CreweHAS got Talent!
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21 July 2008
The Community Arts Charity Fundraising event,
ReAct, run by the Cultural Development Team for the Borough of
Crewe and Nantwich, began in 2005 in reaction to the Tsunami
disaster. Now in its fourth year, it has raised over £8,000
for different charities including Forever Angels UK, The Railway
Children and Macmillan Cancer Support. This year ReAct 08
raised money for Hope House and the Mayors Charity of choice.
The event took place on Saturday 12th
July.
Whilst raising money for the different
charities, a variety of groups from all over the community are
given the chance to perform on the Lyceum Theatre stage.
Groups, this year, include Stagecoach Nantwich, Tarporley Dance
Group, Lyceum Youth Theatre, The Irish Clovers Dancers, Cheshire
Dance and many more, with 15 groups performing in total. This
year, the event was supported by professional artists ‘The
Gandini Juggling Project’ headlining the event with a glowing,
juggling performance. The programme included Samba dance
workshops with professional samba dancer Clare Reynold with 10
young performers.
This event happens every year in July lasting
a whole day and showcases the fabulous talents across the
community, bringing people together to enjoy a day of acting,
singing and dancing.
The ReAct
08 Event was attended by the Mayor of Crewe and Nantwich, Borough
Councillor Brian Silvester, the Mayoress, Ms Sheila Davies and
Crewe and Nantwich MP, Edward Timpson.
The ReAct 08 Event
was attended by the Mayor of Crewe and Nantwich, Borough Councillor
Brian Silvester, the Mayoress, Ms Sheila Davies and Borough Council
Leader, Councillor John Hammond.
Both the Mayor of Crewe and Nantwich, Borough
Councillor Brian Silvester, and the Mayoress, Ms Sheila Davies, as
well as Mr Edward Timpson MP attended the event.
Siân Rourke, event organiser and Community
Arts Officer for Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council, said:
“The event has been running for four years now and each year it
gets stronger and stronger and, so far, over £8,500 has been raised
for local charities. The brilliance of this event is it
really is the heart of our community coming together and showcasing
the range and diversity of arts we have in the Borough, and we are
a very talented Borough! With 15 groups performing and 203
individual participants the day was a huge success. And from ticket
sales and the groups fundraising we raised £2,275 for charity.”
Portfolio Holder for Neighbourhoods, Borough
Councillor Ray Westwood said: “The imagination and enthusiasm
of the groups of young people working on this project works to
enrich the lives of all our citizens. It is co-operative
projects like this that help to forge real communities that are
sharing and supportive.”
COUNCIL
CONTACT:
Sian Rourke – Community Arts Officer
TELEPHONE:
01270
537248
EMAIL:
sian.rourke@crewe-nantwich.gov.uk
For Media enquiries
contact:
Ian Richardson
TELEPHONE:
01270 537018
EMAIL: ian.richardson@crewe-nantwich.gov.uk
or http://www.crewe-nantwich.gov.uk/
.