FESTIVAL 3000 July 3rd - 8th 2000

For information on the Festival please check the website details.

The Festival is being planned again for 2001 and any young person/adult/school/company interested in being involved should contact Ed Deedigan or Adam Webb on 01249 655695.

NORTH WILTS YOUNG PEOPLES THEATRE GROUP IN 'The Dreamcatcher' AT LAGUNA RESERVATION, IN THE U.S.A.

The Theatre Group formed in September 1999, has 35 members and a committee of 12 young people, who have a range of roles from fund-raising to press liaison. The young people are currently working on a film about teenage sex and pregnancy. For more information please contact Sue Deedigan on 01249 655695.

BATH LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN PERFORM IN USTINOV THEATRE, BATH

This project took place in October Half Term and was in partnership with The NCH Children’s Advocacy Project and BANES Social and Housing Services. 11 young people were involved and had a great time as well as being able to tell their stories through creative arts. Three playlets were produced during the week, "I’ll Do It The Hard Way", "Lost in the Bottle" and "Sasha’s Friends" and they all had their debut on The Ustinov Theatre stage on Wednesday 1st November. For more information please contact Sue Deedigan 01249 655695.

SUSTAINABILITY Conference Workshop for AMEC plc

Kandu Arts and The National Centre for Business and Sustainability facilitated the workshop for 130 delegates from AMEC. The objectives for the workshop were:

To provide a entertaining forum to raise delegates’ awareness of the concept of sustainability.

To explore what sustainability will mean for AMEC business activities now and in the future.

To develop a priority list of "Actions for Sustainability" for AMEC.

SWINDON FOCUS LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN VIDEO PROJECT

In partnership with Swindon Focus group, Kate Fields and her colleagues, Kandu Arts worked with a group of looked after young people from Swindon to devise and perform a piece of theatre on issues to do with being accommodated and to make a video. The performance was for delegates from Swindon Social Services, the Mayor of Swindon and other interested parties.

RAN PROJECT WITH SPECIAL SCHOOL IN MARLBOROUGH

Kandu Arts spent two mornings running music and storytelling workshops for the children at St Peter’s Junior School for special needs children.

RAN, the Rural Activities Network organised the playscheme during half term week.

PEER POSITIVE

Peer Positive is now in its third successful year. It is a crime prevention project which addresses issues of personal safety and community responsibility with the 9 - 12 year old age group by using POSITIVE peer pressure from young people in Years 10, 11 and 12, who are studying drama for GCSE or A level. Each drama group performs their own specifically devised play based on what they believe are issues of concern for the children in their community. In all they perform in 6 of their feeder schools and devise teacher’s packs to sustain the work achieved on the day.

This term the Peer Positive Project has been successfully taking place in 3 North Wiltshire schools , Sheldon, John Bentley and Devizes School. The project has been funded by Crimebeat.

Kandu Arts have also begun the Project in Westwood St Thomas school in Salisbury and will hopefully be starting in St Edmunds School in January. Thanks to Rachel Efemey at Salisbury District Council for finding the funding to make this crime prevention project happen.

The Swindon Community Foundation are again funding 2 Swindon schools, this year, Ridgeway and Kingsdown . Peer Positive will start in these schools in January 2001. For more information please contact Sue Deedigan on 01249 655695.

RETURN TO PEOPLE AND PLANET CONFERENCE

Ed Deedigan was invited to do the closing speech at the Shared Planet Conference in Warwick University. Over 1,000 students took part in a variety of workshops looking at issues surrounding sustainability.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND BEST WISHES FOR 2001 to all our trustees and patrons, and to Dysons, Green Recycling Company, Swindon Borough Council, Wiltshire County Council, North Wilts District Council, Salisbury District Council, Community First, Eric Bishard and all at The National Centre for Business and Sustainability, The Natural Step, Graham Heard and all at the National Trust in Lacock, Bryan Slade and staff at the Olympiad, Splash, Tracey Chant and Crimebeat, Wateraid, Children in Need, Lloyds TSB Foundation, Gazette and Herald, Wiltshire Community Foundation and Chippenham Borough Lands.

Special Thanks to Mel C and Nancy and Jamie at Spice HQ, Ying at Virgin and Jeremy at G.A.Y.

Special Thanks to Richard, Jayne, Rachel and Tom (where are you going) Moverley.

Welcome to Dee Makoric our full time Administrator and Finance person.

Welcome to Adam Webb, our antipodean Project Coordinator for No Place Home

Welcome (back) to Helen Hewitt and to Clare Gannon and Kat Hay.

Thanks to Big State Theatre Company, Davey (where’s the pie) Lovatt, Junk TV and Options.

BIG THANK YOU to Bill Turner, who due to work commitments has handed over the reins of finance and administration to Dee, and taking a long earned rest. Thanks Bill.

Ed and Sue Deedigan