Sandbach and Crewe Young Producers
The Spare Parts programme ended last year with a really successful programme of evens throughout Spring and Summer 2021and this year we have been running a legacy project in both Sandbach and Crewe to follow up on some of the work that we started. Sandbach Project Manager Shana has written an update blog on the progress so far...
In September we will be starting a new exciting project with Sandbach High School facilitated by our freelance team member Shana who specialises in drama, events and youth work.
Our aim is to engage young people in supporting events in their local community. The project enables a group of young people to learn specialist skills from experts in the field and work towards exciting events in the community.
We will be start off by covering the fundamental skills for supporting and creating events, these will include.
1. Event Management/ Health and safety
2. Social media and marketing
3. The arts sector
4. Writing a creative brief and recruiting artists
5. Project planning and management
6. Evaluating projects
The Young producers will then use these skills to support local events in Sandbach during the Christmas period. We are confident this will help young people feel more connected to their community and learn invaluable skills and experience. We can’t wait to start this Journey, share the success with you all and keep you updated during the process.
Watch this space!
In September we will be starting a new exciting project with Sandbach High School facilitated by our freelance team member Shana who specialises in drama, events and youth work.
Our aim is to engage young people in supporting events in their local community. The project enables a group of young people to learn specialist skills from experts in the field and work towards exciting events in the community.
We will be start off by covering the fundamental skills for supporting and creating events, these will include.
1. Event Management/ Health and safety
2. Social media and marketing
3. The arts sector
4. Writing a creative brief and recruiting artists
5. Project planning and management
6. Evaluating projects
The Young producers will then use these skills to support local events in Sandbach during the Christmas period. We are confident this will help young people feel more connected to their community and learn invaluable skills and experience. We can’t wait to start this Journey, share the success with you all and keep you updated during the process.
Watch this space!
Alongside our Youth Theatre provision, we also run a range of other projects out in the community. Sometimes these are commissioned by other people and sometimes they are big ideas that we cook up ourselves at Minerva HQ and then try and find the money to make happen. Generally, these pieces of work fit into three themes...
HeritageOver the years we have developed and delivered a range of Heritage themes projects including our Wirral to West Africa project in 2013 and the Cheshire Souling project in 2017.
We have also worked with partners to bring heritage themes alive in schools including Sutton Green Primary in Ellesmere Port and St. John's Primary in Skelmersdale. We regularly work with festivals and arts and cultural partners such as the Knutsford Promenades, Heritage Open Days and the Chester Midsummer and Midwinter Watch parades to bring performance and heritage together. |
Social ActionMany of our project work supports young people to use the arts to explore ways of getting involved in their communities.
We have worked closely with UK Youth on their Money for Life and Change Squad programmes to encourage young people to develop events in their community and become ambassadors for financial literacy. We have also been commissioned by local third sector organisations to deliver projects that have included supporting the re-settlement and integration of Syrian refugees, working with young carers to educate the public about their lives and creating advocacy films to combat Disability hate crime. We gave also worked with schools to deliver work that supports young people's literacy and social and emotional development. |
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