People Express Annual Report & Accounts 2011-2012

People Express ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS 2011 - 2012 www.people-express.org.uk Registered Charity no. 1005753

About People Express

People Express is a professional participatory arts organisation, based in Swadlincote, that works primarily with and for the communities of South Derbyshire.

What we do

People Express believe everyone has creative skills and potential, and by supporting people to create their own work we can provide the fun, meaningful and personal experiences they need to feel part of the wider, wonderful world of the arts.

Participatory arts projects provide a choice of art forms as well as the artist’s skills, based on tailoring a project around the skill levels, individual needs and the wider aspirations of the group. They are particularly effective for communities, young people and children who may be harder to reach and feel less confident in the arts.

Within participatory arts projects the role of the professional artist is to assist with progress, passing on their skills and using them to lead and inspire when needed and then to step back, support and encourage. It is the participants (of all ages and abilities) and the group working together that become the writers, performers, designers, creators and makers.

‘Participatory arts’ is one of a range of ways of providing access to the arts in the UK, there are also, for example; galleries, theatres, opera houses, dance performances, site specific installations and happenings, workshops and classes and festivals.

Participatory arts, where there is choice of art forms and the artist’s skills include tailoring a project around the skill levels, the individual needs and the wider aspirations of the group, is particularly good for hard to reach communities and young people and children who may feel less confident in the arts.

Where we are

People Express has a base with workshop/exhibition space in The Old Pressing Shop in the centre of Swadlincote, but we are also committed to maintaining outreach work to reach our rural communities.

People Express Staff:

Julie Batten – Director Catherine Miles – Project Development Officer (p/t) until February 2012 Hema Majitha - Projects Manager (p/t) from April 2012 Julie Goodwin – Finance and Programme Support Officer (p/t)

Chair’s Report

A year of diverse and highly rewarding activity has seen a continuation of our work with young people; attendance at various shows and events thereby reaching and engaging many in participatory activities; further supporting and developing the role of volunteers in fundraising and running projects; and following the move into our new accommodation, the staging of our first contemporary art exhibition.

Activity with young people has centred around film making projects and other arts programmes working with many groups, including local schools, disabled children and their parents, young people at risk of offending or exclusion and with South Derbyshire Youth Forum, in partnership with Youth Services. We share participants’ pride in the quality of work produced which has received many commendations and, in some cases, won awards.

The staging of our first exhibition, HOPE, in our new gallery gave us a much better understanding of just how much work is involved in setting up and running such an event. It was, however, well received and deemed to be thought provoking by its many visitors. We are now considering requests to tour the exhibition.

The last year has seen closer and more effective working between the small staff team and Management Committee. We continue to be well served and benefit from the professionalism and expertise of our Director, Julie Batten, and Finance & Programme Support Officer, Julie Goodwin. We did, however, see our Project Manager, Cathy Miles, move on to pastures new and thanks are due to her for everything she contributed over the last seven years. Her replacement, Hema Majithia, has made an immediate impact with her enthusiasm and energy. I must also acknowledge the contribution made by our Management Committee, a good mix of longer serving and newer members who give their time voluntarily, whose experience and expertise is made available for the benefit of our organisation.

Finally, it would be remiss of me not to record thanks to our three main funders, the Arts Council, South Derbyshire District Council and Derbyshire County Council, for their continued funding and support at a time when all are experiencing huge pressures on budgets. Without their support, there would be no People Express, and the area and its residents would not enjoy and benefit from the wide ranging programme of activity covered in this Annual Report.

Michael Dewsnap, Chair

Our Programme Priorities

Our priorities for the three years will continue to be:

1. To increase, widen and sustain the engagement of young people in the arts, in particular those:

• With disabilities.

• With mental health issues.

• Where the arts can enable them to prevent, address, explore or challenge their social exclusion and related issues.

• In isolated rural areas.

2. To promote, explore and celebrate diversity through the arts, by:

• Partnerships with disability led groups and disabled artists.

• Increasing the involvement of key organisations, artists and participants from minority communities in our work.

• Championing arts projects that challenge prejudice, promote social cohesion and strengthen the voice of oppressed or hidden groups.

3. To explore the potential of new media, film and digital technologies for celebrating and showcasing the arts and for participants to achieve creative and artistic excellence and innovation, by:

• Bringing in specialist expertise through new partnerships with artists, curators, producers, companies and the commercial sector.

• Upgrading our resources to meet the needs in this field of work.

• Offering training and support.

Artwork from the ‘101 ways to say I love you!’ project.

In 2011-2012 People Express: Worked with 33 professional artists *

Provided 309 participatory workshops * Enabled 4,735 participations in arts activities (3,900 with young people) *

Worked with 2,552 participants * Set up 33 exhibition days * Reached audiences of Worry doll made during the ‘Lite Bites’ project.

3,776

Diary Of The Year 2011-2012 April 2011

DAFTAs The year started with several of the young people who created films through the Parachute Project attending Derbyshire County Council’s DAFTAs film award ceremony, very excited as their films were nominated! Pictured here is Ben Archer whose film ‘The Annoyance’ won best comedy. The film takes a comic look at how autism affects your experience of the world and the people around you.

MAY/JUNE/JULY 2011

101 ways to say I love you!

Planning the theme.

101 Ways took three different youth led and creative approaches to tackling the sensitive issues around positive sexual health. A small steering group of boys led the process, exploring the issues around relationships through rap and theatre. Using themes from these workshops they designed and created two stunning 20ft graffiti panels in the boys changing rooms at Granville School with their peers. Ceramic artists worked with mixed gender classes to create bespoke tiles around the theme.

The finished artwork is displayed at the entrance to the school.

A poster was created with 101 suggestions by young people on ways to show someone you love them. (A list of the suggestions can be seen on the back of this report)

Creating two 20ft graffiti artworks in the boys changing rooms of Granville School.

APRIL/MAY/JUNE/JULY 2011 Raising Aspirations People Express completed the Aspirations project to raise the confidence and leaderships skills of girls through the arts.

Over the year a small number of girls from a secondary and three junior schools met regularly to participate in a range of new and culturally diverse experiences in the arts. As leaders of the project they formed themselves into the ‘Flamingo Art Dudes’ designing and helping to run mini arts festival for their peers in their schools. The girls chose their art forms, which included African Drumming, Bollywood Dancing, Ceramics, Willow Weaving, Extreme Knitting and Film Making.

Each festival finished with performances by all the children and showcasing the film shot through the day.

Each school had a talk on contemporary arts practice from professional Derbyshire based artist Emma Tooth.

The Aspirations Project culminated in an Artists Residency at Granville School with all of the Flamingo Arts Dudes plus an additional twenty girls creating a video combining Rap, Bollywood dance and African Drumming.

One of the Flamingo Art Dudes!

JUNE 2011

Spray and Clay!

Summer Festivals People Express ran free participatory activities at the Festival of Leisure at Maurice Lea Memorial Park with pottery and printing workshops by Burton based Ceramicist Julia Webster and The NAK (Newhall Arts Kollective) and at ‘Popcorn in the Park’ run by Surtal Asian Arts in Derby.

Parent members of the SHOUT committee actively took part!

OCTOBER 2011 Spray and Clay!

The newly formed group SHOUT set up their first arts activities specifically for disabled children, their siblings and families at Rosliston Forestry Centre.

After consultation, the chosen art forms ‘Spray & Clay’ proved a great success with parents and children alike.

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2011

HOPE Exhibition In 2010 we worked alongside Reach the People Charity (which provides support and accommodation for women and families affected by domestic abuse) to set up a project that would provide the women with access to the arts at such a life changing and challenging time.

The project, called ‘Lite Bites’, set up participatory artists residencies in film, woodworking and visual arts and it was designed to respond, almost spontaneously, to when the women were feeling able to participate.

Alongside the art work created by the women and families, several personal and very moving stories were captured and People Express felt them to be so powerful that we wanted to present the work as Swadlincote Contemporary Art Gallery’s very first exhibition.

“Excellent – re survivors exp ally gives an insight into eriences and feelings – shows real pe ople – well do ne.” Jacqui

Opening Night led by Chair of South Derbyshire District Council Cllr Bob Wheeler The HOPE Exhibition

“Brilliantly staged. Thought provoking and touching.

The way that you follow the story through each setting is very clever and makes you empathise. It should be a compulsory visit.” Katy “A really overwhelming experiencewherever you go in the room you hear her story. I had to stop and watch all of the videos twice, or three times over.

Splitting the exhibition into the steps to escape/ freedom/ recovery was effective, giving insight into the emotion of her journey. The bedroom was so affecting.”

Hannah

JANUARY/FEBRUARY/MARCH 2012 Young People & Film Making South Derbyshire Youth Forum successfully trebled their funding in this year for a railway safety film project they felt passionately about, so it could include the special effects they felt it needed to have a real impact on raising awareness among local young people. It is particularly relevant as in one of South Derbyshire’s rural villages two young people were nearly lost on a railway crossing. Knowing they had the funding they needed they pressed ahead finalising their script, researching their locations and casting the actors.

Professional film maker Owen Tooth worked closely with the group supporting the whole process, including running an industry standard workshop for the Forum on the use of green screens and special effects.

FEBRUARY 2012 B.O.O.M!

BOOM! was set up in partnership with the Youth Inclusion and Support Partnership (YISP) offering a tailor made programme for small groups of young people at risk of offending. Launched over half term, workshops included film-making, pottery, special effects make up and street dance. The young people who named the project explained that for them BOOM! stands for ‘Building On Our Motivation’, many of them continue to be involved with People EXpress and the programme is ongoing.

MARCH 2012

Heathfields Primary School Willow weaver Peter Wood worked with all the children at Heathfields School in Hatton to create a beautiful living tunnel as part of the school’s ‘Creative Week’. The school is now developing plans with People Express for a multi-art form year-long project.

A word from our funders and our partners “The YISP young people have benefited from a variety of People Express projects. Their positive experiences have influenced their performance at school and helped to make good career choices and improve their behaviour in the community. Most young people come from difficult home situations and may be looked after, they may have witnessed domestic abuse or experienced severe financial hardship.

Some are not in education or have recently been excluded. All are at high risk of offending and their lives are often chaotic and complex. The staff at People Express always treat YISP young people with respect and in a non-judgemental manner.

They have enabled young people to use complex equipment in a safe manner and offered learning opportunities that are not offered by school or any other agency.”

Susanna Konowalik (caseworker) Derbyshire Youth Inclusion and Support Partnership (YISP)

South Derbyshire District Council - Overview and Scrutiny Committee “The range of projects and the benefit that this has provided are commendable and the recognition that you have received to date is well deserved. The Members of the Council asked me to write expressing their appreciation for your participation in the scrutiny work, which has shown the excellent value we receive from our contribution to your organisation.”

Paul Spencer Principal Democratic Services Officer

who are:

“Derbyshire County Council has valued working with People Express as a valued partner in our arts education provision for children and young people. Your work with children and young people is exemplary, striving for artistic excellence with inclusion of the most vulnerable groups.”

Kim Johnson, Arts Education Consultant Derbyshire County Council, Children and Younger Adults Department

Arts Council England South Derbyshire District Council Derbyshire County Council YISP Friends of Lemon Grove DCC Youth Opportunities Fund Safer Neighbourhoods Fund Crimebeat Twist and Shout Reach the People Charity

People Express Management Committee members: Mr Michael Dewsnap - Chair Mrs Angela Beech - Treasurer Mr Robin Gray Mrs Gillian Swindell Mr Les Green Ms Patricia Dawson Cllr John Lemmon Cllr Patrick Murray Mrs Helen Baker Ms Katy Russell from 17th November 2011

Groups worked with:

Special Thanks to:

Helen Baker, Magic Attic, Katy Russell, Cllr Bob Wheeler, Sharon Barnett, Helen Litherland, Ann Wright – DADG, Maureen Evans, SHOUT, Hayley Perry, Gresley Old Hall, Tony Hurrell, Chris Harris (CVS), Ruth Buttery and all the Staff at Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, Gail Archer and all the Sharpe’s Tourism Staff, Hayley Knapp, Gopa Nath (Surtal Arts), Staff at Newhall Day Centre, The NAK, Lynne Saul, Susannah Konowalik, Rosliston Forestry Centre, Wenna Stockdale, Philippa Wood, David Gilbert, Ian Hey (SDDC), Matt Hinks (SDDC), EMPAF, Jane Millum, Clare Waterfall, Sylvia Thomas, Andi Woodruff, Chris Dewey, Julian Whitaker and Andy and Ian from Whitakers Brothers Builders.

Belmont Primary School, Fairmeadows Primary School, Granville Sports College, Lemon Grove, Overseal Primary School, John Port School, William Allitt School, Pingle School, Chelleston School, South Derbyshire Youth Forum, Thistley Meadow Committee, The Nak, YISP (Youth Offending Team), Youth of Hatton, Techno Tyros, Heathfields Primary School and Etwall Well Dressing Committee.

Thank you to the Artsist:

Christina Drew Angela Terris Carol Parker Emma Tooth Film City Graffitti Kings Joshua (RTKal) Holness Julia Webster Kelly Crow Kevin Fegan Nisha Nath Neil Tyers Peter Wood Rob Webster Shaun A Welch Surtal Asian Arts Tafirenyika Julian Mushuku The Biz Toothpix Ltd Matt Black David Gilbert Newhall Arts Kollective (The Nak)

People Express People Express Statement of financial Activities forActivities the year ended 31stthe March 2012 Statement of Financial for year ended 31st March 2012 Restricted Funds 2012 £

Unrestricted Funds 2012 £

Total Funds 2012 £

Total Funds 2011 £

Incoming resources

Incoming resources from generated funds: Voluntary income Investment income Incoming resources from charitable activities

3,500 8,109

97,102 17 -

100,602 17 8,109

136,944 24 16,566

11,609

97,119

108,728

153,534

Charitable activities Governance costs

22,384 -

104,377 600

126,761 600

151,955 600

Total resources expended

22,384

104,977

127,361

152,555

( 10,775)

( 7,858)

( 18,633)

979

( 3,567)

3,567

-

-

( 14,342)

( 4,291)

( 18,633)

979

Total funds at 1 April 2011

24,342

32,545

56,887

55,908

Total funds at 31 March 2012

10,000

28,254

38,254

56,887

Total incoming resources Resources expended

Net incoming resources before transfers Transfer between funds for overheads Net movement in funds for year

All activities relate to continuing operations.

Cash at bank and in hand Cash at bank and in hand31,149 37,357 Creditors: amounts falling due within ( 1,936) Creditors: amounts falling due within

People Express

one year

Balance Sheet as at 31st March 2012

£

2012 £

£

Tangible fixed assets

2,833

Current assets

Creditors: amounts falling due within

( 5,417)

one year 39,293

52,971

52,971

Total assets less current Total liabilities assets less current liabilities

42,126

42,126

56,887

56,887

Restricted funds Unrestricted funds

10,000 28,254

10,000 28,254

24,342 32,545

24,342 32,545

Total funds

38,254

38,254

56,887

56,887

2011 Total funds £

Charity funds

Independent examiner's statement Independent examiner's statement

Fixed assets

Debtors Cash at bank and in hand

( 1,936) ( 5,417) 39,293

Restricted funds Unrestricted funds

Balance Sheet as at 31st March 2012

52,234 58,388

Net current assets Net current assets

Charity funds

People Express

31,149 52,234 37,357 58,388

6,208 31,149 37,357

6,154 52,234 58,388

( 1,936)

( 5,417)

one year

In connection with ourInexamination, no matter has come tonoour attention: connection with our examination, matter has come to our attention: (1) which gives us reasonable cause to believe that in any material 3,916 (1) which gives us reasonable cause to believerespect that in the any material respect the requirements requirements • to keep accounting records accordancerecords with section 41 of the with 1993section Act: and • to keepinaccounting in accordance 41 of the 1993 Act: and • to prepare accounts•which accord with the accounting records and comply the and comply with the to prepare accounts which accord with the accountingwith records accounting requirements of the Act. accounting requirements of the Act. have not been met; orhave not been met; or (2) to which, in our opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper (2) to which, in our opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper

understanding of the understanding accounts to be of reached. the accounts to be reached.

Net current assets

35,421

52,971

Total assets less current liabilities

38,254

Crowfoot and Company Crowfoot and Company 56,887 Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants Date: 12th June 2012Date: 12th June 2012

Charity funds

Angela Beech Treasurer People Express

Angela Beech Treasurer People Express

Restricted funds Unrestricted funds

10,000 28,254

24,342 Full copies of the independently examined accounts are availableaccounts upon request.

Full copies of the independently examined are available upon request.

32,545

Total funds

38,254

56,887

Independent examiner's statement In connection with our examination, no matter has come to our attention: (1) which gives us reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements • to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the 1993 Act: and • to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Act. have not been met; or (2) to which, in our opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper

A poster was created with 101 suggestions by young people on ways to show someone you love them, and here are their ideas.

Go to the cinema Buy them pets Proposing Listening Taking out form meals Saying please Holiday Buying something they want 9. Saying I love you 10. Say thank you 11. Believe in them 12. Remember anniversary’s 13. Buy a car 14. Going on dates 15. Kissing 16. Cooking dinner 17. Adopt if unable to have kids 18. Holding hands 19. Taking them out 20. Both sides of the relationship put effort in 21. Telling them a nice thing about them every day

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22. Sending a nice text/ email 23. Respect 24. Look after each other at parties 25. Talking 26. Compliment them 27. Run a bath 28. Play a song 29. Breakfast in bed 30. Presents 31. Trust (be trustworthy) 32. Remember their birthday 33. Home made food 34. Buy a rose 35. Celebrating events 36. Surprise’s 37. Trust 38. Dogs 39. Chocolates 40. Buy a new house 41. Home made gifts 42. Weddings 43. Pamper them 44. Hugs

45. Have a game of twister 46. Buy a ring 47. Buy them cards 48. Don’t be nasty to them 49. Play sexy music 50. Stroke their skin 51. Play with their hair 52. Introduce them to grandparents 53. Give them a lot of attention 54. Buy them things 55. Laugh at jokes 56. Be there for them 57. Defrost there car 58. Do something you don’t like, but are doing it for them 59. Don’t flirt with people in front of your love 60. Share your feelings 61. Put them first 62. Do what they want to do 63. Bake them a cake 64. Make them a heart shaped pancake 65. Don’t change the way you act in front of your friends

66. Go and see them if they 86. See a movie are ill 87. Go paintballing with 67. Spend time with them mates as a date 68. Cook for them 88. Be positive about each 69. ‘’You don’t have to have others life ambitions sex, I’ll still love you’’.

89. Surprise visits 70. Smile at them 90. Take them out 71. Ask them how they feel unexpectedly about the relationship 91. Picnics with or without 72. Introduce them to friends parents 92. Remember key dates 73. Tell them you love them such as first kill or date in front of your friends 93. Talk about what you like 74. Don’t pressure them to do.

75. Tell the truth 94. Invite them to a dinner 76. Don’t be embarrassed party with both families in front of them 95. Lend them your coat or 77. Valentines day phone 78. Being open 96. Listen to what they are 79. Send a love letter saying so you can give 80. Say I adore you a good answer back 81. Give them a lot of 97. Talk about the future attention together 82. The way that you touch 98. Meet parents 99. Go on day trips together them 100. Make a bracelet of 83. Watching the sunset hearts for them 84. See the stars 101. Stand up to bullies for 85. Take them for a walk them around a country lane or park

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