Xposed Club - Wednesday 14th March 2012

The next Xposed Club event will take place in the FCH Chapel (Francis Close Hall), an atmospheric setting for a night of films and specially written and improvised soundtracks.

Starts 8pm

Tickets £5 and £3 students and concessions are available on the door
(or reserve in advance from Stuart Wilding)

The main act is Peter Urpeth (piano) and Stuart Wilding (percussion) performing a live soundtrack to short films by Man Ray, L'Etoile De Mer (1928) and Emak-Bakia (1926).  

Peter Urpeth (b Romford, Essex 1963) is a pianist, harmoniumist and composer working mostly in improvisation, jazz, theatre music and alternative performance art forms. 

His work in the theatre and with film started with onstage accompaniment to Steve Berkoff’s ‘Fall Of The House of Usher’; in Perriere Award-winning shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with Donald Swann (Flanders & Swann) in the Fania Williams / Richard Crane Company; with award-winning writer/performer Leon Robinson and, most recently, in a series of collaborations with poet, film-maker, artist and storyteller, Ian Stephen. 

Silent movies are in his blood as his aunt, Constance Urpeth, was a performer in cinemas throughout London during the heyday of the silent movie era.

Favouring adhoc and loose long-term partnerships, Peter has, over the last 30 years, worked with some of Europe’s finest improvising musicians including saxophonists Evan Parker, Lol Coxhill and Raymond MacDonald, guitarist Derek Bailey, trumpeter Jon Impett and vocalist Maggie Nicols. His current group projects include a trio with John Russell and Phil Wachsmann.

He has given performances at the Purcell Room (South Bank Centre, London), and on British Council Tours in France, Belgium and Holland, as well as playing in the Czech Republic with Ian Stephen.

As well as being a musician, Peter is a novelist and poet. His first novel ‘Far Inland’ was published by Birlinn Polygon in 2006.

Also the CIO will be playing live scores to a selection of short films including works by contemporary Russian artist Michael Basov.

You are welcome to bring your own drinks.
Hope you can make it,

stu

Come check me out at    www.myspace.com/thexposedclub   www.myspace.com/cheltenhamimprovisers   www.myspace.com/theweekofsmallmiracles 

Xposed Club was the monthly live music club at Pittville Studios The University of Gloucestershire Albert Road Cheltenham run by Stuart Wilding and features all types of music but is active in promoting alternative and experimental music. The Popular Music Degree at the college offered students a space to showcase their music.
The Pittville Campus has closed as we know but Xposed continues...
For more information on Xposed Club visit www.myspace.com/thexposedclub or contact the event organiser Stuart Wilding via email at swilding@glos.ac.uk

Free Retirement Roadshow at Guildhall, Gloucester 14th April

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Epilepsy Action Health Mind Healthy Body Event

Epilepsy Action would like you to come along to our Health Mind Healthy Body event:-
10 March 2012
1.00pm-5.00pm
GL1 Leisure Centre
Bruton Way
Gloucester
GL1 1DT


It will be a opportunity to profile the work of your organisation to people with Epilepsy and their families and carers.


“Healthy Mind, Healthy Body” - events 2012


A series of events for people with epilepsy and their carers to experience activities that support healthy lifestyles and a positive attitude towards living with epilepsy.


Moving around the three counties area throughout the year, each event will have a different theme within the ‘Healthy Mind, Healthy Body’ brand. 


Saturday 10 March 2012 in Gloucester will be our launch event, focusing on healthy lifestyles. We are then planning other events in Malvern in May and Hereford in September, each with a slightly different emphasis.


At each event there will be 3 separate ZONES 

• talk, 
• try and 
• taster

1. Talk to people about epilepsy – advice & info stand, informal group talks/discussions led at specific times
2. Try a new activity in 1hr workshops – run at specific times through the day
3. Have a go at taster sessions in a market place of stalls and activities – running throughout the event for people to dip in and out of

We you can provide a stall for the Taster, market place.
If you are interested in getting involved or finding out more please contact Mark McDaid, telephone 07841416966.


Mark McDaid
Local Services Manager-South West
Epilepsy Action
Tel: +44 (0)1291 621 478
Fax: +44 (0)1291 621 478
Mobile: +44(0)784 1416966
www.epilepsy.org.uk 

A FREE event for Young Parents and Mums to Be

Wednesday, 14 March 4.00 – 6.00 pm Tabernacle Hall, Boulton Lane, Dursley, Glos GL11 4LJ



Come and meet:

• Health Visitors,
• Midwives,
• Children’s Centre Staff,
• Youth Support Service (Connexions),
• Family Information Service,
• Library Service,
• Home Start,
• Parents with Prospects

If you are under 25 and either expecting or have a baby, then this event is for you.  

Come along to discover what opportunities are there for you, for support and advice.

FREE REFRESHMENTS, NAIL ART, CRAFT ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN & BABY MASSAGE

Organised by the Youth Support Service, Treetops Children’s Centre, 

GL11 and Health Services.

BBC Radio 4's Nigel Pargetter (Graham Seed) from The Archers is coming to Stroud Subscription Rooms

Don’t Call Me Nigel…. An Evening With Graham Seed

Stroud Subscription Rooms

Sunday 4th March At 7.30pm, 

Tickets From £14 (Concessions Available)

Graham Seed (Nigel Pargetter in BBC Radio 4’s The Archers) comes to The Stroud Subscription Rooms  on Sunday 4^th March at 7.30pm to talk about life after Ambridge, his loves, his dreams and how he met Nigel…

Graham trained at RADA and played Nigel Pargetter in The Archers from 1983 – 2011. In this charming and informative evening, he will be talking about your favourite Borchester characters along with many personal tales from this much loved actor.  Not only was he the Laird of Lower Loxley, but he is also just as well known for numerable stage, TV and film performances including, amongst others, working with Victoria Wood and Sir John Gielgud.

He is currently on a national tour of Yes Prime Minister playing the role of Jim Hacker.  His most recent work includes the UK tour of Basket Case with Nigel Havers and is frequently heard on BBC Radio 4’s What the papers say…

 He has recently been voted RADIO BROADCASTER OF THE YEAR 2010 in ‘recognition of his 27 years as the charming and eccentric aristocrat Nigel Pargetter in The Archers’ by the Broadcasting Press Guild.  He is also a recipient of the Voice of the Listener and Viewer 2010 SPECIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN BROADCASTING – sponsored by Roberts Radio.

Graham said “It is with huge sadness that I leave The Archers after 27 years. Nigel Pargetter was a joy and a privilege to play, from 'Mr Snowy' to proud father. His enthusiasm, charm and love of life helped make Ambridge a happier place.”

Explore with Graham, his love of poetry and remembrances of favourite characters he has portrayed on stage and screen.  Join him for an eclectic mixture of Coward, Wodehouse, A. A. Milne and other original authors.

The audience will have the opportunity of taking part in a question and answer session with Graham at the end of the show.  Maybe you can find out just exactly what happened that night on the roof, and just how high that fall really was?!

www.Subscriptionrooms.Org.Uk    

Box Office: 01453 760 900

Stroud International Textiles (SIT) launches exciting new initiative - Short Films Inspired By Creative Collaborations

www.stroudinternationaltextiles.org.uk

info@stroudsit.org

sarah@spidercreative.co.uk

OPEN CALL: Short Films Inspired By Creative Collaborations

Opportunity for screening new work online and at ‘Pairings II’ exhibition

Stroud International Textiles (SIT) launches exciting new initiative.

As part of the ‘Pairings II’ exhibition and Symposium that open this spring SIT is  launching a new challenge: to artists and designer makers to create an original  short film – up to 150 seconds long – on the spring exhibition theme of collaborating and sharing creative ideas.

The films should focus on collaboration and can show individuals exchanging skills, the shared use of equipment, tools, or can be a more conceptual presentation.

Entrants can interpret ‘Pairings’ however they like – whether about techniques, ideas, physical objects, skills or conversations - or anything else. (It could be about Pairing the film-making technology itself).

Films can be in documentary, animation, live action, comedy, drama, performance or any other genre. Any artist can enter - from anywhere in the world.

The short films do not have to be highly polished we want them to be original and imaginative.

Whether shot on a mobile phone, Super8 or HD, whether it’s hand-drawn or 3D – we want to see what results from your own Pairings and collaborations,

Selected work will be shown online to run alongside the main “Pairings II” exhibition and will be showcased on SIT website, Facebook and other online locations. We will also be screening a selection of the films at the Pairings exhibition throughout May.

Deadline for final submissions is 1^st April 2012.

To download full details and enter, go to

http://www.stroudinternationaltextiles.org.uk/pairingsopen.html

Once it’s ready you are asked to submit your film via Vimeo.com.

This fantastic initiative compliments the ‘Pairings II-conversations & collaborations’ exhibition at the Museum in the Park Stroud that opens on 28^th April. Leading designer makers will display the outcomes of these playful duets and trios and the conversations between the makers, where wood meets metal meets stitch – where paper meets embroidery meets radical knitting - and where you can observe the results of a textile artist collaborating with a plastic surgeon and a pattern cutter from Saville Row..

ENDS

Contacts: Sarah Dixon Digital Manager 01453 766122 sarah@spidercreative.co.uk

Lizzi Walton SIT Artistic Director 01453 751056 info@stroudsit.org

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NOTES for EDITORS:

(SIT would like acknowledge the Crafts Council for giving us the inspiration for this project following their successful Power of Making exhibition at the V & A and linked video call)

Stroud International Textiles (SIT) is a Not for Profit Company Limited by Guarantee No. 6608614.

SIT was established in 2005 and runs a year round educational programme that profiles textile skills and a wide range of crafts for all ages and abilities.

The organisation has built a reputation nationally and internationally, for excellence and innovation.

We aim to broaden the perspective of textile arts to other art forms such as contemporary crafts, performance, dance, music, written word and to create opportunities for artists to develop their creative practices.

We attract over 20,000 people to our spring exhibitions alone/ 30,000 + annually

We support the local economy.

Our patrons are Mary La Trobe Bateman OBE, Jilly Edwards and Lulu Guinness OBE.

“PAIRINGS II- conversations & collaborations” EXHIBITION DETAILS:

Opens April 28th – May 27th 2012

Free Admission

Museum in the Park, Stratford Park Stroud GL5 4AF

Private View: April 27th – opened by Joanna Foster Chair of Crafts Council and Lulu Guinness designer and business woman.

Symposium 5^th May 2012

Stroud College Stratford Road Stroud GL5 4AH

Pairings II – conversations & collaborations is supported by Arts Council England.  

Stroud District Council, Renishaw plc.

 SIT is partnering with Stroud College, Museum in the Park Stroud and Manchester Metropolitan University to bring you this exhibition and related Symposium

Arts Council England works to get great art to everyone by championing, developing and investing in artistic experiences that enrich people’s lives. It supports a range of artistic activities from theatre to music, literature to dance, photography to digital art, and carnival to crafts. Great art inspires us, brings us together and teaches us about ourselves, and the world around us. In short, it makes life better. Between 2011 and 2015, Arts Council England will invest £1.4 billion of public money from government and a further £0.85 billion from the National Lottery to create these experiences for as many people as possible across the country

Cordelia Alice Hutchinson Exhibition Preview Invite

Please see below your invite to the next exhibition preview at Taurus Crafts.

Cordelia is Bristol based and is a new exhibitor to the Forest of Dean.

‘Cordelia's work is particularly concerned with the effects of the contrast of colour and texture.

Taking inspiration from the patterned designs of Matisse and the vibrant use of colour of John Singer Sargent.

Many of her recent works are inspired by the sea and the English seaside landscape, as a keen sailor she spends much her time on the coast.

The base coat of her canvases is always a warm cerise which gives her oil and acrylic paintings an energy and vibrancy and offers a unique character to Cordelia's work.’

Tom Haverly

Taurus Crafts

The Forester Tourism Business of the year 2011

www.tauruscrafts.co.uk

tom@tauruscrafts.co.uk

Tel 01594 844841

Fax 01594 845636

Solo residency and exhibition opportunity for 4 artists

 SOME TIMES

Solo Development Opportunities for Four Visual Artists

The Art House is seeking proposals from artists aiming to develop their practice. We are offering:

·        An exhibition at the Art House, including an artist talk/performance.

·        A week residency at the Art House including:

o       accommodation

o       studio space

o       access to print studio

o       support technician, as part of our commitment to equality.

·        5 hours of coaching and mentoring

·        1-2-1 session to support you to develop your marketing and develop audiences for your work

·        Travel and subsidence expenses- further information on request

We welcome proposals from all types of contemporary practice. If successful then an initial conversation will explore your aspirations for this programme, and what other support may be available from the Art House and its partners/associates. We are happy to discuss if any aspect of the offer is not suitable and needs adapting.

In 2011 all artists successfully developed new artistic opportunities during the programme. This included additional exhibitions, residencies and commissions, with organizations such as Project Space Leeds and Dundee Contemporary Art. Artists also developed their skills e.g. in giving an artists’ talk, marketing and selling work and preparing proposals.

The Art House: Equality and Quality in the Visual Arts

The Art House believes that artists are individuals and the nature of creative success depends on us supporting them as individuals. For this reason we provide a portfolio of activity, from studios to exhibitions, from courses to residencies.

Selection:

The Art House is committed to developing and supporting contemporary art practice and critical debate. We are accepting proposals from artists at all stages of their development. Exhibitions will be selected by a panel of curators and arts professionals.

Exhibition openings:

30^th May 2012

26^th September 2012

30^th January 2013

27^th March 2013

Open on the evening of the Art Walk and run for 2 months. There is an alternative option of a 1 night event/performance or showing in studio or other building spaces, if the exhibition space is not suitable for your practice.

How to apply:

Deadline: 1^st April 2012

Please provide the following:

• A proposal of what you would like to achieve through this programme (500 words)
• A statement describing your practice (maximum 500 words).
• CV/
• Visual material directly relating to the proposal such as previous or proposed art work (please label images – title, medium, dimensions and year)
• Exhibition timings you cannot participate in.
• If you choose, information on any barriers to achieving your creative aspirations (500 words), however gaps in your CV will not affect your application.
• If you are successful then you will need to become a member of the Art House (£18/9).

If you would like assistance with your application or you have questions about our criteria please contact us. We are happy to receive applications in all formats.

Send proposals to: SOME TIMES, The Art House, Drury Lane, Wakefield, WF1 2TE

To discuss your application contact us on Tel: 01924 312 000 or info@the-arthouse.org.uk

Exhibition and Project Space:

Our exhibition space is located in our reception area, it is open plan with natural light. We also exhibit work in other areas of the building, where it is appropriate to the artist’s practice. For further details about the exhibition spaces please get in touch. Our residency studio is of high quality and it is also possible to show work in this space.

Exhibitions at The Art House open on the evening of the Wakefield Art walk, a bi-monthly cultural event that includes a range of venues including the Hepworth, Wakefield, Westgate Studios and BEAM. The Art Walk is an established and successful event and attendance at the Art House is between 200-500 people http://www.artwalk.org.uk/. All works will be for sale and The Art House will take a 20% commission.

Accessibility:

We aim to present a high quality programme whose selection actively considers if equality of opportunity and access impacts on an artists’ development. We actively encourage all artists to apply and if any aspect of our application process is unsuitable then please contact us directly. Equally where any aspect of our programme is unsuitable please indicate in the proposal. We will develop an alternative with you, should you be selected. Past adjustments have included artists’ not being in residence but at a distance and a support technician providing support to make work.

We also welcome applications from artists who are seeking to adapt their practice or return to making work after a period away, including to care for others. We are also willing to discuss any additional queries e.g. where payment of expenses may cause difficulty with benefits or support workers need to be employed for longer hours that normal.

The Art House is based in Wakefield and is uniquely accessible facility for exhibitions, studios, workshops and residencies. We are happy to also accommodate support workers or helpers where necessary. Further information is available on our website and disabledgo:

http://www.disabledgo.com/en/access-guide/art-house/city-of-wakefield-metropolitan-dist

Jools Holland at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham

www.everymantheatre.org.uk01242 572573
Boogie-woogie piano master Jools Holland is set to take his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra on the road once again for what has now become one of the UK's most popular annual tours.  Starting on Thursday 11th October 2012 at the Belfast Waterfront, the 34 date tour will bring Jools' famous 'big-band' sound and the ultimate party experience across the length and breadth of the country, with some very special guests to accompany him. The tour, which will see Jools performing two dates at the world renowned Royal Albert Hall in London on Friday 30 November and Friday 1 December, will continue around the UK, finishing on Saturday 22 December at Newcastle's City Hall. A great addition to the line-up will be former Fine Young Cannibals' frontman Roland Gift.  The singer had huge success with the band during the 1980s with a No. 1 UK album (1988's The Raw and The Cooked), and two No.1 hit singles She Drives Me Crazy and Good Thing - the latter also holds the honour of being the most successful record that Jools Holland has ever guested on, after it went No. 1 in 17 countries.  Roland will be joining Jools on 17 dates of the tour. Also featuring the astounding vocals of Ruby Turner, Louise Marshall and acclaimed trombonist Rico Rodriguez, Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra tour will provide audiences with a foot-stomping, show-stopping performance that never ever fails to leave the audience wanting more.
interact with the Everyman

The Mansion’s Third Unbridled View – Parabola Arts Centre - April 12th

The Mansion’s Third Unbridled View – Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham on Thursday April 12th at 7.30pm. 


Tickets available at the box office: www.parabolaartscentre.co.uk


The two and a half hour production is performed by Hand in Glove and directed by Jim Brook





A ‘dystopia’ of breeders, celebrities and military are characterised by codes of behaviour. Another group: a resistance led by an indomitable woman. 


These are shocking images of monumental beauty.


‘The Mansion’ dramatises a journey towards a new world order. It leads us from the opening scene of the plague, that is played out in the streets around and then in the theatre, through the formative rituals of ‘The Literature Olympics’ and ‘Docking Station’ and, on the way, takes in the formation of a revolutionary ‘gang’ who, after confronting the military, escapes on a train, undergoes a trial and finally succeeds in transforming the civilisation from within the confines of a prison cell. What we see are human images of secrecy and revelation; of subversion and collusion and, above all, the power of the body through movement, sound, light and gesture, to convey the relationship between inner sensory experience and the external world.  


Hand in Glove use movement, gesture and human behaviour to convey a series of memorable images that give new insights into the relationship between the individual and the crowd. Their work exists somewhere between everyday life, physical theatre and dance whilst being a unique form of performance. The company, made up of sixteen local performers whose age range is 15 to 54, was formed in Cheltenham three years ago.  Hand in Glove performed ‘Fugue States’ and ‘On the Other Hand’ - two 20 minute performance works at the University Chapel, Cheltenham and ‘Trans’ at Café Oto, London, last year. They are performing ‘Two Sides to an Envelope’ at Goldsmiths, University of London on February 17th, 2012.

Cheltenham Connections Daytime Concert 24th February

Cheltenham Connections Daytime Concerts are a series of concerts held at the Cheltenham Town Hall Pillar Room aimed at presenting good quality musical entertainment for those who may have difficulty attending evening events. Disabled and older people are particularly welcome.



February's concert stars Amazing Soul / Motown vocalist DAVE LARGIE

Watch a film of Dave performing live.


Unusually there are still a few tickets left!
Friday February 24th 2012
11.15am - 1pm


Presented by Cheltenham Borough Council in conjunction with ART SHAPE LTD. 

Admission £6. Carers are admitted free. 
It may be possible to arrange transport for wheelchair users within the Cheltenham area for a total ticket price of £12


To book tickets contact Town Hall Box Office : 08445762210

For all other enquiries ring Peter Stone on 01242-573034 or e-mail: pstone@sky.com

Trinity Artists' Networking Event

Tuesday 21st February 2012 from 10am to 3pm.

Trinity Community Arts will be hosting an event for artists of all media
to meet like minded people for food, drink and sharing of ideas. Trinity
is keen to support and nurture collaborative practice and is promoting
this event as a test for the launch of a framework for artists to
exchange ideas, skills and opportunities. This is also an opportunity
for artists to get information about participating in the upcoming
Bridges project, running throughout 2012 into 2013, funded by the Arts Council.

It will start with a brief talk from an Arts Council England
representative on tips for getting funding in the current financial
climate.

The morning will consist of a task based ?speed dating? event where
artists will work with others on a series of creative tasks to create
weird and wonderful ideas for arts projects based on provided stimuli.
This is designed to be a fun rapid-fire activity where the big crazy
ideas will sit snugly alongside the small and fragile. It will give
participants a sense of who else is out there and what they do.

There will be a lunch break, with food and drink provided, followed by
an afternoon session where participants will feed back their fantasy
projects and listen to others?. This will be an informal session to
exchange ideas, feedback on work that interests you and discuss possible
collaborations. It will also feature a talk about the Bridges project,
what it is and how to apply.

There are 40 places available which are being offered on a first come
first served basis. If you are interested in booking a space or finding
out more information please email bridges@3ca.org.uk or call 0117 935
2100 and ask for Edson or Nick.

Trinity Community Arts Ltd

0117 935 1200
bridges@3ca.org.uk
www.3ca.org.uk

TCA, The Trinity Centre, Trinity Road, Bristol, BS2 0NW

Free Training For Artists Who Would Like To Work In Schools!

Artspace Cinderford are offering a FREE, eight week short course to artists who have little or no experience of working in schools.

This course if for you if you are an artist who;

is confident in your art form, would enjoy working with children, but needs a better understanding of what is required to deliver community art workshops in a school setting.

Do not miss the opportunity to benefit from this free training and support. Funded by Create Gloucestershire, the programme will give you a broad overview of what will be expected of you in a school environment. From identifying class needs and objectives, planning resources and budgeting to risk assessments and evaluation procedures.

You will get the opportunity to deliver a workshop in a school and gain practical advice from experienced tutors.

Course information:

Week 1	Initial Meeting	Thurs 19th April 11-12 Noon
Week 2	Seminar 1 (at Artspace)	Fri 27th April 10am – 1pm
Week 3	Shadowing tutors / making links with schools
Week 4	Seminar 2 (at Artspace)	Fri 4th May 10am – 2pm
Week 5	Shadowing /delivering as part of a team
Week 6	Seminar 3 (at Artspace)	Fri 18th May 10am – 1pm
Week 7	Running a workshop
Week 8	Seminar 4 (at Artspace)	Fri 8th June 10am – 12 noon.

Bookings are taken on a first come, first served basis, and places will be limited. Booking deadline: 26^th March 2012. Secure your place now via Hannah Elton-Wall, Artspace Cinderford, hannah@artspacecinderford.org or call 01594 825 111 (extn 4)

(NB. We will assist you with your training in schools, but you will be expected to make links/liaise with schools yourself during the training period)

Meet2Eat to empower older adults to stay independent for longer by giving them a basic simple food skills - and it's Free

12 FREE PLACES ON OFFER

Our mission is quite simple, we bring older adults together to provide training with three simple things, eating better, improving the way you shop and providing new cooking skills.

It is no secret that eating well is a key part of a happy and healthy lifestyle, but to get the best out of the food requires a few basic skills - and it is important to keep those skills up to date - this is where we can help. Meet2Eat have one objective, to empower older adults to stay independent for longer by giving them a basic simple food skills.

“I really don’t fancy going back to the classroom!” Meet2Eat is a friendly, community training service that helps older people to update their kitchen and shopping skills. The small groups are made up of like minded individuals who meet in an enjoyable, accessible and friendly setting.

We are planning to run a group for 5 consecutive weeks in Gloucester on 

Monday 20^th February

Monday 27^th February

Monday 5^th March

Monday 12^th March

Monday 19^th March

Time: 10.30 to 1.30pm, at the Cathedral Suite, Gloucester Rugby Club

So if you are aged over 50 and want to improve your food skills.  Then we  welcome food lovers to reluctant cooks, grumpy shoppers and everyone in between to join the sessions. During the course we will introduce you to great people as well as provide you with the skills you need to eat yourself healthy, shop effectively, waste less and cook a few simple healthy meals.

Each session is tailored to your needs and run by Sue our nutritionist, in convenient, accessible local venues. Groups (not classes!) are limited to 12 people of a similar age and frame of mind.

Feel free to invite your partner, a friend or come alone and meet some like minded folks whilst learning. Go on get involved!

To BOOK your FREE place call Adrian on 07889 411279  or e-mail ade@visioncic.com

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Get Smart for Work at Stroud College

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Half Term Fun at The Roses

The Roses Theatre and Cinema in Tewkesbury is bursting at the seams this February half term with a number of activities for children, adults and the whole family to enjoy together.

James Campbell’s Comedy For Kids (Wednesday 15 February 2.30pm) is the perfect introduction to stand up comedy for children, giving young people over the age of six the opportunity to laugh their way through a hilarious sketch, just like their parents do.

Guaranteed to be rude word exempt from start to finish, this child friendly stand up routine may or may not cover three dancing oatcakes called Celia, Amelia and Deal or no Delia, an attempt to make parsnips more interesting, and the crucial advice of how to look a chicken in both eyes at the same time.

“The Roses is well known on the comedy circuit for attracting big well known comedians like Michael McIntyre and Jack Dee, but sometimes their content is not suitable for children” explains Beckie Smith from The Roses. “James Campbell’s Comedy For Kids is the perfect opportunity for young ones to experience stand up comedy, without their parents worrying about needing to answer awkward questions when they get home”.

For those children who are keen to develop their own comedy skills, the Laugh Out Loud Comedy Workshop (Tuesday 14 February 10.30am – 4.30pm) is the perfect opportunity. Young people will work with professional facilitators and will learn how to form the perfect joke and deliver it to an audience of awaiting comedy fans.

Younger families will enjoy Family Zumba (Thursday 16 February 10.30am – 1.30pm), a great way for parents and children aged 2+ to learn funky new moves, develop a groove and move to the beat together. As Zumba fever is taking over the nation, and more and more people enrol at various Zumba classes, this is Family Zumba Workshop is the perfect way for families to come together to take part in something that suits everyone.

For adults who feel that they deserve a treat even if they are unable to get the whole week off work, the Make Do And Mend Workshop (Saturday 18 February 10.30am – 1.30pm) takes the popular slogan from war time England, and brings it bang up to date as people try to save their pennies in response to today’s economic climate. Complete with instruction from skilled seamstresses, participants who bring their own old clothing and off cut materials will leave with the skills they need to turn a throw away out fit into next week’s must wear item.

Family films this half term week include Martin Scorsese’s Hugo, that follows a young orphan boy who lives within the walls of a Paris train station as he completes his quest to join his long lost father to a shop owner and a heart shaped lock without a key. The dancing penguins are back in 3D in Happy Feet Two, which promises to be a fun filled film for all the family and finally, Alvin And The Chipmunks return for another action packed adventure in their new film Chip Wrecked.

Tickets for James Campbell’s Comedy For Kids cost £6 and can be booked via The Roses Box Office on 01684 295074 or online at www.rosestheatre.org. To enrol onto one of the half term workshops, please call Box Office on 01684 295074. Tickets for the Laugh Out Loud Comedy Workshop and Make Do And Mend cost £20, Family Zumba costs £10 for an adult and child joint ticket and places are limited. Film prices are £5 - £6 for children and £6 - £7 for adults. 3D glasses cost £2.

Invitation to BasicNeeds Community Animation Programme Community Gatherings - Gloucester, Staverton, Cheltenham, Cam, Morton and Newent

Invitation to BasicNeeds Community Animation Programme

Community Gatherings

BasicNeeds is an international charity working in Gloucestershire to improve the lives of people with disabilities and people with mental health problems.

In order to get a true picture of life in Gloucestershire we are holding a number of Community Gatherings across the county, where people will have the chance to describe their lives and aspects they would like to change. These sessions will be interactive and fun.

You are invited to attend one of these gatherings and bring along your friends and relatives to join us, we are particularly interested to hear from people with lived experience of disability and mental illness.

We will include your views in a final report which will inform the direction our programme takes.  The report will be made available to all those involved in the gatherings.

Refreshments and transport costs will be provided.  Children and care givers are very welcome.  You can just turn up or let us know you are coming by contacting Rosie Branney on 01242 539930 or on rosie.branney@basicneeds.org.

BasicNeeds has been commissioned by Barnwood Trust to run the Community Animation Programme (CAP), a key part of the Trust’s new ten year plan ‘Unlocking Opportunities’.

Gathering Dates

Date	Venue	Partner for Gathering	Time
9 February	GL11 Community Project, Cam, GL11 5JS	GL11	2pm – 4pm
20  February	Hesters Way Community Resource Centre, Cheltenham, GL51 7SU	People and Places	1pm – 3pm
21 February	Moreton Area Centre, High Street, Moreton, GL56 0AZ	Fairshares	11am – 1pm
22 February	The Butterfly Garden, Bamfurlong Lane GL51 6SL	The Butterfly Garden; Gloucestershire Voices	12.30 – 2.30pm
27 February	City Works, Alfred Street, Gloucester GL1 4DF	Fairshares	9.30 – 1.30pm
28 February	St Bartholomews Community Lounge, Newent, GL18 1BX.		2 - 3.30pm
1 March	The Roses Theatre, Sun Street, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 5NX	Take Part @ The Roses	1pm – 2.30pm
1 March	The Subscription Rooms, George Street, Stroud, GL5 1AE	Scout Enterprises	12 noon - 2pm
6 March	The Main Place, Coleford	Independence Trust	11am – 2pm
Date tbc	Tewkesbury District
Date tbc	Cirencester, South Cotswolds	Fairshares
Date tbc	Gloucester, for young people

This invitation is also available in word-format (attached).

Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions about these gatherings or our Community Animation Programme in general.

Best wishes,

Myroslava

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Myroslava Tataryn
Community Animator
BasicNeeds Gloucestershire Community Animation Programme
Ullenwood Manor Farm
Ullenwood Manor Road
Cheltenham
GL53 9QT
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