10 Days cycling in Malawi

Discover Adventure and Malawi Association UK have selected MEP to receive sponsorship from an exciting challenge, and what could be the cycling adventure of a lifetime.

In 10 days, participants will see a beautiful stretched of almost untouched African landscape as they cycle along the shores of Lake Malawi from Lilongwe to Mzuzu.

Check out the itinerary and more information on the Discover Adventure website or attend the event on Facebook

Thanks again to Discover Adventure and Malawi Association UK!

Cube Fundraiser 18/12/09!

HAPPENINGS AND KILLINGS PRESENTS A CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION OF WRONGNESS, FEATURING THE MIGHT OF.........

HUNTING LODGE // DAGGER BROTHERS // GOBLIN COMB + STUFF!

Hunting Lodge

A very rare chance to see Hunting Lodge at The Cube. They will be playing with their original line up of "a bassist who pummels, pounds and slaps the fretboard like it had just jumped ahead of him at the taxi-rank, a bare-topped drummer solemnly thumping his skins like he was beating time on a Turkish slave-galley, the freeform guitar lines of an inept crack-addled Robert Fripp dragged mercilessly through a wasp farm and a vocalist whose squawks and screeches smack of the sugar-fix tantrums of a retarded 6-year old. All this combines to produce the effect of being yelled at by an alcoholic in a disco."

http://www.myspace.com/huntinglodge

Dagger Brothers

"Testostrone fueled shock pop. Wham meets King Crimson. Wax thundering grease topguns. Big Break meets the Generation Game via the Big Breakfast."

http://www.myspace.com/thedaggerbrothers

Goblin Comb

Featuring members of Hunting Lodge, Dagger Brothers, and Cedric. "Free love triangle, sloppy vibrant free world noise music, rice and chips."

http://www.myspace.com/africanapparel


DJ's

Nadoone (Illegal Seagull)

Sydney Jungblud (Bruss)


FRIDAY 18TH DECEMBER. THE CUBE.

Doors 8pm. £6.

All proceeds go to Malawi Education Project.

Fashion Bazaar at Hamilton House, Bristol, 06/12/09

The fashionable set in Bristol are holding an exciting new event in aid of MEP at Hamilton House, Stokes Croft.

On the day there will be a fashion show from some of Bristol's hot up-and-coming designers such as Dutty Girl, Sew that Jazz, Oomoos Attic and many more.
They will also be hosting a clothing swap, competitions and customisation stations.

See flyer below for full info.

Massive thanks to Maddy, Louisa and all the fashionistas involved for choosing MEP to benefit from these stylish proceedings!

Please support friend of MEP.... Christine Lindop.

MEP recently set up our Just Giving account after becoming registered for Gift Aid.

Just Giving gives any potential fundraisers the chance to easily set up a page explaining how they're raising money, and have any donations made paid directly to the charity. Donating is simple, fast and totally secure. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity of your choice and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer.

We are very pleased to announce that we have our first page up and running! It's been set up by our new friend, hero and all round good egg, Christine Lindop. Please take the time to have a look at her page here.


Here are the six heroic labours of Christine....

1) Read the first 600 pages of Ulysses. (Currently at page 330)

2) Walk the 18 mile (6 x 3) Rambler's walk around Bristol - a sprained ankle means this has now changed to: Make 6 mosaic lightcatchers

3) Make 6 balaclavas for sailors (3 now complete)

4) Make 6 loaves of bread from recipes I haven't used before and present them to people (3 done)

5) Memorise 6 poems (2 now memorised)

6) Make 60 seed bombs and distribute them round the unloved wastelands of Horfield. (ongoing)


Please show your support. Christine aims to raise £600 by her 60th Birthday on Christmas Eve 2009. She is one sixth of the way there already.... Dig deep.

Our love and respect to you Christine, from all here at the Malawi Education Project.

And thank you.

Invada Invasion eBay Auction is LIVE!

The MEP/ Invada Invasion eBay Auction went live at midnight on Saturday 26th September, and will be ending at midnight on the 7th October. Click on the links below and bid on some amazing items kindly donated by many of the bands playing at last nights fantastic Invada Invasion at Bristol Colston Hall. MEP were out in force, thrusting flyers into the sweaty mits of everyone we met. Once again, a HUGE THANK YOU to Geoff Barrow, Fat Paul, Redg and all the Artists who are supporting MEP with this Auction.

Signed Mogwai 'BIG MUFF' Guitar pedal:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180411482999&ssPageName=ADME:L:LCA:GB:1123

Signed Portishead 'Third' Box set:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180411489445&ssPageName=ADME:L:LCA:GB:1123

Great things from Beak>

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180411496943&ssPageName=ADME:L:LCA:GB:1123


Signed Invada Invasion goodies:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180411575157&ssPageName=ADME:L:LCA:GB:1123


Signed Julian Cope 'Teardrop Explodes' record:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180411601980&ssPageName=ADME:L:LCA:GB:1123


Way Out West Record box:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180411505447&ssPageName=ADME:L:LCA:GB:1123

Invada Invasion eBay Auction

Malawi Education Project has teamed up with the crew behind this Saturdays Invada Invasion at the Colston Hall, Bristol, to host one of the most enviable online music auctions Ebay has ever seen, with all money raised going directly to the charity. The auction goes live at midnight on Saturday 26th during the event, and has prizes donated from every act performing, as well as exclusive signed box sets from Portishead, as well as Geoff Barrows new band, BEAK>...

Some of the prizes included in the auction are;

* A Big Muff Pi effects pedal, owned and (ab)used by members of Mogwai. The pedal has been signed by all members of Mogwai.

* A copy of Portisheads 'Third' album box set. This includes the double 12" album, a 7" copy of debut single Machine Gun, a 'P' USB containing the entire album in digital format, as well as footage by John Minton, director of the 'Machine Gun' video. There is also a print from Nick Uffs video for 'We Carry On'. The box set has been signed by all of Portishead.

* There will be signed merchandise from every act performing at the Invada Invasion event, including Fuck Buttons, Zu, Gonga, Team Brick, Joe Volk, Crippled Black Phoenix, Thought Forms and many more.

* Julian Cope, the legendary musician, author, antiquary, musicologist, poet and good friend of Invada, has been kind enough to donate some signed albums for your listening pleasure.

* As a special bonus, Geoff Barrow has donated a limited edition box set from his new band BEAK>. This Box will include the full length CD album, presented in a dvd style case with a bonus CD /EP disc of 4 new tracks NOT featured on the album. As well as this there will be a 12" Vinyl EP with another 2 tracks also not featured on the album. There is also a BEAK> T shirt, and badge included. The box set will be signed by all members of BEAK>.


We would like to give a massive thanks to Geoff Barrow, Fat Paul, Redg, Mogwai and Portishead and all the bands who have generously donated prizes to this auction.


Please Note:

The Auction will be going live at midnight on Saturday 26th, so check back to this website on Sunday 27th for links to the URLs on Ebay

Brick Top Gallery Exhibition

Friend of MEP Charlie Townsend has organised a fundraising Art exhibition in London opening this weekend. see below for details:

WEEKENDS ONLY, TEMPORARY GALLERY
OPENS SAT 12TH SEPT. 2009. (for roughly 4 weeks)

139 BETHNAL GREEN RD
20 METRES FROM TOP OF BRICK LANE

FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY

OPENING TIMES
FRI 6-9PM
SAT 12-9PM
SUN 12-6PM
Private viewings can be arranged in the week if required.

EXPECT
• POSTCARD PRINTS
• SELECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHERS PRINTS
• BLOCK MOUNTED PRINTS MADE TO ORDER
• ARTWORK FOR SALE AND TO OBSERVE
• GUEST DJS
• FROG MONKEY PROJECT BANDS
• GUEST SHORT FILM SCREENINGS
• SPREAD OVER 2 FLOORS INCLUDING
"THE DRUM & BASEMENT"
• FRIENDLY\FUN CREATIVE ATMOSPHERE


Photographers include: -
Glenn Power (http://www.flickr.com/photos/glennpower/sets)
Ellen Doherty (http://www.duchessphotographic.com)
Lizzy Mayson (http://www.flickr.com/photos/41561148@N04)

Artists include: -
Sam Messenger (http://www.sammessenger.com)
Laurence Jansen (http://www.lkj.org.uk)
Eerika Omiyale (http://eerikaomiyale.com/)

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Its shaping up to be an exciting event! Come and join us at the opening party on saturday to browse and buy beautiful works of art from up-and-coming artists. See you there!