Art Exhibition Continues...

A big thanks to all those that turned up at the Seed Surf Co. on Sunday afternoon for SURF, ART, TEA, CAKE.

A special thanks to The Peoples String Foundation for the sounds

www.myspace/thepeoplesstringfoundation

and a big thank you to Beth's Cakes (that's Beth on the right, I didnt get a picture of the cakes, we were too busy eating them!)

http://www.bethsbakes.co.uk/

You can continue to see artist Caroline Pedlers work all week at Seed Surf Co. (Wadebridge, Cornwall, take a left just before Tesco)

http://www.carolinepedler.co.uk/

Also all this week you can see art by Dan Crockett, John Eldridge and Seamouse to name a few...

There's plenty of eye candy, from boards to skate decks, all lovingly hand crafted in Cornwall, none of that cheap far eastern import stuff to see here, move along...

If you can't get to Seed Surf Co. have a look at their website.

http://www.seedsurfco.com/

Surf, Art, Tea, Cake

Seed surf co. and the Tea Appreciation Society present.....

Surf, Art, Tea, Cake

The second exhibition opening night of the year at the Seed surf shop and Gallery.

Everything you need for a lazy Sunday afternoon, we're making the tea, browse the tea menu, we'll have Assam, Darjeeling, Lapsang, Chai and many more, and there's handmade cakes from Beth's cakes, some eye wateringly good art and photo's hanging on the walls and some summertime tunes from one of the best bands in Cornwall 'The People's String Foundation'!

Entry is free and all are welcome - 28th June between 12-7 - come have a lazy arvo with us.

Come see some of the beautiful work from Californian photog Ryan Tatar or local brush wielder Caroline Pedler, wet your whistle with some proper tea and have a healthly slice of cake!

See ya there :-)

Saturday Science Day

Tomorrow we're brewing up at the Bideford College Science day, - we will be at Crasken Farm for the Butterfly Ball on Sunday ;-) see our earlier blog post.



So if you're in the Bideford area come by for some fun and a brew...

Here's what's happening:

Bideford College SUMMER SCIENCE & FAMILY FUN DAY(Part of the North Devon Festival)As in previous years there will be many activities, exhibitions, displays, stands, giveaways, competitions and things to do and take home - suitable for all ages. Although there will be a small charge made at the gate of £2 per adult and 50p per child, admission to the gardens, woodland, lake and children's adventure playground and parking is included in the price.

Some of the activities taking place this year will include:- MERLIN (BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT escapologist star) – see his death-defying act at 1.00pm
• BIDEFORD COLLEGE Skate Club– Skateboard Display. Come and decorate your own mini skate/ surfboard
• BIDEFORD COLLEGE “Dog Fight” Club – making and flying model planes demos.
THE MAD SCIENCE SHOW which will involve demonstrations of smoke ring vortices, fireballs and hovercrafts. We are very lucky this year to have THE MAD SCIENCE SHOW (a worldwide organisation) for the first time in North Devon
• BIDEFORD COLLEGE’S “SCIENCE SISTERS” will demonstrate INTERACTIVE ROBOTIC GUINEA PIGS and other activities
• EXMOOR ZOO ROADSHOW (linked to Darwin200 - come and see Steve Eddy in costume as Charles Darwin)
• SCIENCE FOR BREAKFAST, DINNER AND TEA (presented by Alison Alexander from the Institute of Physics)
• SOUTHWEST LAKES TRUST
• WESTCOUNTRY RIVERS TRUST
• David Buncle's BIRDS OF PREY
• BATTLEFIELD LIVE (as seen at the Big Sheep – come and have a day’s shooting and combat)
• MRS. RECYCLE (come and make grass heads)
• SEA FOR LIFE DISPLAY
• JUGGLING WORKSHOP
• JUNK CARNIVAL
• AIR AMBULANCE STAND
• DOGS' TRUST STAND (come and meet the CANINE GANG)
• DATA HARVEST Iain Davison will hold an “ANIMALS, VOICES, HEART-BEATS and K’neX” workshop with K’neX items to giveaway
• CARTWHEELS COLLECTIVE TRUST presents Porlock the Warlock - a historical scientifical comical fantastical novel by Widsith and Deor Storytelling Company! Books, readings and the odd story, plus free gift if you buy a book!
• TORRINGTON 1646 doing weird and revolting things
• HEMP FABRICS UK with natural fabrics and spinning demonstrations
• SEA CADETS
• GO GREEN DISPLAY and COMPETITION
• RARE BREED ANIMALS TO VIEW
• SECRET GARDEN AND SEED PLANTING ACTIVITY
• TEA APPRECIATION SOCIETY……… (THAT'S US!)
• COASTGUARDS
• CLOSE WATCH
• ILFRACOMBE VICTORIAN SOCIETY in costume.
• DEVON DOWSERS
• OPERATION WALLACEA - Find out all about this once in a life time chance for students to go the rainforests of Peru.
YOGA and REIKI workshops ……… and there will be many other exciting, educational and entertaining things taking place.

Hope to see you there.

TAS @ Summer Solstice Butterfly Ball

Image courtesy of Edd Schofield
http://www.flickr.com/photos/edschofield/

Tea Appreciation Society are making a brew-ha-ha at the Summer Solstice Butterfly Ball this weekend.

12 noon- 2 am Saturday and Sunday Afternoon

The bold and beautiful, globally aware band who took the folk world by storm, reviving its spirit, Seize The Day are swinging by before hitting main stage Glastonbury.

Also playing are the 20-Legged, 4 horned, 10 piece, crowd skankin, amphibious Ska band...Pondlife, also on their way to play Glastonbury.

There's more, TAS featured artists the "foot stomping" "pioneers of new wave skiffle" Mr Julian Gaskell and the Ragged trousered Philanthropists are hitting our stage with their "jig-led gypsy" and "jazz-ska", "ferocious folk" music.

The epic ACC are playing too, the rawest, the darkest, ska and rock band in the west.

Also, the funky blues; Undercover, and the high energized irish influenced, celtic street gypsy band, Craic Horse will be blasting the cobwebs out of your cocoon.

There's an infestation of cyber insects on stilts, and a BBQ and Bar.

We'll be making brews all day, and we'll be up bright and early in the morning to satisfy your early morning urges... (tea only)

Camping and Tipee hire are available with Solar Showers and facilities.

What you waiting for, tickets available here...

Tickets available: http://www.wegottickets.com/


Penzance: Party Zone


Helston: Fallen Angel


Falmouth: Jacobs Ladder.


Falmouth: Miss Pea Pods.


Hayle: TJ's Barber Shop

Crasken Eco Centre is a solar and wind powered complex comprising of an events site, music venue/conference centre, digital edit suite, recording studios, art workshops.

They also offer accommodation in their 17th century 6 bedroom farm house and camping field with solar showers/facilities, and an ancient, circular, celtic field which some say is the original Helston town.

They are situated just outside of Helston.

Their primary objectives are to be self sustaining and to let creativity grow.

Located halfway between Falmouth & Penzance, at the gateway to West Penwith and the Lizard Peninsula, close by the unspoilt golden beaches and charmingly picturesque scenery of Cornwall's beautiful south coast.

http://www.crasken.com/

TAS @ 'One Planet' Trevarno

Tea Appreciation Society will be hanging loose with the leaf this weekend - 13th and 14th June at a new Cornish summer festival.

‘One Planet’, a fun new ‘mini-fest’ which is a collaboration between the Trevarno Estate and Gardens and CoaST (the Cornwall Sustainable Tourism Project).

‘One Planet’ will be the ultimate ‘discovery day out’ for people of all ages and interests, featuring a host of scintillating activities and entertainment and backed with an eco-message that will show people how to have a great time whilst helping protect the wonderful world around us.

Festival-goers are invited to bring their picnic rugs and deck chairs to Trevarno and set themselves up for a chilled day of free-rolling activities including a storytelling yurt, poetry-reading, food foraging workshops, a ‘Bear Bottoms Trail’ by Cornish Real Nappies Project and willow weaving.

‘Sustainable Style’ will see an eco-fashion and ‘swishing’ (clothes swapping) area and one of the highlights of the day will be a solar-powered catwalk featuring funky recycled fashion.

A Hyde Park inspired ‘soapbox speakers corner’ will be a continuous opportunity for people to take their stand and talk about issues of their choice.

Meanwhile leading eco-business leaders from the South West will also be giving relaxed chats about how their commitment to sustainable business has been the key to their success.

There will also be a programme of children’s entertainment, a large variety of stalls will be selling organic food and locally-sourced products, and there will be demonstrations of sustainable living methods.

A programme of ‘Sustainable Sounds’ from South-West based music acts will also be announced in the coming weeks and an open-to-all ‘Junk Jam’ will also take place on each of the afternoons.

The ‘One Planet’ event is not ticketed and only normal ticket prices will apply (of which a part will go to CoaST for new projects). The event will run from 11am to 4.30pm each day.

from helston Leave Helston on the Penzance Road signposted B3302 junction, take the B3303 signed Camborne. Trevarno is signposted at the northern end of the Crowntown Village. from the A30 at the St Ives (A3074) roundabout take the B3301 in to Hayle. In the centre of Hayle take the B3302 towards Leedstown and Helston. At the B3303 turning towards Crowntown turn left in to Crowntown and soon after the village turn right towards the garden.

Trevarno Gardens Crowntown Cornwall TR13 0RU

Hope to see you there.

Thanks to Ed Schofield for the photography edd_schofield@hotmail.com

Go TEAm!

Thanks to everyone who stopped by to say Hi at the Royal Cornwall Show on the 4th, 5th and 6th June.

What a fantastic 3 days...

Go the TEA girls!

Special thanks to PR legend Jason for making things happen

and thanks again to Andy of Wavehunters Surf School -
Polzeath & Morocco http://www.wavehunters.co.uk/ who gave us the space to hang loose with the leaf.

It was great to team up with Karin Larsen of Larsens Organic Infusions, http://www.larsensinfusions.co.uk/

we were offering a box of Larsens Tea along with a TAS unbleached cotton 'tea' bag all for £5!

We'll be at Trevarno Gardens next weekend so if you're near Helston in Cornwall on the 13th & 14th come and see us.

Thanks also to Trifle Gathering who joined the TEAm and gave an amazing impromtu performance, we'll be hooking up with theses guys again at some festivals and events this summer & autumn - more info to be announced soon.

Check out the video here...

Trifle Gathering from teajuana on Vimeo.

News from our Correspondent in South America

Do you like sugar in your tea?

A whole lake of sugar in your builders tea perhaps?

This aint no sugar bowl, this is the Bolivian salt flats!

This image is 100% photoshop free.