Start in Salford news and reviews
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.
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.
Great Salfordians Evening in aid of Start in Salford
We are delighted to announce that on Thursday 13th October this year we will be holding a ‘Great Salfordians’ themed evening, with all of the proceeds going towards Start in Salford Creative Arts and Wellbeing Centre.
Approximately 250 people from the world of sport, music, the arts and business will be attending in support of Start, including a number of celebrities, who were all born in or have strong ties with Salford. The evening will feature numerous live performances, including a set from local legend Peter Hook; speeches from keynote speakers; and casino entertainment.
Ken Nominated @ Hearts of Salford Awards 2011
Start is pleased to announce that photography volunteer Ken Byram was nominated at this year’s Heart of Salford Awards.
Ken attended the awards at Buile Hill Park Hall on 29th June with Liz Shone and Sian Roberts.
Ken has been sharing his knowledge and giving support to many members over the years as a dedicated photography volunteer.
Well Done Ken!
PTLLS SUCCESS
Start would like to congratulate Volunteer Artist in Resident Jackie Thomas on successfully achieving a LEVEL 3 PTLLS qualification (Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector) which enables people to gain the necessary skills to teach adult learners in further education.
Along with many written assignments and a personal portfolio, Jackie had to deliver a workshop to her class and assessors as part of her qualification. As you can imagine this takes dedication, subject knowledge and a high level of confidence.
'Making Mental Health Positive' Campaign
"Making Mental Health" is an online community group on the social networking site Facebook helping people to access information and support to ovecome mental ill health and reclaim their lives.
The group is a closed and private group and helps people link up to mental health support such as mental health charities, coping strategies from members personal experiences with managing their own condition.
Photographer John Brewer is in The Telegraph online!
The Telegraph have written an article on our photography artist John Brewer. He is taking part in a group exhibition of British photographers and artists that create pictures using Victorian cameras and processes such as the wet plate collodion method.The photos will be exhibited at the Arts Bank in Saltburn-By-The-Sea from 2 to 29 July. There will be a a free, hands-on demonstration and an evening talk by John Brewer.Check out the article and get a preview of the fabulous pictures by following the link below.
Drawn Together Exhibition Preview
The Drawn Together Exhibition Preview was a huge success! There was a great turnout - all the exhibiting artists came along, as well as many members of the public.
The exhibition highlights the work of Start's Tuesday Night Life Drawing Group. This group is open to all levels of abilities, and is a informal, drop-in leisure group that meets weekly on a Tuesday evening, 5.30pm-7.30pm. So why not come along and get involved!
The exhibition is on display until 24th June 2011.
Start in Salford's First Annual Arts Competition- apply now!!
Are you an aspiring artist or do you just enjoy all things creative?? Do you live in Salford?? If so, read on!...
... We are extremely excited to introduce our first Annual Arts Competition!! Start in Salford is looking for inspirational art works that reflect and celebrate Salford, the city in which we live.
Enter today for a chance to win £1000 for the best overall entry, or £500 for the best in age group. Closing date for all entries is 30th September 2011.
The age groups are split into the following categories;
- 50 plus
- 18-49 years
Tree Planting Celebration hosted by Start in Salford
Start in Salford hosted a special garden party this week to celebrate the planting of 37 new street trees along Broad Street.
Planted by the The Red Rose Forest www.redroseforest.co.uk the trees will help to create a protective ‘green screen’ between the busy A6 road and local houses including our very own building Brunswick House. They will also help to shield the area from noise and air pollution and will improve the appearance of the area as they will be seen by hundreds of commuters every day.
