Latest News from Minerva HQ
Youth Theatre Returns with a new member of the family!
It's that time again already and with the start of September, we start a brand new term at our Youth Theatre groups. We're especially excited this year as we're hopeful that we'll be able to have a full year of face to face delivery and the return of in person performances! This is a big thing for all our groups, especially our new members in Middlewich and Lymm who have not had the opportunity to take part in a show with us before. We're very excited to be bringing back the Alternative Xmas Stocking first so stay tuned for more info on that!
We're also thrilled to be introducing a new group to the family, Sandymoor Youth Theatre. This group is based in the Sandymoor area of Runcorn and has been generously supported by Halton's Borough of Culture status for the Liverpool City Region. All groups are open to new members so please get in touch to find out more.
We're also thrilled to be introducing a new group to the family, Sandymoor Youth Theatre. This group is based in the Sandymoor area of Runcorn and has been generously supported by Halton's Borough of Culture status for the Liverpool City Region. All groups are open to new members so please get in touch to find out more.
Minerva Needs You!
Are you a drama or performing arts graduate based in the Crewe, Middlewich or Sandbach are looking for the opportunity to kickstart your work with children and young people in the arts? Then we might just have the role for you! Due to our lovely Middlewich facilitator moving on to pastures new, we are after a passionate, inspiring and creative individual to take up the mantle of running our Middlewich Youth Theatres. If tat sounds like you, check out the Job Description and get in touch!
Kickstart with Minerva!
We are delighted to say that we have now appointed our new Kickstart post. Starting at the beginning of August Maidy Oliver-Musto will be taking up the post of Youth Theatre and Development Administrator for the next 6 months. Here is a little intro from Maidy herself:
Hi all! I am Maidy Oliver-Musto. I joined up with Minerva Arts as Youth and Development Administrator in early August 2021, through the Kickstarter scheme with Universal Credit. While the position and responsibilities are all very alien to me, I hope to do all that I can to push the growth and effect of Minerva Arts. For as long as I am working with this organization, I will do all I can to let young people have the same experience that pulled me into theatre, and pass on what kindness was done to me.
Hi all! I am Maidy Oliver-Musto. I joined up with Minerva Arts as Youth and Development Administrator in early August 2021, through the Kickstarter scheme with Universal Credit. While the position and responsibilities are all very alien to me, I hope to do all that I can to push the growth and effect of Minerva Arts. For as long as I am working with this organization, I will do all I can to let young people have the same experience that pulled me into theatre, and pass on what kindness was done to me.
Choose Minerva Arts as your local Co-op charity
Minerva Arts is part of the Co-op Local Community Fund. This means that every time Co-op members buy
selected Co-op branded products, 2p for every pound spent goes to you and they give the same to support organisations like us. All you need to do is sign up to be a Co-op member costing only £1, select Minerva Arts as the cause you wish to support and then whenever you shop you will be giving us your support. This funding will not only help support our projects, but additionally create the best experiences for everyone involved. More information about how to sign up can be found here: Co-op - Local causes - Co-op
Minerva Arts is part of the Co-op Local Community Fund. This means that every time Co-op members buy
selected Co-op branded products, 2p for every pound spent goes to you and they give the same to support organisations like us. All you need to do is sign up to be a Co-op member costing only £1, select Minerva Arts as the cause you wish to support and then whenever you shop you will be giving us your support. This funding will not only help support our projects, but additionally create the best experiences for everyone involved. More information about how to sign up can be found here: Co-op - Local causes - Co-op
Minerva launches Virtual Work Experience
Throughout 2020 we offered a range of virtual work experience placements to Year 10 and Year 12 students and our doors remain open to continue doing this throughout 2021.
If you are a Year 10 student, in Further Education or a Level 5 university student and you have missed out on a work experience placement this year because of the COVID-19 crisis, get in touch and we will organisae a virtual placement for you. There is more info on our Work Experience and Volunteering page and you can get in touch to start a conversation.
If you are a Year 10 student, in Further Education or a Level 5 university student and you have missed out on a work experience placement this year because of the COVID-19 crisis, get in touch and we will organisae a virtual placement for you. There is more info on our Work Experience and Volunteering page and you can get in touch to start a conversation.
New Youth Theatre Case Study
This year, we were grateful to be supported by Sanctuary Housing to run our Lache Youth Theatre group. As part of their support to us, they requested that we send them a case study after the year of funding had completed to help share with them the impact that their funding was having on the young people and the community in Lache. Jude got to work and produced a brilliant write-up of the journey that one of our members has been on since she joined at the start of the pilot project back in September 2018. We loved it so much we thought we'd share it and you can now view it on out Tumblr blog right here.
Anniversary Celebrations!!
To celebrate our 10th Anniversary, Minerva Arts is held our first ever Fundraising Event on the 26th October at Tarvin Community Centre. We were supported excellently by the centre themselves, The Ottomen caterers, the Cestrian Community Players, Natalie Pierce Jones and Will Jones, our lovely former Youth Theatre member who's case study can still be read on our Youth Theatre page. Steph wrote a blog about the celebrations and the opportunity to reflect on the last ten years which can be read on our Tumblr here.
Fundraising
We have recently stepped up our efforts to diversify our revenue streams to support the huge expansion that we have had in 2018. Part of this is starting out in the world of online fundraising. We are now live on shopping platform Easyfundraising and donation platform Local Giving. You can find out more about our fundraising efforts and see how you can get involved and support our work on our brand new Fundraising page right here. We will be instigating several other new initiatives throughout 2021 so watch this space!
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Minerva Arts is a Company Limited by Guarantee No. 8098260 and a Charity Registered in England and Wales No. 1149379
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