‘Halton Together’

Arts Forum

 

Friday 5th March 2004

At HVA, Runcorn

 

Present

Angela Kaye - Hough Green Arts Group, Sue Ellison - Centre 8 Theatre Group, John Yates - St Mary’s Community Drama Group, Matthew Roberts -Halton Access to Media, Kath Parkes – HVA, Evelyn Hayes – Scribes & Scribblers/Raw Singers, Sarah Nicholson

 

Apologies

Annie Holligan -The Galligu, Alison Gleave – HVA, Andy Guile – YMCA, Angela Sidwell, Barbara Harrison, Freda Hendy, Louise Hesketh, Monica Kelly – Hough Green Arts Group, Ruth Edson – HBC, Sue Archer

 

1.               Minutes of previous meeting

Minutes were recorded as a true record.

 

2.               Matters arising

·        Transport – Kath has booked Halton Transport and they are providing 1 x 39 seater coach and 3 x 16 seater minibuses.

·        Equipment – both John Yates and Sue Ellison confirmed that they do not require microphones.  John still has a problem with staging.  He has a few small blocks but needs the stage to be approx 12’ x 8’.  If we cannot locate additional blocks he has priced plyboard to cover the available blocks to create the stage size.  Kath agreed to make calls next week to try to locate additional blocks and let John know by Fri 12th.

·        Marquees – Kath updated the group regarding the marquees which have now been booked with the council.

·        Flyer – Sarah Nicholson kindly agreed to submit a suggested format for a flyer.  Date for this was agreed as Mon 8th March.

 

3.               Programme

The following schedule was agreed

 

Group                                Venue                                              Time

Hough Green Arts - quilt    reception                                          all day

Traveller Education Service                                                        outside café/St Christopher Gallery            TBA

Halton Brook Morris Dancers                                                      Croquet lawn TBA

Cheshyre Comets Majorettes                                                     Croquet lawn TBA

Carys Hughes – Mask making                                                    Undercroft     all day

Scribes & Scribblers         Outside Café/St Christopher Gallery 2-4pm

Halton Orpheus Choir        Grounds outside Undercroft/museum         TBA

Northern All Stars Band     Undercroft                                        1.30-2.30pm

                                                                                                      3.30-4.30pm

Jo Gleave – pottery workshop                                                    Undercroft     all day

St Mary’s Drama Group     Resources room                             2-2.40pm

Halton Film Society/recordings                                                  Croquet lawn all day

Halton Access to Media    Croquet lawn                                    all day

Halton School of Samba   Croquet lawn/undercroft                 11-11.30am

Folk group                          Croquet lawn/resource room          1pm

Sarah Nicholson/ribbon roses                                                    Summer house/studio                                            11-12.30pm

                                                                                                      1.30-3pm

Centre 8 Drama Group      Resource room                               12-12.30pm

                                                                                                      3-3.30pm

The Curious Eyebrows      Covering the site                             11.30-12.15pm

                                                                                                      1.30-2.15pm

                                                                                                      3.15-4pm

Raw Singers                       Grounds/Museum                            1-1.30pm

                                                                                                      3-3.30pm

Angela Sidwell – Halton tree                                                       Museum         all day

 

4.               Costs

Most of the costings are now in but those who have not submitted invoices will be chased next week.

 

5.               AOB

v              Advertising – The draft flyer and programme will be distributed by 15th March to the group for their comments/feedback.  Provided there are no major objections they will be sent to print with the aim of being ready for 26th March.

v              Transport – members were asked to confirm the numbers of invididuals they need transporting from their groups by Friday 19th March.   Pick up points were agreed as:

 

Widnes Hough Green Road (opposite St Basils/All Saints)

Morrisons car park

Bus stop on Runcorn Bridge

 

Runcorn        Bus stop in old town

Shopping city

 

v              Date and time of next meeting

Monday 29th March at 2pm – HVA