Active Arts stakeholders’ meeting 19.3.09

Report back and action points
 
The meeting was led by Claire Procter (Chair), Sheila Arthurs (Trustee) and Sally Rew (Development Officer). 
 
In attendance:
Bob Brueton (Birmingham City Council)
Trevor Evans (Head of Performing Arts, Castle Vale High School)
Mandy Neary (Manager, Castle Vale Library)
Bertram Ohene-Yeboah (Erdington Arts Forum)
Ev Beard (Erdington Arts Forum)
Rebecca Gunning (Castle Vale Extended Services)
Alicia Grande [...]

Castle Vale Reading Group

Castle Vale Reading Group was formed in 1994 and is open to any adult interested  in reading all types of genre – from the Da Vinci Code to Jamaica Inn via Bruce Forsyth’s biography!
Our sessions are very informal and provide an opportunity to talk about the titles we have read, enjoyed (or hated as the case [...]

Topcliffe do their bit

The children from Topcliffe school finish their section of the background for our piece of art to be displayed in Castle Vale Library.
They tackled the cutting and pasting with enthusiasm and the results will be enhanced by the individual pieces both groups are making at their next meetings.
Sheila

Kay Hunter,local Historian

Kay is a local resident whose interest in history has enabled him to expand his hobby into a successful career as a popular speaker at venues all over the city.
As an historian he specialises in Crime and Punishment, Capital Punishment and the lives of hangmen. One of his most popular lectures is on the Last [...]

Art in the Library

Two groups of children from St Gerards and Topcliffe school are creating a piece of art to hang in the library at Castle Vale. Both groups are working on the same project but in separate sessions. Each pupil will complete an individual contribution to add to the  background which will be woven from their combined original [...]

Springing into ‘09

It may have been a while since our last post, but rest assured that things have been very busy here on the Active Arts Steering Committee. We’re in the middle of planning and supporting some very interesting projects on Castle Vale, not least Sound it Out’s ‘Down your Way’. The project, which combines music and memories, [...]

Make your voice heard

We hope that those of you who attended our Festival of Light event in November had an enjoyable evening; we certainly did!
 Active Arts is committed to delivering quality arts opportunities both for and of the communities of Castle Vale and wider North East Birmingham. We are, therefore, always keen receive feedback and to hear your opinion [...]

Update: 13th Oct

It’s as busy as ever here at Active Arts. We’ve been working on our short and mid-term programming and things are starting to come together for our Festival of Light on the 14th November. Many of you may have seen the event advertised in Vale Mail, and I’ll post something more detailed about it on here in [...]