Gratitude in Bloom

I went back to school today to do the final evaluation of our Young Promoters Project kindly funded by Night Out, The Arts Council of Wales. 

How lovely to receive a bunch of flowers from the children and staff who took part in the Scheme, thanking me for my work with them. The children so excited to give me them.

It has been  the most wonderful experience, being back in school. I am so grateful to the children and staff for being so utterly kind to me and totally understanding of my hearing disability. 

One little lad, who himself wears a hearing aid, told me, 'Cheryl, you might be deaf but you're brilliant.'  I was truly moved by this. 'So are you,' I replied and he smiled his cheeky smile.

Well, as you can imagine, I have been flying high all day,  knowing that I have inspired children to get involved in theatre, yes, but that I have also inspired them to be kind, likely the most important of all life skills.

Where's my Igloo Gone?

For the last 7 weeks, I have been visiting Ysgol C'aer Felin with the Young Promoters Project funded by Night Out, the Arts Council of Wales. It has been an amazing journey. The children have learnt to become promoters organising the whole event. We have visited  backstage at Y Ffwrnes Theatre and had a marvellous tour, we have filmed a promotion video, learnt about advertising and marketing. It is magical to watch the children grow in confidence, speaking on the telephone writing letters, preparing speeches.

The children even made the cakes for the tuck shop this evening to raise funds so that can all go to the theatre together to see the welsh language panto. 

The children even made a lovely big pot of cawl for the team and the theatre company who came to put on the show Where's my Igloo Gone with The Bone Ensemble.

It was so wonderful to see the community out in full force, excited about theatre. WE SOLD OUT! Unheard of in our little village. Councillors, School Governors, local police, parents, siblings, friends and off course the children.

Well Done Everyone, I'm so proud of you. Thank you Mrs Davies, Head Teacher and Miss Tanner the class teacher for all your hard work and to all the staff for helping.

Bit of Feedback

It's always lovey to hear what the children think and so we always give them evaluation forms ... but the Young Promoters at Pembroke Dock Community School gave me this fabulous card telling me what they will miss most about me now the contract has ended ...

And inside the card all these personal messages!!

 

 



 

Seems making children laugh and playing the ukulele is something they will remember about me and it touches my heart that me and my quirky li'l uke can bring such sunshine!

Young Promoters

For the last 6 weeks I have been working with Pembroke Dock Community School as a freelance Adviser with Night Out Scheme. I am one of 11 experienced practitioners who were trained 2 years ago by Night Out from around Wales and we support the community to put together committees of young people who host, promote and organise their own theatre. They learn all the back stage, behind the scenes things about the theatre and events.

Pembroke Community School were BRILLIANT young promoters! We went to Torch theatre for a visit and every week the children wrote an action plan to enable them to focus on getting all their jobs done before my next visit.

 

Consequently, Circus Berzercus SOLD OUT and we had an AMAZING evening!

 

Thank you to Pembroke Community School, especially Mrs Williams & Donna who worked tirelessly.

 

To Jo Brookman of Communities First who was fabulous.

 

To the Hilary Farr at the Night Out Scheme who manages Young Promoters and organises the underwriting of the show and the funding Young Promoters.

 

Thanks to all the VIP's, family & friends who bought tickets & came to support the show ...

 

But mostly thank you to the wonderful children who put 100% into making the evening a night to remember for their community.