"One of the summer's more intimate festivals and also one of the more luxurious" Guardian
"Cheery, chilled and you should rarely lose your mates/tent/marbles - unless you want to" Clash
"Chilled day, party night time - another wonderful weekend" Independent
"Excellent one-night-only shindig" Vice
"Intimate and idyllic" Metro

Festibelly returns, bigger and better, to the lush surroundings of the New Forest, Hampshire for its third year of music and fun. With two sell-out years under its belt, Festibelly has grown from 500 capacity beginnings in 2008 to a 2,000 capacity festival in 2010. The original intimate Festibelly vibe remains however, offering an up-close and personal experience of top live music, DJs, art and food in the surroundings of the wonderful New Forest countryside.

Additional areas to the main stage this year include: an acoustic stage hosting music, comedy and the return of the Folk Off! Competition, a late night disco and campfire, and Secret Wars also return with live art battles and installations in their own arena. Supporting local industry, Festibelly features the best haute cuisine the New Forest has to offer - from hog roasts to falafel.

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Trailblazing Radio 1 DJ and Bestival founder Rob Da Bank joins a host of upcoming acts at The New Forest's Festibelly festival.

Rob Da Bank said: "I'm really excited to be playing Festibelly. I like to support smaller and emerging festivals and Festibelly is definitely one of the best of the new breed."

New live acts announced include Marmaduke Dando, Rob Cowen & The Dissidents, Skinny Lister, Chancery Blame & The Gadjo Club, Tablesale and The Shimmy Shakers and Heartbreakers plus DJ sets from Mojo Filter, Sweet Dreams and Don't Panic.

They join The Big Pink, Johnny Flynn, King Charles, Man Like Me, My Tiger My Timing, Tek-One, O Children and more on an exciting line up of musical talent.

Details:
Date: 9am Saturday 28th August - 1pm Sunday 29th August 2010
Address: Undershore, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 5QA
Tickets: Earlybird £26.00 / Standard: £30.00 via festibelly.com.
Saturday night camping included with ticket
Capacity: 2000

So if you're looking for a chance to practice your surf cinematography/photography skills whilst also having the opportunity to make the world a better place this might just be your dream Surf Internship!

Waves for Development: Surf Film / Photography Internship
Description: The Surf Film/Photography intern will play a critical role in the development of the program direction, curriculum and community involvement.
Key Responsibilities: As a key member of the Lobitos team, you are charged with the development and delivery of the Surf Film/Photography program.
Activities not limited to:
1. Community Engagement. Ensure community/youth buy-in, participation and ownership of program.
2. Curriculum. Strengthen and deliver WAVES Photography curriculum.
3. On-the-beach. Organize the youth presence on the beach to take photos, speak with surfers and arrange photo transfer/sales.
4. On-the-computer. Lead the computer-based portion of the program – teach basic computation, help youth organize photos, burn CDs, present to traveling surfers.
5. At-the-hostels. Coordinate the sale and reporting system of photos.
6. Systems management. Administering systems such as participant agreement, equipment contracts, division of profits from sales of photos and others.
7. Integrated approach. Coordinate with Program Manager, Micro-credit/Business instructor and others concerning class content and administration.
8. Equipment. Coordinate equipment systems (check in/out system, security, care, proper use), and supervise use of equipment.
9. Reporting. Perform administrative tasks including class attendance, class evaluation, student monitoring and evaluation and examinations.
10. Transition. Assist in the transition of replacement intern/coordinator.

For more info check out: http://www.wavesfordevelopment.org/

So summer is just around the corner so we thought it’s about time we got in touch to let you know about what we’ve been getting up to. 

First of all, we are really excited to announce that we now have Surf Internships available in four continents! Whether you want to help a surfer set up his own surf school in Peru, get involved with the world’s biggest Surf Association in California, help out at an ‘girls only’ surf camp in France or experience the excitement of surfing in Ghana we are sure that whatever you decide, doing a Surf Internship with us will be an experience you will never ever forget!

Next up is the news that we have now been recognised by the Latin American, Pan American and International Surf Associations! What’s more, Karin Sierralta (vice-president of ALAS & ISA) has been working with us for quite some time to ensure that Surf Internships is providing a truly unbeatable service.

We are also currently refining our mission statement which will be with you shortly, but it should be obvious by now that one of our main goals is to help both surf NGOs and other charities which are in anyway related to the world of surf. And we’re stoked to announce that just a few days ago, Dave Aabo, the brains behind WAVES (the Lobitos Surf Internship) was interviewed by Surfer Magazine which you can read here: surfermag.com/travel/reinventing_surf_tourism/

So with summer not far away it’s now time to get your Surf Internship booked as placements are going fast!
Finally, if you or your friends run a surf business that would benefit from having the input of our Surf Interns get in contact now.

As always, you can contact us by clicking here.