Art e Facts November

November 2012

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2.Local Events & news

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November 2012 Newsletter Welcome to the Art e Facts monthly arts development e newsletter for South East Northumberland. If you would like to include any of your arts and cultural events, please contact Sophie Millington on smillington@bval.co.uk by 15th November.

About Us Queen’s Hall Arts now oversee arts development for Northumberland (from April 2012). BVAL remain a key partner of the arts development in South East Northumberland in support, strategy and delivery. Blyth Valley Arts & Leisure arts development department is responsible for projects and programs that encourage high levels of participation and appreciation of the arts in South East Northumberland. We are funded by Northumberland County Council and Arts Council England Joanne Burke Sophie Millington Arts and Film Development Officer Arts Development Apprentice (01670) 622210 (01670) 622215 JBurke@bval.co.uk smillington@bval.co.uk

IMPORTANT READING Arts and Culture review and research documents The South East Northumberland Arts Development Study http://www.queenshall.co.uk/about-us/studies--reports With the support of Arts Council England (ACE) managed funds, Queen’s Hall Arts - who will oversee arts development for the county from April 2012 - commissioned this study into the development of a clear arts strategy for the southeast of the county.

The State of the Region report http://thesagegateshead.org/about-us/bridge-north-east/state-of-the-region-report-2012 The State of the Region report is a snapshot of what the region looks like now and has been compiled over the past 9 months. It includes information on the Arts Councils National Portfolio Organisations (NPOs) and the activities they run for children and young people as well as the context that many of our young people live within.

The Henley Review http://www.dcms.gov.uk/publications/8875.aspx This independent review of Cultural Education in England was commissioned at the request of the Secretary of State for Education and the Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries. Darren Henley, Managing Director of Global Radio's national classical music station, Classic FM, was asked to consider how we can ensure the ambition that every child should experience a wide variety of high quality cultural experiences, ensuring both quality and best use of public investment.

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CREATIVE PEOPLE IN PLACES A new consortium of arts and community organisations has come together in South East Northumberland to secure a £2.4million national funding boost from Arts Council England.

The money will be used towards an ambitious £3million, three year programme of communityled high quality arts activity involving national and international artists alongside those already living and working in the area.

The consortium, led by the Woodhorn Trust, includes Northumberland County Council, Queens Hall Arts, NHS North of Tyne, Northumberland College and Connect 4 Change and is backed by local and regional arts organisations.

The project is designed not only to deliver lots of opportunities to make and experience art but will also have long-term impacts on improving health and well being and building pride and togetherness within the local communities.

The Northumberland Consortium was one of just 7 to be successful nationally in a highly competitive bidding process. It will start with a six month development phase talking to local people and finding out what “Great Art” means to them. Following the completion of the development phase there will be a programme of arts activity on a scale never before seen in this part of the north east region.

Alison Clark-Jenkins, North East Regional Director, Arts Council England said: “I am thrilled that South East Northumberland is one of seven areas in England to receive Creative people and places funding. This is a game-changer for the area, enabling the programme’s partners to work with national and international artists to deliver fresh and engaging projects to a localised area where it will make a huge difference. Proving the chutzpah and spirit of determination associated with the Pitmen Painters is still very much alive, I am proud and excited to see this project develop.”

Lee Hall, champion for the bid said, “I am absolutely delighted the Arts Council are backing this brilliant and inspirational project to bring Art of the highest quality to the people of Ashington and South East Northumberland. The project is tremendously exciting and innovative. Instead of bringing people to the Arts, it will bring Art to the People, allowing residencies of excellent artists in many fields to work together with local people. It seems a hugely fitting that the project was inspired by the work of the Ashington Group of Painters; ordinary working miners with no experience or education in the Arts who created such an extraordinary body of work which is celebrated world wide.

Allowing ordinary people to participate in Arts projects with the highest aspirations fits perfectly with their belief that Art is for everybody, and the most ordinary of lives can be made extraordinary through the power of Art.”

SMALL GRANTS SCHEME South East Northumberland 2012

Queen’s Hall Arts is committed to widening access to the arts and supporting local artists and arts organizations across Northumberland. We provide some direct financial support for arts activities through the operation of a small grants scheme. In South East Northumberland we to aim to award around 10 grants per year of up to £400. For further details about the scheme and an application form please contact Joanne Burke, Film and Arts Development Officer jburke@bval.co.uk

‘Arts Award in Motion’ A pilot project for South East Northumberland Report by Sarah Hudson– Project Manager

The South East Northumberland Arts Award Pilot Project was a research and delivery project to assess levels of engagement in the award and to proactively support 6 pilot schools in developing an accredited framework for young people to develop as artists and arts leaders. This has been a partnership project between BVAL, QHA, NCC, Arts Council England and Arts Award -Trinity College London.

The Report can be downloaded from http://www.bval.co.uk/ Default.aspx?page=967 Or requested by email from jburke@bval.co.uk

Doorstep Pictures is a mobile cinema provision for Northumberland. We also provide support and development for film societies and community cinemas. We reach 22 community venues across Northumberland.

We love film! and we love to support access to film in its many forms!

Doorstep Pictures is part of the Northumberland Film Network which is a partnership between Blyth Valley Arts & Leisure, Queen's Hall Arts and Northumberland County. doorsteppictures.blogspot.com Date

Screening to start at

Venue

Venue contact

Film

Ian Blakey 01665 574384

We Bought A Zoo

Whittingham Memorial 2.11.12

Institute

2pm

Whittingham Northumberland, NE66 4UP Morpeth Town Hall

2.11.12

7pm

17 Market Place Morpeth NE61 1LZ Blyth Sports Centre

2.11.12

7.11.12

8.11.12

21.11.12

Bolam Park

Frank Rescigno 01670503866

How Green Was My Valley 1941 starring Walter Pigeon & Maureen O'hara

Ronnie Sheu 07889320377

Brave

Richard Wearmouth 01670 829356

Brave

1pm

Seaton Sluice Community Centre Off Beresford Road Seaton Sluice NE26 4QX

Kathryn Quinn 0191 2376304

The Descendants

6.45pm

Isabella Community Centre Ogle Drive Blyth

Stephen Perry 01670 368216

Mirror Mirror

3pm

Blyth NE24 5BT Bedlington Salvation Army The Salvation Army Hartford Road West Bedlington NE22 6HU

5.30pm

FREE SCREENINGS! Ring the venues below to find out what's on at their film Club nights!

Every last Friday of the month @

Newbiggin Maritime Centre 01670 811951

http://www.newbigginmaritimecentre.org.uk/ and Shilbottle

Community Hall, NE66 2XH 01665 575997 or 01665 575978 http://www.shilbottlecommunityhall.co.uk/

The Northern Cultural Ambassadors Network

AGM 4pm - 6pm

Wednesday 14th November at Bede Academy Blyth. http://www.cultureandcreativity.com/ Please RSPV Sam Taylor know if you can make this meeting by no later than

2nd November 2012.

N/B – If you are not currently a member of NCAN but would like to be, please email Sam and she will send you out a quick form to complete. If you would like more information on NCAN please give her a call!

Cultural Ambassadors is the network for artists, teachers and youth leaders enabling cultural learning across North East England.

We help artists and cultural venues to improve and promote their offers to young people, and help teachers and youth leaders to access the arts most appropriate to their needs: So helping all young people to effectively receive their cultural entitlement.

If you’re a teacher, youth leader or work with groups of young people in Newcastle, Gateshead or Northumberland then read on…you could become an Ambassador…please contact us to join.

And if you’re a cultural venue, artist, architect, scientist (the list is endless…) with a passion for creative teaching and learning and you are able to offer workshops for formal and / or informal education settings please contact us.

Five Ring Circus, Youth Club @ North Tyneside We are North Tyneside Youth Circus; a club that was created for children and young people in the area to encourage them to run away and join the circus! We are based at Whitley Bay High School and meet every Tuesday evening.

The club is mainly made up of young people from the age of 12 upwards, with a few big kids there to teach us stuff, like Helen, Steve and Rob from Let’s Circus. Most sessions, we learn skills like juggling and aerial as a group, and there is also an ‘open toybox’ so that people can practise with toys of their choice.

Circus leaders are always around to help us learn new tricks and to make sure everybody stays safe.

Touring performers and teachers occasionally come along to the club with new or more advanced skills to share. The North Tyneside Youth Circus group is a great place to learn new skills, and has a really friendly, relaxed atmosphere where it is easy to make new friends.

There are often circus events and street festivals in the area, and most of the North Tyneside group usually go along to these. We often get the chance to perform at these events, as well as join in with the other activities that are going on. Getting involved with the club has meant that many of us have had the chance to meet international artists and we have also been given various opportunities to travel and to get involved with other youth circuses in the country.

General Five Ring Circus queries

Helen Averley – helen@circuscentral.co.uk Events or workshop queries

Steve Cousins info@letscircus.com

Blyth Valley Arts & Leisure centres are now available as exhibition space!

If you would like to exhibit your work please contact: Joanne Burke – 01670 622210 jburke@bval.co.uk

Latest newsletter including The New Hartley Pit Disaster http://listenupnorth.com/writer-profile/470 Link to the dedicated Hartley Page which also contains a full list of recorded poems.

The world's largest human form sculpted into the landscape!!

Northumberlandia is a landmark feature designed by world renowned artist Charles Jencks, which celebrates the earth's natural power and the human ability to reshape landscape into a dramatic form.

Lying at the entrance to south east Northumberland, near the town of Cramlington, she will be up to 34 metres high and 400 metres in length. Most importantly Northumberlandia will be the centrepiece for a 19 hectare public park in the urban fringe between the rolling countryside of mid Northumberland and the urban areas of south east Northumberland and Newcastle to the south.

Work has been ongoing constructing the landform since 2010 and Northumberlandia has gradually risen from the ground. In total 1.5 million tonnes of soil and clay from Shotton Surface Mine will be used to create this ambitious piece of public art. The construction has been privately funded by the Banks Group and Blagdon Estate.

Northumberlandia opened on 3rd September 2012.

Contact Theatre presents Pegswood Community Project Friday 9th November 7.30pm

CountryBoy’s Struggle follows an MC’s journey from the cliffs of Cornwall to the streets of London and mixes hip hop, comedy and physical theatre. Following a highly successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August, this tour-de-force performance now comes to Pegswood and is part of a wider project involving three Northumberland schools. Rural Cornwall is not the best place for an aspiring rap star so, after being kicked out of home, Michael sets off to London to find his community and fulfill his dreams.

Along the way he meets a host of vivid characters – all 30 of them played by writer/ performer, Maxwell Golden.

Maxwell - who is rapping his way around Northumberland in partnership with Highlights Rural Touring Scheme - says: “It’s about what it’s like living in a rural area and wanting to make urban music, then moving to the city and finding it’s not what you expect – especially when your heart and soul is with the community you grew up in.”

CountryBoy’s Struggle integrates music, poetry, MCing, as well as physical comedy to reflect both rural and urban environments. The show, directed by American hip hop artist Baba Israel,( The Roots, Afrika Bambaataa and Bill Cosby) )perfectly captures how it feels to grow up with a sense of isolation – a ‘fish out of water’ story – full of humanity, pathos and warm wit.

This performance of CountryBoy’s Struggle forms part of a project Highlights is undertaking with three schools. On the day of the performance in Pegswood, a group of pupils from St Benet Biscop High School will take part in a workshop with the shows performer, Maxwell Golden. The workshop uses theatrical games, writing exercises and performance training to empower young people to express their own stories using hip hop, improvisation, freestyle and spoken word. A small group of students are also taking on the role of ‘young promoters’ and helping to host and promote the show at Pegswood Community Project.

Golden is a charming and supple performer whose physical skills match his gifts for vivid characterisation and razor-sharp rhymes, creating an easy show to like. Scotland on Sunday Tracy Machnicki, promoter at Pegswood Community Project says “you don’t have to know about or like hip hop to enjoy this show. It tells a very human story that people can relate to. The students involvement in hosting and promoting the show and taking part in the workshop will add to their experience of this show and of using hip hop and urban poetry to express their own story”.

LISTINGS INFORMATION Date/ Time: Friday 9th November 7.30pm Venue: Pegswood Community Project, Longhirst Road, Pegswood NE61 6XG Tickets: £6.50/£4.50 conc/£16 family Suitability: aged 12+. Some strong language Bookings: 01670 512 185 ENDS For more information contact Tracy Machnicki on 01670 512 185 or Esther Hingle at Highlights on 07813 696 759 Online content: Trailer http://vimeo.com/30551646 | Full show http://vimeo.com/35376427 THE SPACE Video Preview - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuhzeUHYC2U

The Baghdaddies featuring Alma Boyes An evening of world music and Bosnian folk music, with multi instrumentalists The Baghdaddies playing a range of instruments including sax, trumpet, trombone, sousaphone, marching drum, tabla, flute, guitar, bass, drums, darbuka, melodica and vocals. They will be joined by Alma Boyes who will be performing traditional Sevdalinka from Bosnia accompanied by The Baghdaddies. In addition The Baghdaddies will perform their own compositions which are Balkan and Latin in style awash with Geordie wit and invention

Ashington Children's Centre - Saturday 10th November 7:30 pm 01665 574964

David Copperfield Mad Dogs & Englishmen Theatre Company Dickens’ favourite novel is brought to the stage with all its dark comedy by Mad Dogs & Englishmen Theatre Company in this fast-paced and faithful adaptation. Directed by Ann Courtney, the cast of two capture the hilarity and pathos of Dickens’ writing with finesse, depth and ingenious dexterity. As part of the internationally-celebrated bicentennial year of Dickens’ birth, Mad Dogs & Englishmen’s adaptation of David Copperfield is compulsive theatre.

Pegswod Community Project– Saturday 24th November 7:30pm 01670 512185

Magical Christmas Tree Tour Skinnymalinks Music The Magical Christmas Tree Tour is Pete Morton, Maggie Boyle, Chris Parkinson and a tree! Not just any old Christmas tree, but a very magical one. It makes these three unsuspecting folk performers do things they wouldn’t do the other eleven months of the year. After five successful seasons touring the UK, this December show is a festive treat, where the audience pick scrolls from the tree and make every night a unique occasion!

New Hartley Memorial Hall– Saturday 15th December 6pm 0191 2372210

The Nightingale Horse and Bamboo Theatre Company After great success last year with Red Riding, Horse and Bamboo bring you a show brimming with amazing things to look at, great storytelling and wonderful characters.

A selfish King replaces his melodic songbird with an all modcons mechanical gizmo – then wonders if something is missing from his life.

Horse and Bamboo make theatre that is fantastically visual. This age old story from Hans Christian Andersen is told through a mesmerising blend of masks, puppetry, animation, vivid performance and original music. Ages 4+

Newbiggin Maritime Centre– Saturday 29th December 2 pm 01670 811951

Develop your Arts Award practice Arts Award is now offering additional support opportunities for trained advisers. These free sessions will give you the chance to refresh your knowledge, ask questions and explore ways of making Arts Award work in your organisation.

Support surgeries Support surgeries provide an opportunity for existing advisers to explore and develop the delivery of Arts Award in their setting, with the help of trained support consultants.

We are now taking bookings for upcoming support surgeries. To find out more or to book a free place on a session please follow the links for more information for your preferred date. View upcoming surgery dates Support visits Arts Award advisers meeting the criteria below can apply for a free support visit from one of our trained support consultants.

We welcome applications for visits from centres who are: - unable to attend one of our support surgeries due to location - delivering Arts Award with large groups (approx 50+) - working with one of Arts Award’s identified target groups of young people, listed below:

looked after children and young people young carers / parents young people in the youth justice system homeless young people young people in hospital or suffering long term heath problems    

Your application should demonstrate how your centre meets one or more of the above criteria and why you would benefit from a visit.

Apply for a visit Bridge organisations Arts Council England is funding a network of ten Bridge organisations who will use their experience and expertise to build on good practice and to broker experiences for children and young people to connect with arts and cultural opportunities. One of the key areas of their work will be the regional development of Arts Award.

To see what support your local Bridge organisation has to offer visit http:// thesagegateshead.org/join-in/music-for-young-people/arts-award-scheme/

MagicIF & Northumberland County Council are proud to present

Northern Flame If you live in, work in, or simply love the county of Northumberland, then this 35 minute film is for you.

Northern Flame for you all to watch and share. http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=0xu2YiAtVbs&list=UUcFrmq8z669x2ID7SgGRonQ&index=1&feature=plcp

Inspired by London 2012, Northern Flame relays the stories, heritage and culture of just some of the folk who reside along the Olympic Torch’s route through this beauteous border county.

We’re grateful to the project commissioners, Northumberland County Council, for empowering us with such creative freedom.

We’re also thankful to the Unthanks for their beautiful music, which underscores the majority of the film, and of course all the participants for their trust in us.

Key community involvement came from: Berwick Youth Project, The Warehouse Announcement / Bamburgh Castle and Traders / Alnwick Youth Theatre, Alnwick Gardens, The Duchess of Northumberland / Alnmouth Sunn Inn, Val McDermid / Warkworth, Whither and Why? / Amble Development Trust, The Ambler / Ashington High Film Club / Newbiggin-by-theSea Maritime Museum and Sailing Club / Morpeth Olympics Archive, Woodhorn Museum / Bedlington Terriers Association / Plessey Woods Country Park and Visitors Centre / Headway Arts & Seven Stars in Blyth / Prudhoe Community Choir / Wheelbirks Farm, Stockfield / Northumbrian Army Cadet Force, Hexham Detachment /Riding Mill Community & Olympians Mike McLeod, John Mayock, Kevin Forster & co-founder Great North Run, John Caine Over 6 months we got to know people from 16 Northumbrian towns and villages, and have woven these rich insights into one warm and comforting Northumberland quilt of a film.

Northern Flame premiered at The Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival on Sunday 23rd September with an overwhelming 5 star audience review, many commenting on the diversity, storytelling, and marriage of visuals and music.

Local Attractions Woodhorn always have things to do for the whole family. To find out about he latest exhibitions and events or for more information and opening times, visit the website: http://www.experiencewoodhorn.com This stunning 18th century house, garden and surrounding land has recently been handed into the care of The National trust.

Opening times and further details call 0191 237 9100 or visit http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-seatondelaval-hall.html The watch house was built in 1880 as a base for the Seaton Sluice volunteer life saving company. It served as a lookout, training base and social venue for over 110 years before it closed in 1990. during its history, the volunteers were involved in a number of notable rescues from wrecks on the coast between Whitley Bay and Blyth. The museum is open on Sundays between 2pm and 5pm from June to September.

If you would like to rent a beach hut, please contact Blyth Sports Centre reception on: 01670 542222 Daily lets are available for: £15.50 per day. Plus £5.00 refundable deposit.

Blyth Battery is open to the public on Saturdays and Sundays from 3rd April– 30th September, from 11:30am-4pm. Guided tours of the site are available when possible. The Battery is also open on a number of additional days throughout the year.

The Dave Stephens Centre has an excellent meeting space with a fabulous view of Blyth’s coastline.

The community room is perfect for meetings, seminars, training sessions or workshops. The room can host up to 30 people theatre style and up to 24 people board room style.

All bookings and arrangements to be made with at least one weeks notice via Concordia leisure Centre central administration on 01670 542564

Beaconsfield Street, Blyth, Northumberland ,NE24 2DS (01670) 367228 www.thephoenixtheatre.org.uk

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Singers Night George Welch and Stewart Hardy Singers Night Jack Burness

The Hind, Dewley, Cramlington, Northumberland NE23 6DT

(01670) 715106

Voluntary Arts Voluntary Arts is the national development agency for arts participation and one of Arts Council England’s National Portfolio Organisations. Voluntary Arts raises awareness of the contribution that the voluntary and amateur arts and crafts make to the well-being of communities, social inclusion, lifelong learning, active citizenship and volunteering.

Voluntary Arts is proud to announce that the Epic Awards 2013 are now open for entries. The Epic Awards are open to all amateur art and craft groups in the UK and Republic of Ireland and are free to enter. The search is on to find winners from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales who can demonstrate that they have achieved something Epic – whether that’s improving life in their local community, working across generations, or using technology in a creative way.

Last year’s winners included a drumming group who made a video about how music helped them recover from mental health issues; a choir who dramatically increased membership and brought choral singing to a new generation; a pioneering photography gallery and a community festival.

The Epic Awards give groups an excellent opportunity to raise the profile of their work as well as the chance to win a package of prizes including cash, vouchers, training and publicity. Voluntary Arts is hosting the prestigious Epic Awards winners’ reception in Derry~Londonderry to celebrate the city’s designation as UK City of Culture 2013, and winners will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to collect their award.

Speaking about scooping the Scottish Epic Award, Jane Bentley from The Buddy Beat said:

“We are all over the moon! I think the win will have a huge effect on the group in terms of boosting confidence, and hopefully creating opportunities to play.”

The awards have captured the imagination of the general public, with the incredibly popular People’s Choice Award. Last year saw a staggering 53,807 votes cast on the Epic Awards website, giving an unprecedented opportunity for local amateur arts and crafts groups to have their work showcased on a national stage.

More information about the awards and details of how to enter can be found at www.epicawards.co.uk.

The official Epic Awards 2013 trailer is a 2 minute video which highlights the diversity of groups that get involved with Epic. Watch it here: http://youtu.be/ljTR_ws6YPc

DANCe distraction IN ASSOCIATION WITH DANCING FOR CHARITY

Presents A

Beginners MODERN JIVE CLASS AND FREESTYLE @ forest hall social club NE12 9DQ every Wednesday & CRAMLINGTON VILLAGE CLUB NE23 6QJ Every THURSDAY 8pm – 10.30 PM Beginners class 8pm Freestyle and individual coaching 8.40 – 10.30pm ENTRY ONLY £3

Modern jive is a fun, male led, partner dance which consists of a huge number of eclectic

moves which take their origins from rock and roll, swing, lindy hop and salsa. It is very

easy to learn and footwork is minimal. With just 6 classes it is usually possible to learn

sufficient moves so that you can join in with a freestyle session with some confidence.

You don’t need to come with a partner as everyone just mixes up whether beginner or experienced, this form of dancing is very social.

B ETWEEN

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Feature film: a love story set against the background of a rapidly changing Tyneside.

http://www.indiegogo.com/mudstar

Who are we?

Amber is a collective of filmmakers and photographers. We’ve been based in the North East of England for the last 40 years, working with communities and creating stories around the experience of ordinary people. Over this period we’ve created an almost unbroken narrative, which reflects the impact on peoples lives of the various social and economic changes - and the physical changes of the landscape in which they live. This body of work has been seen all over the world. It’s been broadcast in many countries, won many awards, and just recently we’ve been honoured by UNESCO in having our work inscribed in the UK Memory of the World register.

For more see http://www.amber-online.com To watch extracts from early Amber documentaries go to http://vimeo.com/44255926 To watch later productions and extracts from Amber feature films go to http:// vimeo.com/44036449

Why are we crowdfunding?

What is the project?

The project that has been boiling away in the Amber pot for the last 3 years is a collaboration between us and a remarkable and diverse group of people who are now living in Newcastle upon Tyne. What has emerged is a love story set against the background of a rapidly changing Tyneside. It is also the story of a band. A chance meeting between Shar, a Geordie single mother and would be singer, and Jamal, a Sudanese refugee rapper and drummer, sets away a chain of events that changes both their lives and the lives of those around them. In the last 10 years, Newcastle has experienced a very rapid transformation from a predominantly white working class culture to a place of many cultures. ‘Between the Mud and the Farthest Star’ is a story that reflects both the hopes and tensions inherent in a community in transition.

There are so many reasons why Amber finds it difficult to get money for it’s projects. It’s partly that we don’t fit. We’re a collective and are committed to an egalitarian approach both in terms of creative input and who takes credit. We don’t work with stars. We work with non-actors, because they bring a real experience of life to their performances. But in a media world that is dominated by celebrities and an increasingly commercial focus, this approach becomes problematic. Amber projects take a very long time to gestate and equally have a long life and a responsibility to the community from which they are drawn. All of this is quite hard sometimes to sell. To be honest it’s always been that way, but it’s getting harder. We know we have a fan base out there and that there are many people who are sympathetic to our approach. So we decided, instead ofsitting on our hands and waiting for the funders to realise that too, we would launch this campaign to test the water publicly. We are committed to making this film, no matter what, even if it takes us another 3 years, but we cannot take our collaborators for granted. We need to do something NOW, and we need to give something back to those who have given us their time and access to their lives. We know that this film is going to be something special, but we need your help to prove that.

MOVE IT community dance deliver a range of dance and fitness activities throughout the South East of Northumberland. All ages and abilities are welcome to the weekly sessions and classes are all very reasonably priced! For information about classes please contact Sophie Johnson: sjohnson@bval.co.uk 01670 542589 www.bval.co.uk Facebook – Move It Community Dance Twitter – @BVAL_MAKEAMOVE

Monday: Young @ Heart

11.00-11.45

Nelson Village Community Centre

O’50s

£1.00

Adult Salsa

1.00-2.00

The Buffalo Centre, Blyth

18+

£2.00

Cheer Camp!

4.30-5.15

The Buffalo Centre, Blyth

6+

£1.50

Hoop Dance

5.15-6.00

The Buffalo Centre, Blyth

6+

£1.50

Adult Just Jhoom!

7.00-8.00

Seaton Delaval Arts Centre

18+

£3.00

Buggy Fit

10.30-11.30

Astley Park

Parents

Free

Fitness with Childcare

1.00-2.00

Northburn Sports & Community Centre

Parents

£3.00

BOP 2 the TOP

4.15–5.00

The Buffalo Centre, Blyth

6+

£1.50

Funky Divas

4.15-5.00

Sporting Club Cramlington

6+

£1.50

Adult Salsacise

3.00-4.00

Bedlington Salvation Army

18+

£3.00

Break-a-Move

4.00-4.45

Concordia Leisure Centre

6+

£1.50

BOP to the TOP

4.30-5.15

Northburn Sports & Community Centre

6+

£1.50

Cheer Camp!

5.15-6.00

Northburn Sports & Community Centre

6+

£1.50

Hoop Dance

5.15-6.00

Seaton Sluice Community Centre

6+

£1.50

Young @ Heart

10.30-11.30

Seaton Sluice Community Centre

O’50s

£1.50

Buggy Fit

10.30-11.30

New Hartley Community Centre

Freestyle Disco Dolls

3.15-4.00

Diddy Divas

Tuesday:

Wednesday:

Thursday:

Parents

Free

Sporting Club Cramlington

11 +

Free

3.30-4.15

The Buffalo Centre, Blyth

2-6

£1.50

Funky Divas

4.15-5.00

The Buffalo Centre, Blyth

6+

£1.50

Ability 2 Play Dance

4.30-5.15

Concordia Leisure Centre

6+

£2.00

Arts Award

5.30-6.30

Northburn Sports & Community Centre

11+

Free

ZUMBA Gold

11.30-12.15

Bedlington Salvation Army

18+

£3.00

Mini Moves

4.00-5.00

Northburn Sports & Community Centre

5-10

£2.00

Mega Moves

5.00-6.00

Northburn Sports & Community Centre

11+

£2.00

Friday:

Doodle Workshops is dedicated to making Arts & Crafts accessible to everyone.

Tuition is available in screen printing, ceramics, glass fusing, slumping and laminating, silk painting, glass painting, quilting & handicrafts, machine knitting, textiles and lots more .........

Rooms are available for individual or group tuition and also for hire.

The rooms are equipped with silk screen printing table & exposure unit, potters wheels & kilns, sewingknitting machines and overlockers, hot press, looms and projectors.

Exhibition space is available to showcase and sell the work of local artists & commissions undertaken Art & Craft materials are on sale at competitive prices and items can be sourced & ordered.

CHILDRENS ARTY PARTIES You can book your children in for their party and they all go home with their unique hand made piece.

Favourites have been sock monkeys, Silk or Glass painting but she’s happy to cater to your needs.

She can also offer clay where they will have to wait for the firing but it will be unique to them Telephone: 01670458322 07501023346 doodleworkshops@hotmail.co.uk

The 2012 Newbiggin Art Trail leaflet is now available from various outlets in Newbiggin (The Old Ship, The Maritime Centre, The Library) and can also be downloaded from www.keapcreative.org.uk or www.mynewbigginbythesea.co.uk The Art Trail this year has had nine new pieces installed on the side of The Old Ship, in Ocean View, along the Promenade and at the end of Melrose & Meldon Terraces. There are now over 55 pieces.

In addition a number of miniature sculptural heads have been installed in hidden spots along the promenade between the Piazza and the Horseshoe Steps.

You are invited to discover as many as you can. Their story Safe Haven is available on the two websites above and also on www.theoldshipnewbigginbythesea.org.uk. Or if you prefer you can read it in the bar of the Old Ship.

Ashington Community Development Trust landmark in the heart of the town centre.

has a vision for

a key

The Trust, with a vision to enhance the quality of life for people in Ashington, is developing ideas to help bring back into use the upper floors of the former Co -op Building (CentralArcade) on Woodhorn Road. Could this major landmark in the centre of the town become a Community Arts Centre, which could serve the whole of South East Northumberland? There are some vibrant centres within the region, such as The Maltings in Berwick, Alnwick Playhouse, Queens Hall in Hexham. The Grade II Listed Building, which is still treasured by many, has the potential to rise again as a facility which could serve local communities.

The Development Trust is very keen to get the community’s ideas and views on what they would like to see happen to the Central Arcade. With community support and commitment, there could be some real opportunities to bring this classic building back into use. The Trust is keen to discover and identify the level of support and enthusiasm in the town for such a project. They are engaging with the community and will be running a series of workshops to develop these ideas.

To help raise its profile and promote the building, the Trust has moved its operational centre into the Central Arcade, next to the Nisa supermarket, where they are trading as “The Deputy’s Kist”. In addition, Wansbeck Performing Arts Academy have moved into the ballroom where they continue to deliver a positive range of activities with the support of the local community.

Kevin Lillie, the Trust’s business development officer, said “The Central Arcade is the key iconic building in Ashington and brings back many fond memories with local people. The jewel in the crown is the former ballroom which has tremendous opportunities to be used for cinema, concerts, dance and theatre, as well as rehearsal space for local groups.”

This development could complement the Ashington Leisure and Community Facilities project, being proposed by Northumberland County Council. Ashington has the opportunity to become the centre for arts and leisure in the region and build upon its world renowned heritage and reputation!

Young Roots (UK)

Deadline: 31 January 2013.

Grants of between £3,000 and £50,000 are available to 11 to 25 year-olds for projects that help them find out about their heritage, develop skills, build confidence and promote community involvement. Projects must also show how the young people manage and participate in the project.

For further information: http://www.hlf.org.uk/HowTo Apply/programmes/Pages/youngroots.aspx

Arts Funding for Libraries (England) Under this programmeArts Funding for Libraries will support projects that stimulate ambitious and innovative partnerships between libraries and artists and/or arts organisations, encouraging communities to part in cultural activities. Public libraries can apply for grants of between £1,000 and £100,000 covering activities lasting up to three years.The funding will run until March 2015.

For Further Information: http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/what-we-do/supporting-libraries/

Co-operative Membership Community Fund The Co-operative Membership Community Fund provides grants of between £100 and £2,000 to voluntary groups, community groups and local charities throughout the UK. The scheme is funded by Co-operative members donating some or all of their share of profits, which is then given away in the form of small grants in their local communities. Grants can be used to help fund anything from equipment to event costs, rent or fixtures, sport or computer equipment. http://www.co-operative.coop/membership/local-communities/community-fund/

Paul Hamlyn Foundation Education and Learning Programme The Paul Hamlyn Foundation invites applications to its Education and Learning Open Grants Programme.

In particular, the Foundation is looking to fund projects that address the themes of; tackling school exclusion and truancy, developing speaking and listening skills and supplementary education. The costs that can be covered by the Foundation's grants include running costs such as staff salaries and overheads such as stationery, rent, rates and utilities.

There is a two stage application process: First stage applications can be made at any time. Those that are successful will be invited to make a second stage application.

For more information, visit: http://www.phf.org.uk/landing.asp?id=3

Northumberland Community Chest Scheme Community groups and voluntary organisations across Northumberland provide a whole host of activities and services which support their communities. These groups are often enthusiastic to do more to meet the demands and needs of their communities, but their ambitions are often constrained by available resource. The County Council has therefore put in place a ‘Community Chest’ scheme which gives local organisations a chance to continue doing what they do best or bid for funding for something they wouldn’t otherwise be able to do. The funding can be used for a range of purposes including events, or for the purchase of equipment, however the ideas should come from the communities themselves, based on what they feel their neighborhood needs. The Council has made £300,000 available in 2011/12 which will be administered through a straightforward application process. Local County Councillors through the 3 Area Committees in Northumberland will consider all applications.

Purpose of Community Chest The Community Chest Scheme is a Northumberland County Council initiative to provide access to funding support to deliver priority activities appropriate to each of the 3 Areas as determined by the 3 County Council’s Area Committees.

How do I get an application form?

Application forms are available from the Locality Development Team within Northumberland County Council, and can be obtained from the website: www.northumberland.gov.uk/communitychest.