Bury Light Night Event Guide: What Can We Expect?
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16th October 2015 6.00pm till late

Bury Light Night is quite a unique event and there are people that travel far and wide to come and experience it yet some residents in the local area of Bury and Bolton still haven’t attended or even heard of it!

Well, it’s FREE – That got your attention didn’t it?

It’s actually quite an odd night of entertainment in the sense you might spend a large portion of your time wondering ‘what am I actually watching here?’. Especially when this years theme is Bees and Earthly Lights. Yep the honey-making population is one of the biggest themes this year.

The good news is that there’s plenty on to keep the kids entertained whilst you take advantage of the late night shopping and local performances on at the Met – whether you choose to make a performance of your very own with the help of cocktails and locally brewed ales is entirely up to you.

SO WHAT’S ON?

We’ve curated a list of what not to miss and what we can expect. Some of the events are spread out so it may require a tad of planning to see it all

GRUBS’ UP! – FOOD FROM AROUND THE WORLD

Castle Armoury, Castle St, Bury BL9 0LB 6.00pm – 9.00pm

Delicious at The Fusiliers will be serving up a treats from around the world with great hand held food such as pulled pork with smoky slaw, Quorn chilli & rice (V), Chicken Rogan Josh served with Rice & Naan bread and of course good ol’ Hot dogs with fried onions in a soft roll.

That’s tea sorted!

ILLUMINOS – SEE THE BEES

Castle Armoury, Castle St, Bury BL9 0LB 6.00pm – 9.00pm

Bury will seemingly be buzzing this Light Night as Illuminos return with a bee-autiful projection across three sites in Bury. Bee the Bees, See the Bees and Feed the Bees sees three different elements of the busy buzzy pollinators explored, with viewers controlling the outcomes. Featuring the expertise of Manchester and District Beekeeper’s association you explore the unique relationship with the most industrious of insects. At Castle Armouries the story of the queen bee through the year is animated, making the hive, surviving the seasons, the arrival of spring and the celebration of nectar are played out across the site.

Part 2: FEED THE BEES
Church Gardens (opposite Fusilier Museum)
6.00pm – 9.00pm

Part of a series of three projections across the town. Create your very best flowers and pass them into a flower press, from where they magically bloom on the building – once enough flowers are added, and the bees have collected the nectar, the building produces a pot of honey. The better the flower pictures, the better the honey! Featuring the expertise of Manchester and District Beekeeper’s association we explore our unique relationship with the most industrious of insects.

Part 3: BE THE BEES
Debenhams, The Rock, St Johns Square, Bury, BL9 0JL
6.00pm – 9.00pm

Debenhams becomes a huge bee hive, where you control the dance of the bees through your own movements on the ground – do the dance of the bees and show everyone around you where to find the pollen.

Projection and installation by Illuminos – www.robvale.co.uk

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HOME GROWN FESTIVAL – HABADEKUK, COCO & THE BUTTERFIELDS AND EDWARD II

Castle Armoury, Castle St, Bury BL9 0LB 7.00pm – 9.00pm

As part of The Met’s annual Homegrown Folk Festival and Bury Light Night celebrations come to a night of free folk music featuring Habadekuk, Coco and the Butterfields and Edward II. Free tickets can be reserved before the event at The Met box office, or are available on the door. Habadekuk are one of Denmark’s leading folk bands. With a vibrant mix of folk, rock, salsa and big band jazz they catapult folk melodies into the 21st century. Colourful and energetic, CoCo and the Butterfields express all the fun and vibrance of a village folk fair, throwing in powerful vocals and beatbox to deliver catchy songs. Edward II blend the rhythms of the Caribbean with traditional songs from the British Isles. Their set is upbeat, with rock-steady rhythms, blazing horns, fabulous harmonies and fiery melodies.

MARIE CELESTIAL – CIRCUS MACHINE FROM THE SKY

Kay Gardens, Bury Town Centre 6.00pm – 9.00pm

Fantastical, mechanical, circus machine from the sky. Acrobatic performances throughout the evening in a range of styles and disciplines. Created by Ruby Soho.

www.mariecelestial.co.uk

THE HOT AIR BALLOON AT THE TRANSPORT MUSEUM

Bury Transport Museum, Castlecroft Goods Warehouse, Castlecroft Road, Bury, BL9 0LN 6.00pm – 9.00pm

Come and explore Bury Transport Museum and see our vintage traction engines. In the yard you will find the oldest successful humancarrying flight technology an impressive Hot Air Balloon. The café will be open from 6pm to 9pm selling snacks and hot and cold drinks.

MASTER MAGICIAN JEZ MANSFIELD

Kay Gardens, Bury Town Centre 6.00pm – 9.00pm

After successfully performing at Glastonbury Festival, The Secret Garden Party and The Levellers Beautiful Days Festival, JEZ brings his magical expertise and ‘WAY OUT’ side show to add that extra warm glow to Bury Light Night. Join JEZ and MISS DIRECTION in a World of Magic and illusion! Enjoy breath taking, brain bewildering, close-up magic that will take you on a journey like no other, leave you begging to see more and wondering if you ever really saw it at all? “IT’S NOT JUST FOR KIDS Y’KNOW!”

PERFORMANCE AREA – SOMETHING IS STIRRING IN THE GARDEN

Grassed Area – Opposite Frankie and Benny’s, The Rock, Bury, BL9 0JL 6.00pm – 9.00pm

Make your way over to the Upper (New) Rock as there’s a lot going on including live performances from Indie-Pop and Jazz & Blues groups outside of Frankie & Bennie’s alongside a daring group of individuals prepared to do a firewalk.

Watch up to 100 trailblazers cast their fears aside and walk on fire to raise money for local young people’s drug and alcohol charity, Early Break. It’s only £10 to sign up if you want to take part, go to www. earlybreak.co.uk for more info!

WELL THERE WE HAVE IT

There’s actually a lot we haven’t covered so we recommend having a look at the Bury Light Night Programme which is available to download here.

See you there!

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