Creative Midlands South

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• West Bletchley Carnival 2012
• Mini Makers
• CreativeNhants: Date for your diary: Funding Fair 29th March 10am-1pm at Royal & Derngate. More info soon...
• Start The Art
• Start The Art
• Sherwood Choral Society- Open Rehearsal 29.02.2012
• Assistant Musical Director Wanted
• ACCOMPANIST WANTED
• Sands Singers -Join us
• Mini Makers
• Support AGMK- make a donation to our projects via Local Giving

West Bletchley Carnival 2012 Posted: 29 Feb 2012 01:39 AM PST West Bletchley Carnival 2012 is scheduled to take place on Saturday 2nd June, Jubilee weekend!! This years theme for Carnival 2012 is "The Commonwealth" To find out more about the carnival, or to enquire about being part of the best carnival in Milton Keynes, contact us! www.westbletchleycouncil.gov.uk You can also follow us on Twitter: WestBletchleyCo

Mini Makers Posted: 28 Feb 2012 04:30 AM PST Saturday 17.3.2012 Children & Families Mini Makers Windmills and Wheels with Simon Oldhams Saturday 17 March / 1 - 3pm / Free Suitable for children aged 4+ Mini Makers is our weekly programme of drop-in sessions for children aged 4+ and their families, which explore art in all its forms through a selection of varied and creative, artist-led activities. The focus of this week's session will be on turning junk and reclaimed materials into energy.  Experiment with Festive Road's bicycle power generator, create machines from scrap materials and run tests to try to capture the elements so these may be turned into useful energy. All inspired by our Festive Road exhibition in the Project Space. See more events for Children and Families

CreativeNhants: Date for your diary: Funding Fair 29th March 10am-1pm at Royal & Derngate. More info soon... Posted: 28 Feb 2012 06:17 AM PST CreativeNhants: Date for your diary: Funding Fair 29th March 10am-1pm at Royal & Derngate. More info soon...

Start The Art Posted: 10 Feb 2012 06:55 AM PST Tuesday 13.3.2012 Children & Families Parent & Toddler: Start The Art Every Tuesday 11am - 12noon / Free Do you have a child under 4 who can't wait to get their hands dirty? Join our friendly artists who will help you and your child explore the joys of art through a range of multi-sensory activities, including painting, drawing and mark-making. This week we'll be helping children to make their own Mother's Day card and gift box to take home with them. See more events for Children and Families

Start The Art Posted: 10 Feb 2012 06:30 AM PST Tuesday 20.3.2012 Children & Families Parent & Toddler: Start The Art Every Tuesday 11am - 12noon / Free Do you have a child under 4 who can't wait to get their hands dirty? Join our friendly artists who will help you and your child explore the joys of art through a range of multi-sensory activities, including painting, drawing and mark-making. This week's sessions will focus on rhythm and rhyme, in celebration of World Poetry Day. See more events for Children and Families

Sherwood Choral Society- Open Rehearsal 29.02.2012 Posted: 28 Feb 2012 05:10 AM PST Sherwood Choral Society   Open Rehearsal 29.02.2012, 8pm- 10pm , Queensway Methodist Church, Bletchley, MK2 2HB   Why not try your hand at something new on Leap Day Evening? (Apologies to Radio 4 )   Only ever sung the melody before? Join a small choral society for the evening, and find out what it is like to sing in harmony. OR if you are a more experienced singer, just come to sing, and experience our friendly bunch, who will ply you with home- made cakes in the tea break!   Plenty of parking on adjacent businesses'  forecourts. Please use the path between the church and the hall, and enter by the door at the far end of the path (intruder light will activate)  

Assistant Musical Director Wanted Posted: 28 Feb 2012 04:58 AM PST SANDS SINGERS ASSISTANT MUSICAL DIRECTOR Sands Singers is currently seeking an Assistant Musical Director, to help the Musical Director rehearse the choir and to share the duty of directing the choir in concerts.   It is likely that the Assistant Musical Director will be a musician who wants to become involved with choral work, but who may have little or no experience. Training and mentorship is offered, as well as a small fee for each rehearsal and concerts.   Good keyboard skills will be an advantage, as well as willingness to sing in the choir on occasions.   Sands Singers are a Community Choir based in Woburn Sands. Choir members are not subject to audition. There are over fifty members, many of whom do not read music. There is great enthusiasm in the choir, and they are building a strong local reputation. Rehearsals are from 7pm-9pm on Friday nights in Woburn Sands (currently the Ellen Pettit Memorial Hall). The choir has a varied repertoire. Recent pieces performed include Handel's Hallelujah Chorus, Bohemian Rhapsody and selections from musicals. The choir gives two major concerts a year, and additionally supports local events (such as the Christmas Fayre), as well as visiting local homes to sing carols.   Rehearsals take place in a hard-working but friendly atmosphere. The Assistant Musical Director will receive an agreed rehearsal fee, and an agreed concert fee, payable on the day of rehearsal or concert. Interested parties should apply to Christine French, Sands Singers Secretary   christinefrench@tiscali.co.uk   in the first instance.  

ACCOMPANIST WANTED Posted: 28 Feb 2012 05:00 AM PST SANDS SINGERS REHEARSAL AND CONCERT ACCOMPANIST   Sands Singers is currently seeking an accompanist for rehearsals and concerts.   Sands Singers are a Community Choir based in Woburn Sands. Choir members are not subject to audition.  There are over fifty members, many of whom do not read music. There is great enthusiasm in the choir, and they are building a strong local reputation. Rehearsals are from 7pm-9pm on Friday nights in Woburn Sands (currently memorial hall)   The choir has a varied repertoire.  Recent pieces performed include Handel's Hallelujah Chorus, Bohemian Rhapsody, selections from musicals.   The choir gives two major concerts a year, and additionally supports local events (such as the Christmas Fayre), as well as visiting local homes to sing carols.   The accompanist will be a versatile keyboard player.  Previous experience as an accompanist will be advantageous. Rehearsals take place in a hard-working but friendly atmosphere.   Accompanists will receive an agreed rehearsal fee, and an agreed concert fee, payable on the day of rehearsal or concert.   Interested parties should apply to Christine French, Sands Singers Secretary   christinefrench@tiscali.co.uk   in the first instance.

Sands Singers -Join us Posted: 28 Feb 2012 04:57 AM PST Community Choir Sands Singers meet  7pm-9pm on Friday nights during term time in the Ellen Pettit Memorial Hall Woburn Sands and only costs £20 a term.  Come along for a taster session on a Friday evening and you'll be made very welcome.                         We're open to all ages and abilities - Choir members are not subject to audition and don't need to be able to read music.  We have over fifty members, a friendly atmosphere, a great enthusiasm and we're building a strong local reputation. Besides the main choir who sing a varied repertoire, we have two small sub groups: 'Greensands Singers' who meet fortnightly in a pub to sing Irish folk songs and 'The Cryers' who meet weekly to sing Early Music. Further details from Vanessa Dilley Membership Secretary:  vanessa_dilley@hotmail.com  

Mini Makers Posted: 28 Feb 2012 03:05 AM PST Saturday 10.3.2012 Children & Families Mini Makers Re-hash the Trash with Paul Smith Saturday 10 March / 1 - 3pm / Free Suitable for children aged 4+ Mini Makers is our weekly programme of drop-in sessions for children aged 4+ and their families, which explore art in all its forms through a selection of varied and creative, artist-led activities. for this week's workshop we'll be creating a large-scale collaborative sculpture out of recyled plastic, inspired by our Festive Road exhibition in the Project Space. Feel free to bring along any plastic recycling you may have to add to the sculpture! See more events for Children and Families

Support AGMK- make a donation to our projects via Local Giving Posted: 28 Feb 2012 03:43 AM PST Support the Arts community of MK by donating to AGMK projects! We will receive match funding £1 for £1 from the MK Community Foundation throughout March! Have a look and see what a difference you could make!  https://localgiving.com/artsgatewaymk Local charities do great work and they need help Our mission Our mission is to enable philanthropic giving to small local charities and community groups in the UK. History Localgiving.com was founded in 2008. The pilot phase of Localgiving.com was launched in eight Community Foundations throughout 2009 and 2010. The website is adding more charities each day and aims to cover the whole of the UK in 2012.    

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