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Bodgefest 2010 - Saturday 4th September

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Dunnottar Bodgers Group invite family and friends to a picnic in the woods. A chance to find out about woodland crafts, get a little hands-on perhaps, see local artists work and sit back round the camp fire and enjoy live music and childrens entertainments.

September 2008 saw the initial Bodgefest event held in Dunnottar Woods. A host of crafts folk, artists and musicians converged on the quarry area of Dunnottar woods for a day of fun with folks from near and far.

On Saturday 4th September 2010 the event will run again in the quarry area of Dunnottar woods .

This year we have a wide range of woodland related crafts for folks to see and try:


  • Nettle plants and their uses,
  • jewellery stall,
  • leaf prints,
  • poetry corner,
  • story tellers,
  • furniture making and
  • wood carving (demonstration)
  • angel and fearie workshops,
  • face painting,
  • magician and
  • chainsaw carver!
  • make drop spindles,
  • make woodland masks and crowns and
  • make your very own wooden medallion.
Plus of course - come and try bodging!

 

 


 Bodging instruction

 

There will be a whole food cafe - "scoof 'n' scoff" selling scrumptious goodies all day but feel free to bring along your own picnic.

 

Listen to live music all day long with performances from a wealth of local talent.
Some of the performers on the day :

Georgia Crawl (Blues band)
Heughettes (last ever gig)
Ian Hamilton (traditional scots and Blues)
Jamie Waterson (your local radio DJ)
Stewart Troup - with drummers
Dave Lorimer and the Brenda Stubberts appreciation Society (SCAT)
Dave Ramsay (a star in ascendence)
Gibby MacNaught (trad scots tunes)
and the madman that is
Ginger Dave

The whole event is to be broadcast by MearnFM .

mearnsFM

Please note that this is a NON TICKETED EVENT. The woods are open to the public as per normal.

Forestry Commission Scotland give us permission to host this event and all participants must be respectful of the woods and each other.

One of the conditions that the Forestry Commission insist on is that there will be no overnight camping.

Parking off site is strongly encouraged - walk in to the woods.

The event will officially run from 12 noon until 6pm.

Please COMPLETE THE ONLINE FORM if you wish to take part in this years event as an exhibitor.

Members of the public - just come on down to the woods - you'll be in for a big surprise.

And remember - this is a family friendly event and NOT a rave.

  
See more photos from Bodgefest 2008 here