Thursday, June 02, 2011
WEIRD WEEKEND 2011: Running Order
FRIDAY
CFZ, Myrtle Cottage, Woolsery, Bideford, North Devon EX39 5QR
Noon - 5.00 p.m Open Day at the CFZ.
Community Centre, Woolsery, Bideford, North Devon EX39 5QR
Doors open at 6.00
7.00 – 7.15 Introduction
7.15 – 8.00 OLL LEWIS: The man who fooled P.T. Barnum
8.00 - 8.30 BREAK
8.30 - 9.30 TREVOR BEER: The Beast of Exmoor
9.30 - 10.00 BREAK
10.00 – 11.00 NEIL ARNOLD: Mystery Animals of Kent
SATURDAY
Community Centre, Woolsery, Bideford, North Devon EX39 5QR
doors open at 10.00
12.00-12.15 JON DOWNES/RICHARD FREEMAN: An introduction to cryptozoology
12.15-1.15 NICK WADHAM: Giant insects
1.15 - 2.15 MATT SALUSBURY: The Pygmy Elephants of Kerala
2.15 - 2.45 BREAK (KIDS: Mad Hatter’s Tea Party)
2.45 - 3.15 QUIZ
3.15 - 4.15 ADAM DAVIES: Hunting the Orang Pendek
4.15 - 5.15 PETER CHRISTIE: Fortean North Devon
5.15-5.45 BREAK
5.45 – 6.15 Book Launch: LEE WALKER
6.15 – 7.15 KEVIN GOODMAN: The Warminster Triangle
7.15 - 8.15 MAX BLAKE/DARREN NAISH: The New British Lynx
8.15 – 8.45 CFZ AWARDS
8.45 – 9.15 Break
9.15 – 10.30 RICHARD FREEMAN et al – India Expedition
10.30-11.15 LEE WALKER – The rabbit-eating Goblin (Not suitable for Children)
SUNDAY
Community Centre, Woolsery, Bideford, North Devon EX39 5QR
doors open 10.30
12.00 - 1.00 GLEN VAUDREY: The Waterhorse
1.00 - 1.45 HENRY HARTLEY: Fortean aspects of the modern Maya
1.45 - 2.15 BREAK (KIDS: Treasure Hunt)
2.15 - 3.15 JOHN HANSON/DAWN HOLLOWAY: 70 Years of British UFOs
3.15 - 3.45 BREAK
3.45 - 4.30 RONAN COGHLAN: The Labours of Hercules
4.30 - 5.00 JONATHAN DOWNES: Keynote Speech and Closing Remarks.
Events specifically for kids are in red. Whilst all the lectures are suitable for children, some may be of more interest to young minds than others. The talks coloured green are those that we especially recommend for children under the age of 12, although - of course - they are welcome at any that they care to attend....
SUNDAY EVENING: Dinner at The Farmer's Arms
CFZ, Myrtle Cottage, Woolsery, Bideford, North Devon EX39 5QR
Noon - 5.00 p.m Open Day at the CFZ.
Community Centre, Woolsery, Bideford, North Devon EX39 5QR
Doors open at 6.00
7.00 – 7.15 Introduction
7.15 – 8.00 OLL LEWIS: The man who fooled P.T. Barnum
8.00 - 8.30 BREAK
8.30 - 9.30 TREVOR BEER: The Beast of Exmoor
9.30 - 10.00 BREAK
10.00 – 11.00 NEIL ARNOLD: Mystery Animals of Kent
SATURDAY
Community Centre, Woolsery, Bideford, North Devon EX39 5QR
doors open at 10.00
12.00-12.15 JON DOWNES/RICHARD FREEMAN: An introduction to cryptozoology
12.15-1.15 NICK WADHAM: Giant insects
1.15 - 2.15 MATT SALUSBURY: The Pygmy Elephants of Kerala
2.15 - 2.45 BREAK (KIDS: Mad Hatter’s Tea Party)
2.45 - 3.15 QUIZ
3.15 - 4.15 ADAM DAVIES: Hunting the Orang Pendek
4.15 - 5.15 PETER CHRISTIE: Fortean North Devon
5.15-5.45 BREAK
5.45 – 6.15 Book Launch: LEE WALKER
6.15 – 7.15 KEVIN GOODMAN: The Warminster Triangle
7.15 - 8.15 MAX BLAKE/DARREN NAISH: The New British Lynx
8.15 – 8.45 CFZ AWARDS
8.45 – 9.15 Break
9.15 – 10.30 RICHARD FREEMAN et al – India Expedition
10.30-11.15 LEE WALKER – The rabbit-eating Goblin (Not suitable for Children)
SUNDAY
Community Centre, Woolsery, Bideford, North Devon EX39 5QR
doors open 10.30
12.00 - 1.00 GLEN VAUDREY: The Waterhorse
1.00 - 1.45 HENRY HARTLEY: Fortean aspects of the modern Maya
1.45 - 2.15 BREAK (KIDS: Treasure Hunt)
2.15 - 3.15 JOHN HANSON/DAWN HOLLOWAY: 70 Years of British UFOs
3.15 - 3.45 BREAK
3.45 - 4.30 RONAN COGHLAN: The Labours of Hercules
4.30 - 5.00 JONATHAN DOWNES: Keynote Speech and Closing Remarks.
Events specifically for kids are in red. Whilst all the lectures are suitable for children, some may be of more interest to young minds than others. The talks coloured green are those that we especially recommend for children under the age of 12, although - of course - they are welcome at any that they care to attend....
SUNDAY EVENING: Dinner at The Farmer's Arms
More attractions to be announced soon
ANDREW HOPCROFT: Anatomy of the kraken
I don't know if you've seen this before but it may be useful for your blog as it offers a journey through the ever terrifying landscape that is 'The Anatomy of The Kraken' ... and rum!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH_Z86mTjFk
Regards
Andrew Hopcroft
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH_Z86mTjFk
Regards
Andrew Hopcroft
AT LAST FROM CFZ PRESS
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Weird-Waters-Monsters-Scandinavia-Baltic/dp/1905723709/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1307014862&sr=8-1Aquatic monsters have a long and venerable history in the waters of northern Europe, dating at least all the way back to what must surely be the grandfather of all lake-, sea- and other monsters, the mighty Midgårdsorm or Jormungandr from the old Norse mythology - a creature long enough to encircle the globe and bite its own tail. Though some have since claimed sightings of monsters several hundred metres long, some even confusing the creatures with small islands, nothing has ever come even remotely close to the gargantuan size of the Midgårdsorm. And naturally, the only one who ever dared to challenge this monster was the old Norse god Thor - the god of thunder.
In many ways, the Midgårdsorm is the archetypical mythological monster, but that doesn't mean all monsters are figments of the imagination. The borderline between fantasy and reality is one that is fine and fluid, with aspects of one realm carried over into the other. Real creatures can so easily clothe themselves in mythological splendour, and thus become bigger, scarier, and more fabulous. In the centuries following the time of the Midgårdsorm, many kinds of strange creatures have been seen in the waters of northern Europe. The monsters are still very much alive, in tradition as well as in reality.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Weird-Waters-Monsters-Scandinavia-Baltic/dp/1905723709/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1307014862&sr=8-1
Amazon.co.uk are still playing silly buggers. This - like Paul Screeton's and Bart Nunnelly's books, are still carrying the message "Usually dispatched within 1-3 weeks". This is actually - as far as I am aware - completely untrue. The books should arrive as quickly as any other product on amazon.co.uk.
OLL LEWIS: Yesterday's News Today
http://cryptozoologynews.blogspot.com/
On this day in 1958 Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch (also famous as the narrator of the first TV adaptation of the Moomins and being the father of evil newscorp billionaire Rupert) decoded the Corinthian-Daws paradox, beating his nemesis Charles Hawtrey and his protégée the young Simon Schama to the solution by 13 hours and 5 minutes, sparking off the now legendary 'Race for Atlantis'.
And now the news:
Beached 44ft whale dies on Redcar beach
PETA Calls for Gov't Investigation Into Apparently...
Township mob burns 'talking' monkey as witch
She's turned me into a newt:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr8DIg3oHFI
On this day in 1958 Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch (also famous as the narrator of the first TV adaptation of the Moomins and being the father of evil newscorp billionaire Rupert) decoded the Corinthian-Daws paradox, beating his nemesis Charles Hawtrey and his protégée the young Simon Schama to the solution by 13 hours and 5 minutes, sparking off the now legendary 'Race for Atlantis'.
And now the news:
Beached 44ft whale dies on Redcar beach
PETA Calls for Gov't Investigation Into Apparently...
Township mob burns 'talking' monkey as witch
She's turned me into a newt:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr8DIg3oHFI
CFZ PEOPLE: Olivia McCarthy
Congratulations to my lovely younger step-daughter Olivia (seen here on the day she graduated from Portsmouth University), on her promotion. On Monday she becomes a new supervisor at Cult Clothing in Exeter.Go in, say hello, and tell her that Jon sent you, and you will probably find yourself banned from the store for life for being one of her Stepfather's weird friends.
Congratulations, darling. Nobody has ever trusted me to supervise anything!