country house – and so she thinks https://andsoshethinks.co.uk CREATE:COMMUNICATE:CONNECT Mon, 20 May 2013 20:00:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://andsoshethinks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-FAVICON-90x90-1-32x32.png country house – and so she thinks https://andsoshethinks.co.uk 32 32 Wyndstock – The Country House Party https://andsoshethinks.co.uk/wyndstock-the-country-house-party/ https://andsoshethinks.co.uk/wyndstock-the-country-house-party/#respond Mon, 20 May 2013 20:00:05 +0000 http://andsoshethinks.wordpress.com/?p=2367 I love festivals. The feeling of freedom, exploration, an opportunity to revel in the luxury of being oneself, as well discover and diversify what excites you. I also love picnics, country houses, gin & tonics, and twilight magic.

Until recently (I.e April when I received a press release alerting me to the change in affairs) I was under the impression that never shall the two meet, and I was destined to either spend my summer dreaming of sophistication, or revelling in it. Hello Wyndstock, please enter and shatter my preconceptions.
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Despite the fact that Wyndstock is billed as an anti festival (in fact its organisers (founders of B&H Group, The Last Tuesday Society and The Blitz Party, amongst others) vehemently detest the f word and all its grubby associations – big queues, corporate sponsors, vile toilets) there seems to be a lot in common, hence my pre midsummer night excitement. Wyndstock has none of these – but it does embrace the freedom and spontaneity that people have come to expect of festivals, and themselves at the events.
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Taking place in a glorious country house in Suffolk, the event is one of delight and class. Music to be reached by guided paths into the woods, literature readings popping up all around, a game or two of croquet, gin and picnics. None of this queuing for semi cooked burgers and warm beer, as all meals are provided, and by all accounts are meals, not substandard snacks that fill a hole and line a stomach.
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With swing dancing, fireworks, games, astronomy, literature, music, crafts and tours, as well as the all important music. Get your tickets here.
Plus, I have always thought I could look rather fetching in a little cocktail dress and some wellies.
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So the last couple of weeks have seen what London loves. Is it possible that the Olympics was even better than the Jubilee? Girls and boys all over the country have been inspired  by young and lovely athletes winning their races, flying through the finish with no distance left to run. Whether sitting in your country house, partying under the westway, or kicking back in front of the advert free BBC, ready with coffee and TV, I’m pretty sure you have been heard to sing your support. Well, the Olympics themselves may be out of time, but Blur’s amazing gig at Hyde Park on Sunday 11th meant that there was no need to feel tender, and this is (not) a low. For tomorrow, you can  continue on the memories, and be part of the celebration of their 21 year history with this Blur timeline, have a play around on this interactive timeline, and share your experiences of the band’s music, videos, live events, and more. Tube themed, this is a hub of everything that has made the last twenty one years, and Blur’s career.

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