Heart of 3 Cities 20122012 Connecting Cultures and Communities

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G A A R D G A M M E L H R O M E M O N O C International Photography Exhibition

2,012 Young Artists Art Competition

CHARNWOOD Welcome to the Heart of 3 Cities 2012: …...... …...... Welcome World!

Charnwood Arts was founded in 1976. We are involved in a wide range of arts, creativity and culturally based areas of work and are a key participatory arts organisation in the East Since September 2010 we have been quietly welcoming the world to Charnwood through Midlands with a national and international reputation. our UK2K12 programme and taking the friendship and creativity of Charnwood to far flung Charnwood Arts is core funded by Charnwood Borough Council and places. In January 2011 we defined our mission for the next three years as ‘Connecting Cultures and Communities’ and what better year to celebrate and emphasize this than in an Arts Council England, East Midlands. Olympic year that also welcomes the world to these shores.

Leicestershire’s largest When we first heard of the plans for ‘Games Time’ back in 2010, Charnwood Arts were keen independent community to build a festival or series of other events around this special Olympiad performance. With the help of others and the partnership of Charnwood Borough Council, Glastonbudget, arts and media Loughborough University and Déda Producing we have been able to do just that. Our organisation resides in the ‘Welcome to the World’ has become ‘Welcome World’, a ten day ‘week’ of activities and events that will take place in June this year. You will find it as a 32 page pull out featured in heart of the Three Cities the centre of this paper. It’s now time to welcome the world with noise, spectacle, colour! area of the East Midlands. We hope that you, as local residents, will embrace this opportunity as fully as you can! Our main area of work is Already many hundreds of local people are contributing to make these things happen. in Charnwood itself but ‘Friendship’ and ‘Welcome’ are things that the good people of Charnwood seem to excel we also support regional at - not necessarily with extravagance and largesse. We are not a passive community though. We go beyond the surface of ‘tolerance’ and ‘acceptance’ and welcome people developments, work in a grounded way, realistic, practical, without constantly needing to spell out difference. internationally and have Loughborough alone, welcomes large numbers of new people as residents from the UK connections with other and world wide, each year through the University. There still things which keep groups of people apart but there are also many things to bring people together. You will find some organisations and artists significant ones here in our cultural events, the town focal point of the market and shared world wide. activities such as the recent Council of Faiths pantomime!

In this issue you will find familiar events such as Picnic in the Park, Loughborough Mela and the fabulous Glastonbudget festival in Wymeswold. There are activities for children Charnwood Arts To bring the benefits of the arts To deliver an annual South through our long running ArtZone partnership programme with Charnwood Museum works: to the fields of health and well Asian arts and literature and a wonderful exhibition partnership in Gammelgaard Monochrome. Crowning it all is being. programme. the fantastic Cultural Olympiad event, Games Time - a truly spectacular and memorable evening for Loughborough, of which, we are proud to be local partners. To develop workshop To support longer term To deliver regular arts and programmes in a wide range community arts projects. media based work with young of art forms with groups of all people at risk. As always we hope there is something to interest, excite and even educate you in this ages. To support cross cultural paper...and a warm welcome...to our events, activities and future projects! projects and events and to To create and publish work for To provide help and advice to promote community print, video and new Kev Ryan artists and groups. cohesion. media distribution. Chief Executive Officer - Charnwood Arts

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Welcome ...... p 3 Map of Charnwood ...... p 4 Nottingham Contents ...... p 5 Games Time!?...... p 6 UK2K12 ...... p 7-11 Derby 2,012 Young Artists ...... p 12-13 ArtZone ...... p 14-15 Pennants Project ...... p 16

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27th July to 12th August are the dates of the London 2012 Olympic Games. 29 August to 9 September are the dates of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

04 | Heart of 3 Cities 2012 Heart of 3 Cities 2012 | 05 CHARNWOOD

Are You... Red, Green, Blue,

Following the spirit of the UK Cultural Olympiad for a dispersed or Yellow...? festival over a number of years leading up the Games we decided to follow a low cost strategy to do the same. We began in September 2010, developing our own projects and supporting those of others. This current newspaper celebrates some of the past, ...find out on p30! forthcoming and ongoing events and projects linked to our UK2K12 programme. Following are a few of many highlights for us since our launch in London.

There will be 26 sports in the London 2012 Olympic Games. There will be 20 sports in the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

06 | Heart of 3 Cities 2012 Heart of 3 Cities 2012 | 07 Haiku at the London Matsuri Everybody’s Reading Festival In September 2010 we launched UK2K12 at the spectacular The first Everybody’s Reading festival took place from Japanese Matsuri day at Spitalfields Market in London the 2nd - 10th October 2010, with nine days of events and attended by the new minister for arts and culture Jeremy activities to get everybody reading in Leicester. The festival Hunt. In an on-line/off-line project with artist Paul Conneally, was supported by Whatever It Takes, Charnwood Arts and we attracted haiku from around the world and ran Leicester Libraries. The second festival in October 2011, workshops within the event to create an 18 foot long Haiku developed in partnership with the Charnwood Arts hosted Wall that was seen by an audience of many thousands. Writing Industries Network, included more than 80 events. Plans are now underway for the 2012 festival which will be held between 29th September - 7th October 2012. Rong Tao – Residencies Charnwood Arts UK2K12 has hosted two, month long residencies with Chinese dancer and choreographer Man of the Heart Rong Tao resulting in new performances, video work Charnwood Arts worked with Sudipto Chatterjee to develop, promote and engagement with hundreds of children and young and document the ‘Man of the Heart’ project that was performed in people as well as adult participants and dancers. As Loughborough and the Barbican in London. Although we were not a result of the residencies and partnership work with successful in attracting academic funding to further this project in the Lakeside Arts Centre in Nottingham, Rong Tao has UK it has been supported for further development in Berlin during introduced dance with people with special needs to his 2011/12. The play focuses on the life and times of Lalon Shah Phokir, home city of Chongqing in South West China. a nineteenth century Bengali Sufi saint and song-maker. It is a multi- media solo-performance incorporating live music, dance, spoken word, video and recorded audio. A World of Stories Hema Acharya, our resident storyteller, frequently Loughborough Mela hosts storytelling sessions in a range of venues Charnwood Arts has been an active partner in the and with a diverse and growing audience. Through Loughborough Mela since it began over a decade ago. We UK2K12 we have run successful and popular groups continued that support through our UK2K12 programme by with Mums and Babies at Mountsorrel Library hosting Mela co-ordinators, running workshops, supporting making story quilts. We have also held weekly infrastructure, planning and documenting the events. Now sessions in a local Junior School, outdoor activities at the Outwoods in based in Loughborough Town centre the Mela is attracting Charnwood Forest, craft activities at local events including Picnic in the more visitors than ever! See page 41 for this year’s Mela! Park, Loughborough and Leicester Melas and traditional storytelling as part of the ‘Flavour of India’ week and at Diwali celebrations. Kala Kahani As part of the UK2K12 initiative, our Kala Kahani project took part in the Beautiful Life – UK and Taiwan Everybody’s Reading Festival with the amazing storyteller Peter Chand This partnership project with artist and curator Ming Turner and his new show ‘Henna’. We organised a writers workshop event with and artist Paul Gent resulted in a touring exhibition of Leicester based writer, Bali Rai and attracted audiences in a variety international artists shown in Bracknell, Hinckley in the UK and of venues through the ‘Rag Picker’ exhibition by photographer Kajal Kaohsiung, Taiwan. In each venue Charnwood Arts made a film Patel. ‘Borderland’ by Soumik Datta at Embrace Arts in with local residents and Paul Gent conducted workshops with Leicester was a real highlight for us. We also undertook residents to create a collaborative work to join the exhibition. extensive work in schools with storytelling, multicultural weeks and ‘Access to Nature’ days. We have a vibrant Heart of Sileby Web presence, in particular through our popular online This event was held on the 10th and 11th September 2011. In the lead up our workshops magazine ‘Rangoli’ which has been downloaded in its produced hundreds of little stuffed hearts to sell and larger thousands around the world. 2D hearts for a textile hanging. Over 300 people came though the doors of St Marys Church to view the exhibition of 19 local Book in a Day at ICAF artists and 13 stallholders selling arts and crafts. The weekend In 2011 Charnwood Arts were invited to run a workshop based project also included circus skills, screen printing, at the International Community Arts Festival in Rotterdam. We chose to drumming and song! Over £2,000 was raised create a ‘book in a day’. Working with over 30 people from around the for the church tower appeal. A ‘legacy’ textile world we celebrated, through writing, photography and illustration, the hanging featuring all of the Hearts For Sileby power that arts can bring to our communities. Go to ICAF in the Projects produced over the festival will be hung in section of the Charnwood Arts website to take a look! Sileby as a reminder of the project.

London 2012 will be the 30th Olympic Games held in the modern Olympiad. 1948 was the last time the Olympic Games were held in London.

08 | Heart of 3 Cities 2012 Heart of 3 Cities 2012 | 09 ArtZone Picnic in the Park Our regular Saturday workshops with visiting artists, Charnwood’s favourite afternoon of art, food and family fun for children, embraced some unusual activities related is now in its 32nd year. In the last two years Charnwood Arts to our UK2K12 programme including Japanese Fish UK2K12 has brought a whole host of both community based Printing – Yes! Printing with real fish with artist Jo and professional performances from far and wide including Sheppard to celebrate The Big Draw. Ceramicist Bridget music, dance, circus skills and walk about acts. Highlights Mcvey taught Japanese Raku (pottery) in all ‘All Fired have included some remarkable acts from Africa including Up’, we went all foody with ‘Intonoshanall’, and explored the magnificent Black Umfolosi from Zimbabwe, the Black the work of artist Peter Blake through ‘Dig Society’. Eagles from Tanzania and amazing dancer Diene ‘Waaw (Read more on page 14) Waaw’ Sagna from Senegal. (Read more on page 25)

Big Knitting Group Art Makes You Happy! The Big Knitting Group got their needles around another knitted masterpiece for Charnwood Arts collaborates in running arts groups with the Loughborough In Bloom 2011. They displayed three baskets full of fruit, flowers and NHS Arts in Health Team twice weekly. Both of these groups animals in The Town Hall on judging day. For Bloom in 2012 the group have bravely are part of the Bright Sparks family. In 2011 the Bright Sparks decided to knit a ‘Pond’, expect water, weeds and ducks amongst other things you would participants worked with Charnwood Arts on a series of ‘Art expect to find in a typical Makes You Happy’ poster designs. Many individuals produced English duck pond. The Big motifs that were put together into designs for colourful Knitting Group Story Tree has posters that are now being used to advertise all of the Bright been doing its rounds with Sparks groups. storytelling events in schools and Charnwood Museum. This remarkable work of knitted art continues to grow as more ClickIt! International Photography pieces are added to it. Competitions Until the closure of the Pixel and Grain Gallery space at Loughborough Town Hall we ran a number of Glastonbudget Music Festival international online/offline photography competitions Glastonbudget is another event which Charnwood attracting thousands of entries. The standard was Arts has supported since the start and we have extra-ordinary and we are delighted to have been continued this through UK2K12. Our Charnie Arnie able to bring these to local audiences. Pixel and Grain marquee has brought an eclectic mix of new continues with a world class exhibition at the fantastic and up and coming performers, refugee artists, new gallery spaces in Hinckley this May and June comedy and more established groups to the (Read more on page 49) festival. Each year we have also run participatory workshops for families. See page 19 for this year’s Glastonbudget. The Story Traders of Sichuan This ground breaking bi-lingual collaboration between UK and Out in the Outwoods! Chinese performers, musicians and In this project we worked with the Borough Council to get theatre practitioners toured rural and members of less affluent and more culturally diverse local urban venues in the East Midlands. communities out into the green and open spaces around Charnwood Arts documented the Charnwood. We took a coach load project photographically from first of families from a local school in rehearsals through to the final show Loughborough to the Outwoods where and created a video combining we provided a range of activities as part performances from a community of the Access to Nature Day. The parents venue in Nottingham and the Déda and children had a great time listening Dance Centre in Derby. This remarkable to our resident storyteller Hema, taking theatre project was developed and part in sensory walks and creating produced by Nottingham based Flying memory boxes out of found objects. Panda Productions.

4 teams will be taking part in the Games Time events taking place in Loughborough on 9th June. 550 Team GB athletes will be officially kitted out at Loughborough University.

10 | Heart of 3 Cities 2012 Heart of 3 Cities 2012 | 11 The entry deadline for the second quarter is the 30th June. Entry is on-line only.

2,012 young artists is a competition in 4 parts and we can now announce the 2nd Maddi Shull-USA winners of the first three months of the competition. Our first prize winner this quarter is Sepideh Sanaei from the USA with her image ‘Raining Paper’ who receives £100. Second was Maddi Shull also from the USA and third was Oliver Zoeller from Germany. Other entries on these pages were also highly commended and commended. 3rd Oliver Zoeller-Germany 1st Sepideh Sanael-USA - Raining Paper

Highly Commended Highly Commended Highly Commended Commended Commended Commended Akash Ghai-India Jordan Lucas-Canada Madeleine Wilson-USA Sakia Rafique-Bangladesh Jeevan Kumar-India Paulina Klonowska-UK Glass Lips Story of the Streets Crazy Childhood

Commended Commended Commended Commended Olivia Campbell-Canada Luke Wabro-UK PLEASE NOTE: Kristian Sanceja-Philipinnes Kate Sturney-UK Rebecca Pawley-UK Weston Craddock-USA Charcoal Skull There is only One entry per person - do not send multiple entries! All entries must be supplied in a SQUARE format! Radial Check Out Operator Bulbs Hope of Haiti

Eleonora Kantinika-Latvia Xheni Cuni-Albania Paridhi Gupta-India Aaron Nguyen-Australia Bowie Fan-Canada Keya Murphy-SouthAfrica Kyle Meadows-UK Manca R-Slovenia Nuha Iskander Kawar-Israel Pranay Dutta-India Rebecca Moss-NewZealand Aaron Nguyen-Australia - My Favourite - To Get Her Isolated Photography Save the World

8,000 Torch-bearers will carry the Olympic Flame on its 70 day journey across the UK. The Flame will pass through Leicester, 4 Olympic medals have been won by Loughborough University graduate Sebastian Coe. Leicestershire and Rutland on Monday 2nd and Tuesday 3rd July on days 45 and 46.

12 | Heart of 3 Cities 2012 Heart of 3 Cities 2012 | 13 We have many wonderous ArtZones for you to enjoy in 2012!

May 5th In 2011 ArtZone workshops explored - the 100 year- ‘Living Art’ - With Vanessa Rose included the traditional old Japanese tradition of Life size art, be in your own painting. Japanese arts of firey Raku Gyotaku. Japanese fisherman th pottery and the art of recorded how large the catch May 12 Gyotaku, literally printing of the day was by inking it ‘Get Inky’ - With Jo Sheppard with fish! We also went up and taking a print from Draw squid and other sea creatures in this inky wash ‘Retro’ with our Fake Blake it. Yes! We used real fish for workshop. session and ‘Foodie’ with authenticity and got some th the ‘Intonoshanall’ drawing great results! May 19 workshop. ‘Building Bridges’ - With Chris Holt In May, Charnwood Arts’ Use card and other materials to design and make a Ceramicist Bridget Mcvey Jemma Bagley ran two bridge. ran the Raku session workshops, one inspired th ‘All Fired Up’ in which by the iconic artist, and May 26 participants glazed biscuit Sergeant Peppers Lonely ‘Its A Set Up’ - With Vanessa Rose fired pots which were then Hearts Club Band record Transform Charnwood Museum’s Education Room into loaded into the little gas sleeve designer, Peter Blake. a stage set then pose for photos like actors in a play. fired Raku kiln. After about an hour the young people In ‘Dig Society’ we used We will be running a free drop in ArtZone on th helped to unload the kiln Illustrations copied from June 5 at Charnwood Arts’ Picnic In The Park, with the pots glowing Mee’s Encyclopedia and Queen’s Park Loughborough - 12 noon until 5pm. cherry red. Sawdust was other sources and arranged Come along and work with artists to make a square then thrown on top and a them in ways that reflect image, that you can enter into our 2,012 Young Artists lid applied. After a while Peter Blake’s more recent Competition www.2012youngartists.uk2k12.com pots were fished out and works. th dowsed in water before June 16 being scrubbed clean and For ‘Intonoshanall’ food ‘Big In Japan’ - With Sue Clews taken home. items were arranged and Make a paper box using the Japanese art of origami drawn in pencil as a still life and include a secret Haiku (Japanese poem) inside. Artist Jo Sheppard ran image. Sheets of acetate rd an ArtZone to celebrate were then placed over June 23 The Big Draw month. An the top and parts of the ‘2,012 Young Artists’ - With artist Jo Sheppard unusual Japanese mark compositions were drawn as Create a square painting on canvas, which will then making technique was colourful motifs. These ‘see be entered into Charnwood Arts 2,012 Young Artists through’ sheets were then competition. arranged by the participants th on the wall to produce a June 30 colourful composite image. ‘Get Your Fingers Out!’ - With Lisa Pidgeon from Little Bird School Of Stitchcraft. All you need is your hands to learn how to finger knit. It’s the ‘do anywhere’ craft.

July 7th ArtZone is a collaboration ‘Ice Cream Saturday’ - With Vanessa Rose. between Charnwood Arts and Design and make a delicious ‘fake’ ice cream or Charnwood Museum lollipop. Think cherries, chocolate and sprinkles.

Please ring Charnwood Museum on 01509 233754 to book a place. ArtZone is for young people aged between 8 and 15. Sessions run from 10.30am-12.30pm on a Saturday and cost £5 per person per session. Individual sessions can be booked.

2 Olympic medals were won by Loughborough swimmers at the 2008 Beijing Games. 89.58 metres is the Loughborough Student’s Athletics Club javelin record held by Olympic medallist Steve Backley.

14 | Heart of 3 Cities 2012 Heart of 3 Cities 2012 | 15 Pennants Charnwood Arts UK2K12 and a host of partners bring you Project 2012 Welcome World! The inspiration for this great project comes from a group of people called ‘Quilts for London’ who decided in 2009 to make a pennant for every athlete taking part in the Olympics and Paralympics as a gift… and from there it just snowballed. Although initially created by a group of Quilters (hence the name) it has now blossomed into a National and International project of creative, imaginative and beautiful textile pennants all of which will go towards the target of 14,000 pennants needed to as well as all the wonderful community events taking place give one to each competing athlete in the as part of the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations by making Games. (see www.quilts4london.org.uk) pennants! Hundreds of them! The pennants can be made from any material, from silk to plastic……to wool and cotton…. Pennants were traditionally exchanged They can be sewn, glued, machined, embroidered, quilted or at friendly sporting events, so what an knitted…. You could add buttons, beads or tassels! Use your opportunity for Charnwood to celebrate imagination!..... we even have a pattern for you to follow! hosting members of two Olympic teams Although our pennants won’t be going to the athletes, here at Charnwood Arts as part of our UK2K12 initiative to ‘Welcome the World’ to Charnwood, our artistic team will be undertaking workshops and support sessions with schools, colleges, community groups, faith organisations, Scouts, Guides, knitting groups and anybody else that would like to join in. We can come along and just give you advice or we can run a workshop with the help of our volunteers.

The idea is to get as many of you participating as possible, to be creative, to be artistic, to make something really worthwhile as part of the community, to show our Charnwood spirit! If you would like to make a pennant with us, you could come along to our very special ‘Picnic in the Park’ on the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Day, Tuesday 5th June in Queen’s Park where we will be holding a workshop to make pennants out of all our scrap materials! You don’t need to bring anything… just enthusiasm!

And when they are all done, with the support of the Borough Council they will displayed in Loughborough in time for the Olympics!

If you would like to get involved, need advice or would like the pattern for the pennants, contact us on 01509 821035, and leave a message or email: 10 days of Creative Fun and Games in Charnwood [email protected]

The 4x400 metres relay in the 1964 Tokyo Games saw Loughborough graduates Robbie Brightwell and John Cooper win silver 6th July 2005 was the day that London was awarded the 2012 Games. medals representing Great Britain.

16 | Heart of 3 Cities 2012 Heart of 3 Cities 2012 | WELCOME WORLD! 17 Welcome to Charnwood! Welcome to the Heart of the East Midlands ! Jubilee Bank Holiday Welcome to Leicestershire’s county town ! Welcome to a leading centre of invention and innovation ! 1-3 June 2012 Welcome to a focal point for Turnpost Farm, Wymeswold UK sporting excellence ! Welcome to a wonderful week of cultural events ! The Biggest The Best The Boldest Glastonbudget yet!

GLASTONBUDGET Page 19 PICNIC IN THE PARK Page 25 GAMES TIME Page 30 MATSURI AND AFTERGOLD Page 38 LOUGHBOROUGH MELA Page 41 LOUGHBOROUGH JUBILEE MARKETS Page 44 OUR SPORTING LIFE EXHIBITION Page 46 Over 130 bands playing 6 stages www.glastonbudget.org

The 3,000 metres steeplechase was the event that Loughborough graduate John Disley won the bronze medal 14 medals have been won in five Paralympics by Loughborough University graduate Tanni Grey Thompson. in the 1952 Helsinki Games.

18 | WELCOME WORLD! - Heart of 3 Cities 2012 Heart of 3 Cities 2012 | WELCOME WORLD! 19 25 Great Britain caps have been won by Loughborough University graduate and the current GB men’s hockey coach Jason Lee. 3 Olympic Games were competed in by Loughborough University graduate David Moorcroft.

20 | WELCOME WORLD! - Heart of 3 Cities 2012 Heart of 3 Cities 2012 | WELCOME WORLD! 21 Poke your head through a hole and get yourself photographed at Glastonbudget!

Charnie Arnie Stage Programme

Saturday The CHIN-UP ART COLLECTIVE 13:30 RevilO will be interacting with the Charnie 14:15 Elena Hargreaves Arnie marquee to run a series of Introducing: Club O Family 15:00 Jenny Cropper workshops at this year’s festival. Band 15:45 Stuck in 2nd 16:30 5 Man Army Workshops will Club O Family Band are Debbion, James, 17:15 Ramshackle Parade run from 12.30 Zane and Mahalia Burkmar. 18:00 Park Bench Society - 6.30 pm and 18:45 Egg Ladies include Shadow Mahalia is a hugely talented 13 year old 19:30 Lambone Splinter Puppetry, Mask singer songwriter with a deeply affecting voice, original songs and beautiful new 20:15 Rugged Sound System Making, Origami, ‘Dream Drawings’, music. Mahalia is already working with other musicians and producers in the Willow Work, Sunday Midlands and London to build on and Wind Spinners develop her talent, which shines through, 12:45 Kaleidoscope Choir and Making Your with fans such as Josh Kumra – with whom 13:30 Foundation Of Fusion Own Eco-Bag. Mahalia has co-written new music - and 14:30 Club O Family Band Ed Sheeran. Mahalia is generating interest Chin-Up will also from record companies, publishers, 15:30 Ska Amanga encourage people to add their bloggers and audiences everwhere! Ever had your photo taken at a ‘Peep Thru the Hole’ at the seaside or a fair? 16:30 Calidoscopio visions of Utopia to their giant 17:15 Broomhill String Band Well this year’s Glastonbudget promises what could be the blackboards and peruse their art Zane aka Skitza is a 17 year old lyricist 18:00 Chris Conway exhibition on a washing line! with live performances and radio biggest ‘Peep Thru the Hole’ to ever exist! appearances already under his belt. He 18:45 Kellys Heroes Maybe even a World Record! 20:00 Union Station Massacre has a highly distinctive and brutally frank literate style. 20:45 emily and the martens James and Debbion are known to live audiences across the Midlands and can Charnwood Arts have commissioned community artist boast live appearances with the Cinematic and cartoonist Paul Gent to work with us to create a Orchestra, Beth Orton and Travis. Debbion’s early days included the seminal giant work of art for festival goers to poke their heads Colourbox, through to working with an through! In the spirit of the Diamond Jubilee Bank eclectic range of artists and producers including; Dennis Bovell, Viv Albertine of Holiday what better theme than to travel back down the Slits and Dubset. the last 60 years and experience yourself in A BIG BIG Thank You to Loughborough College for sound and lights in the Charnie Arnie marquee! a different era!

The 1992 Barcelona Games saw Mary Nevill, Director of the Institute of Youth Sport at Loughborough University win The 1976 Montreal Games saw Loughborough University graduate Danny Nightingale help Great Britain win the gold medal a bronze medal for women’s hockey. in the modern pentathlon.

22 | WELCOME WORLD! - Heart of 3 Cities 2012 Heart of 3 Cities 2012 | WELCOME WORLD! 23 Having launched itself onto the scene in 2005, Glastonbudget Music Festival returned in 2006 and began to build what has become the biggest and best Tribute and New Acts Festival in the World. After just 7 years, they have developed a fiercely loyal and passionate fan base who travel from all over Europe to enjoy, to play, to work and become involved in the Tribute phenomena being lead by Glastonbudget. Picnic in the Park

Ellen and Dave Heath first went to Glastonbudget in 2006 with their family and friends. “We all love our music and thought this would be fun and good value” says Ellen. Not knowing what to expect of a small festival, Dave was impressed with the whole event, “The organisation and the quality of the acts was immense” he recalls.

Dave and Ellen formed two bands, ‘The Big Bad’ and ‘Egg Ladies’, and together with their ever growing group of family and friends, began their annual pilgrimage to Glastonbudget. “We come back every year because it’s fantastic value for money and the atmosphere is amazing. The music is so diverse with something for all tastes. Its a great, safe, family run, family fun weekend” says Ellen. For Dave, its all about the music: “Both of our bands have played at the festival and it’s amazing to be on that stage. There is so much work that goes into putting on the show, and it runs like clockwork. The stewards and volunteers are brilliant and the stage management is superb.”

In 2011, Ellen and Dave were invited to become part of the judging Panel for the auditions: “It’s a lot of hard work and a lot of late nights but being involved in the selection process is amazingly rewarding and satisfying” says Ellen. The couple also monitor the social network sites for the festival and keep the fans updated with the latest news. Ellen and Dave with their friends and family “The organisers work extremely hard all year round and it’s great to be part of a team that delivers such an amazing weekend” says Dave.

Murray Stewart is the Festival Production Manager and works very closely with Ellen and Dave: “Glastonbudget provides great entertainment and terrific value for money. Additional value comes from our many volunteers and contributors, without whom the event would not be possible. Ellen and Dave have been a terrific and much needed help to us this year , and as we grow, hopefully their involvement will grow with us.”

For information on Glastonbudget and tickets, visit www.glastonbudget.org or visit the Glastonbudget Facebook page at Loughborough Queen’s Park Tuesday June 5th Ellen with her friends www.facebook.com/glastonbudget

The 1988 Seoul Games saw Loughborough University graduate David Whitaker coach the Great Britain men’s hockey team Georgina Harland competed in 5 events in the 2004 Athens Games to win the bronze medal in the individual modern pentathlon. to the gold medal.

24 | WELCOME WORLD! - Heart of 3 Cities 2012 Heart of 3 Cities 2012 | WELCOME WORLD! 25 A Very Special This year is a real Sporty Picnic so why Picnic in the Park Picnic... not join us for some Jolly Olly Impics!!

As part of the Charnwood Arts UK2K12 So many people seem to be talking, thinking, programme and to celebrate a year watching and taking part in sports activities when we welcome the world to this year…… we wonder why?! Britain, this year’s PICNIC IN THE PARK in Loughborough takes on a truly international flavour. There seems to be a bit of a theme What better way to celebrate going on!! So don’t miss out on the world and our own Queen’s all the family fun, come along to Diamond Jubilee than to join us at Picnic and try something new for our special community arts event yourselves! in Loughborough’s Queen’s Park on Tuesday June 5th. We have a massive range of sporty Picnic in the Park, now in its 32nd stuff for all the family….How about year, will feature a host of arts short tennis? The challenge of the and performance events as well as football cage? Or maybe some activities for children and all the badminton? Do you remember family. School Sports Days? How about the egg and spoon and bean bag races Join our wonderful Loughborough The Loughborough Churches The fun begins at 12 noon with a or even the sack race? Always such community and come along to Partnership are also supporting the procession from Loughborough Market fun! celebrate this monumental event event by offering a whole range of Place to Queen’s Park in Granby with us. Sunshine, music, laughter.... sports and activities from egg and Street, Loughborough with activities There will also be a giant Jenga we hope to have it all! Join in with a spoon races, to sack races and the and performances in the park until and giant Snakes and Ladders and host of arts and crafts activities, and tug of war. The Partnership are also 5.00pm...... a whole afternoon of what about those fabulous 1970’s sample some great food! bringing a host of local performance fun for all the family! All Free!! Space Hoppers? We’ll be racing them talent. too! If that’s a bit too energetic for Why not celebrate in the good old- you all and you’d rather just watch fashioned way? Bring along your the kids having some fun, there will cucumber sandwiches or strawberries be mini trampolines, crazy golf, a and cream and help us to make some bouncing castle and a kick boxing buntings to decorate the Park fit for a demonstration! Queen!

The 1968 Mexico Games saw Loughborough graduate John Sherwood win the bronze medal in the 400m hurdles. The annual Loughborough International Athletics has been held at Loughborough University for 54 years.

26 | WELCOME WORLD! - Heart of 3 Cities 2012 Heart of 3 Cities 2012 | WELCOME WORLD! 27 A Picnic Fit for a Queen! Picnic in the Park Our truly international Royal Variety Performance without the Royals (who are busy elsewhere) includes: Palfi & Minnie Loughborough’s favourite arts party is often described as a town sized village fete and we won’t disappoint with a whole host of stalls and food for purchase on the day, Zumba demos, a kiddies ride, walkabout acts and activity stalls - we have it all!

Join in with Games Time Online and take the opportunity to make your own costume accessory for the event on Saturday 9th June.

There’s also a a special area for Transition Loughborough who have also worked with us on Picnic in the Park - your chance to think seriously about how we adapt for the future and prepare for a different energy economy than the one we currently enjoy. African Drumming, Japanese Street Circus and Acrobatics, an Irish/American Clown Show, World Choral and Gospel Singing, Transition Towns are a grass roots Indian, Irish, Scottish, American and English dance, movement aiming to provide local and an Australian Balloonatic, Home Grown Loughborough Ska, appropriate solutions to the problems Guano Blues, New Orleans Jazz and our very own Bill Brookman!! we face due to declining oil supplies, ...and that’s just for starters! climate change, waste reduction, food production, energy price rises and sustainable transport. Whilst many of the problems we face are global, the Transition Towns movement aims to tackle them using local people, local ideas and local projects.

200+ Loughborough athletes have competed in the Olympic and Paralympic Games so far. Loughborough University graduate Paula Radcliffe has competed in and qualified for 5 Olympic Games.

28 | WELCOME WORLD! - Heart of 3 Cities 2012 Heart of 3 Cities 2012 | WELCOME WORLD! 29 Games Time OnLine

The aim of the game is to uncover as many game board squares as you can, scoring points for you and your team in the leader boards. Go to: Four teams compete against www.gamestimeonline.org.uk each other in Games Time. Help your team win by The Producer’s of Games Time will be inviting the triumphant winners of successfully completing game Games Time Online to the live event that inspired their creation. challenges and scoring points. View your team’s progress The overall Games Time winner and top scorers from each team, will be during the game by clicking treated to a VIP reception with a guest, before being part of an audience of on the team leader board link thousands who will witness the spectacle that is the Games Time live show. in the menu above the Game From a designated viewing area you will marvel at the 160 performers, Board. digital animation, fantastic costumes and amazing pyrotechnics before being taken back stage after the show to meet the Games Time Team. You can choose to be a Seeker, a Warrior, a This is a unique prize that will truly make you feel part of the London 2012 Dreamer or an Illuminator. celebrations.

55.12m is the distance that Loughborough University graduate Daniel Greaves threw the discus to win the F44/46 category event £2,000 was the prize won by Paul Ayres, winner of the Loughborough University Arts competition to find a new choral work to at the 2004 Athens Paralympic Games. celebrate the University’s sporting tradition and success and mark the London 2012 Games.

30 | WELCOME WORLD! - Heart of 3 Cities 2012 Heart of 3 Cities 2012 | WELCOME WORLD! 31 Charnwood Borough Council presents Outdoor Southfields Park Loughborough spectacular

Saturday 9 June - 8.30pm for 9.30pm show Time to Play! Games Time is a spectacular live outdoor Become an Illuminator, Dreamer, Warrior or stage show combining music, video, professional Seeker at the Games Time Station. dancers and members of the local community. Make props for the show, join a Games Time team and pit your wits in online challenges and games. With a backdrop of giant video projections, fireworks and music, four teams dressed in Look out for the Games Time Station at: amazingly colourful costumes take part in Picnic in the Park an exciting battle. Which team will be Tuesday 5 June at victorious in the Games Time finale? Queens Park, Loughborough Created to embrace the spirit of the World Food & Craft Market Cultural Olympic and Paralympic Games, Games Time Wednesday 6 June at will be showing throughout 2012 across the Market Square, Loughborough Ol mpiad East Midlands. The event is one of four projects funded by Legacy Trust UK, designed to create a cultural legacy www.happeningincharnwood.co.uk R from London 2012. Cultural www.gamestime.org.uk Olympiad

Suitable for: 5+ years Running time: 1 hour Tickets: FREE event

The Cultural Olympiad’s Igniting Ambition programme carries on across the East Midlands between now and October with “When the eyes of the world turn to London this summer, we’re making sure that they also turn to the East Midlands and to the everything from visual arts to dance, music to outdoor spectacle, spoken word to carnival. home-grown, world class cultural work that is produced here.” - The Cultural Olympiad Website

32 | WELCOME WORLD! - Heart of 3 Cities 2012 Heart of 3 Cities 2012 | WELCOME WORLD! 33 – the costume creators the participants –

The costumes and characters in Games Time were born out of wide-ranging research marrying the Olympic team spirit and board game inspiration with Dancing has always been in Marie Lester’s the physical challenges of creating a blood, but full time motherhood had forced spectacular community performance. her to put her hobby on the back burner.

To bring the costume spectacle to life, She has decided, now that her youngest Déda Producing brought on board child is at school, to rekindle her passion London-based Mahogany, who are for dance, and Games Time has given her experts in large costume design linked to the perfect vehicle to do so. human movement and who are known throughout the world for their work Mother-of-four Marie, 28, said: “It will Marie, from Loughborough, will be one of on the Notting Hill Carnival. They also give me the confidence to get myself back 160 volunteers taking part in the show at produced the costumes for the Special out there, to get used to rehearsing and Southfields in June. As well as Games Time, Olympics 2009 in Leicester which is performing in front of an audience again. she is starting back in the world of dance as where their links with the East Midlands a trained Zumba teacher. flourished. I did a lot of dance as a youngster; Designer Clary Salandy said: “The four Clary also said: “We are always creating ballroom, jazz, street dance. But when I She said: “I enjoy participating and dancing The characters evolved as four teams in shapes we chose to represent the teams large costumes and you always have the was 18 I gave it all up to concentrate on and activities like this. I think Games Time primary colours, each represented by a all have Olympic connotations, such as challenge to design and make costumes being a mother full time. will really help me back into something specific shape and featuring a mythical power, strength, unity and energy, giving that would fit a range of different people. I really enjoyed doing before I had the animal. They include a Minotaur, a each team unique movement and the Now that my youngest is at school I’ve children. Chimera, a Dragon and a Phoenix. ability to create various patterns in the So, the costumes will be amended from been getting back into dance. My dance These were selected for their magical choreography. show to show to fit the new cast in the partner had been told about Games Time When you’ve been out of something for such qualities giving each team an identifiable following regions. It is important that the and when he rang and told me I jumped at a long time – in my case a decade – you lose characteristic. They accompany more As the performers are from the local performers feel special and transformed the opportunity. I went to one of the taster your confidence a bit and wonder whether traditional board game pieces, including community and may not have performed by the costumes so that they become sessions to see what it was all about and you can still do it or not. kings, queens and counters. before, their costumes have to be light confident and excited in the part they what we had to do and, having signed up, and easily maneuverable while still being play on the stage.” got the part of the Red Queen.” I’m back doing Zumba but Games Time will large and dynamic. give me something different; a chance to be part of something large. Given my line The costumes are sculpted to reflect of work I would be crazy to pass up the counters within a board game but we opportunity to work with and be trained by have added inherent movement so that professional dancers – that’s something I’m parts bend and turn in the wind or open really looking forward to.” and close so that they can get through small spaces. This ability to change shape Marie said whilst she has performed in makes the show more dramatic and shows before, she has never performed in enhances the overall visual impact. front of thousands of people as she will when Games Time comes to Loughborough. The costumes of Games Time were It premiered in Skegness last summer in front produced in a short time frame with the of over 10,000 people. help of local artists who ran workshops in local schools, with pensioners groups “To be honest, it’s a bit scary thinking and disabled groups - Clary said the final about how big the audience is going to be, product was “simply beautiful”. it’s certainly a lot bigger than I’m used to performing in front of, but it will be a great Clary and her Mahogany team said that experience and, I’ve no doubt, great fun.” they can’t wait to do it all again. It is an experience, they said, not to be missed.

3 Loughborough University alumni (Jon Schofield, Liam Heath and Julie Page) won the 2011 Olympic Athlete of the Year award 2 World Records were broken by Loughborough University student Emma Hollis at the British Universities and from the British Olympic Association for their individual sports. Colleges Sport 2011 Short Course Swimming Championships.

34 | WELCOME WORLD! - Heart of 3 Cities 2012 Heart of 3 Cities 2012 | WELCOME WORLD! 35 – the producers the pyrotechnic experts –

It started as an idea of how to celebrate digital animation and who, along with Each Games Time involves around 160 Walk the Plank are a creative force in cultural events and the Olympics in the East Midlands and has Cardiff-based Airborne Digital Media, was local people, who have been coached by are working on production and pyrotechnic aspects of the ended up as a £1.2 million outdoor project instrumental in the Games Time interactive professional dancers and have seen how a Games Time performances. Whether collaborating with fellow that is touring four locations in the region, website www.gamestimeonline.org.uk large scale outdoor show is put together, as cultural organisations, artists or other partners, or producing with a combined cast of 640 people from well being given the chance to perform in their own events, Walk the Plank aim to make art accessible to all backgrounds and all ages performing to Stephen said: “The initial blue sky thinking front of tens of thousands of people. everybody, everywhere, giving audiences a shared experience an audience of approximately 60,000. involved a huge box crashing onto the and a sense of pride through their work. beach at Skegness, spilling out all the toys Stephen said: “To work with world- Games Time, said Executive Producer and games that had ever been created renowned experts gives people a once-in-a- John Wassell, the Producer at Walk the Plank said, “One of Stephen Munn, is a “truly marvellous onto the shoreline. Obviously this had to lifetime experience that they can take with the key dramatic elements to the Games Time show is the achievement” for the East Midlands, having translate into a more practical solution but them in whatever they do in life, whether pyro element, which we view as an art form in itself. It’s beaten off stiff competition from across nevertheless we think the artistic outcome it’s about dancing or whether it’s about really important to animate the right moments in a way that the UK to be awarded funding for one of is pretty impressive. just being part of something or confidence complements the performance in a spectacular form. All the only four Community Celebration projects building. collaborators bring their own special brand of magic to the funded by the Legacy Trust UK to celebrate A massive chequered board with two performance, and it’s the way this is joined together that will the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. gigantic circular screens that transform into The legacy aspect, which is so important, create a memorable final piece. Marrying the high quality a pair of overseeing eyes is the set for this leaves each town and community that aspects, such as lighting, sound, dance, costumes and pyro, The other Community Celebration events outpouring of movement, colour and battles Games Time has visited with something together, under the direction of Lea Anderson, has made this are taking place in Belfast, Edinburgh and for team supremacy. very tangible.” such a strong collaboration”. the South East. Four teams compete, holding true to the He added: “It’s been a really challenging Significant investment in this four-part event for the East Having created a buzz about the idea, Olympic values of respect, excellence thing on so many levels to put together, Midlands has allowed for ambitious ideas to come to life, from Stephen, chief executive of Déda Producing and friendship. The bringing together of but we are sure that those who take the staging and production to costumes and choreography, to in Derby, which is driving the project, set professional artists with local participants is part and those who come to watch will the extensive community engagement element. about pulling together a team made up key to the success of Games Time because agree that Games Time has exceeded all of some of the UK’s finest artists, crossing it is not only about the spectacle itself but expectations”. The Project Manager from Walk the Plank, Nick Clarke, several genres, who could work together to the legacy that is left behind imbedding discussed the use of pyro in the show, “We wanted to create a unique event. skills and aspiration within the community.” Games Time 2012 will play Southfields incorporate as much pyro as possible to give Games Time the Loughborough on June 9th, Northampton spectacular edge that it required”. He added, “Working with a They include the artistic director Lea Central to the idea was creating a huge July 7th and Derby on the 22nd September fantastic choreographer helped us define when and where we Anderson; Mahogany, who specialise in spectacle of light, dance and movement to close the Cultural Olympiad in the East used pyro effects. The dance largely dictated what we did, as carnival arts; Walk The Plank, who are that audiences would flock to, but Midlands as part of Derby Festé 2012. we had to be in tune with what was happening on the stage in experts in pyrotechnics at large scale also something that involved the local order to create a consistent and impactful display”. events, and Mick McNicholas, who creates community. Nick Clarke shared the most enjoyable part of being involved in Games Time, “I admire the bravery of the community performers that will take part across the four events. It can’t be easy to get up on stage and take part in something as unforgettable as this, it really is a great thing to see and to be a part of.”

Each site hosts the same performance but Walk the Plank has responded to each on an individual basis. Loughborough is the most challenging of the four locations as the town park holds several space restrictions. This has, however, meant that the event will be considerably more intimate and up-close for the audience which, the collaborators hope, will result in an intense and vivid creative experience.

Walk the Plank are working across the UK and Ireland, in almost every region during this Olympic year, producing work www.walktheplank.co.uk on varying scales, from international stage to village square. Ryan Kev Phtography

56 Loughborough athletes participated in the Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games, taking part in athletics, hockey, Business Games. The Workplace Challenge: Business Games, developed by Leicestershire and Rutland Sport, aims to get triathlon, canoe and badminton. workplaces fit, healthy and active, inspired by the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

36 | WELCOME WORLD! - Heart of 3 Cities 2012 Heart of 3 Cities 2012 | WELCOME WORLD! 37 Yukihiro Taguchi creates temporary AfterGold interventions that change the view of familiar situations or environments. His June – July 2012 elaborate and playful constructions are To celebrate the presence captured through thousands of photographs of some of the Japanese which are combined to create a stop-motion Olympic team at video. Throughout June Yuki will be in Loughborough University residence in Loughborough developing a during the summer, Radar series of humorous and thought-provoking has commissioned a series of installations, which will be constructed from new, temporary sculptural everyday materials and made in response to works, installations, live the immediate environment. interventions, and events

that take a look at the nature of ‘value’, beyond To see him in action, come along to the sporting and commercial Matsuri event at Queen’s Park on Monday success. Featuring a 4 June. If you’d like to get directly involved number of internationally there will be a series of interactive renowned Japanese artists, workshops, open to all ages, taking place on AfterGold will take place in the following dates: sites across the University campus, Loughborough Monday 4 June, 4pm – Meet the artist, and Leicestershire, with a Charnwood Arts, Granby Street Matsuri, a one day festival Tuesday 5 June, 12 - 4pm – Workshop, of Japanese art and culture, Picnic in the Park taking place on Monday Saturday 9 June, 12 – 4pm – Workshop, 4 June in Queen’s Park, location tbc Loughborough.

For more information on AfterGold visit www.arts. Charnwood Arts are hoping that Yukihiro’s lboro.ac.uk/radar work will stimulate further creative interest in the revival of the Lufbohemia project AfterGold is programmed as that they initially ran in 1999, encouraging part of the Igniting Ambition people to take a creative and playful Cultural Olympiad, East view of transforming the environment of Midlands. Loughborough.

AfterGold is part of the London 2012 Festival and the Cultural Olympiad in the East Midlands, and is funded by Legacy Trust UK through Igniting Ambition and Arts Council England through Grants for the Arts. AfterGold has received additional funding from the Sasakawa Foundation and Diawa Anglo/Japan Foundation.

Drawings: Yukihiro Taguchi

Loughborough University is the official preparation camp headquarters for Team GB and Japan. Find out more about the Our Sporting Life: Charnwood Museum, Loughborough until 9th Sept 2012. An exhibition on Loughborough’s extensive University’s activities to support these agreements in the build up to London 2012. contribution to sport – from athletic and achievements, to pioneering research and innovation.

38 | WELCOME WORLD! - Heart of 3 Cities 2012 Heart of 3 Cities 2012 | WELCOME WORLD! 39 MATSURI Japanese Culture Festival Loughborough Mela 2012 Loughborough University Arts and Charnwood Arts present the event along with the local Japanese community, to celebrate Japanese culture, both traditional and contemporary. Loughborough Market Place Sunday 10th June Bank Holiday Monday 4th June Queen’s Park, Loughborough 12 noon - 5pm The programme will commence at 12 noon.

There will be lively music, Japanese food, family activities and Japanese cultural workshops such as Calligraphy, Origami and costume trials throughout the day.

The programme includes:

• Joji Hirota Taiko Drumming Group

• Tsugaru Shamisen (Traditional Japanese Instrument) music by Hibiki Ichikawa

• Sushi making demonstration

• Witty Look! - International Award Winning comic acrobatic unicycling duo

• Japanese Folk Songs by UK-Japan Choir

• Kamishibai – Children’s story telling

Find out more about Matsuri Day via our web page www.facebook.com/matsuriday2012

The London 2012 Cultural Olympiad is the largest cultural celebration in the history of the modern Olympic and Paralympic Loughborough University is home to some of the country’s leading coaches, sports scientists and support staff and has the Movements. www.london2012.com/get-involved/cultural-olympiad country’s largest concentration of high quality sports training facilities, equipment and support resources.

40 | WELCOME WORLD! - Heart of 3 Cities 2012 Heart of 3 Cities 2012 | WELCOME WORLD! 41 Loughborough Mela Loughborough Mela 2012 has risen in prominence over the last 11 years from a park based event celebrating the town’s cultural and ethnic diversity, into This year Loughborough Mela is proud a popular and important date for everyone to have Rawlins College on board with in the summer festival season. Taking students performing in bands, running place in Loughborough Market Place at arts workshops and possibly even the heart of the community there is more cheerleading! Popular singing stars to Loughborough Mela than just music - Mumzy Stranger and Junai Kaiden will the event also features stalls, fairground create a storm and expect a group of rides, a diverse range of food, children’s boisterous Bhangra Dancers from the activities and an entertaining programme DMU Bhangra society. of dance and street acts. The aim is to ensure that all visitors, young and old, will The Loughborough Mela is a partnership find something enjoyable to do at this free event presented by the communities event. of Loughborough and Human Rights People have come from far and wide to & Equalities Charnwood, Charnwood Loughborough Mela to enjoy performances Arts and Voluntary Action Charnwood, by stars such as Kebi Dhindsa, Ronak Mela local community groups and individuals. Baaja Band, Irfan Khan and most recently The event is supported by Charnwood the up and coming Raxstar and Faze. In Borough Council. The Mela is the perfect addition to this, local talent such as singer place to experience South Asian arts and Maria Verentenina, dancers Saijal Mistry culture in all its diverse and colourful and Desi Bhuv Sharma and various local forms, from spectacular Bollywood groups such as Hum Hey Hindustani and and traditional dancing to storytelling, the Keating School of Irish Dance have also music, poetry and henna painting. The had the chance to strut their stuff. aim of the event is to both celebrate the performers’ ancestral heritage as well as their more recent history as British citizens.

Melas originate from the Indian sub-continent (the word ‘Mela’ means ‘to meet’ in Sanskrit) where they are traditionally a gathering of people celebrating their community, much like village fairs in Britain.

Lionheart by Shauna Richardson is the commissioned artwork from the East Midlands for the Cultural Olympiad. Lionheart Loughborough University’s students have been in action at every summer Olympics since the last London Games in 1948. will be a textile celebration of the rich cultural heritage of the East Midlands and is inspired by Richard the Lionheart.

42 | WELCOME WORLD! - Heart of 3 Cities 2012 Heart of 3 Cities 2012 | WELCOME WORLD! 43 Loughborough MARKETS & FAIRS

All markets are managed and administered by dedicated staff employed by the local authority. The Market and Fairs Department also provides support with regards to town centre events and arrange specialised themed Markets as part of the Loughborough Events calendar throughout the year.

The programme for 2012 is designed to celebrate two once in a life time Markets are the reason why events to be held in Great Britain this many of our modern towns exist. year, namely the Queens Diamond Loughborough Markets were first Jubilee and the Olympic Games founded as a result of a Royal Charter in London. As part of a week long Queen’s Diamond Jubilee first granted to the lord of the manor celebration of the Diamond Jubilee, as far back as 1221. This Charter the Markets and Fairs team have Celebration Market gave permission directly from the arranged a programme of themed WEDNESDAY 6TH JUNE 2012, King to hold a Market and Fair in Markets commencing with the World MARKET PLACE, LOUGHBOROUGH Loughborough. The original charter Market to be held in Loughborough of 1221 was re-confirmed in 1227 Market Place on Wednesday 6th Loughborough Markets will host a specifying Thursday as the trading June. The Thursday (7th June) and World Food & Craft Market in day. This makes the Thursday Market Saturday (9th June) retail Markets will celebration of the Queen’s Diamond 789 years old. also support the programme, as will Jubilee. Designed to create a superb

the Friday Flea Market (8th June). carnival atmosphere this special The grant of a Royal Charter to a market will take place between landowner was of great value and 9.00am and 4.00pm offering a brought protection. Under common fabulous collection of traders, selling law, the holder of a Market Charter is a variety of quality goods, including still entitled to this day to take action foods, crafts, Fair Trade goods, Green against any rival who opens a market and ethically produced goods, and or attempts to open a market within decorative items and jewellery from six and two thirds miles. around the world.

Today’s market traders pay charges Stallholders have been selected so to current charter holders, which that a diverse range of products are often local authorities. The will be available. The event will also regularisation of a place for a market feature street entertainers and has given each market town a unique performers including music, dance heart. Loughborough Market is and traditional folklore. There will be owned and managed by Charnwood decorated stalls and attractions for Borough Council and a retail market what will be a fabulous celebration of is held on Thursday, and Saturday this very Royal occasion. of each week. The retail markets in Loughborough are supported by a For further information and to apply Friday Flea Market and a Farmers please contact the Market Officers Market that is held on the second on (01509) 634624. Wednesday of every month.

Discovering Places is London 2012’s Cultural Olympiad campaign to inspire people in the UK to discover their local built, historic More than 150 of Team GB’s volunteers for the London 2012 Olympic Games came together recently for a training and team and natural environment. Explore your local environment through hidden places, extraordinary spaces and stories. orientation session at Loughborough University.

44 | WELCOME WORLD! - Heart of 3 Cities 2012 Heart of 3 Cities 2012 | WELCOME WORLD! 45 exhibition Our Sporting Life

Loughborough – at the heart of sport

From 2 June to 9 September, Loughborough’s Charnwood Museum will be hosting Our Sporting Life, an exhibition by Leicestershire County Council and Loughborough University, showcasing Loughborough’s extensive contribution to sport.

Loughborough University and the colleges from which it grew have made a unique contribution to the world of sport for over sixty years. Today, it is the UK’s premier university for sport, boasting an unparalleled record of excellence, a range of sporting opportunities and some of the very best facilities in the world.

It is also the training ground for many of the country’s very best sportsmen and women. Over the last 30 years, around 170 British Olympians have used the University as their training base, with many more representing international teams, and this summer, the University will be the Official Preparation Camp Headquarters for Team GB in the build up to the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Through video, photography and a range of exhibits, Our Sporting Life will profile the Loughborough sportsmen and women who have gone on to achieve world-wide success, the up-and-coming stars who are looking to make their mark at the London 2012 Games, and the University’s pioneering research and innovation which continues to push technological boundaries.

Loughborough University student Laurent Carnol has swum a lifetime best to secure a place on the Luxembourg Olympic team. 11 swimmers from Loughborough University have so far qualified for the 2012 Games.

46 | WELCOME WORLD! - Heart of 3 Cities 2012 Heart of 3 Cities 2012 | WELCOME WORLD! 47 exhibition GAMMELGAARD Our Sporting Life MONOCHROME

Working in collaboration with Loughborough University, the exhibition charts the important contributions made by the them in the field of sports science, showcasing the range of technological advancements and performance research developed there. This exhibition is part of the Sports Heritage Network project to celebrate British sport in the lead up to the 2012 London Games.

Charnwood Arts’ Pixel and Grain Gallery goes on tour with this fantastic exhibition of black and white photography from international artists at the Atkins Building in Hinckley, a great new gallery space in Leicestershire!

Monday 14th May until Friday 15th June Between the Lines: Sport & Literature. 9 am - 5.30 pm Sport has inspired many writers of prose and poetry. ‘Deirdre O’Byrne teaches literature at Loughborough Join Deirdre O’Byrne for a session reading and discussing University and runs community workshops about some sporting examples. No previous knowledge needed. books and reading, at festivals and libraries’. All welcome to this free session. Saturday 9th June - 2.30 – 3.30 pm For further information E-mail [email protected] This event in association with Charnwood Arts UK2K12 or Tel. Charnwood Museum on 01509 233754

Nadia Alamri - Oman

19 Loughborough athletes reached finals at the Beijing Olympics, breaking 15 national and 2 European records, At the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games 44 out of 80 Loughborough athletes won medals. Had the University been a country, gaining a silver and bronze medal. this would have placed it eighth in the medal table.

48 | WELCOME WORLD! - Heart of 3 Cities 2012 Heart of 3 Cities 2012 | 49 Charnwood Arts’ Pixel and Grain GAMMELGAARD presents, in partnership with Gammelgaard Kunst and Kulturcenter MONOCHROME

A prestigious prize for state of the art black & white fine art photography of the 21st Century Featuring the prize winners Paal Audestad of Norway, Larry Louie of Canada and Nadia Alamri of Oman. Showing at the Creative Hinckley Gallery and other spaces within The Atkins Building, Lower Bond Street, Hinckley 14th May - 15th June 2012.

Exhibiting photographers: Al Lapkovsky - António Alfarroba - Bryan Wilcox - Christian Baeuchle - Chan Kwok Hung - Claude Zwahlen - Claus Carlsen - Claus Møldrup - Dalibor Talajic - Diana Velasco - ENZO CHIOCCHIA - Elek Papp - Else Vinæs - Erik Jørgensen - FATMA ELDENIZ - Felix Staub - Gianni Giosue - Girish Menon - Gitte Müller - Helmut Hirler - Henning Roalkvam - István Süli - Jacqueline Langelier - jakob bo andersen - Jamie Nessim - Jan Petter Kristiansen - Jean-Michel DIESBECQ - Joao Tajra - Johan Jägnert - Johan Lindberg - Jon Cardwell - Jonas Berglund - Karan Vaid - Kim Lennert Simonsen - LE HUU DUNG - Larry Louie - Linda Næsfeldt - Lori Pond - Louis Montrose - Luca Antonioni - M. Istvan KEREKES - MARCELLO NASS RUGGIERO - Margrieta Jeltema - Marguerite Garth - Maria Stromvik - Mattias Hammar - Michael Rønsdorf - Nadia Alamri - niklas meltio - Nils-Erik Jerlemar - Norbert Lümmen - Paal Audestad - Paul Patrick Borhaug - Peer Hansen - Peter Coles - Peter Kurdulija - QUOC TUAN HOANG - Renate Petrine Johnsen - Rene Roalf - Rui Pires - Simone Fisher - Stelios Karatheodorou - Stig Larsen - Stuart Chape - Susanne Otterberg - Søren Thomassen - Teri Havens - William Eckersley

Paal Anstad - Norway Larry Louie - Canada - Mount Bromo, Indonesia From a photo essay of the 30 km Chernobyl exclusion zone around the site of the nuclear disaster.

More than 250 international level athletes, many of whom will be household names in the future, are currently The Great Britain women’s handball team will be visiting the University to play Poland in a qualifier for the 2012 European Loughborough students. Championships in the Sir David Wallace Sports Hall.

50 | Heart of 3 Cities 2012 Heart of 3 Cities 2012 | 51 The Gammelgaard Monochrome Prize and accompanying exhibition, is a new international photo competition conceived and GAMMELGAARD developed by Danish graphic designers and photographers Per Valentin (Compromis) and Peter Wolff (Grafik and Photo) and MONOCHROME originally presented in collaboration with Gammelgaard Kunst and Kulturcenter, a centre for modern fine art based in Herlev, Denmark. Charnwood Arts is delighted to be working with them to bring this wonderful exhibition to the UK. Many of the photographers are international award winners producing work of extraordinary interest and quality. www.gammelgaard.dk The Gammelgaard Monochrome competition was based on the evaluation of the photographer’s work as a cohesive body as opposed to individual works. The competition was judged by three renowned personalities in the world of photography: Some photographers entered multiple times. What is presented in the exhibition is a selection of works from those the Susan Zadeh - Founder of contemporary photography magazines ‘Eyemazing’ and ‘Freeye’, judges chose for display at Gammelgaard Susan is recognized by the international photography world for her talent as a creative director and Kunst and Kulturcenter. groundbreaking independent publisher. Paul Patrick Borhaug - Norway Each of the exhibiting photographers also agreed to donate 4 prints of each Steve McCurry - recognized universally as one of today’s finest image -makers, has photo in their portfolio from which the won many of photography’s top awards. Best known for his evocative colour photography, proceeds of sales or donations would go to a photography related charity. McCurry, in the finest documentary tradition, captures the essence of human struggle and joy. This would be to support work in a Member of Magnum Photos since 1986, McCurry has searched and found the unforgettable; developing country or context. The link many of his images have become modern icons. to Charnwood Arts came through the work of Leicester based photographer Kajal Patel whose work in the Ramapir Henrik Saxgren - Although trained as an advertising slum in Ahmedabad, Gujarat was photographer, Henrik became a photojournalist focusing on presented online through the BBC. international issues from Haiti to Palestine, Cuba to Rwanda. In Charnwood Arts has worked with and 1979 he co-founded the collective photo agency 2Maj, which supported Kajal’s development since was based in Copenhagen until its dissolution in 1995. Henrik’s 2005/6 and her exhibition from Ramapir focus changed at this point and he has continued to produce has toured extensively in the UK with books and exhibitions with a particular interest in landscape accompanying talks and workshops. We are currently planning future work linking photography. India the UK and Denmark (read more on page 56).

António Alfarroba - Portugal Jamie Nessim - England

Chan Kwok Hung - Hong Kong Nadia Alamri - Oman Paul Patrick Borhaug - Norway Louis Montrose - USA

A giant television is to be set up in Loughborough town centre so people can watch this summer’s Olympic Games. It will go up Bobsleigher and Paratrooper Dean Ward, who won a bronze medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics, was born in Loughborough. on July 26 in Market Place to coincide with the Loughborough by the Sea event, when an artificial beach will be in place.

52 | Heart of 3 Cities 2012 Heart of 3 Cities 2012 | 53 GAMMELGAARD GAMMELGAARD

MONOCHROME Charnwood Arts has worked in India with local partners for over twenty years. MONOCHROME The proceeds of sales from Gammelgaard Monochrome in Denmark and donations in the UK, will support a project developing photo-voice skills with children and young people in three areas of Gujarat - Ahmedabad, Navsari and the Valod Taluka, Surat District.

Luca Antonioni - Italy Rui Pires - Portugal

Larry Louie - Canada

M. Istvan Kerekes - Hungary Michael Rønsdorf - Denmark Charnwood Arts and Gammelgaard Kunst (Arts) and Kulturcenter are keen to develop further partnership work and both organizations have developed links with schools and the education system to explore cross cultural working. It is our hope that what we call Photography + will have some far reaching consequences, even beyond the generous donations of some truly remarkable world class fine art and documentary photographers. Working through the Charnwood Arts Kala Kahani programme with Kajal Patel and other artists, we will develop ‘Lightseekers’ (read more on page 56) to promote cross cultural projects and photography education work with children and young people in India.

How to support Lightseekers:

A minimum donation of £25 to the Lightseekers Project will A donation of a minimum of £130 or more will enable you to enable you to choose one archival A3+ (or equivalent size) print select 5 prints, receive updates and select a print from 10 further from those still available (remember each photographer has works (5 each) donated by photographers Kajal Patel and Kevin only donated four prints) and receive updates from us on the Ryan towards the Lightseekers Project. development of the work.

A donation of £45 or more will enable you to select two prints Thumbnails of the selected works for the Gammelgaard and receive updates. Monochrome exhibition can be viewed at www.gm2011.dk and scroll down for the link to the portfolios. A donation of £70 or more will enable you to select three prints and receive updates. Linda Næsfeldt - Norway Niklas Meltio - Finland For enquiries about prints and donations please contact us at [email protected]

Olympic silver medallist at 440 yards hurdler John Cooper won an Olympic Silver Medal in Tokyo 1964. He died in the Author and playwright Barry Hines trained as a PE teacher here. In an interview in 1999, he said “A diploma from Loughborough Paris Air Disaster of 1973. is really prestigious in the PE world and can get you a job anywhere”.

54 | Heart of 3 Cities 2012 Heart of 3 Cities 2012 | 55 Lightseekers People Making Places

‘Lightseekers’ is an evolving project that marries People Making Places is a long running project which really began the development work of photographer Kajal Patel with Loughborough based Rosebery Arts in the early 1980s. Many locally based community arts initiatives gradually came together with Charnwood Arts’ long term relationships with to form a ground-breaking project in community media. In 1999 organisations in Gujarat and our participatory, cross plans were prepared for a millennium project called ‘People Making cultural ambitions for the future. Charnwood Arts Places 2000’ which sought to provide a snapshot of Charnwood in has worked with Kajal to enable her work in the that year. This was Charnwood Arts’ first major ‘online-’off line’ Indian city of Ahmedabad to be transformed into arts project and featured a four day youth arts festival at a touring exhibition and the basis for workshops Loughborough Town Hall involving over 1,000 young people, a host and talks for local schools and other venues. Kajal’s of other outdoor events and scores of other community projects. original project ‘Satyaprakash’ meaning the ‘light The site featured over 50 short (pre-YouTube) videos, multi-media of truth’, charted a few months in the lives of presentations and e-books as well as a history of each geographical women and children from Ahmedabad’s rag picking community in the borough. (It is still on line but some features workers community. require additional downloads in order to work on current computer systems.) At the time this work was significant enough to be given

a major presentational opportunity at the first UK international For Kajal, her time and work with this community Community Informatics Conference. has had a profound impact on her life and work. Through her moving and intimate photography, Since that initial project Charnwood Arts has continued to promote she manages to capture the very essence of the individual projects, initiatives and programmes by local people futility of the work for self and family advancement, under the banner of ‘People Making Places’. In the following pages but also the strengths of the women and their we celebrate three more examples of local invention, creativity relationships as they go about their poverty stricken and industry…of how local people have, do and will contribute to lives. making this place we call Charnwood, so special.

Having initially recognised the potential in Kajal’s work, we have continued to support her development as an artist and participatory worker and she has now developed a number of (Ala ad-Din) including women dressed as and Jews, hadn’t even been to exhibitions and workshops through our Kala Kahani Aladdin Based on an Interview with men, men dressed as women, a pantomime, let alone acted programme. Varsha Parmar (Project Officer lots of makeup, cheesy jokes in one! Varsha and the cast

Kajal’s commitment to her work led to the offer of for Human Rights and Equalities and shouting of ‘He’s behind members couldn’t quite grasp support through the international Gammelgaard Charnwood). you!’ or ‘Oh no he isn’t!’ Yet how the audience participation Monochrome photographic exhibition. Kajal has the Loughborough Council of happened…..“I thought they must since returned to India to carry out some initial pilot The definition of a ‘Pantomime’, Faiths (LCOF) have over the past hold boards up with the words work with schools there. We are currently looking according to the Oxford four years managed to make on or something” she said, so at ideas to move the project forward as an initiative Dictionary, is ‘a theatrical the pantomime transcend all a trip was organised to see the involving UK, Danish and Indian schools. entertainment, mainly for cultures and religions into a well Fleckney Players in ‘Pinocchio’ so children, that involves music, supported and popular multi that the members of the LCOF Our vision is to develop a website, which will initially topical jokes, and slapstick faith, multi cultural affair! knew exactly what they were be utilised by children in all three countries, to share comedy and is based on a fairy taking on! their life experiences through photography and tale or nursery story, usually When it all began four years related texts. Preparing Web material also opens produced around Christmas’. ago, many of the enthusiastic LCOF agreed that a pantomime the possibility for exhibition, publications and other members of the LCOF, which was a really fun way to break multi-media work. Central to it all is the power To quote Varsha Parmar, the includes members from all the down the barriers between of image making to give voice to people, both Producer…’I was clueless!’ The faith communities in Charnwood different faiths and communities creatively and to air concerns and other forms of Pantomime is a very unique including Muslims, Hindu’s, and encourage understanding artistic interaction facilitate true collaboration. form of British theatre generally Pagans, Druids, Christians, Sikhs and cohesion. Through the

There are three leisure centres in the Borough of Charnwood, Loughborough Leisure Centre, Soar Valley Leisure Centre in So far, Great Britain is the fourth highest Olympic medal winner since 1897. In both Winter and Summer Games, British athletes Mountsorrel and South Charnwood Leisure Centre in Syston. have won 216 Gold, 258 Silver and 263 Bronze medals, making a total of 737 medals overall.

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We have had great pleasure in working with Dennis Powdrill on the following project. members of the LCOF becoming involved, it well remember my interview with has also encouraged their families and even Mr. Crossen, the works director. work colleagues to take part. There isn’t just the William Cotton’s The first thing he did when he met acting, singing or dancing, there’s set design and development of industrial me was to shake my hand. Not all scale knitting machines was was what it seemed however, for construction, costume making, makeup artists, one of many local innovative if the palms of your hands were sound and electrical technicians and of course developments that have had ‘sweaty’, then you did not get a there is always tea and refreshments to be made! an impact on the world stage. job. You were deemed to have The Cotton’s factories in Pinfold rusty hands which would send the But first they needed a script…this was taken on by Gate and later on Belton Road in metalwork of the machines red Peter Henton of the Pantomime Alliance, Leicester Loughborough were well known rusty.” who had a really tall order in trying to write a local landmarks. In a new book, script that represented each faith group through octogenarian author, photographer At the age of 21 he was the songs and characters, but he did it! Aladdin and film-maker Dennis Powdrill conscripted to spend 2 years turned out to be bonanza of colour, song and has produced a fascinating history National Service in the R.A.F. hilarity enjoyed by packed audiences at Hodson and insight into this important servicing ground equipment in industrial development. the workshops, before returning Hall, Loughborough Grammar School in February to Cotton’s on demobilisation. 2012. Dennis was born at Woodgate, The majority of his working life There was such a show of generosity in time, energy Loughborough in 1930. He was the was spent at Cotton’s, where Peter found it quite a unique opportunity to work and effort in making this production happen, right only child of local hosiery workers he was employed in many and with the LCOF group and commented that he had from the initial rehearsals in November, courtesy of the George and Elizabeth Powdrill. He varied posts, before being made never worked with such an eclectic mix of cultures Church of the Latter Day Saints in providing the space, was educated at Cobden Street redundant at the age of 60. and faiths in one production…or such a friendly through to the final performance in February. When School and Limehurst School in and welcoming group of people! I asked an exhausted Varsha if she would be doing Bridge Street, Loughborough Dennis had prepared himself it again….. she of course said with a smile “Oh no I’m which he left at the age of 14. He for this anticipated scenario and not!” was offered a place at William commenced work the following Cotton’s in Pinfold Gate, in what week in the Department of was then, their newly introduced Mechanical Engineering at student apprenticeship scheme. Loughborough University until he retired at 65 years of age. Artists include: “I left Limehurst School at the age of 14, like most of my friends, and This book is a tribute to the Anna Michalska was expected to find work and skills, industry and dedication of to start almost immediately. That generations of mostly local people ‘Art This Way’ is a group of artists Barbara Bagley based in the area of Loughborough, Birstall was how it was, no work, no pay. who worked at Cotton’s. Products and Quorn in Leicestershire. Janet Middleton Remember this was August 1944 from Cotton’s were fundamental to and the country had been at war the establishment of the knitwear Jemma Rix On the weekend of the 30th June - 1st July since 1939. D-day, the invasion of industry throughout the world. they will be opening their studios to the public. Jo Sheppard Europe had just taken place on June 6th and thousands of young Dennis Powdrill’s Book will Nita Rao Venues are on Forest Road, Benscliffe Drive men not much older than me were be published by Panda Eyes and Highfields Drive in Loughborough and will Helen Rhodes losing their lives in Normandy. Publishers Ltd available through local bookshops and online at be clearly signposted. Lisa Pidgeon I applied for a job at Cotton’s in www.loughboroughheritage.co.uk www.artthisway.co.uk Dave Pidgeon Pinfold Gate, Loughborough and I from mid-June 2012.

The 2012 Olympic Games are forecast to generate over £2 billion in tourism for the whole of the UK during the period 2007 to 2017, On Monday 2nd July the Olympic Torch will pass through Market Harborough, Lubenham, Foxton, Kibworth Harcourt, Oadby according to a study by Oxford Economics, with 54% of this coming after the Games have finished. and Leicester. Leicester will also be one of only 66 places in the UK to hold a special evening event.

58 | Heart of 3 Cities 2012 Heart of 3 Cities 2012 | 59 The Story of Me and My Town Carrying 35 Bowls of Soba on Trays in Six Tiers

Hind Leys Specialist Arts College, Forest Street, Shepshed When I was 15, I came to Tokyo from Niigata (in northern Japan). I started to work at a soba restaurant in Monday 3rd September until 19h October 2012 Yonnohashi, and I worked there for 13 years. This is a picture of me in my second year at the soba restaurant. ‘The Story of Me and My Town’ exhibits a selection The project did this through Many companies were very busy because of the Tokyo of historic photographs and personal stories related interviewing older people Olympics. In the evening, I got a lot of delivery orders to people in the Minato-ward of Tokyo as a legacy about their memories based from company offices. I always delivered soba riding my of the local connections with Japan through the on their old photographs and bicycle on a gravel path. To carry 35 bowls of soba on Olympic and Paralympic Games in the summer then exhibiting these photos trays in 6 tiers, I practiced late at night carrying a tub full of 2012. Loughborough, is honored to be hosting and stories. Two fantastic of water. a significant part of the Japanese Olympic team books were also produced as alongside the British team at the training facilities part of the project as well as a In those days, there were many more delivery orders. In of Loughborough University. The exhibition will also linked video, photography and addition to lunch and dinner, I delivered snacks like frappe reference the Tokyo Olympics of 1964. installation work by UK artist in summer and oshiruko (sweet red bean soup) in winter. and film-maker Jeannie Finlay. My sandals were worn out quickly, as I was so busy. Originally, ‘The Story of Me and My Town’ was a Entitled ‘Homemaker’ this was community arts project that was run from 2003 to exhibited internationally. When I got my salary, I bought a pair of sandals and sent 2007 and earlier on in 2012 in Minato-ward, Tokyo, some money to my mother. Then I went to see a movie, Japan. Charnwood Arts have also and there was nothing left of my salary after that. undertaken numerous projects Minato-ward, where urban re-development is still along the same lines in Name: Masahiro Hoshi underway, is suffering rapidly vanishing ties within Charnwood under our People Year of birth: 1946 the community. This is due to both the outflow of Making Places programme Year photo was taken: 1963 population and the ageing of remaining residents and we plan to develop a Location where photo was taken: as well as the more mobilized lives of newcomers new community project in In front of the soba restaurant in Yonnohashi to the community. In such circumstances, older Shepshed based on this people are feeling more and more isolated. The exhibition. Creative Art Executive Committee established the The exhibition, in collaboration with community arts project with the aim of promoting Creative Art Executive Committee, Tokyo, communication between residents of different Calligraphy Practice at the Beginning of the Year is open to the public on weekdays only generations and between new and old residents in from 2pm-5pm on Mondays and the community. My father inherited the family’s timber business, so around 1947 or 1948 he opened his own shop in Kasumicho, from 2pm-9pm on Tuesday - Friday where we had lived since before the war. There aren’t any timber shops now, but in those days there were several timber shops in the area and they all had nice displays of timber in front. For a while after the war, there were few buildings around and many vacant lots, so we often played baseball. I didn’t have a proper glove, so my mother My Mother and My Aunt Cooking in the Kitchen made one from rags and I cherished it very much.

This is a picture of the kitchen in the house where I was On New Year’s Day, all my relatives came to my born, in Tango-cho in Akasaka. There was an under-the- house, and a neighbor who worked at a photo floor storage area (about 3 square meters) in the kitchen. studio took this photo. Those days, I was studying Its lid was called an age-ita, or “raising-board,” which you calligraphy and soroban (arithmetic), and on New could raise to store things under the floor. Another name Year’s Day our custom was for my father to get all my for it was age-futa, or “raising-cover.” brothers and sisters to do some calligraphy, which we then displayed in the living room. The woman on the left is my mother, who was putting rice in the iron rice cooker. The other is my aunt. In those Name: Yoshio Koike Year of birth: 1937 days, someone from a grocery store came to my house in Year photo was taken: 1954 the morning to take an order, and in the evening vegetables Location where photo was taken: Home in Nishi-azabu 2-chome and fish were delivered from the store. In autumn, we Name: Akira Sugiyama Year of birth: 1924 ordered matsutake (fragrant mushrooms), too. Matsutake Year photo was taken: 1930 are very expensive now, but they were cheaper then and Location where photo was taken: my mother sometimes made matsutake rice. Home in Tango-cho (now Akasaka 4-chome)

On Tuesday 3rd July the torch will pass through Quorn, Loughborough, Hoton, Wymeswold, Asfordby, Melton Mowbray, The Pilkington Library, Loughborough University will be hosting a project for The People’s Record, a unique community Langham, Oakham and Uppingham. The street-by-street detail of the route will be confirmed later in the year. archive project to capture the stories of individuals and communities in the Olympic host country for the first time.

60 | Heart of 3 Cities 2012 Heart of 3 Cities 2012 | 61 a celebration of Moving On! Charnwood Arts’ Next Level Café, based at Shenton House in Loughborough, has served almost a decade of young people in Charnwood and beyond. Originally formed as a summer project that developed from the ideas of young people in the town, it grew to become an important and a vital addition to services for young people at risk in the locality and across Leicestershire.

During its time, the Café has helped hundreds of young people revise their attitudes and approach to education and improve their own behaviour. Not only has it helped them back into schools and colleges, but Next Level Café has given awards of its own through the Youth Arts Award, a nationally recognised qualification.

The Café has employed a wide range of artists and volunteers whose skills have engaged and caught the imagination of participants, resulting in fantastic projects and individual pieces of work.

The most recent and impactful is the mosaic garden project sited on Leicester Road. The young people helped to create the artworks, used recycled materials to make planters and create fencing, learning lots of skills along the way.

One of the highlights of the Café over the years has been the partnership work with Birch Wood (Special Area) School in Melton Mowbray. Young people attending the café have worked as peer mentors for pupils from the school, resulting in increased confidence and a more caring outlook to others. For others, it has even raised an interest in working in caring environments…and of course, all of this through the production of art!

Artistic output has been consistent throughout with work ending up in Westminster following a ministerial visit to the Café, at the national Koestler Awards and a host of other exhibition venues. Films, music, art auctions, multi-media projects, dance and theatre have all been part of the outputs of the café over the years.

So, what began as a six week summer project has now enjoyed over eight years of providing a service to local young people. It is with great sadness, that due to the major impact of funding cuts within the public sector, that our partnership work through the Café with Leicestershire County Council must now move on into other forms of delivery.

The Café will close in July 2012 and we will celebrate with an event at the end of June. In the meantime, we would like to thank everyone who has been involved, well over a thousand people, for all of their hard work, dedication and creativity over the years.

The 21 initial inductees to the Loughborough Sporting Club Hall of Fame in 2011 included Mary Nevill, Steve Backley, Sue Shotton, Sebastian Coe is the President of Loughborough Sporting Club. Robbie Brightwell, Tanni Grey-Thompson, Bob Wilson, Clive Woodward and David Moorcroft.

62 | Heart of 3 Cities 2012 Heart of 3 Cities 2012 | 63 Editor: Kev Ryan About borough of Charnwood but also Layout and Design: Natalie Chabaud Charnwood Arts within Leicester City and through Print Liaison: Ask Sue Witts certain initiatives across the East Illustrations: Paul Gent, Jamie Sims Charnwood Arts was established Midlands region.Charnwood Arts All photography copyright of individual photographers. as an indepedent local arts council is also keyed into national in 1976. Until the late 1980s it Special thanks for photography to: Next Level Café, Kajal Patel, Jemma Bagley, developments in the fields of was run on a voluntary basis with participatory and community arts Loughborough University, Dave Chesterton and Kev Ryan. partnerships involving local schools, and contributes to the EMPAF Games Time Photography: Kev Ryan Charnwood Borough Council, Arts Federation regionally. Special thanks to everyone who has contributed articles and support including: Council England, Leicestershire Terry Allen, Loughborough University Arts Centre, Yuko Ijichi, Essential County Council, Loughborough Our work has always had an University and a wide range of Marketing Solutions, Steve Woodward, Rebecca Abrahams, Eriko Cochrane, international dimension and has community groups. All of these are encompassed links and projects Jemma Bagley, Kev Ryan, Varsha Parmar, Dennis Powdrill, Kate Morgan, still key partners until the present with over 80 countries during the Charnwood Borough Council, Sylvia Wright, Déda Producing, Adam Rodgers, day. 33 years we have been Anthony Parkes, Frances Ryan, Murray Stewart, Nick Tanner, Leylah Rumi, operational. Justin Smith, Michael Bird, Hannah Baldwin, Nick Britten, Loughborough BID, JEM Currently, Charnwood Arts employs a professional staff of 10 Webster, RA Knott, Natalie Chabaud, Anne Retz Wessberg, Peter Wolff. Charnwood Arts maintains a and offers around 130-150 freelance long-held desire to establish a engagements of varying lengths regional centre of excellence for per annum. The organisation works community and participatory arts GLASTONBUDGET 2012 primarily in the Leicestershire in Loughborough. To contact Charnwood Arts: Tel: 01509 822558 e-mail: [email protected] 27 Granby Street, Loughborough, LE11 3DU, UK

Charnwood Arts is a Registered Charity No. 1143163 Charnwood Arts is a private company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales. Company No: 07477378 Registered Office: 27 Granby Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3DU