.

By the end of the 1930s, 29 parks in the city had buildings - and there were 3,000 members.

Activity suggestions include coffee mornings, knit & natter, board games, and somewhere to sit after Active Parks sessions!

Cotteridge Park was part of the Sons of Rest movement, with a club house & toilets, 1937—1997.

Volunteers are needed for lots of different things from onsite to behind the scenes - can you help?

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If you can offer help, want more information, have ideas about what you want see happen go to: www.cotteridgepark.org.uk or come along to the Cotteridge Park information stall in the Main Field.

Cotteridge Park is your free, local, friendly gym with beautiful scenery built in. With funding from Active Parks, the park hosts a programme of FREE activities to suit all.

Gardening Sundays 10.15am Volunteers are always needed to keep the park looking its best.

Meet: Orchard.

Walking Group Thurs 10am Fancy a stroll with like minded people? Two laps of the park mean you’ve walked 2km. Meet: car park.

Active Families Weds 10.30am (from 4 July) Babies, pre-schoolers, school age & teens - all welcome (& adults). Your outdoor gym! Fresh air, fun & exercise. Meet: swings.

Tai Chi & Qi Gong Thurs 10:30am Gentle exercise combining deep breathing & relaxation techniques with slow movements. Meet at the Basketball Court.

SwingFit Weds 6pm Tap your toes & wiggle your hips, Charleston & Twist your way to fitness. Meet: grass by tennis courts.

Running See website Beginners Couch to 5k courses, 5-10k courses and a social running group.

FREE SUMMER HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES IN AUGUST: Barber Institute of Fine Art Family Art in the Park Wed 8 Aug

Pop Up Park - Sports & Games Wed 1, 15 & 29 Aug 2-4pm

BushCraft Camp - August Tues & Thurs 11am-3pm

Bouncy Castles (Knights Castles) Wed 1, 15 & 29 Aug 1-5pm

With more activities planned! Take a look at our website for up to date listings.

Any time you fancy, you can play tennis, basketball, football, climb trees, make dens, have picnics, bike ride, skate, hide in the wigloo & climb hills in the park.

Get in touch if you want to find out more about Cotteridge Park BushCraft Birthday parties, email: info@cotteridgepark.org.uk

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FOOD & DRINK Just incase you ‘accidentally’ forget your picnic... we have an amazing array of food & drink vendors.

Head to the food field.

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Fat Snags (Hotdogs) Leverton & Halls (Deli/bugers) Moorish Bar (North African) Alicia’s MicroBakehouse (Pizza) Pig and Mix (Hog roast) Momma Bear’s Wings n Tings (Jamaican) Full of Chaat (Indian) Nyam Nyam (Caribbean - v) Polpetta (meatballs - v) BAKE Birmingham (cake) Jam v Custard (doughnuts)

All Terrain Caffeine Jo’s Coffee to Go Waltons Coffee Horse Box There Goes Coffee cocktails Cuffufle Cordials Hogan’s Cider Two Towers Beer The Wandering Wagon There are full descriptions for all the stalls on our website.

“If you have a park and a library you have everything you need .�

If you love your park & libraries then please do help to support them - the easiest (& free) ways you can do that is by using them, telling your friends and family about them, and if you can getting involved in their volunteer groups!

CoCoMAD is entirely organised by volunteers and funded by your donations & local sponsors.

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A big “thank you” to all the people who have helped create the 22nd edition of CoCoMAD. CoCoMAD 2019 will be on Saturday 6th July.

Kerry for design, Edie for illustrations, Thorsten for photos, Malcolm & Hugh for creating the CoCoLounge, Cathal and Joe for the Main Stage, Ian M for the Acoustic Tent, Laura and Max for sorting the social media and online giving, Carola for managing the money, Ian B for coping with Health & Safety, Liz and Ciara for the history & archive research, Esther for the buckets, Max, Michael, Danny and Dean for being ace site managers, Rachel and Garry for the opening ceremony, Emma for plodding on all year, all the volunteers who work so hard on the day, all our friends at Birmingham Parks, the stall holders, activity providers and all the sponsors and supporters.

Design Kerry Leslie, Illustrations Edie Woolf, Photos TheBrumReaper, printed by Emmerson Press.

CoCoMAD – the People’s Verdict: To make sure that CoCoMAD gets better every year we need your ideas & opinions. Please go to the Cotteridge Park website & fill in the questionnaire to help: www.cotteridgepark.org.uk 20

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SITE MAP

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Bowling Green

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Main Field –– All Terrain Caffeine –– Weoley Rangers –– Barber Institute –– BAKE Birmingham –– Jam v Custard –– Friends of the Earth –– Amnesty –– Samaritans –– Basic Income UK –– Boston Soy Candles –– Bijouxbeadbox –– Fossil Craft –– Mercury Gifts

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–– Isherwood and Co –– Arts with Hearts –– Weavers, Dyers and Spinners –– Growleys –– Wagtails –– Glitter Babs –– MisseyJay Glitter tattoos –– Cotteridge Church –– Kings Norton Girls School –– Bournville Scouts –– Cotteridge School

–– MoSo –– Eclectic Beetle –– Cotteridge Park History –– Cufuffle Cordials –– Kings Heath Action for Refugees –– There Goes Coffee cocktails Forest –– National Trust –– Oak Adventures –– Bham & Black Country Wildlife Trust

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by Sandra Burden 2016. Keep a look out for our updated Cotteridge Park Rocks maps!

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CoCoLounge –– Leaf Creative Arts –– Loaf –– Birmingham Opera Children’s Field –– Lapworth Museum –– Selly Oak Nursery –– Jo’s Coffee –– BrumSciComm –– Hullaballoo Arts –– ThinkTank

If you have lost someone from your group, or if you find a lost child, take them to a steward in a hi-vis jacket or to the Friends of Cotteridge Park stand in the Main Field.

At the FoCP stand you can pick up wrist bands for your children - put your mobile number on it so you can be quickly re-united with your child.

Around & About –– Moseley and Kings Heath Shed –– Green Revolutions –– Beacon Archers –– Big Bham Bikes –– Active Parks Food Field –– Leverton & Halls –– Moorish Bar –– Alicia’s Bakehouse –– Pig and Mix

–– Momma Bear’s Wings n Tings –– Full of Chaat –– Nyam Nyam –– Polpetta –– Fat Snags –– WaltonsCoffeeHorseBox Tennis Courts –– Hogan’s Cider –– Two Towers Beer –– The Wandering Wagon

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For each print sold, £50 will be donated to Friends of Cotteridge Park Charity No 1150091. Size 27cm x 27cm, Edition of 150. Each print is digitally produced to the highest Fine Art Trade Guild standards and signed by the artist, accompanied with a certificate of authenticity. Prints will be unmounted and rolled in a tube, and come with free delivery.

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We are immensely proud of: ▪ Our excellent results in GCSE & A-Level, with 2017 boasting outstanding results.

GCSE Results: 39% of all grades A*-A and A-Level: A*-A targets surpassed by 5%.

▪ Rated in top 2% of non-selective schools in the country for progress.

▪ Our extensive extra-curricular offering with 200+ trips, clubs & activities during 2016-17.

▪ 100% destination of choice rate for students who left Sixth Form during in 2017.

▪ Ranked the top performing non-selective school in Birmingham in 2017.

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Join us on Sat 14th July 11:00-15:00 at Millennium Green, The 3 Fields (Off Longdales Rd), Kings Norton Volunteering sessions will continue to run on alternate Saturdays after the 14th July.

Come along and join our volunteering team, where you can learn new skills and meet new people as well as helping to take care of your local green space for people and wildlife Training and protective clothing will be provided for regular volunteers All ages welcome Refreshments will be available

For further info contact Dee at dee.whittle@nationaltrust.org.uk or text/call on 07971 407551 When you visit, donate, volunteer or join the National Trust, your support helps us to look after special places for ever, for everyone. Š National Trust 2018. The National Trust is an independent registered charity, number 205846. Š National Trust Images.

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Kings Norton Farmers Market Every second Saturday in the month

9am - 2pm

Saturday

Luxury confectionary, Fresh eggs, Traditional British pies, Handmade cakes, a Variety of fresh meats and much more

Only 100% natural products. Fresh farm products. High quality www.kingsnortonfarmersmarket.co.uk

Plants & Flowers in Stirchley in CanEat Cafe, 1397 Pershore Rd, B30 2JR isherwoodandco.com • @isherwoodandco

Local Bakery and Cookery School

Tues-Fri 12-6.30pm & Sat 8.15am-1pm 1421 Pershore Rd, Stirchley B30 2JL www.loafonline.co.uk

Cotteridge Primary School Breedon Road, Cotteridge B30 2HT Tel: 0121 464 2865 www.cotteridgeprimary.co.uk

Cotteridge is a school that values creativity, independence, resilience and compassion through the opportunities that we provide. We believe that every child deserves a world class education that sparks their curiosity and love of learning.

Our recent Ofsted inspection said that teaching across the school is of the highest quality and we provide rich learning opportunities for all pupils.

They described the school as a calm, welcoming place to be and the children are well behaved, polite and want to learn.

Please join us for our open sessions on Tuesday 13th November @ 9.30am Thursday 22nd November @ 2.00 pm.

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