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Whitstable Music Society Playtime Theatre rounded off 2010 with superb Company had another co CAC Scholarships ncert by the Fujitas Piano terrific year in which the Trio: t hree sisters - Arisa (violin), The generous scholarship scheme lies at the heart of the Council’s activities. touring troupe returned to Honaka (Cello) and M olland, egumi This year we found even more money to enable young artists with a wide stages in Germany, H (Piano). More superlatives Belgium - and the 40- fol variety of talents to further their chosen careers. Much can grow from such lowed with an outstanding degree heat of the U.A.E. 2010/11 concert by Robert Plane seeds: when a 2009 winner, AmelieWoods, went on the course CAC had helped To round it off, they (Clarin ek et), Alice Neary (Cello) fund, one of her three professional dance instructors was Melanie Cox – herself undertook a new two-we and Ben Frith (Piano). Contact: one of the first CAC award winners! bilingual Spanish tour. Arts in a Cold Climate www.whitstablemusicsociety.org.uk Contact: Sara Kettlewell This year’s scholar were: 01227 266272 Torrent, In a recent speech in the House of of them that are causing the squeals, Award Name Medium Course Littlebourne Art Group the Littlebourne Lords (she’s a peer now) Joan Bakewell soon to rise to howls of outrage across flourished under Jean G Barn Giant made a passionate appeal for funding for the country. We are doing pretty well in Chorale, singing £315 Callum Frost Dance Ballet Summer School age and Andrew Mullins, holding when most choirs have a £250 Helen Bonsall Interior Design Free Range Exhibition & Design Show, Earls Court Barn the arts pointing out her own life and though times are tight and ‘plei break, performed n-air’ painting changing experiences in Manchester’s so is your Art’s Council. s £200 Susannah Shaw Dance Music Theatre Course, London Studio Centre workshops, and a fine an cathedral-style evensong nual city art gallery and its Halle Orchestra. £195 Danielle Broadbent Cello Grittleton Chamber Music Course, Wiltshire exhibition.A grant from at 8 churches in July and Kent This year as well as the wide variety of St Community Foundation he I’ve had a few of those experiences August, gave a recital at £165 Anna Jaanus Fine Art Graphic Design Summer School lped grants we give to a range of g create a ceramics group m myself, though usually not that far Nicholas, Sturry, and san £125 Claire Millen Dance Kent Youth Dance Summer School aking organisations and artists, we hope to use of a donated potter’s north, but the question is… How to the service of lessons and £125 Fiona Growler Dance Kent Youth Dance Summer School wheel. Sadly, the cheri continue and even expand our carols at St Mary’s, shed and talented react to what is going to be a period of £125 Hannah Sheppard Dance Kent Youth Dance Summer School tutor, Lotte Little, has scholarships for young people to train Westwell. Contact: John retired. financial tightening second to none? 1 Contact: Wendy Blanchet or study in the arts. Carney 01227 26185 Very sincere congratulations to them all! 01227 721632 It is worth saying that in Canterbury we are in a unique situation. A new £27m. Sounds complacent doesn’t it? theatre opens in October with But I’m NOT! Positive Feedback Thank you… New Patron everyone’s good will under its sails. An I think we are very lucky to find £11m. refurbished library and art ourselves here at this austere time for A little late but I must congratulate you on your initiative: my grandsons were on holiday Canterbury Arts Council is delighted to to Anthony Underwood and Ben Lea gallery opens in the middle of town in the whole country. What we have to do in your area in August and found one of the works of art - a seal painted on a pebble, This announce that the Nevill Arts Trust has of TruprintMedia for giving so freely a few months; that’s a library opening is make the most of it. Go to the shows a 4-year-old that painting can be done on other mediums than paper; it also allows joined our growing list of patrons with a of their time and expertise in putting not closing. UKC is building a major exhibitions, pack the concerts, become them to recognise an animal that belongs in or near the sea. I think that the whole idea generous annual grant and the annual Nevill together this Review. multi million pound music centre up on regular theatre goers, buy prints or fantastic and I hope that you are able to continue with this project next year. I am also very Arts Trust Scholarship to enable a young the hill, (although, unfortunately the pictures or CDs. It’s up to us, the makers proud to display the pebble in my lounge as they kindly gave it to my husband and myself. student to further their artistic career. The Laurie Porter and Keila Barnard cuts have put a stop to CCCU’s St. and organisers of art to make sure Carolle Melville, December 2010 Council is deeply grateful to Christopher having stepped down from their Gregory’s Centre). everyone enjoys this unexpected period Nevill for overseeing this most welcome positions (Hon. Sec. and Hon. Treas. of Canterbury plenty. CAC contacts respectively), the Council would like support for the arts in East Kent. Now if this sounds like I think the arts to thank them for all their hard work is just about money or facilities, I don’t. Michael Bukht, OBE, President of Canterbury Chair: Sara Kettlewell on its behalf. But it’s money and facilities, or the lack Arts Council Our Chair! [email protected] Our Backers (Playtime Theatre 01227 266272 Company) …and welcome The Council is most grateful to the Hon Sec: Jean Gray to our new Hon. Secretary, Jean Gray, following for their most generous More CAC Scholarships! [email protected] and our new Hon. Treasurer, Geoff support in difficult times: This year the Council awarded more scholarships than ever before to young people 01227 750576 Bush, both of whom have already had Canterbury City Council see back page for details. a significant impact on the efficient Canterbury Christ Church University Vice-Chair: Stewart Ross running of the Council. Dean & Chapter of Canterbury Cathedral [email protected] University for the Creative Arts 01227 470267 University of Kent CAC scholar Claire Millen (far right) and friends Hon. Treas: Geoff Bush Nevill Arts Trust [email protected] King’s School, Canterbury 01227 264723 Annual Review 2011-2: Kent Youth Theatre in action Webmaster: Brian Davis Email contact details (copy 50 words [email protected] max) and pics relating to your 2011 activities to [email protected] Arts Events Co-ordinator: Linda Jordan by 1 January 2012 please. Robert Plane with binoculars [email protected] (Whitstable Music Soc) 01227 818547

www.canterburyartscouncil.org.uk CREATIVE CANTERBURY A selection of activities undertaken by our many affiliated members

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Contac Contact: D rg.uk. s as well as art exhibition any way, Girls by 3 y-archaeology.o s, Con 730 177 / 07967 580 21 ww.canterbur produce shows and a C tact: Andrews 01227 w hristmas Ian Carm market. Septe alt 01227 762 ns’ John Kay mber’s Heritage Jo 547 : Canterbury Musicia Wee hn Kay 01227 bove: Good works f the kend saw Littlebourne A 470637 A £188 to JimWise o rt presents a cheque for Group’s Open Art S ase Association Folk in t how. Canterbury Music Club’s prog Motor Neurone Dise he Barn enjoyed Thatching (patch ramme local the ing only) has been included Renaissance m ir best year ever, kicking re-sch usic from the Marian off eduled to start this year. Consort, M Ca with Wogan’s favou ark Padmore and Simon Lepper nterbury Recorded rite, Beth Contact:Wendy Blan Nielsen C chet performing Schumann’s Dichterlieber Music Society, cont hapman. In all they 01227 , the David inuing to 721632 Rees-Williams Trio an offer an a had 14 superb sell out d Beethoven Quartets ppreciation of c from the Sacconi Quarte recorded mus oncerts, including ELO’s t. Free for under 25s. ic in a friendly Mik Contact: Margaret Davie atmospher Kaminski, Girlyman from s 01227 364536 e, enjoyed the US ( rt saw fortnightly meeting plus Swiss groupies) ciety of A s covering rbury So y widely var and St Agnes Fountain Cante at Thursda ying programmes as tendances (us a good at uiz nights. ually classical) presented warm up. ings and q by Co ning meet members and gues ntact: Debs Earl eve tions at the FEATURED MEMBER: ts, and visits FEATURED he exhibi from re [email protected] T St. Peter’s cord companies. .uk bridge and Horse all were John Darley Contact: CAC website o Church H r Methodist dly, Jennifer Bolton 012 ORGANISATION: ccessful. Sa 27 275603 tremely su ex ty lost John , the Socie Often working with his wife Jan, John ew poster kindly prepared Canterbury Operatic Society though e, the last Below: CAC’s n Cyril Co Colliers Male oddard and Both continued to arouse delight and surprise with Snowdown by Sonia Copeland-Bloom G r member. ent ing founde t: Voice Choir w surviv ed. Contac his highly original painted pebbles hidden on ing COS has been performing shows and concerts in uch miss ional in 2010, sing will be m 765261 East Kent beaches. This year he had special internat the Canterbury area for over 100 years. In 2010 hild 01227 rench 'Mablevoy Wendy C .com with the F hild@AOL success at the Whitstable Oyster Festival. People éjà Vu' from it gave a concert performance of “ Love, Grief and WendyMC Chorale' and 'D ve 20 really identified with the connection between art and Holland. It also ga Joy at The Savoy ” as part of the Canterbury ne in the environment and the organic source of my concerts in Kent, o Festival, and its production of The Pajama Game joyable g ngham and two en , a olk in the Barn present award-winnin "canvas" and its relevant subject matter , he revealed. Notti at the Gulbenkian Theatre won the group an Canterbury Ceramic Circle F usic workshops. ey at St Gregory’s school m group of keen amateurs and Steve Knightl It was so encouraging to see people thoroughly necessitated a Accolade of Excellence by NODA South East friendly Rebuilding work met on the 1st Wednesday enjoying themselves in the name of art. Children in Aylesham for the second consecutive year. Remarkable! collectors, home change from in St. Dunstan’s Can ct: of every month terbury O particular loved it . CAC is proud to be associated to Ratling. Conta discussion fr rchestra w 21 Contact: Anne Stevenson Church Hall for informal om strengt ent arsh 01227 7608 h to streng with such popular pioneering. Bryan M and to hear top-class speakers, such a strin th with [email protected] [email protected] g of well-a bcmarsh3 n Sandon. 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