Decadance presents the Christmas party mini Festival at Crasken Eco Farm, Helston Cornwall Saturday 17th December.

The event promises to be the only Xmas bash in the South West with a true festival vibe! Set in the beautiful setting of Crasken Farm, the festive-themed party offers live music, the region’s finest DJs plus a few surprises in 2 Indoor rooms with a fully licensed bar.

Offering something for everyone, there will be live performances from Blue Horyzon and Petite Debauche, as well as the recently performed on MTV rap duo Hedluv and Passman. The impressive line-up of DJs is just as diverse, from the classic party anthems of Digitall DJ and Nigel Pengelly, to the mashup madness of Cakeboy, ska-infused breakbeat of Aceeater , the Hip-Hop Collective, Dub Step Cornwall and the deep, dark Drum & Bass from 2Dark2Cornish.

Party-goers can chill out around the fire pit in the fabulous farmyard setting, be entertained by the circus acts and hang out at the café which provides great coffee through the night. Throw in festive lighting, décor and a great atmosphere, and this is sure to be a Christmas Party to remember.

For full line up, directions and more, visit the “Decadance AtCrasken” facebook page.

Decadance Christmas Party is at Crasken Farm in Helston on Saturday 17th December.
Doors open at 9pm, with music and DJs until 4am.
Tickets, priced £10 adv or £15 on the door (NUS £8 / £12) are available from:
Fallen Angel in Helston 01326 572589 and other outlets listed on the facebook page.

Find out more on the facebook event page:
http://www.facebook.com/events/213281882081890/

To be in with the chance of winning a pair of VIP tickets, just fill in the competition form below, remembering to put Decadance in the subject line.

A clean 3ft swell groomed by offshore winds and flip flops freebies greeted the cream of British surfing talent for the inaugural running of the Rider Slip Slider Pro Invitational.

In a break from the surfing competition norm, the guys at Rider flip flops devised a unique format whereby each surfer competed in two heats with the scores from their best two waves securing a place in the four man final. The format proved popular, with the surfers encouraged to cut loose and go for the biggest moves in their repertoire as they chased the maximum two wave score.

The first round of heats were contested in typically punchy Porthmeor. With the new format taking the pressure off the guys to get some solid banker scores on the board, the pace was slower as the key was to pick off the best of the sets and try to nail some high scoring turns. Local St Ives lad Tom Lowe and Newquay’s Oli Adams set the tone early on with some big airs. Tom’s air reverse in the second heat secured him an 8.7, the wave with the highest score and loudest hoots of the day, plus the prize for the “Sickest Move”.

With perfect timing both the surfers and the waves turned it up a notch for round two, as a mid tide bank started to work with a highly rippable, wedgy peak and this provided the platform for some big moves, in particular standout waves by Gordon Fontaine of Bournemouth with a powerful, vertical forehand snap and Constantine’s Micah Lester’s vertical backhand attack on the best left hander to break all day. Johnny Fryer showed a cool head backing up a solid round one performance by pumping in some heavy scoring, setting himself up as the man to beat.

Tensions continued to build during round two as it became clear that securing a place in the final was going to be tight and with no one knowing who was going to make it through until the last heat had finished everyone gathered to hear the results. Eventually the competitors for the final were decided by the closest possible margin with Gordon Fontaine missing out by just 0.1 of a point.

The final took place in clean but highly challenging surf as the sets became less frequent. Each of the finalists had demonstrated throughout the heats that they were capable of landing the top prize but in the end it was the ability of Johnny Fryer, from Isle of Wight, who consistently got more quality turns on each wave which enabled him to walk off with the title and a cheque for £1,000.

THE FINAL RESULTS
1st – Johnny Fryer – Isle of Wight
2nd – Mark “Egor” Harris – Newquay
3rd – Tom Butler – Newquay
4th – Tom Lowe – St Ives

Rider is a Brazilian brand of surf inspired flip flops for men, women and kids
www.riderflipflops.co.uk

Watch this short movie of the days action with some great surf on the Cornish coast and a great final to find the eventual winner

To win a pair of tickets to We The People festival please fill the form below with your full name, address and mobile number and tell us who your favourite Bristol band/artist is. Remember to put WE THE PEOPLE in the subject line. Closing date May 1. [contact-form-7]

To be in with a chance of winning a pair of tickets please fill your full name, address and phone number on the form below and tell us what your favourite gig venue in Bristol is. Please make sure you put DOT TO DOT in the subject line. Closing date: May 1.[contact-form-7]

Or to win a pair of tickets to Sunrise, please fill the form below with your full name, address and mobile number and tell us what your favourite cider is (if you have one that is!). Remember to put SUNRISE in the subject line. Closing date May 1. [contact-form-7]
 

To win a pair of tickets to this year’s Wychwood festival please fill the form below with your full name, address and mobile number and tell us what your favourite beer/ale is (if you have one!). Remember to put WYCHWOOD in the subject line. Closing date May 1. [contact-form-7]

To win a pair of tickets to Beach Break Live please fill the form below with your full name, address and mobile number and tell us what your most essential beach item is. Remember to put BEACH BREAK in the subject line. Closing date May 1. [contact-form-7]

We’ve got a pair of tickets for the Scouting For Girls gig at Westonbirt Aboretum to giveaway. To be in with a chance of winning, please fill the form below with your full name, address and mobile number and tell us who you’d love to see play at Westonbirt. Remember to put SCOUTING FOR GIRLS in the subject line. Closing date May 1. [contact-form-7]

To win a pair of tickets to Relentless Nass festival please fill the form below with your full name, address and mobile number and tell us what your favourite non-alcoholic drink is. Remember to put RELENTLESS NASS in the subject line. Closing date May 1. [contact-form-7]

To win a pair of tickets to the Larmer Tree festival please fill the form below with your full name, address and mobile number and tell us which day you would like to go on – remember your ticket allows you to camp over on that night. Please put LARMER TREE in the subject line. Closing date May 1. [contact-form-7]