Lafrowda presents Battle of the Bands 2010.

A chance for local young bands to impress and book their slot for Lafrowda.
Entry open to Penwith bands in either the U16 or U19 category. For full details and entry form email performers@lafrowda-festival.co.uk. Great prizes on offer.

Saturday 8th May 2010. Nancherrow Centre, St Just.

Entry to the event is just £2 (performers go free)

Lafrowda are delighted to announce that local boys iPony will be making a special gueat appearance – fresh from the recording studio!

More details to follow…..

Great news – the weird, witty and wonderful Charity Shop Cabaret will be stopping off in St Just to help raise funds for Lafrowda.

When? – MONDAY 5th APRIL – 8pm start
Where? – W.I. HALL, ST. JUST
How much? – Adults £5, Children £3, Bar and raffle

Audience are asked to bring along an item for donation to the charity shop. No item too odd!

Just 3 days to go till the event of the year (so far) in St Just. We are staging a Silent Disco at the Nancherrow Centre this Saturday Feb 27th.
Supplied with a pair of wireless headphones, you get to choose between the music provided by two guest DJs, or slip them off and have a chat! There’ll be a huge range of music, from punk to funk, indie to disco, and everything inbetween.
Expect disco lighting and effects and a licensed bar.
What’s it all about? Look here – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xYqXZU4CLs.
It is guaranteed to be great fun and not to be missed. Make sure you get there early to get the ‘phones on and get on down!

Saturday 27th February 2010

Nancherrow Centre, St Just

Under 18s 6-8pm – £2
18+ 9pm – late – £5

Lafrowda is really excited to bring a new event to St Just. We are staging a Silent Disco at the Nancherrow Centre on Saturday Feb 27th.
Supplied with a pair of wireless headphones, you get to choose between the music provided by two guest DJs, or slip them off and have a chat! There’ll be a huge range of music, from punk to funk, indie to disco, and everything inbetween.
Expect disco lighting and effects and a licensed bar.
What’s it all about? Look here – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xYqXZU4CLs.
It is guaranteed to be great fun and not to be missed.

Saturday 27th February 2010

Nancherrow Centre, St Just

6-8pm Under 18s – £2
9pm – late 18+ – £5

St Just based artist and great friend of Lafrowda Tom Henderson has again produced a wonderful painting of the festival.
This years piece features the OLD GLORY CREOLE JAZZ band as it headed up the lantern procession.

As in past years Tom’s work is being auctioned for the benefit of Lafrowda. Check out the painting and how to make a bid here.

Tom has made an invauable contribution to the festival for many years, and we are deeply grateful for his support.

Make sure you check out Toms wonderful work at the Turn of the Tide Gallery in St Just and at his website here.

We can reveal that the theme for Lafrowda 2010 is…

“Viva Lafrowda!”

Think Mardi Gras, think carnival, think Elvis, think outside the box…!

Time to party!

The organisers of Lafrowda want to know what you think. Perhaps you’d like to comment on last year’s festival, or have a suggestion for next year.
If so, please get in touch – you can do so in the following ways;

email: info@lafrowda-festival.co.uk
tel: 01736 888160
write: post feedback/suggestions in our boxes at St Just Library and St Just Town Council offices

As planning gets underway for the 2010 festival, we would like to give our thanks to the following businesses, organisations and individuals who made Lafrowda 2009 possible:

Cornwall Community Foundation through Grassroots, and FEAST for supporting the 2009 Workshops programme

All of our sponsors for their financial, moral and logistical support -

Brad Atherton Designs

Care in Cornwall / Kernow Home Care

Inside Cornwall

McFaddens Family Butchers

P A Wilkins Estate Agent

Roselands Caravan and Camping Park

Spider Eye Animation

St Austell Brewery

St Just Area Traders Association

The Commercial Hotel

The Star Inn

The Wellington Hotel

Webfooted Designs

Everyone who took advertising in our festival programme - we had an unprecedented demand for ads this year

Our team of fantastic volunteers, from committee members to bucket shakers – thanks for a great job!

Everyone who came! You create the atmosphere that makes Lafrowda what it is!

Lafrowda only happens because all these elements come together to creat a unique community event.

Tom Henderson Smith is running a benefit auction of his most recent Lafrowda painting (proceeds to be donated for future Lafrowda festivals). Have a look at Lafrowda 2008 on his website and place a bid for this latest of his Lafrowda paintings. The original can be seen at Penzance Public Library throughout June and after that until Lafrowda Day at Tom’s Fore Street Studio (The Turn of the Tide).