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Happy New Year from Minerva!

2022 is here and we are ready and raring to go with a very big year in store here at Minerva. We've got all our regular Youth Theatre groups back up and running from 10th January onwards as well as very exciting projects happening in Crewe, Macclesfield and Chester. All of which we will let you know about as the first part of the year progresses.

In the meantime, if you're still looking for that new thing to kickstart your year or your New Years Resolution was all about finding a creative outlet for your kids, then look no further! All our Youth Theatres are now open for new members so take a look on the Youth Theatre page for all the info you need and get in touch with us using our Contact form to start your journey.

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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.

Virtual and Live Work Experience projects

Throughout 2020 we offered a range of virtual work experience placements to Year 10 and Year 12 students and our doors have remained open to students throughout 2021, culminating in a brilliant 'live brief' style project int he last week of the Autumn term with lovely Year 12 students at Helsby High School.

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 organise 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.

Fundraising

We have recently stepped up our efforts to diversify our revenue streams to support the huge expansion that we have had between 2018 and 2021. Part of this is starting out in the world of online fundraising. We are now live on shopping platform Easyfundraising as well as being available to select on AmazonSmile. We are also using donations platform Local Giving for campaigns throughout the year. 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 2022 so watch this space!