Message from Alison Nelson:

I work as a consultant for the local authority (primarily business development)in Middlesbrough.

At present I am helping the designer department store PSYCHE in setting up a commercial gallery, and am look for artists who would like to become part of the exhibition program.

The opening of the gallery will co-inside with the launch party of Middlesbrough fashion week which is to be held in the store and up to a thousand guests are expected.

If you are interested please contact me.

Regards

Alison Nelson

alison.nelson@hotmail.co.uk

Have you an away day to organise with your team? Struggling to find something different from the usual paintballing or go karting? Do you need a new approach to staff training? Why not try a Club Creative Corporate Activity? Choose from:

Role Play – improve performance by exploring inter team relationships, dynamics and communication. This workshop will improve your staff’s understanding of one another and how their roles and relationships fit together.

Acting Techniques – to improve confidence, communication and presenting skills

Circus Skills -have a fun packed day with juggling, diablo, stilts, unicycle and much more.

Graffiti Art - Release the inner artist with this fantastic workshop which allows you to use the part of the brain that often gets neglected in a day to day office job – the creative side! Loads of fun to be had with big canvasses and spray paint. You can theme the day to suit your needs and take your masterpieces home with you at the end!

African Drumming - release the stress and tension of the office environment with this amazing workshop that is guaranteed to put a smile on your face. Learn basic techniques and rhythms and build up to a full on group performance. Brilliant for team building and generally letting off steam!

All activities are lead by fully CRB checked, experienced and qualified instructors

All away days and training activities can be filmed and turned into a DVD at extra cost.

For more information click here

Fun stuff for all ages in Filey, North Yorkshire. Check with local schools or Extended Schools teams for venues and how to book.

T-shirt Tastic! Tuesday 6th April

10am-3pm 5yrs +

Customise your old t-shirts by cutting, shredding, and printing and turn them into something completely new and funky (and by recycling you are being good to the environment). Or turn it into something completely different like a bag, shorts or skirt! If you haven’t got an old t-shirt you can find cheap plain t-shirts for just £1 if you look carefully. Take your work home with you at the end of the day.

Kung Fu Dance Weds 14th April

10am-3pm 7yrs+

Learn how to dance in a martial arts style inspired by films like House of Flying Daggers. Work on cool moves and then put them together in a routine. Share your work at the end of the day in a short performance for family and friends (please arrive at 2.45pm for the performance)

Easter Arts Thursday 15th April

10am-3pm 5yrs+

A new twist on classic Easter Activies. Make you own bags, masks and decorations. An Eggstravaganza of fun!

Circus Skills Friday 9^th April

10am-3pm 7yrs+

Learn exciting circus skills including juggling, diablo, spinning plates and unicycle!

Loads of Club Creative stuff happening over Easter. Check with your school or Extended Schools team for venues and how to book on.

Eastfields, Scarborough:

T-shirt Tastic!

Date: Thursday 8^th April

10am-3pm 5yrs+

Customise your old t-shirts by cutting, shredding, and printing and turn them into something completely new and funky (and by recycling you are being good to the environment). Or turn it into something completely different like a bag, shorts or skirt! If you haven’t got an old t-shirt you can find cheap plain t-shirts for just £1 if you look carefully. Take your work home with you at the end of the day.

Kung Fu Dance

Date: Fri 9^th April

10am-3pm 7yrs+

Learn how to dance in a martial arts style inspired by films like House of Flying Daggers. Work on cool moves and then put them together in a routine. Share your work at the end of the day in a short performance for family and friends (please arrive at 2.45pm for the performance)

Easter Arts

Date: Tues 6^th April

10am-3pm 5yrs+

A new twist on classic Easter activities. Create your own bags, masks and decorations – an eggstravaganza of fun!

Street Dance

Date: Thursday 15^th April

10am-12pm 5-10yrs

1pm-3pm 11yrs+

So you think you can dance? Learn the funkiest moves around with our fantastic street dance tutor then perform what you have learned at the end of the session (please arrive 10 mins early for the performance). You don’t need any previous experience, just enthusiasm!

Circus Skills

Date: TBC

10am-3pm 7yrs+

All the fun of the circus brought to you! Learn juggling balls and scarves, diablo, spinning plates, balancing balls, unicycle and much more.

Play in a Day

Date: Weds 14^th April

10am-3pm 6yrs+

Put a play on from scratch in just one day! This fun activity will teach acting techniques and stage craft so that you can put on a short performance for family and friends at the end of the day (please arrive 15 mins early for the sharing)

Club Creative ran some day long holiday activity in Feb half term for schools in the Filey cluster. The days went well and here is some feedback from Extended Schools Coordinator Sue Balf.

“I was pleased with the service provided, with the quality of resources used and with some slight tweaking will be happy to use again.”

In January Club Creative provided Physcial Theate / Stage Combat and Martial Arts Dance sessions for an intensive Health Awareness Day at Conyers School Yarm. We worked with around 150 primary school pupils from several different schools in intensice 30 minute sessions. The day was a huge success and here is some feedback from GoSport Coordinator Dee Carter

“The service we received was helpful, professional and approachable. The activities delivered were of a high standard and engaged pupils”

Weekly sessions have been running at Redcar Youth centre. Whilst the larger group as a whole have not engaged as much as hoped at this stage, we believe they will get more involved when filming begins next week. However, one youth worker had this to say about a young person with Aspergers: “One young person is getting the benefits of one to one work with James at the moment but that is fantastic for that young man as he has trouble engaging with people usually and this has helped him begin to engage with more individuals within the group.  He is actually initiating conversations with people now rather than being a passive member of the group! He has absolutely blossomed because of the work done on the one to one basis and its in no small part due to the work of James and his consistently patient and nurturing methods of working.” A fantastic outcome.

Things are really taking off here at CC HQ. Quick updates on current projects:

Grangetown Youth Centre Commission – After receiving over fifty expressions of interest from all over the UK and Ireland, the young people have chosen David Parkinson to undertake the mural for the newly refurbished centre. David will travel across the the North East to meet the young people and draw up some sketches. then return shortly afterward complete the work. David style is illustrative and completely in tune with the young people’s vision for the artwork. Click here for examples of David’s work at is website. Thanks to all artists who expressed an interest.

Layfield Primary in Yarm are delighted with the drama and Graffiti workshops so have extended the graffiti after school club for another five weeks. Can’t wait to see the finished work!

Conyers School Health Awareness day was a huge success with four Club Creative tutors providing Kung Fu Dance and Stage Combat workshops. We have just started weekly Musical Theatre classes at the school and hope to develop a long term relationship.

Filey and Eastfields (Scarborough) half term activities went very well and we have been asked to provide lots of Easter activity. Expect T-shirt customisation, Easter Arts, Kung Fu Dance and Street dance at venues near you. Contact your extended schools co-ordinator for details or look out for the programmes.

Durham Lane and Junction Primary schools in Eaglescliffe are due to start Drama, Street Dance and Cartoon Workshop after school clubs in a couple of weeks time. These are new schools for Club Creative and we are really excited to be working with them.

Preston Primary drama club continues to be a success and the sharing event is only two weeks away! We have also been asked to provide drama practitioners for two and a half days next week to link in with the whole school Drama Focus week. We will work with each year group over half a day to improve communication skills through drama techniques.

There are loads more proejcts in the pipeline but this is already a rather lengthy post so I’ll update again soon.

Don’t forget, if your school, youth or community centre would like creative activity of any kind please do not hesitate to get in touch

Neil