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BRISFEST - SEPTEMBER 22ND TO 23RD, 2012 - ASHTON COURT ESTATE, BRISTOL
BrisFest, Bristol's largest music festival for 20,000 people per day, is designed to showcase the best of the south west, alongside top name artists. The festival will feature a packed programme of top quality entertainment, outdoor stages, flamboyant décor, costumed walkabouts, circus and comedy tents, projection light shows, miles of internationally renowned graffiti and an array of interactive fun for that ultimate festival experience. Tickets are from £15 a day, kids free, plus hundreds of volunteering opportunities to be accessible to all the event's wide-ranging audience, over 60% of whom are between 16 and 35. Now in its fifth year, BrisFest has announced an exciting expansion to the beautiful Ashton Court Estate, just thirty minutes' walk from the city centre. Due to the history of the Ashton Court Festival, this hugely popular move has been greeted with much enthusiasm by local press and public, which will only increase as anticipation builds. More than just a music festival BrisFest is organised by The Bristol Festival Community Group, a registered charity, with all proceeds going towards supporting and promoting local artists and training volunteers to gain employment in the events and music industries. "We invest in people, offering mentoring, training and recognised qualifications to help people into work, using the engaging power of music, art and festival fun. We're looking for sponsors to enable us to extend our reach, with marketing and brand awareness raising packages from as little as £1,000, up to supporting the main stages and headline artists bookings, or coming along to appear at the event and meet the crowds. We offer tailored partnerships, including social media campaigns to communicate directly to our huge online following or sponsored event consumables in order to really integrate our partners into the show. Partnering with BrisFest is an excellent value-for-money option to significantly raise your profile, reach thousands of potential customers and support a worthy cause. Previous partners have included Nokia Music, Sailor Jerry, UWE, Fenchurch, Gala Casinos, Redrow Homes and many more. For further information please email partners@brisfest.co.uk or call 0117 3281492 or see our website (link below)". Contact: Poppy Stephenson. Tel.: 0117 3281492. Address: BrisFest, Bush House, 4th Floor, 72 Price Street, Bristol BS1 4QD. E-mail: poppy@brisfest.co.uk
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 Click button to download more information from The Bristol Festival Community Group about BrisFest2012 (pdf format)
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BRIT WRITERS' AWARDS
The Brit Writers Awards Unpublished is the largest creative writing initiative in the UK. The inaugural event which was held in July 2010 at the O2 was a runaway success and the organisers are now gearing up for the 2011 awards which promise to be even bigger and better. With over 21,000 entries received, the Brit Writers' Awards can already boast a position as the biggest annual event on the UK's literary calendar. It provides the first ever 'springboard' for unpublished and emerging writers of every age group, community and writing style, and is offering £10,000 to the overall winner - the largest prize fund ever offered to unpublished writers. "The gala awards ceremony has inspired and engaged every community in the UK - being the first ever high-profile stage for unpublished writers of all ages. The gala awards will be a glittering, star-studded event at a top class London venue, featuring key figures from the publishing, media and corporate world. However, the real stars at the event will be the schoolchildren, local literacy leaders and community members from diverse backgrounds who seized the challenge, picked up a pen and wrote something extraordinary. The evening will celebrate their success and how this project has inspired ordinary people into creative writing". Tailored sponsorship packages are being offered for around £20,000. Contact: Zareen Roohi Ahmed, Head of Operations. Tel.: 0871 237 4440. Fax: 0871 237 4505. Address: 63-65 Rea Street, Birmingham B5 6BB. E-mail: zareen@britwriters.co.uk.
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Opportunities and benefits for sponsors include:
1. Becoming an official corporate sponsor of the Brit Writers' Awards (BWA). The sponsor's branding will be included on the awards' website with a link to the sponsor's website.
2. The sponsor's logo and features will be promoted in the awards' monthly e-updates, giving exposure to individuals and organisations across the UK, as well as on all printed promotional materials for the 2011 awards ceremony and the sponsor's support will also be mentioned in all audio promotion.
3. An invitation for a senior member of the sponsor's organisation to present one of the awards at the ceremony in July 2011 in London.
4. A table for ten made available at the gala awards ceremony for the sponsor's organisation
5. Ongoing publicity throughout the build-up to the event in July 2011, with the sponsor's branding and profile being featured on the BWA website.
6. The sponsor will receive a full page colour feature in the forthcoming Write Now! magazine, due to be published prior to the awards night, which will be distributed to all the guests at the event and throughout the awards' networks.
7. The sponsor's brand logo will be prominently displayed on the stage backdrop at the gala awards ceremony which will receive global media coverage; and the sponsor's logo will also be printed on the awards certificate presented to the award winner.
8. The sponsor's support will be acknowledged in all project activities and delivery efforts.
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THE DAPHNE DU MAURIER FESTIVAL OF ARTS AND LITERATURE (MAY 9TH - 20TH, 2012)
Started in 1997, the Daphne du Maurier Festival has grown steadily and proved to be very popular attracting visitors from far and wide, giving sponsors the opportunity to reach a diverse audience for their products. The first festival celebrated the ninetieth anniversary of the author's birth and over the past fifteen years has become an important date in Cornwall's cultural literary calendar. Fowey, in Cornwall, has been proud to host this festival and has welcomed a variety of artists and performers to enjoy the delights of this ancient seaport on the wonderful south coast of Cornwall. With its focus of a tented village overlooking the Fowey Estuary, the festival has been popular with artists and visitors alike. The Festival Village houses a 600 seat auditorium, bookshop and a cafe and bar, with views over the river. In addition to the Festival Village, the Festival also uses many more venues in and around Fowey. The programme includes a wide range of authors and other artistes during this ten day celebration. In the past artists such as Sir John Mills, Cleo Laine and John Dankworth have all asked to come again another year as they enjoyed the Festival's special atmosphere so much. The Festival Village events are complemented by community events. These include plays, talks, concerts, exhibitions and a series of guided walks. The festival has strong links with the local schools and is keen to encourage events suitable for, and put on by, the young generation. The University of Exeter has had a long association with the du Maurier Festival and has provided interesting and lively talks and debates covering a wide range of subjects. In 2010 the du Maurier Festival attracted 20,000 attendances. It has strong, loyal support from its enthusiastic supporters. An independent survey to assess the economic benefit stated • The Daphne Du Maurier Festival currently provides an event that is well supported and highly regarded by its visitors with high satisfaction levels throughout • The local community also supports the festival through attendance, but also appreciates the fact that it allows them to experience culture close to home. The festival, formerly run by Restormel Borough Council, then Cornwall Council, has recently been taken over by a joint committee of Fowey Town Council and the Port of Fowey Chamber of Commerce. The new committee is working to develop the festival further to encourage more visitors and in subsequent years to widen the range and breadth of its artistic programme. There is a range of sponsorship opportunities available in connection with this very special festival. Contact: Jonathan Aberdeen, Festival Administrator. Address: Daphne du Maurier Festival, Cornwall Council, Penwinninck Road, St Austell, PL25 5DR. Tel.: 01726 223439. E-mail: admin@dumaurierfestival.co.uk.
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 Click button to download more information from The Daphne du Maurier Festival (Word format)
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DRAMARAMA MUSIC & DRAMA CLUB
Dramarama is a community youth drama organisation. It works with children within the local community, giving them something to do in the evenings and with the aim of getting the children off the streets and helping them to build confidence and team building experience. All staff work on a voluntary basis and all funds come from government grants and fundraising events. The club is looking for sponsors who are willing to help in a variety of different ways - either through one-off or regular donations, in order for the children to buy much needed equipment, or by donation of the equipment itself. In exchange the club offers to add the donating company's logo to all of its advertising leaflets and any event posters or public paperwork, along with a notice attached to the equipment donated stating that the item was generously donated by the sponsor in question. Its current needs and requirements are as follows • music mixing software • theatrical lighting system • scenery and staging equipment. They are also in the process of planning a family fun day during the summer holidays for the children in the area and require various pieces of equipment for the activities they have planned. These are • marquees x 2, 3m x 3m • art and craft equipment • bouncy castle • ball pit and balls • trampoline • face painting equipment • outdoor gaming equipment (hula hoops, skittles, giant board games, etc.) • large catering tea urn • large sponges (wet sponge throwing). "Any further questions are welcome - please do not hesitate to contact me. Many thanks in advance". Contact: Mrs Gemma French, Chairperson. Address: 25 Eaden Crescent, Hoyland, Barnsley S74 9RH. Tel.: 01226 741592. E-mail: Dramarama@hotmail.com.
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EPSILON PRODUCTIONS
Epsilon Productions strives to give a platform to the unsung talent within the industry, both on stage and behind the scenes. EP is based in Islington and always aims to work with local businesses and related groups. They aim to bring real stories to life, to unburden the stage of unnecessary clutter and to allow each production to reveal its unique essence. Past productions have been critically acclaimed and members of their team, cast and crew, have gone on to bigger and better things with some outstanding companies throughout the world. Funding is a constant concern in the realm of theatre and everything that Epsilon receives, from the pence to the pound, is guaranteed to be put to the best use possible. A breakdown will be sent out to all benefactors showing how and where their hard-earned cash has been spent. "Please take a moment to read through the testimonial page on our website to gain a clear idea of who we are and the calibre of our work". Contact: Angela Bull. Address: 81 Sussex Way, Holloway, London N7 6RU. Tel.: 07889 095764. E-mail: angela@epsilonproductions.co.uk
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GAY PHOTOGRAPHERS NETWORK
Gay Photographers Network is holding its third West End annual exhibition in June 2012, once again as official participants in the London Pride Festival but also in conjunction with World Pride 2012. "We are seeking sponsorship of just £5,000 in total to support the staging and promotion of this exciting addition to next summer's events calendar. With our sponsors' branding on all materials and events, last year's sponsors gained extensive exposure to the marketplace, including to over 180,000 readers of the print edition of the Independent newspaper and a further 58,000 Time Out readers with added visibility on their respective websites. We were also heavily supported by the gay press, including high profile titles such as QX and Bent. We estimate at least a quarter of a million potential customers were exposed to our sponsors' brands for the equivalent of just a few pence per head. In 2012 that exposure will be even greater with a million visitors expected in London next summer". Contact: John Drennan, Chairman. Tel.: 07887 997760. E-mail: info@gayphotographersnetwork.co.uk.
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 Click button to download more information from Gay Photographers Network (pdf format)
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GO FIGURATIVE
This is an opportunity to sponsor exhibitions organised by the UK's only dedicated figurative art online community and gallery, Go Figurative. Go Figurative welcomes the chance to discuss support for each exhibition individually, as well as a more strategically focused, longer term, agreement covering multiple events. Go Figurative would suit a sponsor looking for an association with quality, aesthetic beauty, substance and evidence of skill. Contacts: Sally Perry (tel. +44 (0)20 8905 5872) or Peter Clements, Director (tel. +44 (0)7525 458180). Address: 68 Scotts Sufferance Wharf, 5 Mill Street, London SE1 2DF. E-mails: sallyperry@gofigurative.com and peterclements@gofigurative.com
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KINGSTON VALE OPERATIC & DRAMATIC SOCIETY
KVODS is an amateur musical theatre group based in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey. It also has a youth section called Young KVODS for young people aged 7 to 17 years, which is expanding in size year on year. Both groups enable members of the local community to take part in full scale musical productions at purpose-built theatres. The groups also hope to educate local people in the arts and give those who may not normally attend theatre a chance to see musicals. More information about sponsorship opportunities is available on request. Contact: Julie Mills. E-mail: secretary@kvods.com
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PAIR DANCE
The mission of Pair Dance is to create opportunities for artists and young people to play, explore and investigate an endless capacity for development through movement and sound. "Our aim is to demonstrate that talent has no borders, no race, no age, and no limits! Pair Dance | Professional is an award-winning UK based contemporary dance company that quickly caught the attention of the national and international dance community. Known for its provocative and daring style, Pair Dance is admired for its unique method and blend of combining original sound scores written, arranged and produced by Richard Leonard and choreographic works by Harriet Macauley, which imbue power, exuberant energy with a delicacy and technical virtuosity which is contained, yet explosive. Pair Dance includes an award-winning ensemble of dancers who have previously trained in Europe, UK, Brazil, Greece, Ghana, Turkey, Israel, USA and Spain. Awards include: 15th Masdanza, Lisa Ullman, Bonnie Bird, Art Universe - Austria, Jacobs Pillow Residency Award, a scholarship to attend Purchase conservatory of dance in the USA, and the company was an Olympic Torch Bearer 2004. Pair Dance performances include: Edinburgh, Spain, Turkey, Denmark, Austria, Belgium, Boston, New York - Joyce Soho and The John Ryan Theatre, The Place - UK, Canada and many more. We believe in diversity and equality through performing and the bringing together of communities from different backgrounds and cultures in the UK to learn, experiment and explore performing arts. The aim of Pair Dance| Creative Learning is to bring Arts to a suburban area, making high quality performances, workshops and engagement more accessible to those that need and want to benefit from the arts. We are focused and committed to performance, community engagement and artistic development in a variety of settings. We create and promote creativity with performance skills in a positive and vibrant environment. All tutors have a CRB-enhanced disclosure and are first aid certified. Pair Dance | Creative Learning exists at the heart of our organisation based in the east of England - Hertfordshire - and we work in partnership with Community Action Hertsmere, Hertsmere Borough Council, Work Net, Hertfordshire Community Foundation and numerous others. We currently have over 345 user groups/members of our Creative Learning programme and aim to double this in one year. Pair Dance have been selected to perform as part of Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2012 and will reach over 12,000 people through digital media online and interactive digital media on stage. We are seeking sponsorship for this event and we are looking for a sponsor who would want to invest in this exciting production/company through the endorsement of the sponsor's logo, brand, products or services to a wider audience. Edinburgh Fringe is known as the largest arts festival celebration in the world. The company is seeking sponsorship for this event and its tour both nationally and internationally in the autumn of 2012. Pair Dance has an extraordinary outreach programme which was established in 2006 and runs all year round, with ongoing classes in local schools. Alongside this it has further invested in two weekend initiatives. The company seeks to support suburban communities of diversity - in particular BMEs. Pair Dance is also seeking sponsorship for its current Creative Learning programme, with a focus on the 2012 celebrations and the Big Dance - a national event". Contact: Harriet Macauley, Director. Address: 23 Shenley Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire WD6 1AU. Tel.: 0203 489 9223. E-mail: info@pairdance.org.
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THE PIERIAN CENTRE
The Pierian Centre is housed in a gracious, Grade 1 listed Georgian Square, lovingly restored to provide a learning environment that supports the learning process and where the organisation takes care of everyone who walks through the door. As well as being a conference/meetings facility, the Centre hosts a wide variety of courses and activities. It regularly participates in Doors Open Day, Refugee Week, art exhibitions, musicians' forums and other public events and has had a footfall of 45,000 in 4.5 years. This is contributing to the regeneration of St Pauls in many ways. People who would otherwise not come to the area visit the Centre for courses. They pass the word round about some of the public activities. They change their own perceptions of St Pauls and then encourage others to do so. St Pauls has a high refugee population, and a cultural mix of artists and musicians with whom the Centre works collaboratively. The Centre also works with local organisations, some of whom are community focused and others of whom are businesses generating economic growth in the area. The Centre offers sponsors a range of benefits, which can include • listing in its programme (2,500 are distributed every quarter) • invitations to a fantastic selection of activities including private views and book launches • the knowledge that they are supporting a business with increasing importance in St Pauls and its regeneration • and "something that they would like which we have not thought of?!" Contact: June Burrough, Founder and Director. Address: The Pierian Centre, 27 Portland Square, St Pauls, Bristol BS2 8SA. Tel.: 0117 9244512. Fax: 0117 9421178. E-mail: june@pierian.co.uk
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Events/current opportunities
1. Doors Open Day: £500 to put on - the day is completely staffed by thirty-five voluntary stewards.
2. Refugee Week: nine days of art exhibition and special events, by and about asylum seekers and refugees - £12,000.00.
3. Art exhibitions: £5,000 - £7,000 per exhibition, depending on time and activities.
4. Musicians Forum: twelve a year. Developmental ideas/Flyers, etc. £2,000 per year. The musicians play at events such as art exhibitions "and it would be nice to pay them". There are workshops they would like to develop and performances that need marketing via publicity budgets.
5. Plans for working closely with school leavers from St Pauls and local businesses to develop a more collaborative process around work and give young people opportunities to start jobs that give them skills for their futures.
6. Music/arts/theatre evenings - sponsorship support needed to subsidise refreshments and staff the building.
7. Other local organizations and events that have been sponsored include: Shelter's Pamper Day, Circomedia fundraising launch, BEST Directory launch, Architecture Week walk and tea party (!), Exultate choir for rehearsal space, World Peace Day, diploma courses.
8. The Centre has also sponsored the Natural Living Show, Carly McDonough (artist), Helen Wilson (artist), Forward Maisokwadzo PhD in "The Contribution of media to policy making on poverty reduction in Zimbabwe".
9. Teas, coffees and biscuits in kind or in the region of £7,500 per year - "our reputation hangs on the quality of this!"
10. New project to rescue the semi-derelict building next door and develop it into a Café, art gallery, health centre and shop, with some flats and an extension of the Pierian Centre's meeting rooms - £2m to buy and renovate: the Centre is already developing partnerships.
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POLPERRO MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL
The historic and picturesque Cornish fishing village of Polperro has held a nine day Community Music and Arts Festival for the past fifteen years. "We're a non-profit event, run by volunteers with the aim of highlighting Polperro, Cornwall, and local arts, music and the environment and we are always looking for sponsorship as we run entirely off these and other donations. There are many opportunities, from covering the costs of our marquee in the village (approximately £1,800) to an advert in our programme at £75, or on our website. Our little website gets 20,000+ visits per annum and we print 1,000 programmes that are sold to locals and visiting tourists. We have no large corporations in the village, so have to search much further afield". Contact: Robert Springett, Chair. Address: c/o Top Floor Flat, Little Cottage, Landaviddy Lane, Polperro, Cornwall PL13 2RT. Tel.: 07813 303445. E-mail: polperrofestival@hotmail.com.
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SEEDTIME PROJECTS
"Would you like to promote your products or services to 7,000+ local people in Dagenham and the surrounding areas? One that promotes community cohesion to meet your corporate social responsibility aims?" In the Mix is a community cohesion festival, in the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, aimed at bringing about better understanding and harmony in the community, especially across race, age and religion whilst celebrating talent and diversity. This year's event will take place on 7th August in Parsloes Park, Dagenham. The last event of this kind in 2008 had a footfall of 3,500. Projections for 2010 are a footfall of 7,000+. The event is advertised in the local press and also via a full advertising campaign on the local radio station that reaches 29,000 adults per week. The project is initiated by the charity Seedtime Projects. "We believe that by bringing the entire community together to celebrate diversity through music, art and entertainment, there will be better understanding between various groups of people living in the community. Community cohesion is a buzz word in Barking and Dagenham and In The Mix is truly becoming on of the main events for connecting the local community. Seedtime Projects has various sponsorship packages available from £50 - £30,000. Further information is available on request. Get Ready ... get In The Mix!" Contact: Dawn Quye-Joyce, Community Engagement Manager. Address: 5a Parsloes Avenue, Dagenham, Essex RM9 5PA. Tel.: 020 8596 0106. Fax: 020 8526 7011. E-mail: dawn@seedtimeprojects.org.uk.
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SHOOT EXPERIENCE: LONDON STREET PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL
The London Street Photography Festival launched in July 2011, with partners including St Pancras International, the National Portrait Gallery and the British Library. The London Street Photography Festival is seeking high profile content as well as strategic partners and sponsors to produce exhibitions, events and workshops to nurture UK-based talent and develop community-based activities. Street photography is candid, un-staged photography that captures, explores or questions contemporary society and the relationships between individuals and their surroundings. The London Street Photography Festival aims to connect with the common desire to photograph what happens on the street. London has become the global home for street photography, with publications by Thames & Hudson, and exhibitions taking place at Tate Modern and the Museum of London. Contact: Brett Jefferson Stott, Director. Address: Unit 9a, 2nd Floor, 23-28 Penn Street, London N1 5DL. Tel.: 0845 260 2460. E-mail: brett@shootexperience.com.
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 Click button to download more information from the London Street Photography Festival (pdf format)
Opportunities offered by the Festival Partnership
• Experiential opportunities to integrate your brand into the festival, getting your products
into the hands of consumers
• Branding and exposure at exhibitions and events in and around St Pancras International
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• Private views, receptions, tours and special events for your company and associates.
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TAKE 2 THEATRE SCHOOL
Take 2 Theatre School is a South Yorkshire based theatre school offering children and young people the opportunity to gain confidence and develop their skills through performing arts. "Our groups are aged from 3 to 19 and we have workshops in dance, drama and musical theatre. We are seeking sponsors to help with the costs of putting on shows at the theatre, hiring costumes and musicians and the costs of publicity for the productions, eg posters, leaflets, T Shirts. We charge minimal fees to our members as we want everyone in the community to be able to afford to access our sessions; but this means there are few funds left to pay for the costs involved in putting on a show". Contact: Julie Cooper. Address: Take 2 Theatre School, 311 Sheffield Road, Birdwell, Barnsley S70 5TU. Tel.: 01226 744442. E-mail: julieacooper@fsmail.net
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UHURU AFRICA - TALENT SHOW EVENT
Uhuru Africa is having an event in October to raise funds for a Small Business Education and Start Up scheme in Kenya, for people living in poverty. The organisation is holding a talent show to get the community involved and to encourage young people to unite and support the cause. As a sub-promotion, Uhuru Africa will also be promoting its campaign for free education for all African children, which has already started. It is hoped to promote the causes, unite the community and perhaps even recruit a few volunteers, as well as developing and encouraging local talent. "We are hoping it will be televised on a smaller, UK-based African television channel and are in the middle of finalising this. We would love any kind of sponsorship you could offer, be it in the form of prizes or financial offerings and will definitely make sure your logo is prominently displayed on any marketing material we use to promote the event. We are planning leaflets/entry forms and fliers, and will also provide visibility on the credits and on the TV production and also mentions throughout the show, with logos on a banner in front of the judging table. Our main target audience and attendees to the event will be the Black African and Black British community residing in the UK, although it will be open to anyone who wishes to enter. We hope to make this an annual fundraising and community event. Also, if you would like to sponsor a small business or other project, you can also do this - we are a capacity-building, pan-African organisation which assists people living in poverty to change their lives, through vocational and practical education schemes, training and small business start up support. We wish to work in all African countries. We work with local partners to deliver projects. We are also creating a good mentoring and support network for benefactors of projects to ensure the projects are sustainable and families are supported and will work in the longer term through our professionals for a social justice scheme. We also have educational programmes related to HIV which centre around football tournaments in African countries and we have other initiatives that we would appreciate support for. Kind regards and thank you in advance for your time and consideration". Contact: Jill Barraclough. Tel.: 0207 284 0822. Mobile: 07879 131 284. E-mail: jillbarraclough@uhuruafrica.net
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ACIDIC RECORDS, part of the VIRUS PROJECT
Acidic Records (as part of the Virus Project) is an up-and-coming record label, bringing some of the most amazing new Underground music talent to London. The organisation aims to push the boundaries in any area it is involved in. "As we are a not-for-profit collective, we are unencumbered with the financial difficulties and complications of running a business, and are able to commit our efforts exclusively to the Project and its members.
We aim to • create a synergistic community of like-minded people • pool our diverse range of skills for the benefit of all members • teach, share and learn new, different and experimental skills • collaborate on productions of art, music and other media • remain not-for-profit and be driven by ambition and aspiration, not greed • aspire to maintain the Project's independence, and be self-sufficient and reliant only on ourselves • welcome anyone wishing to contribute. Our achievements, in our short time in existence, have brought us to a point where popularity has grown by working and collaborating with other groups like the Elysian Project (www.elysianproject.org) to put on events in and around London. We have also released an EP under the Acidic Records name by one of our many talented producers, Cellardore. The Pattern in the Smoke EP was released over a year ago - and is really going places. You can listen to it here: http://soundcloud.com/cellardore. We are currently looking for help and support with our promotions campaign which starts in April and seeking interest from promoting agencies. This is an amazing opportunity to become a part of a family which is ever-expanding at a fast pace. Are you ready for us? Check us out - our website addresses are listed below". Contact: Peter O'Shea, Deputy Managing Director. Address: 51 Sandcross Lane, Surrey RH2 8EX. Tel.: 07772 712255 E-mail: peter.hepburn.scott@gmail.com.
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BADAPPLE THEATRE COMPANY
BadApple Theatre Company is a small arts company based in Yorkshire, providing community service, education workshops focussed on the Hull region and touring productions nationally. The company was founded in 1998 to tour Artistic Director Kate Bramley's new play ‘Amy Johnson’ to the Edinburgh Festival. The first tour was a great success and the show toured for a further three months in 1999, supported by Yorkshire Arts and Hull City Council. In October 1999, BadApple were on the road again with Kate’s second full length play ‘Marlowe, meet Raymond Chandler’ which took for its subject the life and work of the great American detective novelist. This tour was made possible by further assistance from Yorkshire Arts and Hull City Council, along with support from Hull Truck Theatre and a bursary from the Peggy Ramsey Foundation to complete the script. The company has plans for new tours in the near future. Sponsorship is sought to develop new audiences at grass roots level. Contact: Kate Bramley, Director. Tel.: 01423-340415. E-mail: kate_bramley@hotmail.com.
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B.SUPREME - INDEPENDANCE LTD.
B.Supreme is the only UK hip hop festival dedicated to Women in Hip Hop. The festival launched in September 2006 at the South Bank Centre, London and platformed the work of 121 of the best international hip hop artists, to an audience of 3,400. The festival - designed to showcase the talent of women in all aspects of hip hop as well as the younger generation of female hip hoppers - also ran six month education initiatives with young women throughout the country, giving opportunities to young and emerging artists. As well as being covered by publications such as The Guardian, The Independent and Time Out. B.Supreme also featured on BBC1Xtra, which broadcast live from the festival to an estimated 1.5 million listeners. TV companies such as MTV Base and Just Fabulous TV also filmed the event to be screened later in 2007. Hip hop is becoming increasingly popular due to its exciting, accessible and inspiring format. It is the voice of young people and refuses to go away. B.Supreme aims to continue to inspire young women and showcase hip hop dance theatre, DJs, films, music, battles and education work in an annual celebration of Women in Hip Hop. B.Supreme offers a multitude of potential opportunities and, with ideas for future tours and branding, is set to grow rapidly in momentum, taking the festival to levels of success reached by no other hip hop event in the UK. Contact: Holly Shanks, Festival Manager. Address: Independance, Brixton Hill Methodist Church, Elm Park, London SW2 2TX. Tel.: 0208 671 8811. Fax: 0208 671 0066. E-mail: holly@independance.co.uk.
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CITY ARTS, NOTTINGHAM
City Arts currently runs twenty-three different participatory arts projects across the city of Nottingham. The work targets a diverse cross-section of the community - from multimedia work with young people in care to supporting artists in residence schemes in community settings. The organisation has four core areas of work which it is developing: (i) Refugees and Asylum Seekers; (ii) Health (specifically mental health projects); (iii) Education (including bullying, literature projects and arts in early years provision); and (iv) Youth Exclusion (developing a new music provision in its local area as well as working with Social Services). City Arts works across art forms and fundraises for all of the projects that it is involved with. Sponsorship could be in the form of direct financial support for a particular project or event. The organisation would also consider longer term relationships with sponsors to develop a mutually beneficial partnership linked to a specific strand of its work. Contact: Beth Noble, Projects Officer. Address: City Arts, Ortzen Street, Radford, Nottingham NG7 4BN. Tel.: 0115 978 2463. Fax: 0115 942 4644. E-mail: info@city-arts.org.uk.
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DEVON ARTIST NETWORK LIMITED
Devon Artist Network runs a well-established annual Open Studios event for artists living and working in Devon. To accompany this a catalogue of entries is produced, with year-long relevance. In 2010, 30,000 of these were produced and distributed free through Tourist Information Centres, libraries and arts venues, as well as through the open studios/workshops themselves. "We are seeking sponsorship to enable us to continue to charge artists at an affordable rate for taking part in Open Studios and to cover administrative costs of what is a largely volunteer-run organisation. Devon Artist Network has an active and lively website which is updated with member events on a regular basis. It has just launched a "Friends of DAN" at an annual subscription of £10.00. It has a loyal following of people who attend Open Studios every year and even travel to Devon especially for the event. Potential sponsors would be sure of the goodwill of the public". Contact: Joanna Radford. Address: hannaford Old House, Poundsgate, Newton Abbot TQ13 7NX. Tel.: 01364 631287
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DORSET FILIPINO ASSOCIATION
Dorset Filipino Association is organising and producing a Philippine Bario Fiesta in the south of England. Sponsorship and advertising opportunities are available via stalls and entertainment. Last year's attendance was over 5,000, say the organisers, in an event which again promises to be 'a cultural delight from the far east'. Contact: Nigel Robson. Address: 1 Lea Road, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 9HT. Tel.: 01305 789960. Fax: 0870 7348547. E-mail: ndrobson@worldmailer.com.
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EXETER HEALTH CARE ARTS
A range of 'live events' can be sponsored at the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital, including exhibitions (art, photography, textiles), concerts, poetry readings, story-telling and patient-centred workshops. Contact: Katharine Chant, Consultant Fundraiser. Address: Exeter Health Care Arts, Bowmore House, RD&E, Barrack Road, Exeter EX4 4DT. Tel.: 01392-496653. E-mail: chants2001@netscapeonline.co.uk.
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ILKESTON SCHOOL AND SPECIALIST ARTS COLLEGE
Ilkeston School and Specialist Arts College is an oversubscribed, highly successful secondary school in a socially deprived area. Part of the school - a Georgian grade 2 listed building - is being developed into a community multimedia art gallery. The school needs a further £100,000 to complete the project. So far a 'planning for real' survey has been completed and 95% of the local and wider community can see the benefit of the gallery. Lots of local businesses have pledged small donations - but the college is still in need of extra funding. When completed, the new facility will be able to host touring exhibitions from major galleries and will be open both to the public and to anyone at the school. It will be the only gallery of its type in the East Midlands area. Sponsorship support is now being sought. Contact: Mrs K. Le Provost, Community Art Officer. Address: Ilkeston School, King George Avenue, Ilkeston DE7 5HS. Tel.: 0115 9303724. Fax: 0115 9441315. E-mail: kate.leprevost@ilkeston.derbyshire.sch.uk.
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LEITH CIRCLE
Leith Circle has become a very important community support group. Leith Circle, formed in 2009 by a local group of friends, has a shop which displays and sells local arts and crafts along co-operative principles. "In addition to this in the last three years we have 'inspired individuals to fulfil their potential'. Some have totally turned their lives around and taken a step forward instead of backwards. Some have achieved the first step into work in Scotland. Some have benefited from the shared life experience of others within the group and most do not feel they are on their own any more!!! Everyone in Leith is proud of Leith Circle; but it requires core funding to sucessfully launch future projects - specifically with regard to opening a cafe and kitchen refurbishment within an existing centre and to keep the circle and the shop going. The Leith community is very proud of the Leith Circle Shop and it has become a symbol of positivity in what is a very negative period of time". Contact: Sandra Marshall, Co-ordinator. Address: 115 Leith Walk, Edinburgh EH6 8NP. Tel.: 07564 138768. E-mail: royalartizana@live.co.uk.
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LIVERPOOL LIGHTHOUSE
Liverpool Lighthouse is a versatile venue in Anfield, Liverpool. It is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee. It is seeking sponsors for various elements of its venue, for core funding, for donated items for its furniture outlets and for its community projects. Liverpool Lighthouse is part of the Love and Joy Ministries Group and is Europe's first designated Urban Gospel Arts Centre. Its aim is to transform communities through working together. It is based in the former Gaumont cinema in Anfield, Liverpool, just 100 metres from the famous football ground. The building was in a very poor state of repair when purchased in 1998 and since then, through private and public fundraising plus a huge number of volunteers, the organisers have renovated it. However, there is still more work to be done. Liverpool Lighthouse has a 430 seater auditorium; back auditorium space that can also seat an extra one hundred; dance space; workshop space; conference and board rooms; meeting rooms; a Learndirect centre; café small business office space; recording studio; and a furniture outlet. Amongst the charity's community projects are Harmonize - an alternative education programme underpinned by arts and music for children aged 14 to 16 who are excluded from school or in care, in conjunction with Liverpool LEA; Kaleidoscope - an over 55s community project, including card making, local history and a community choir in conjunction with the Capital of Culture Company; Skills for Work courses for the local community; and Integrate - helping asylum seekers and refugees learn English and other skills. Liverpool Lighthouse is the home venue for a number of gospel choirs, including the award-winning Love and Joy gospel choir. It is able to host meetings, exhibitions, conferences, performances, rehearsals, etc., etc. Liverpool Lighthouse seeks sponsorship, benefits in kind, use of people's skills and expertise, donations and good quality items for their furniture outlets. Be assured that anything that they receive will be put to good use. In return, obviously depending on what is provided, they may offer coverage in their marketing material, use of their facilities, recognition within the venue itself, capacity to host team building exercises, tickets to their events and the ability to provide a 'Be a Gospel Choir in a day' package. "Help us to help others. We look forward to hearing from you". Contact: Sarah Rea, Marketing Officer. Address: Liverpool Lighthouse, Oakfield Road, Liverpool L4 0UF. Tel.: 0151 475 4062. Mobile: 07789 714698. Fax: 0151 260 4192. E-mail: Sarah.Rea@LJMGroup.org.uk
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MADCAP, MILTON KEYNES
Music And Drama Community Arts Project is happy to receive extra funding from commercial sponsors. Address: Creed Street, Wolverton, Milton Keynes, MK12 5LY. Tel./fax: 01908-320173. E-mail (finance): jeremy@olio.demon.co.uk
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ORKNEY ISLANDS FILMS
Orkney Islands Films is a non-profit making organisation which makes micro-budget movies in the Orkney area, giving people the opportunity to learn about digital film making. They are collaborating with the Highlands and Islands Fire and Rescue Service in a Community Partnership Initiative, making a short drama which highlights the importance of a fully maintained smoke alarm. Once the drama has been completed they intend to have it classified by the British Board of Film Classification for both theatrical release and DVD release. They will then 'gift' the film to the Highlands and Islands Fire and Rescue Service so they can use the drama in one of their campaigns. Orkney Islands Films is looking for sponsors to cover the costs of travel, accommodation and food for actors and crew, buying props and classification from the BBFC. The reason they need to cover the cost of the actors' and crews' travel and accommodation, etc. is that they are based on a small island and the actors and crew will have to stay on the island for a two week shoot. "The amount we are looking for is £3,500. None of the actors, crew or any member of Orkney Islands Films will receive payment for their work on the drama. The funds are to cover the cost of expenses. We do not want to ask the HIFRS to fund the drama as it will take away much needed funds from other areas. In return for sponsorship, sponsors will have a credit and their company logo placed at the end of the completed movie, as well as a credit on our website and the knowledge that they are not only helping a new, non-profit organisation gain a reputation in the film making industry, but also their sponsorship may save someone's life". Contact: Elaine Parkin, Treasurer. Address: Burness, Balfour, Shapinsay, Orkney KW17 2DY. Tel.: 01856 711333. E-mail: info@orkneyislandsfilms.org.uk
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RURAL ARTS EAST
It is the proud boast of Rural Arts East that it takes quality arts to the grassroots. The organisation works with communities all over Norfolk and north Suffolk to bring professional performances, exhibitions and artist-led activities to village halls and other rural venues, which normally miss out on exciting arts activity. Family audiences flock to see small-scale theatre shows, puppetry shows, storytelling evenings, music of all kinds, contemporary dance and superb visual arts exhibitions. Rural Arts East organises a year-round programme which is marketed in 'seasons'. A detailed audience profile can be supplied. Contact: Alistair Winch. Address: Prospect House, Great Melton Road, Hethersett, Norwich NR9 3AB. Tel.: 01603-813323. Fax: 01603-813343. E-mail: rae@netcom.co.uk.
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SOUTH EAST FOLK ARTS NETWORK
SEFAN (the South East Folk Arts Network) received full Charity status in November 2005. Its mission is to increase knowledge, participation and interest in the traditional arts throughout the ACE, SE region. Folk music and dance bring people of all ages and ethnic backgrounds together and represent accessible art forms which encourage participation. SEFAN is keen on improving youth participation in the Folk Arts (running its own youth programmes) and is set to become the first port of call for information and advice in the region. Contact: Penny Allen, Administrator. Address: 89 Hollingbury Park Avenue, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 7JQ. Tel.: 01273 541453. Fax: 01273 554189 E-mail: admin@sefan.org.uk.
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TIDY EYE FILMS
Tidy Eye Films is seeking sponsorship for a film project involving disabled and disadvantaged actors, writers and crew in the Bideford area, Devon. The film is a blossoming love story involving a disabled war veteran and a ditzy female neighbour who tries to pull him out of his deep melancholy and disassociation. It is a story of courage in overcoming prejudice and the fear of the unknown, something we can all relate to whether able-bodied or not. The project offers opportunities for talent to get noticed, advertisers and sponsors who want to do something worthwhile to unite the community. Contact: Ray Smith. Address: Owl Barn, Wooda Road, Northam, Bideford EX39 1NB. Tel.: 07962 532947. E-mail: mail@tidyeyefilms.com.
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TOGETHER IN WADDON COMMUNITY PROJECT
Together In Waddon is a well-established community group working in and around the Waddon Estate in Croydon, providing after school clubs and holiday activities for children, regular lunch clubs and tea dance events for older people, a welfare benefits advice service and frequent festivals, performances and whole-community events. "We have tackled some of the major issues facing the community, including anti-social behaviour, gang culture, racism, and drug and alcohol abuse and have worked to ease tensions and misunderstandings between younger and older members of the community. Our work with children and young people has been commended by the local Youth Offending Team, police and council officials who have recognised the positive impact we have made. Sudden withdrawal of council funding has forced us to seriously scale back the operation, and we urgently need support to enable us to continue our valuable work with children. Our clubs are called TEAM Academy (TEAM = Together Everyone Achieves More); there is room for a sponsor's name in there!" Contact: Craig Murdoch, Development Worker. Address: c/o The Aerodrome Primary School, Goodwin Road, Croydon CR0 4EJ. Tel.: 020 8667 0803. Fax: 020 8662 8564. E-mail: togetherinwaddon@btconnect.com.
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WIRKSWORTH WELLDRESSING AND CARNIVAL ASSOCIATION
The town carnival has been in decline for the last few years and was in danger of collapsing altogether until a new committee was formed. "We are turning around the carnival and now face the next step of moving forward. We need to find a sponsor to ensure we can carry on the work we have started. In return the sponsor will have their name on all our banners and advertising leafets, etc.. It is the committee's aim to make this carnival the best in Derbyshire. We would to like to have a carnival centre where we will have classes to help people make costumes and floats, etc. and also to teach steel drumming, dance and circus workshops. To enable us to put on real show-stopper of a carnival, we will need to hire people to help us fulfill our ambitions. But this comes at a cost, which we will need a sponsor to help cover. We will also do our own fundraising events, which we already do. Further details are available - please don't hesitate to contact me". Contact: Chris Booth, Chairman. Address: 4 Hoptonwood Close, Middleton, Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 4NL. Tel.: 07849 000653. E-mail: chrisb1965@btinternet.com.
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WORD AND ACTION
Word And Action is a community theatre company based in Dorset, which boasts a record of over 22,000 performances, courses and workshops. Sponsorship support is sought. Contact: Fay Bowden, Director. Address: 15 King Street Street, Wimborne, Dorset BH21 1DZ. Tel.: 01202 883197. E-mail: f.bowden@wordandaction.com.
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