Nottingham Twestival 2010 is being held on Thursday 25th March 2010.

We are looking for volunteers to help organise the event in the coming weeks.

We are also looking for generous companies to donate raffle prizes and sponsorship.

Please follow @nottstwestival for updates.

The event was warmed up with a great soul set from @carldavis. Colin Hazelden (@impact_tarmac) introduced the event and got the sale of raffle tickets off to a flying start.

Everyone loved the acoustic set from Neon Sky. We then joined into the Second Life set from The Drome.

During the night everyone was posting to Twitter with the hashtag #nottstwestival.

The raffle seemed doomed from the point when we ran out of raffle tickets and had to handcraft some emergency tickets. The same winners tickets kept being drawn from the champagne bucket and dropped back in again until a new winner was found. Winners were eventually found for all the great prizes.

• Eden Hall Spa voucher won by Michael Collins.
  
• 2 pairs of tickets for Just The Tonic comedy club (@justthetonic) won by Neon Sky and @RachyRach01
• Meal for two at Yo! Sushi (@yosushinotts) won by Muse bar staff member Robyn Green.
• Tour of the BBC won by Julia DarkRage
• Notts County FC tickets won by George Thomas
• Signed Little Britain DVD won by Matthew McVeagh

Ed Audiophile and Curious George then took us through to the end of the night with some classic tunes.

We raised a grand total of £310 for The National Autistic Society - Nottingham. For more information on autism, follow @thinkdifferent.

Thanks to PCM Creative for sponsoring the event. Thanks to Ellen at Nellie PR for getting Twestival Local Comes to Nottingham in the Evening Post and the Frances Finn interview on BBC Radio Nottingham. Thanks to Muse for providing a great venue free of charge.

Thanks to all the volunteers for helping organise a great event - @pcmcreative, @rachyrach101, @kimigillnas, @carldavis and @lucyhg.

Roll on the next one!

We are very excited to announce that Nottingham Twestival tickets are on sale now.

Tickets are £5 each for the Twestival Local event on Thursday 10th September 2009 at Muse, Hockley (view map), starting at 7.30pm. All proceeds from tickets will be going to The National Autistic Society, Nottingham.

The venue is opposite the Broadway cinema and the event will take place in the upstairs room.

Thanks to our event sponsor, PCM Creative.

Lineup

• The evening will be compared by BBC East Midlands presenter Colin Hazelden (@impact_tarmac).
• Neon Sky will be playing an acoustic set
• DJ sets - Carl Davis, Ed Audiophile and Curious George.
• Second Life music sets by PCM Creative (@pcmcreative)
• Throughout the night there will be a raffle with prizes kindly donated by Just The Tonic comedy club (@justthetonic), Yo! Sushi (@yosushinotts) and Eden Hall Spa.

Thanks to Muse for providing the venue free of charge.

If you are unable to attend but would still like to donate, you can use the ‘Cannot Attend - Donation‘ option.

Thanks for your support of this exciting event!

We are very excited to announce that Nottingham Twestival tickets are on sale now.

Tickets are £5 each for the Twestival Local event on Thursday 10th September 2009 at Muse, Hockley (view map), starting at 7.30pm. All proceeds from tickets will be going to The National Autistic Society, Nottingham.

The venue is opposite the Broadway cinema and the event will take place in the upstairs room. We are hoping to have a couple of bands and DJ’s to provide entertainment for the night. Full line up to be announced!

If you are unable to attend but would still like to donate, you can use the ‘Cannot Attend - Donation‘ option.

Thanks for your support of this exciting event!

We are very grateful to Just The Tonic comedy club (@justthetonic), Yo! Sushi (@yosushinotts) and Eden Hall Spa for their kind donations of raffle prizes for Nottingham Twestival with all proceeds going to The National Autistic Society - Nottingham.

We are still keen to attract sponsorship from local companies who are keen to show their support for The National Autistic Society - Nottingham.

For Sponsorship Package details, please contact us.

A supportive local company would really be able to contribute to the Nottingham Twestival fundraising total.

How your donation can make a real difference to the work of The National Autistic Society

£15 - Could help pay for a helpline counsellor to send information on autism support to 5 worried parents

£21 - Would pay for the first stage of training a Befriender, who can help support families affected by autism

£50 - Would give 10 people access to The National Autistic Society’s Telephone Helpline, a crucial service providing support to people with autism and their families

£75 - Would pay for up to 10 people with autism to attend our Social Programmes group in Nottingham which provides vital help and support and encourages adults to go out and socialise together

£500 - Would provide a one day help! Seminar for 20 families - help! is a highly innovative training programme for the parents of children who have recently received a diagnosis of autism.  The course is applicable to  children of all ages and it provides essential, timely information and practical strategies to help parents to understand and manage their childs’ condition.  Crucially, the programme also gives parents the knowledge and confidence to plan for their child’s future.

£1,100 - Just £21 could pay for a trained Befriender to take someone with autism out for an hour – perhaps the only hour that they are able to spend outside their home that week.  £1,100 would support that person for a year.

£2,500 - Will give a person with Asperger Syndrome, a form of autism, the opportunity to gain full time supported employment.

Nottingham Twestival is looking for local companies to sponsor the event with all proceeds going to The National Autistic Society. Please contact us for more details.

Nottingham Twestival tickets are on sale now.

If you are unable to attend but would still like to donate, you can use the ‘Cannot Attend - Donation‘ option.

The next Nottingham Twestival Volunteer Meetup is going to be at 6.30pm on Wednesday 2nd September 2009 at Muse, Hockley (view map).

Since the last meeting we have started selling tickets and have been featured in the Nottingham Evening Post.

At this meeting we will be distributing flyers to promote the event and will be finalising the music lineup.

If you would like to help us organise this event, please join us at 6.30pm on Wednesday 2nd September 2009 at Muse, Hockley (view map).

Twestival Local Nottingham was today featured in The Evening Post with a great photo of some of the volunteers making Twestival happen.

Nottingham Twestival will be held at Muse, in Broad Street, Hockley, on Thursday, September 10.

Tweeters in Nottingham have chosen the charity themselves, opting for the National Autistic Society.

Martin hopes to raise at least £500 from the £5 entry fee, but is looking for local businesses to sponsor the event and boost the total.

“We’re hoping to see lots of Nottingham Twitter users coming along to have an amazing time with us and generate lots of cash and awareness,” said Martin.

Thanks to Ellen at Nellie PR for setting this up, CJ at PCM Creative for organising and Jemma Cox for capturing the moment in the photo.

We are very excited to announce that Nottingham Twestival tickets are on sale now.

Tickets are £5 each for the Twestival Local event on Thursday 10th September 2009 at Muse, Hockley (view map), starting at 7.30pm. All proceeds from tickets will be going to The National Autistic Society, Nottingham.

The venue is opposite the Broadway cinema and the event will take place in the upstairs room. We are hoping to have a couple of bands and DJ’s to provide entertainment for the night. Full line up to be announced!

If you are unable to attend but would still like to donate, you can use the ‘Cannot Attend - Donation‘ option.

Thanks for your support of this exciting event!