Kay Hymas

No it isn't I mean that's just as important but I do think there is a lot of feelings around the words arts and I think automatically some people go oh it's not for me and particularly some members of the community that I'm working with when actually it is they just don't realise it you know you might like making Christmas cards well that's crafty that's arty with the performances last year as you mentioned it really brought people together just watching it there's that sense of connection that I think everybody's looking for in these sort of turbulent times and I think

No it isn't I mean that's just as important but I do think there is a lot of feelings around the words arts and I think automatically some people go oh it's not for me and particularly some members of the community that I'm working with when actually it is they just don't realise it you know you might like making Christmas cards well that's crafty that's arty with the performances last year as you mentioned it really brought people together just watching it there's that sense of connection that I think everybody's looking for in these sort of turbulent times and I think

Art's really important, or culture, creativity, in bringing us together and bringing different sections of the community together as well, which is why I've tried to reflect in the programme. It's quite varied and it's from different parts of the community from round and about. And hopefully it gives us a platform to build on for next year as well.

Art's really important, or culture, creativity, in bringing us together and bringing different sections of the community together as well, which is why I've tried to reflect in the programme. It's quite varied and it's from different parts of the community from round and about. And hopefully it gives us a platform to build on for next year as well.

Yeah, there is music on a Thursday night, and that's more like an open mic night, so it's local musicians from round and about who are performing at the junction, and Simon Bull's pulling that music. programme together. He's quite an experienced hand on the local music scene. People can crochet Christmas bunting and that's at the Park Cafe. We've got African drumming and dance.

Yeah, there is music on a Thursday night, and that's more like an open mic night, so it's local musicians from round and about who are performing at the junction, and Simon Bull's pulling that music. programme together. He's quite an experienced hand on the local music scene. People can crochet Christmas bunting and that's at the Park Cafe. We've got African drumming and dance.

People can sign up and take part in that and that is really, really fantastic. I ran a session for the kids during our summer holiday programme at Woodhatch Community Centre and And we had people go, can we go in? Can we want to go?

People can sign up and take part in that and that is really, really fantastic. I ran a session for the kids during our summer holiday programme at Woodhatch Community Centre and And we had people go, can we go in? Can we want to go?

And one of the participants said to me, it just makes them forget, because all they can think about is the rhythm. It's really, really joyful. And that's taking place in the Belfry Rockham Arts Club. They're hosting a blow-in-the-dark paint party in the park for us, where people take home their own paintings.

And one of the participants said to me, it just makes them forget, because all they can think about is the rhythm. It's really, really joyful. And that's taking place in the Belfry Rockham Arts Club. They're hosting a blow-in-the-dark paint party in the park for us, where people take home their own paintings.

We have got the paintings at the Gary Baldy and adult storytelling at the Gary Baldy, which will be really evocative. I think they've got a wonderful garden.

We have got the paintings at the Gary Baldy and adult storytelling at the Gary Baldy, which will be really evocative. I think they've got a wonderful garden.

You need to explain that for me. I just meant really that I think people think having stories read to them is for kids. This is like a professional storyteller and she's doing Garth and folk stories, English folk stories up in the Gary Baldy in their garden.

You need to explain that for me. I just meant really that I think people think having stories read to them is for kids. This is like a professional storyteller and she's doing Garth and folk stories, English folk stories up in the Gary Baldy in their garden.

garden which is covered and heated and it will be lovely and lit that sounds good in the run-up to halloween as well yeah yeah yeah we've also got a dj workshop in the belfry on the second saturday people if they can just rock up and have a go on the decks so trying to sort of show look creativity takes all shapes and forms as well as obviously there's some more traditional painting classes as well and a concertina sketchbook workshop in christ central they've posted us as well

garden which is covered and heated and it will be lovely and lit that sounds good in the run-up to halloween as well yeah yeah yeah we've also got a dj workshop in the belfry on the second saturday people if they can just rock up and have a go on the decks so trying to sort of show look creativity takes all shapes and forms as well as obviously there's some more traditional painting classes as well and a concertina sketchbook workshop in christ central they've posted us as well

The Railgate and Banstead website and its arts takeover. So if they put that in the search engine, it will bring it up. It's quite a long kind of link to read out over the airwaves. All the venues have got leaflets and there's a QR code people can scan. That takes them straight up to the website to book the activities.

The Railgate and Banstead website and its arts takeover. So if they put that in the search engine, it will bring it up. It's quite a long kind of link to read out over the airwaves. All the venues have got leaflets and there's a QR code people can scan. That takes them straight up to the website to book the activities.

And also there will be a pull-up banner in the belfry where people can just scan that as well. So there's lots of ways to get involved. And the Harlequin website, although obviously it's sadly closed at the minute, they have got some information on their website as well.

And also there will be a pull-up banner in the belfry where people can just scan that as well. So there's lots of ways to get involved. And the Harlequin website, although obviously it's sadly closed at the minute, they have got some information on their website as well.