8th British Juggling Convention

• For all three days: £20 - Adults, £10 - Under 16's.
• Or on a per-day basis: £10/day - Adults, £5/day - Under 16's.
• Room accomodation (per room - single rooms): £42 for all 3 days, or £14/day.

So what's there?

Facilities

3 Gyms, two shcool halls, and the No Fit State Circus big top for freestyle juggling space which means you should have plenty of room to practice those 12 club passing routines! There's a 200 capacity theatre, a huge make-up room with large mirrors, and of course acres and acres of playing fields for camping. There are plenty of showers, toilets, and even a swimming pool.

Public Show

This includes Henri and Gabbi from Switzerland with a piano juggling routine to blow you away, Jugglestruck, Rex Boyd, John Stamp (from Neighbours?), Le La Les and Skate Naked providing stunning acrobatic comedy, Venus from Holland to wow you with her diabalos and one or two extra surprises. Mystery extras will entertain the crowd waiting for the Public Show.

Circus Caberet

This is on the Thursday evening to start the Convnetion off, and on Friday a special performance by Spectral FX in the theatre at the site. This production is a mind boggling mix of UV juggling and puppetry guarenteed to amuse and bemuse.

Renegade Shows

Of course! - these'll be staged in the Croissant Neuf and No Fit State tents.

Workshops

Crystal ball manipulation with Ben Jennings (bring your own balls); hat manipulation with Haggis McLeod; clubswinging with Anna Jillings and diabalo with Brendan Brolley, plus trapeze, acrobatics, acro-balance, lasso, firestuff and boomerang throwing (indoor and out). And there might be some juggling workshops too.

Parade and Games

Saturday will be the Big Parade and Games day. The organisers have had to work hard to convince the Council in Norwich that this will be a great day for the City before they gave any help to arrange it at all. So please help make it a really colourful spectacular parade and wear your brightest/smartest/most outrageous gear to give Norwich something to remember. Prizes will be given for the best outfits worn on the day.

Food & Drink

A wide variety of good healthy (and unhealthy) food from some famous caterers - vegitarian, vegan, carniverous, Vietnemese, French, British. Beer from the Jugglers Club Beer Tent, where you will be able to relax with a variety of Real Ales (including one specially brewed for the Convention) as well as Lager and Guinness etc.

Video

An official video is being made of the convention - a great videographer from the States, who's just started doing the IJA convnetions, is flying in specially - so smile for the camera.

Rooms

If you want a room - you'd better get a move on, because there are only 30-odd rooms left. They are single rooms, but what you do when you get there is up to you!!!

Stewards

These are needed. This has been a problem in the past, with people volunteering and then disappearing. Would any groups and workshops like to make a collective contribution for a few hours during the convnetion? Any takers please phone before the event to make arrangements.

Registration

REGISTER NOW. Apart from saving the organisers several ulcers by booking early, you'll be doing yourself two favours. Pre-registration saves you a fiver on the cost of registering when you get there, not to mention saving you all that frustration of standing in queues behind people asking for change for a thirty pound note. It also means the organisers know whether they have any extra money for to spend on even more top-class entertainment, workshops and facilities - including possibly the finest juggler in Europe (no, not Haggis, he's already coming for nowt).

Pre-registration forms are available in the Feb/March issue of The Catch, or you can use a copy of the JIS on-line version - (don't forget to send them a SAE if you want confirmation).

By Road

Enter the Norwich ring road via A47, A11, or A140, head towards Gt. Yarmouth. The Hewitt school is on your left after the A140 turn off (Ipswich Rd), take the next left (Hall Road) and you will be directed to the entrance on Cecil Rd.

By Train

From BR Norwich: Take No.10 bus from directly outside the train station (until 17.53) get off at the corner of Ipswich Road and Cecil Road, the next stop after City College.

By Bus

From National Express: Take No. 10 bus from Stand B, St Steven's Street (until 2.20) get off as above.

By Plane

From Norwich Airport: Get yourself a cab, its about 6 miles.

Final Points

• Thursday is registration day. Juggling space will be available. Food and drink will be served. Caberet is set for the evening. No structured workshops have been organised.
• The water pressure in the taps in the accomodation is adequate to provide the average enema (OK they haven't been asked this question, but there have been some pretty stupid ones about rooms).
• No dogs on site.
• Appologies if you've had problems getting through on the Convention Hotline, but the phone blew up and it took a few days to realise it. Also sorry about the crappy message on the answering machine, but that has now been sorted out - and the mouth of the person responsible gaffa-taped.
• Fyrefli will be upgrading Fyreballs with an excellent deal, so bring yours along! Offer limited to this convention.