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Further activities, news and views 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 Kent Chorale, singing £315 Callum Frost Dance Yorkshire 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 Canterbury 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 CANTE RB URY E affiliated members by our many o undertaken by moving t of activities eatre began CREATIV A selection nt Youth Th w and Ke ng ne ful, welcomi a wonder ge. 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September’s Heritage ww included Renaissance music from the Marian Canterbury Recorded Weekend saw Littlebourne Art Consort, Mark Padmore and Simon Lepper Music Society, continuing to Group’s Open Art Show. performing Schumann’s Dichterlieber, the David offer an appreciation of Thatching (patching only) has been Folk in the Barn enjoyed Rees-Williams Trio and Beethoven Quartets recorded music in a friendly re-scheduled to start this year. their best year ever, kicking off from the Sacconi Quartet. Free for under 25s. atmosphere, enjoyed Contact:Wendy Blanchet with Wogan’s favourite, Beth Contact: Margaret Davies 01227 364536 fortnightly meetings covering 01227 721632 Nielsen Chapman. In all they widely varying programmes had 14 superb sell out (usually classical) presented by saw concerts, including ELO’s of Art members and guests, and visits Society Mik Kaminski, Girlyman from rbury hursday MBER: from record companies.