Event : The Big National Ceilidh at Godalming
Where : Borough Hall, Bridge
St., Godalming GU7 1HR
When : Saturday 18th October 2008, 8.00pm
The
Big National Ceilidh in support of the charity WaterAid will be
taking place
on Saturday 18th October. Over sixty barn dances will be
taking place
throughout the UK, one of which will be hosted by GBH
Ceilidhs at Godalming
Borough Hall.
The dance will be the first in the 33rd season of public
barn dances
that have been held at the Borough Hall since 1976. For this
special
occasion local musician Gareth Kiddier has brought together
and
exclusive line-up featuring some of the top folk dance musicians
from
around the country including Nina Hansell, from The Bismarcks,
Fi
Fraser from The Old Swan Band and Katie Howson and Jeannie Harris
from
The Old Hat Band. Talking the audience through the dances will
be
local dance caller Cat Kelly. Tickets will be available on the door
or
from Record Corner, Godalming. Details from 01483 871443
or
www.gbhceilidhs.
The event is part of The Big National
Ceilidh, when in cities, towns
and villages all over the country thousands of
people will
simultaneously be dancing to the music of live bands – local
events
with a national significance. Two main elements will bind all of
the
events together:
- the proceeds from all the events will be given to a
single, hugely
worthwhile, charity, WaterAid; and
- at 10.00pm all the
bands will be playing the same tune ("Jamie
Allen") and as many people as
possible will be dancing The Circassian
Circle.
WaterAid is an
international charity whose mission is to overcome
poverty by enabling the
world's poorest people to gain access to safe
water, sanitation and hygiene
education. WaterAid is driven by a
vision of a world where everyone has
access to safe water and
sanitation. In the world today:
- billion
people in the world do not have access to safe water. This
is roughly one
sixth of the world's population.
- 2.6 billion people in the world do not
have access to adequate
sanitation. This is roughly two fifths of the world's
population.
- 1.8 million children die every year as a result of diseases
caused
by unclean water and poor sanitation. This amounts to around
5000
deaths a day.
WaterAid is doing something about this, and the
ceilidhs will help
their work. Of course there are many good causes we could
support;
this one will make an immediate, radical and permanent difference
to
many lives.
Further details about WaterAid from
Sarina
Jesudason
WaterAid, 47-49 Durham Street, London, SE11 5JD, UK 020 7793
4500
http://www.wateraid
Further
details about the Barn Dance from
Lawrence Heath
01483 871443
http://www.gbhceili