A Christmas Carol. Stave One: Marley’s Ghost
A Christmas Carol. Stave Two: The First of the Three SpiritsA Christmas Carol. Stave Three: The Second of the Three SpiritsA Christmas Carol. Stave Four: The Third of the Three SpiritsA Christmas Carol. Stave Five: The End of It
Earlier this month, Beth, Lauren and Chanelle travelled to Edinburgh to represent the Create Crew kids at the launch of the book – “Cashback – Making Crime Pay”.
Sixteen projects from across Scotland contributed to the book, including our very own “Create Crew” which shows how the “Cashback” initiative takes money from criminals using the Proceeds of Crime Act and invests it back into communities.
The book was formally launched at Craigmillar Library in Edinburgh by the Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Kenny MacAskill MSP. The event brought to life the pages of the book, showcasing some of the incredible projects that are giving a host of opportunities to young people and reducing anti-social behaviour as a result.
Well done kids – you done us proud!
Plantation Productions are proud to announce that The Seniors’ Film and Media Club’s Audio Adaptation of Charles Dickens immortal classic “A Christmas Carol” will be aired tonight on Sunny Govan Radio 103.5FM
Starring
Jack Sweeney
Robert Docherty
Jim Kane
Jean Muir
Robert Preston
Marion Sweeney
Dorothy Docherty
Nan Craig
James McGhee
Rowland Marshall
Cathy Brown
Sadie Barr
Helen Brown
and introducing little Sophie Jane Smith
with special guest voices.
Adapted by DC Barclay for Plantation Productions
One Chapter Each Night, Starting tonight @ 7:30pm.
20th of December : Stave One: Marley’s Ghost
21st of December : Stave Two: The First of The Three Spirits
22nd of December : Stave Three: The Second of The Three Spirits
23rd of December : Stave Four: The Third of The Three Spirits
Christmas Eve: Stave Five: The End of It
Scrooge on Sunny Govan Radio
tonight @ 7:30pm and every night until Christmas Eve.
We are delighted to announce that WILL LANCASHIRE is the lucky winner of the I-pad Mini, drawn at the Bead N Blether Xmas party on Wednesday 18th December.
For those of you who didn’t win we send you our warmest wishes for the festive season and hope that Santa is good to you all. Please continue to follow our blog during 2014 for the latest news on our projects, films and events throughout the year.
Have a very merry Xmas everybody!
We are delighted to announce that the Portal picked up the SURF Award for “Best Practice in Creative Regeneration” which was presented by Margaret Burgess MSP, Minister for Housing and Welfare, on Wednesday 4 December. This is fantastic recognition of all the creative work going on in the area, and in particular, of the Greater Govan community who are celebrated through this award.
The Portal partners would like to take this opportunity to thank all the staff, volunteers, participants, artists, community organisations, arts organisations and stakeholders, who make this project successful. We are all looking forward to a busy year for Glasgow 2014.
“Each year, SURF and the Scottish Government team up to deliver the national SURF Awards for Best Practice in Community Regeneration. The purpose of the annual SURF Awards process is:
With support from the Scottish Government, SURF will be arranging a series of study visits and workshops in the spring of 2014 to explore transferable lessons from the success of the winning SURF Awards projects. This is a great opportunity to raise the profile of the area and to support and strengthen partnerships.”
Andy Milne, Chief Executive of SURF, said: “In these hard times, we are all keen to make the most of existing assets and successful initiatives. Every year, the SURF Awards highlight just how much great work is already being done in community regeneration all over Scotland. Sustaining and sharing that success is essential, both economically and socially.”
Why did the judging panel like it?
‘The judges witnessed and were impressed with the joint vision and strong partnership working across all aspects of the project, which has successfully transformed derelict buildings into creative spaces that respond to the heritage of Govan. The Portal has enabled local groups to establish creative partnerships not just in Govan, but with other communities and organisations from across Glasgow. The project was selected as the winner because of the substantial involvement and drive from local people in creating a vibrant community focal point, and its considerable success in supporting the establishment and sustainability of new voluntary arts groups.’
Congratulations to all the short-listed and winning projects from across Scotland whose inspirational work was showcased at the event, well done everybody!
Last week I learned a very important lesson about blogging – stay away from the “publish” button til you’ve got it right!…apologies to those of you who were trying to make head or tail of last week’s “Community Media Cafe” blog.
You may have deduced that we are hosting a Community Media cafe, (led by Jennifer Jones from Digital Commonwealth) on Tuesday 10th December (2-4pm). More details and booking info can be found on the link below. It looks like a great event for anyone wanting to make the most of their social media (I’ll definitely be there!).