Reclaim the Lanes
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Successful on 16th Mar 2012 at 12:00AM.
The community festival Reclaim The Lanes returns for its 4th installment in 2012. Nonsponsored and organic in its development, it celebrates the forgotten and underused urban spaces of the Inner West and the creative community that live amongst them. It is a free, roving party, but this year we're giving participants the opportunity to contribute financially to the event's growth and organisation via POZIBLE. All funds gained will go towards making the event safer, cleaner, louder and more engaging, random & culturally significant than ever before!
The event is organically organised by a core group of highly skilled volunteers who come together each year to tie together an event that is significant and unique on a global level. We all appreciate any help in making this task easier & we have plans to use any funds raised on covering expenses for bands, public art, decor, waste management, insurance and wet weather planning.
Hundreds of people join along the parade as it stops at two secret laneway locations for an hour
each to experience the potential of these forgotten spaces of Newtown. Along the way expect bands, sound systems, games, activities for kids, picnics in the lanes and public art as part of the day’s entertainment. The procession winds its way in dance and music to a central Newtown location where the festival continues into the early evening. Reclaim The Lanes 2012 is on Saturday the 17th of March. The parade leaves from the Hub at 2.40pm Sharp. CHECK THE FACEBOOK EVENT FOR MORE DETAILS!
Starting as an idea between friends it has developed into a larger than life festival that formed part of the Sydney Fringe in 2011. Reclaim The Lanes was the largest event in a series of three fringe events that together won an award for embodying the spirit of the Fringe. The 2011 event saw around a thousand people brave heavy rain to perform and dance in the street in an explosion of colour and sound. 
Chris Lego, one of the main organisers of the event explains. “We won the award as we try to encourage everyone to participate in the event. Reclaim the lanes embodies the spirit of the Inner West and the diversity and creative potential which is a huge part of why we live here.” “We aim to be a sustainable event in terms of rubbish and recycling management, our relationship with our neighbours and the police. We are mindful of our neighbours and finish at 9pm sharp. We are doing this because we still believe in community spirit and celebration. We believe in exploring the potential of our neighbourhoods and the spirit of carnival.”each to experience the potential of these forgotten spaces of Newtown. Along the way expect bands, sound systems, games, activities for kids, picnics in the lanes and public art as part of the day’s entertainment. The procession winds its way in dance and music to a central Newtown location where the festival continues into the early evening. Reclaim The Lanes 2012 is on Saturday the 17th of March. The parade leaves from the Hub at 2.40pm Sharp. CHECK THE FACEBOOK EVENT FOR MORE DETAILS!
The Rusty Spring Syncopators - Winners of the Sydney Fringe Festival Busking Competition have donated 10 CD's for us to give sell. They will be joining us for the second time for Reclaim The Lanes. Help them help us by grabbing one of their CD's. or check them out on facebook. http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Rusty-Spring-Syncopators/192477477481567
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Ever wanted to take control of the music? Now you can. We have 6 five minute song slots for you to buy. We will personally hold down DJ and let you play any song and dedication you want over the massive Reclaim The Lanes sound system. Be involved and take control of the music.
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Limited Edition patch packs. Chris Lego is giving away 5 of his patch packs that were exhibited at plump gallery. The packs are over A3 in size and contain 1-6 patches of punk/pop stencilling. Every patch is unique. Get your limited edition sets while you still can.
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Limited edition 2012 RTL crew t-shirt with all pledges over $40! Printed & sized to order. All shirts handmade with love & respect! Shirts can be collected from the mobile merch trolley on the day of the event. <3 RTL crew XX!
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Your own wheelie bin soundsystem party! The reclaim the lanes crew will rock up at your next party with our wheelie bin soundsystem & bring the calamity. We will help you decorate your party in underground laneway stylings prior, DJ indie-dance-trash anthems for an hour and a half and hand over control of the wheelie bin to you for another hour and a half. Seriously, how many times does an offer like this come around. KAPOW!
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Play the second set in the final stop. We have a new mobile sound system coming to the event. The guys from DSS have managed to put on wheels the biggest sound system we have seen yet at Reclaim the lanes. They have also been nice enough to give a 45min set on the system at the last stop. Always wanted to play - Now is your chance.
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