Polska Grupa Artystyczna (Polish Arts Group)

Grupa spotyka się w kościele St Albans, na ulicy Tulip Road (ulicy odchodzącej od Burgess Rd), w dzielnicy Swaythling, Southampton. Jest to grupa otwarta dla wszystkich osób pochodzących z Polski (jak i również dla przyjaciół o innych narodowościach), będących artystami, lub interesujących się sztuką i chcących dołączyć do zabawy!

Dostaliśmy zaproszenie do dekoracji choinki bożonarodzeniowej, która będzie częścią wystawy choinek w kościele St Albans.

Organizujemy dwa warsztaty tworzenia dekoracji choinkowych (z użyciem materiałow po recyklingu)

Czwartek 15 listopada 19:15 - 21:00
Czwartek 29 listopada 19:15 - 21:00

Finał ubierania choinki odbędzie się w sobote 8 grudnia w godzinach 11:00 – 15:00 (zapraszamy dzieci!)

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W dalszych planach grupa będzie pracowała nad wystawą w szkole St Marks School (Shirley), podczas festiwalu społecznego (Community Festival), w dniu 18 maja 2008.

Część grupy będzie skupiać się na tworzeniu sztuki, druga część będzie pracować nad formami teatralnymi. Serdecznie zapraszamy do dołączenia do nas! Nowi członkowie grupy są zawsze bardzo mile widziani a udział w warsztatach jest całkowicie BEZPŁATNY!

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Daty spotkań oraz informacje będą umieszczane na stronie internetowej grupy: http://www.polskaartystyczna.blogspot.com/, można je również uzyskać pocztą e-mailową stuartjebbitt@hotmail.com

Pilands goes into Overdrive!

After weeks of planning and costume ideas at our wednesday morning group.
We are now moving into the next stage of the Pilands Christmas project!

Pilands Wood Community Centre in Chamberlayne Road, Bursledon, will be hosting 4 FREE Christmas Carnival Costume Making Sessions! 4-6 on a Wednesday Afternoons.

This is a fun family activity!
Come along and make a costume from free recycled materials, and then enjoy the Carnival on Dec 6th! People from other areas who would like to join us are most welcome. Bring your family and friends.

The Dates are:

Wednesday 7th November
4.00 pm – 6.00pm

Wednesday 14th November
4.00pm – 6.00pm

Wednesday 21st November
4.00pm – 6.00pm

Wednedsay 28th November
4.00pm – 6.00pm

Thursday 6th December
4.00pm-6.00pm – Preparation Session and
CARNIVAL!

Refreshments will be available

Info from
Stuart 07766 096148 or the Pilands Team
stuartjebbitt@hotmail.com

Note: Children under the age of 13 must be accompanied by a responsible carer.

If you can, Text your Name/s and ‘Carnival’ to 07766 096148 to let us know you’re coming and to give us an idea of numbers – thanks!

Weston-Woolston Arts Group Starting

A FREE TASTER SESSION will be taking place
For a New ART & CRAFT GROUP
At the Woolston Community Centre
Church Road / Western Grove Road
Woolston Southampton
On Friday 16th November 12.30pm - 2.30pm
Come and enjoy an afternoon of Craft ideas using
Materials from the Southampton Scrapstore
Refreshments will be available
Info from Stuart 07766 096148 or Ruth 07708 837268

If you can, Text your Name and ‘Art’ to 07766 096148 to let us know you’re coming and to give us an idea of numbers – thanks!
Any agencies or community workers who are interested in helping, call Stuart

Mini Millbrook Group in the ECHO - half term workshop

Mini Millbrook - Say cheese for the camera!

First the Mini Millbrook Group has VIPs visiting it and next its the press.

This is some of the group showing off the costumes that they will be decorating this week in their half term workshop - they'll be trimming their skirts with snow, building a fleet of sleighs covered in blue and red sticky back plastic and more, sleigh bells and more.

So look out in the Echo this week for publicity about the Mini Millbrook santa section, getting Millbrook set for the Queen Victoria Carnival on Friday 7th December.

Half Term Carnival Workshop, all welcome - ON NOW

Bored over the half term? - COME AND JOIN IN THE FUN

Come along to the Mini Millbrook Carnival Costume Workshop being held all this week over in Millbrook. Monday 22nd to Friday 26th October.

The workshop is running from 10.00 - 3.00, with an hour for lunch (bring your packed lunch), and will be held in the 'hut' in the lower playground of Newlands Primary School, in Ullswater Rd. This is for al l the family - accompanied children welcome.

Everyone will be working on costumes and cards for a Millbrook section of the Queen Victoria Christmas carnival that will be held on Friday 7th December in Southampton City Centre.

Come and get stuck in, and bring your buggy to decorate as a christmas sleigh.

For more info. contact: Becky at Community Builders 07722 192 675

Polska Grupa Artystycnza - Gallery visit

'Members of Polska Grupa Artystycnza enjoy Civic Centre Gallery visit'



Organised by Dave Adcock of EU Welcome and promoted jointly by both EU Welcome and the CB Project, a guided tour of the Civic Art Gallery was given on Tuesday evening on the 10th October. The tour was led by the Head Curator of the Gallery, Tim Craven and translated by Agnieska.


Up to 17 people came along to hear about the history of Southampton Gallery and its collection of Art. And half of these were at the Polska Grupa ARtystycnza the week before.The group heard about the international reputation of the City's Gallery and that pieces of its collection have gone all over the world, although none to date have gone to Poland!



They also heard about the art work that the gallery has from Eastern Europe, which is now gaining great interest in the art community.


Next Meeting of Polska Grupa Artystycnza:
Thursday 25 October
7.15 - 9.15
St Albans Church, Swaythling

All welcome, you don't have to be Polish to come along!
Tea and cakes provided

Contact Stuart for more details: 07766 096148

Mini Millbrook Group - VIP visit at Sure Start

'Mini Millbrook group get the VIP treatment'

Martin Pryor, Job Centre Plus District Manager (sat next to Kerry) and Cllr Peter Bailey of Bittern Park take a keen interest in the group's work, on a VIP visit to Pickles Coppice, Sure Start.

It was a great opportunity for the group to show off their designs for the Queen Victoria Christmas Carnival in December and to tell Martin about the skills they were learning that can later be used in a job.

And just to keep you updated on the group's progress - well, they're not short of ideas in Millbrook. Here's Michaela with all the designs the group came up for their logo. (She's been busy at home coming up with embossed designs for posters and cards). But how will they agree on just one logo?

If you look closely, you can see the designs for the sleighs the group have come up. These will be made out of cardboard and will cover their buggies to drive round 'little pixies' in.....but only well behaved pixies!

They've already designed their prototype and it just needs a few finishing touches.

Friends of Central Parks

Would you like to become more involved in, and have more say in your Central Parks?
Community Builders are teaming up with Park Ranger, Gary Oscroft, to help form a representative community group that will have a part to play in how the parks develop as part of the cultural life of the city.

Southampton’s Central Parks are unique. They have been awarded Green Flag status three times and are listed for their importance as a heritage and leisure facility.
With the future looking bright for the parks it would be good to have a friends group up and running within the next year which will enable us to move forward (with your involvement) on future park plans and events .

We are currently looking for people who would like to get involved in a friends group. You don't need any special qualifications, just your enthusiasm and willingness to have fun, while helping to increase the communities feeling of ownership and guardianship of a wonderful resource.

Please contact either Gary or Stuart at Community Builders to register your interest. Once we have a dozen names or so, we will arrange the first meeting of the group.

Gary : gary.oscroft@southampton.gov.uk or
Stuart : stuartjebbitt@hotmail.com 02380 915414