Each week Bristol Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin.
This week Savita Custead, director of Bristol and Bath Festival of Nature – which starts this weekend – answers our 10 questions.
What was the LAST:
Film you watched? Spotlight
Book you read? The Mandibles: A Family, 2029-2047 by Lionel Shriver.
Music you bought/downloaded? A reissue of Velvet Underground’s Femme Fatale
Concert or play you went to? Puppet Place’s epic Generator evening.
Sporting event you attended? UWE vs University of Bristol annual varsity rugby match
Holiday you went on? I had a great weekend in Devon for my mate Darren’s wedding.
Restaurant you ate in? Bellita on Cotham Hill, Bristol.
Thing that annoyed you? Being too late to get Massive Attack tickets!
Thing that made you laugh out loud? My Festival of Nature staff, we have a brilliant time in the office.
Piece of good advice you were given? On a recent foraging trip I learned to infuse gin with sage…yummy.
Savita Custead has been director of Festival of Nature for 10 years. She moved to Bristol from Canada in 2003, fell in love with the city and forgot to move back! She was previously president of Bristol Junior Chamber of Commerce (2011-2012) and sits on a number of regional and national boards and steering groups. Festival of Nature runs from Bristol to Bath, stopping off in Keynsham on the way, over two weeks starting tomorrow. Go to www.festivalofnature.org.uk for details or follow @FestofNature for updates.
