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Learner Achievement Celebration December 2011
Start hosted its 4th Learner Achievement Celebration on December the 6th, in the People's Gallery. Congratulations to all the members who have attaind Qualifications over the last year at Start
Great Salfordian’s Event Success
Last month on the 13th October Start in Salford held “Great Salfordians” a fundraising event at the Lowry Hotel. The event was attended by many well known celebrities from Salford and the North West, who enjoyed a night of celebration alongside Start in Salford supporters.
Bespoke Photography Course at Start in Salford
The Photography Department designed a special bespoke one day photogrphy course for Salix Homes Officers to help improve the photographic skills that they'll need for documenting projects and events at work for their publications and website. The course was delivered by John Brewer, one of our sessional artists, and the day was a great success. Salix Homes felt they got a lot out of the day and their officer's are now confident photographers.
Duncan Bailey on City & Guilds Level 1 & 2 Photography Course.
Photography member Duncan Bailey got the shooting bug after completing his Ascentis Level 1 in Photography and is now studying at Salford College and hoping to achieve a City & Guilds Level 2 Award. Good luck Duncan!
Photography Ascentis Course Success
It's been a successful year for our members studying Ascentis Photography qualifications. We've had 8 members completing their Entry Level in Photography and 4 members completing their Level 1 in Photography.The work produced has been at a very high standard this year, well done everyone!
Get a taste for Woodwork !
This picture shows the sort of things you could make in the woodwork taster group on a Wednesday afternoon.
If you join the group the first thing you will probably make is a small animal which you cut out and sand to a smooth finish. You get lots of help and there’s no rush so you can enjoy yourself.
You can then go on to make lots of other small items such as a spice rack or a small 3 legged stool and along the way you will learn to use a lot of woodworking hand tools in a safe way. All the things you make you can take home with you.
Grumpy & Start DO ART!
In July 2011 Grumpy, the Play Resource centre and Start in Salford were delighted to receive funding from the Salford City Council's Short Break Care For Disabled Children Fund, to provide weekly fun and free, arts and craft sessions for children with additional needs and disabilities in Salford, aged 5 – 18 years and their siblings until March 2012.
At Grumpy and Start DO ART! sessions children are able to experience a broad range of different arts and craft activities each week, working towards a themed exhibition event that will take place at Start In Salford's 'Peoples Gallery'.
Start Youth Arts support Roger Waters at The M.E.N. Arena
In April 2011 Start in Salford was approached by a close friend and musical collaborator of Roger Waters of Pink Floyd, to assist with coordinating a children’s choir for his sell out shows of "The Wall" at the M.E.N. Manchester on 20 and 21 May and 28 June 2011.
The young people who come from schools and community groups across the City of Salford, such as The Albion High School and Walkden High School, were selected to perform the iconic track “Another Brick in the Wall” alongside Roger Waters on stage.
Start Creative at Manchester Christmas Market 2011
Come down to the market and find yourself a truly unique gift , We will be selling our ‘Hand Crafted In Salford’ products; a range of handmade kitchen ware, giftware and Christmas decorations, all lovingly produced by our members here at Start In Salford.
This year we are also show casing some of our Volunteer Artists, Artists in residence, Free lance Tutors and even some of our Staff, who are all professional artists in their own right. They will be offering a range of Art mediums and hand made goods, the artists and trading dates are as follows:
Britain in Bloom Award for Start garden
This year the Gardening group entered The Royal Horticultural Society Britain in Bloom competition. On Wednesday several of the members went to the award presentations in Southport. We were delighted to receive a Thriving level 4, which is a high achievement award for the garden at Start. All the horticulture members worked hard to produce a fantastic garden for all at Start to enjoy, and it was lovely to receive recognition for this.
