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Description/contact info.
Expires
SXT/PL001
BIG BLUE EXTREME SPORTS FESTIVAL, 17TH-19TH SEPTEMBER 2010, ISLE OF WIGHT
Big Blue 2010 is looking for a headline sponsor, plus official partners across the event, which features    Newton Faulkner headlining on the beach    the return of an Extreme Sports Festival to the Isle of Wight    one of the biggest mobile urban parks in Europe on-site    professional extreme sports athletes from all over the world    chance for visitors to 'PLAY', with the opportunity to try all the extreme sports on offer    the opportunity to take part in the X-Mile, raising funds for the Ellen MacArthur Trust    the Rob Da Bank DJ Party. The Big Blue Festival is a new breakthrough extreme sports festival, launched this year. Based on the Isle of Wight at Yaverland Beach in Sandown, the Big Blue Festival will take place over three days in September (17th - 19th) and feature over twenty extreme sports on land, air and sea. The Saturday will include a Rob Da Bank party night with Newton Faulkner playing on the beach. What can you expect to see at the Big Blue Festival? Top professional competitions, sports displays, live music, a kid's zone and a new concept called 'PLAY', where the general public can get involved and try some of the exciting new sports on offer. A live big screen will ensure none of the action on land and sea is missed. The sea will be packed with action sports including Windsurfing Freestyle and Racing Championships, National Paddleboard Championships, Surfing, Kitesurfing on the bespoke slider park, Wakeboards, Sailing, Kayaking and the Thundercats. On the land will be the Big Blue Freesports Park, one of the biggest mobile urban parks in Europe. This state of the art urban park is filled with ramps and obstacles that provide an extreme sports playground for anything from BMX and Skateboarding, to Beat Box, Graffiti Jams, Parkour and much more. The Big Blue Freesports Park will showcase displays from the best riders, put on 'PLAY' sessions. Beside the Freesports Park there will also be some exciting up and coming breakthrough sports, including Ropeboarding, Slackline and Street Surfing. The UK's tallest mobile climbing wall, standing at 9m, will also be on-site. The Festival activities will culminate in the 'X-Mile' charity event on Sunday, 19th September, where the general public and competitors will be encouraged to cover an extreme mile on land and water in aid of the Ellen MacArthur Trust. Contact: Sarah Rees, Commercial Manager. Address: Into the blue, One the Parade, Cowes, Isle of Wight PO31 7QJ. Tel.: 07769 827261. E-mail:
sarah.rees@intotheblue.biz.
link to website

Featured attractions

'PLAY'

'PLAY' is a great feature at the Big Blue, encouraging people of all ages to get involved in some of the exciting sports on offer. The Festival will host open sessions everyday for a massive range of sports including freestyle football, kitesurfing, mountain boarding, parkour, paddle boarding, surfing, skating, BMX, streetboard, mountain biking, Thundercats, powerboat driving and windsurfing.

Live Action and Music

A big screen situated right in the centre of the Festival will broadcast all the action over the weekend live - with expert commentary provided. The screen will be situated next to the custom-built restaurant and bar area.

 

Ongoing
SXT/PL002
TEAM EXTREME LTD.
Team Extreme boasts a position as the world's largest display team of skateboarders, BMX riders and in-line skaters and has been performing displays and shows for over eighteen years. Team Extreme has been seen at a large number of event days in the UK as well as in PR activities in China, the Canary Islands and other places abroad. They also provide performers for videos (the 'number one' song of the group Busted, for example), advertising and other media-based activities. Their audience is generally a family audience, including children of all ages. Audience figures are of the order of 1.5 million live plus many millions through the printed and broadcast media. Team Extreme Ltd. members have had a number of TV appearances, including MTV, Granada and the BBC, Extreme Channel - which Team Extreme launched - and others such as Disney, Fox, etc. They have also appeared in a number of high profile TV shows, ranging from Blue Peter to a serious drama, acting as doubles for actors. The Team Extreme Ltd. web site, www.teamextreme.co.uk, has the past year's shows listed, as well as a great deal about the activities of the team. Team Extreme Ltd. members also appear in various sports based magazines, including RIDE BMX, DIG, Sidewalk Surfer, Document Skateboard and a number of in-line skate magazines, as well as more general magazines. Team Extreme Ltd. has a full range of equipment from mobile skateparks to half-pipes, including sound systems, generators and vehicles. Involvement opportunities include 1. Direct product use in the public eye. 2. The obvious sponsorship arrangements of logos and product names being seen on ramps, equipment, vehicles. 3. Banners with logos draped from the ramps and surrounding crowd barriers. 4. Providing displays and shows at existing (or new) events specifically for the sponsor. 5. Logo on T shirts (UK only). 6. Logo also on the email newsletter. 7. Link the Team Extreme web site both ways to sponsor's web site, so the audience can see the full extent of the sponsorship. 8. Product mention by commentator during shows. 9. Team Extreme Ltd. offers a consultancy service within the package to provide credible information on the various sports and activities for the sponsor to be able to use in their product promotion. Team Extreme Ltd. is covered for all forms of insurance and risk assessments and the top performers (and coaches) also has first aid certification and CRB clearance. The company is a member of the British Safety Council. For all sponsorship opportunities, contact Peter J W Noble, Chairman and Director. For all requests in the UK for shows, displays or coaching, contact the office direct (01305 757111). Contact: Peter J W Noble, Chairman. Address: PO Box 5722, Dorchester DT1 3YB. Tel.: 01305 757111. E-mail: peter@teamextreme.co.uk.
link to website

 

Ongoing
SXT/PL003
X IN THE CITY
X in the City is an entirely new way to experience extreme, urban and adrenaline sports. Part stunning spectacle, part hands-on experience, XTC brings an adrenaline rush to the heart of the city. Held in London's state of the art ExCeL centre, it's totally weatherproof, with docks for watersports, outdoor trial areas, demo theatres, two hundred exhibitors of the latest gear, a retail zone and "taster" sessions and the amazing centre piece, Theatre of Xtremes. There are opportunities for sponsors to engage at all levels. Contact: Simon Burton, Event Producer. Tel.: 07798807657. E-mail: simon@xinthecity.co.uk.
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