Events
The Trans Tanz Circus
Roll up! Roll up! The Trans Tanz Circus is coming to town! In town for one night only! Saturday 5th December from 7pm to 2am at the Smithfield Tavern, Charterhouse Street.
Expect acrobats, fortune tellers, clowns, strongmen, bearded ladies, fairground games and food. Plus some amazing DJs, live music, special cocktails and an awesome line-up of raffle prizes.
Tickets are £10 on the door or in advance at www.bmycharity.com/transtanzcircus
All money goes to Trans Tanz
BumPunk Festival raises £300
Winter revellers at the King's Arms, Salford helped raise over £300 for Trans Tanz as part of the BumPunk ('You're a bum, you're a punk...' geddit?) Festival. Thanks to all the organisers, the punters and the great bands that performed
Trans Tanz Summer Party raises £1800!!
September's 'Trans Tanz on Safari' party raised a whopping eighteen hundred quid! In no particular order, we salute: The Fellows, DJ Maestro, Martin Brown and Sam Hyde for wowing the crowds plus the kind folk at Live Nation, Yahoo! and Woburn Safari Park for donating raffle prizes. Oh Ember Bar for hosting us and the hundred or so revellers who showed up on the night, more often than not in leopard skin.
London Swap Shop
Wednesday 3rd October is the next date for your diaries. Gemma Newby hosts the first London Swapshop. See more details and book your tickets here
Zanzibar Beach Party
Saturday 18th August sees Belsize Park turned into a tropical paradise as we celebrate Trans Tanz's 1st birthday. Sign up on our Facebook page or email Trans Tanz for details.
Swap Shop
Wednesday 6th June is Swap Shop day! Rifle through your wardrobes and come on down to the Trans Tanz swap shop night. £5 gets you some bubbly and the chance of a lovely new wardrobe! How can you resist? For more details please email events@transtanz.org.
London Speed Dating
Coming Soon!!! Dust off your best chat up lines in preparation for London's premier matchmaking night all in aid of Trans Tanz
BUPA Great Manchester Run
One of Trans Tanz' Trustees, Hannah Lloyd, will be running the BUPA Great Manchester Run on 20th May 2007. Fundraising details to follow!
London Marathon
On the 22nd April 2007, Jean Piggot and Caroline Green will be running the London Marathon in aid of Trans Tanz. To sponsor them please go to www.bmycharity.com/transtanz
Trans Tanz Motown Night
Canterbury Court Student Residence in Manchester are holding a Motown night in aid of Trans Tanz on the 22nd March. If you're up for channelling your inner Diana/Marvin email events@transtanz.org for more info
'HIV/AIDS: Why Should we Care?'
On Tuesday 20th March 2007 Trans Tanz will be talking to Manchester University students about Trans Tanz and HIV/AIDS in East Africa. The talk will take place at Canterbury Court common room from 7pm
The Kinabalu Challenge
Friends of Trans Tanz; Nick Stroud, Gemma Stockley, Ed Winfield and Gerard Jackson will be shortly flying to Borneo for the ultimate team adventure race! Helicoptered into the jungle, they’ll build their own shelter, trek through rainforest, paddle down tropical rivers, ride the rapids on a team-built raft and climb 4,100 metres up Mnt Kinabalu.
The 10 day event allows teams of 4 to compete in a series of challenges: mountain biking, running, white water rafting, bamboo rafting, kayaking and "racing" up Mt Kinabalu. Competing in 35 degree temperatures and 95% humidity, it is a test of fitness, team work and common sense. All proceeds go to Trans Tanz. To sponsor them, please visit www.bmycharity.com/V2/kinabalu07
Strike it Lucky! Speed Dating
Su and Tori, two great friends of Trans Tanz, masterminded Trans Tanz' first ever Speed Dating Night. 50 people attended the event with 34 taking part. The event raised over £400 and a great time was had by all.
Trans Tanz in International Development
A short article detailing the background, ethos and hopes for Trans Tanz were published in International Development on the 21st February 2007. Published by Public Service, the e-journal will be seen by many working in development and international aid.
The Trans Tanz Cup
December 2006 saw the launch of the Annual Trans Tanz 5-a-side football tournament. Six teams took to the field of Whalley Range High School, Manchester to raise funds for Trans Tanz. A relaxed and friendly tournament ended with the presentation of the highly sought after Trans Tanz Cup.
Stop AIDS Manchester Balloon Release
As part of World AIDS Day 2006, Trans Tanz gave a speech at Stop AIDS Manchester's balloon release at the University of Manchester. We were joined by a local Manchester MP Tony Lloyd and the George House Trust
The Launch Parties
To help kick start the fundraising to get Trans Tanz up and running on the ground in Dar es Salaam the trustees held parties to celebrate the formal launch of Trans Tanz– timed to coincide with World AIDS day on 1 December 2006.
The Manchester event Transmission was held on Friday 1 December at Glass in Fallowfield followed by a 5 a side football tournament the next day. The London event The Anti-Colonial Tea Party was held on Saturday 2 December at The Queen Boadicea in Clerkenwell.
At both events people dressed up, had a great time and most importantly gave generously. In total the two events raised over £4200. That means that overall Trans Tanz have raised over £7500 – over half what we need to get off the ground.
A big thank you to everyone involved – the venues, the performers, the cake bakers, those who came and those who donated for making the events such a success! Also, see pictures of the nights in Manchester and London.
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