Womad, Womud August 1, 2007
Diary of a trader at Womad 2007
This year we decided to have a stall at Womad the World Music Festival.
Entry 1 - Wednesday 25 July
1.00pm We arrived at the traders entrance to Womad at around 1.00pm happy enthusiastic and ready to roll.
3.40pm We were still waiting in line to sign in it had taken nearly 3 hours for the Womad staff to process approximately the 10 traders in front of us. By process I mean check our three or four items of paperwork at give us our pitch number and wristband.
To be fair to the Womad staff …
Womad weather July 24, 2007
Zoozoo2 are off to the Womad World Music Festival tomorrow, so if your going drop by and see us. I hope the weather holds.
According to WOMAD the Charlton Park festival this weekend is definitely going ahead!
‘The festival will be going ahead this weekend as planned. The site has not been affected by flooding as it has a clay soil on limestone brash and is on high ground, allowing efficient drainage. The ground, including the camping and parking areas, is still solid. There is trackway for all the main routes of the festival site.’
According to the Womad website ‘access to …
Old tyres can be tired but don’t have to retire July 22, 2007
Recycled Bike Tyre Belts at Zoozoo2
How cool is this! Belts made from recycled bicycle tyres. Each belt is an individual, unique and handmade. Each one comes with its own individual history. The tread bears the scars of every mile travelled, and every unauthorised skid.
These amazing belts are made from front tyres, which get less wear, so still have plenty of tread left. Each belt is unique and no two are the same. For more details click here
Al - Zoozoo2
Killer plastic June 17, 2007
Andy Warhol said “Everybody’s plastic, but I love plastic. I want to be plastic.
Except for a small amount that’s been incinerated - and it is a very small amount - every bit of plastic ever made still exists.
At the same time, all over the globe, there are signs that plastic pollution is doing more than blighting the scenery; it is also making its way into the food chain. Some of the most obvious victims are the dead seabirds that have been washing ashore in startling numbers, their bodies packed with plastic: things like bottle caps, cigarette lighters, tampon applicators, …
We are all just little people June 15, 2007
There is an old African proverb it goes…
if many little people
in many little places
do many little deeds
They can change the face of the world.
Well that’s exactly how we feel at zoozoo2. It doesn’t matter how small it is just do it.
As surfers, snowboarders, scuba d’s or runners we can play our small part in determining what happens to our planet by the consumer choices we make and the little things we do.
Al - Zoozoo2
Still Endangered
‘Until recently, humankind seemed to view the ocean as a source of infinite resources. Its vast size and depth and unexplored frontiers made the ocean appear invulnerable to overexploitation. The truth is that the populations of many species are decreasing at an unsustainable rate, and the number of species listed as endangered from marine life families such as whales, dolphins, manatees and dugongs, salmon, seabirds, sea turtles, and sharks to name a few, are on the rise.’ [quote taken from marinebio.org]
In recognition of the ever increasing strain on our world’s marine populations …
English Nationals Surfing Championships 2007 April 30, 2007
Zoozoo2 youngest team rider competes again this weekend
Jay Smith is only 14 years old and our youngest team rider. This weekend will see Jay strutting his stuff at the English Nationals Surfing Championships . Go Jay
This years championships are being held at Watergate Bay, in Newquay, Cornwall, from May 5 -7, and takes in all age groups and abilities including one of our new young Zoozoo2 riders Jay Smith.
For some it will be their first taste of top level competition, while for others it is an important part of their contest calendar. Becoming English Champion is the …
New team rider for Zoozoo2 April 12, 2007
Our newest and youngest team rider Jay Smith joins Zoozoo2
Jay is just 14 years old and lives in NewQuay, Cornwall. This weekend Jay will be riding at the Hunter/Billabong british schools surf competition at Woolacombe Bay - 14th and 15th April.
Good luck Jay.
The competition attracted more than 150 young surfers in 2006. The event is run by the British Surfing Association is apparently the only competition of its kind in Britain. The event is open to young surfers and bodyboarders for two days of fun!
Each school can register a maximum of 2 teams of students consisting of …
ZooZoo2 do Womad 2007 March 27, 2007
Great news.
Zoozoo2 will be at this years UK Womad World music and Dance Festival.
The festival will be held at Charlton Park in Wiltshire from 27-29 July.
Charlton Park, with its stunning setting in the heart of the Wiltshire countryside, is the new home for the WOMAD Festival for its 25th anniversary year. Set in a picturesque rural landscape, WOMAD at Charlton Park presents an opportunity to experience the festival in a truly green, pleasant and spacious environment.
The festival will feature seven stages and workshop areas, including a children’s village, many new activities …
T-shirts have been around a long time March 11, 2007
Did you know that according to some the beginning of the T-shirt is credited to the navy. The US Navy that is, while other historians say it was The “swabs” in the British Royal Navy who wore them under their uniforms in World War I, some even suggest it was the French Army.
American soldiers liked the comfortable lightweight cotton undershirt compared to the wool uniforms American soldiers wore and the rest is history.
Al - ZooZoo2.com