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Successful
Projects
Summer Fun Activities -
August 2011 Two free of charge contemporary
dance workshops
were held in Swavesey Memorial Hall. In total
22 young people attended and enjoyed a full day of
dance, putting together a short routine.
Four sports
fun days were held on the Recreation Green during the
summer holidays. From 2pm to 4pm and 6pm to 8pm.
Sports activities included volley ball, softball,
quick stix hockey and TAG rugby. These events
were free of charge and enjoyed by many local young
people.
Recycled
Fashion Show - June 2010 A
'recycled' fashion show was staged during
the Swavesey Festival 2010. Organised in association
with Swavesey Action for Youth and funded by a Cambridgeshire
Community Foundation Grassroots Grant, young people
from Swavesey designed, made and modelled clothes and
accessories using recycled materials and second-hand
clothes.
Drama Workshop - April
2010 As part of the Swavesey Festival 2010, in association with Mrs April Martin, Swavesey Action
for Youth funded a second very successful youth drama workshop at Swavesey Village College. Led by Diccon
Hogger of basedance Company, the students put together
a drama film based on the Festival theme of "Swavesey
Goes Green!" which was shown during the Festival
Week.
Drama Workshop - August
2009 In association with Mrs April Martin, Swavesey Action
for Youth funded a youth dance/drama workshop at Swavesey Village College. Led by Diccon
Hogger of basedance Company, students put together
drama and dance around a script entitled "In Search
of the Fen Tiger". A short film was made
of the workshop which was presented during October. Swavesey Action for Youth
was very pleased to be able to fund the workshops,
which were enthusiastically enjoyed by the young people
who took part.
Dance Workshops - February
2009 In association with Mrs April Martin, Swavesey Action
for Youth funded two youth dance workshops
held in Swavesey Village College. These were very
successfully received with a total of 49 young people
attending over the two days. Led by Diccon
Hogger of basedance Company, the students enthusiastically
learnt a dance routine which was then performed in front
of parents at the end of each day. With funding
from an Awards for All grant, Swavesey Action for Youth
were very pleased to be able to fund the workshops,
which enabled the young people to attend free of charge.
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