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Hampshire County Council
Executive Member - Recreation and Heritage Item 4
18 May 2006
Arts Development Partnership Funding 2006/07
Report of the Director of Recreation and Heritage
Contact: Janet Mein Ext: 5468 e-mail: [email protected]
1. Introduction
1.1 This report presents details of applications received for Two for One funding and Project Partnership funding in the financial year 2006/07.
1.2 A wide range of project proposals have been received for 2006/07. The full list of applications received is attached in Appendix 2 supported by the budgets provided by each applicant with details of funding from other bodies where relevant in Appendix 3. In each case the local member has been consulted and no specific issues have been raised.
1.3 The County Council continues to run the Two for One Award Scheme, a very successful initiative that fosters a positive relationship between business and the arts as well as making the grant funding stretch further. The scheme works by matching new sponsorships valued between £200 and £500 and provides a useful incentive to arts organisations to find more sponsors. This also encourages more local businesses to sponsor the arts in Hampshire. Applications for this scheme are detailed in Appendix 4.
2. Legal Implications
2.1 The County Council is able to utilise broad powers under the Local Government Act 1972 to provide financial support for the arts. In particular, Section 145 of the Act enables the Council to contribute towards the expenses of doing anything necessary or expendient for any of a number of purposes, including the provision of entertainment of any nature, or the provision of a theatre, concert hall, dance hall or other premises suitable for entertainment. The powers include the ability to contribute towards the development and improvement of the knowledge, understanding and practice of the arts.
3. Financial Details for 2006/07
3.1 The base budget for 2006/07 is £67,000 as shown in the table below.
Project Partnership funding £22,000
Festival funding £11,000
Annual Programme funding £24,000
Two for One Partnership funding £10,000
Total £67,000
3.2 The financial details of the budget are found in Appendix 1. Prior to this meeting an overall sum of £19,200 is available for distribution.
4. Project Partnership Funding
4.1 The applications for the support of the arts projects are also listed in Appendix 2 and include requests to the value of £36,419. The recommendations total £13,250. The papers in Appendix 3 show details of all applications. Local Members have been consulted on these applications and any comments are included. The project's contributions to the County Council's Corporate Strategy has been highlighted in the details of Appendix 3
5. Two for One Award Scheme
5.1 Applications for £1,350 have been received and the details of these are shown in Appendix 4. These awards can be made retrospectively for arts events where an organisation has attracted first time sponsorship from a company. It is recommended that a full matching amount be allocated to these applications due to the great success of this scheme in attracting revenue funding for the arts.
6. Impact Assessment
6.1 No groups or organisations should be excluded from any benefit arising from these decisions. A new application procedure is due to be introduced from 2006/07 which will include equalities monitoring information as agreed as part of the corporate review of grants programmes and procedures.
Recommendations
That the awards recommended in this report be approved with the condition that those for 2006/07 are conditional on the budget being sufficient to cover costs.
Section 100 D - Local Government Act 1972 - background papers
The following documents disclose facts or matters on which this report, or an important part of it, is based and has been relied upon to a material extent in the preparation of this report.
N.B. the list excludes:
1. Published works.
2. Documents that disclose exempt or confidential information as defined in the Act.
TITLE LOCATION
Detailed grant application forms Arts Service, Mottisfont Court
Appendix 1
Arts Partnership Funding Budget 2006/07 |
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Project |
Festivals |
Programme |
Two for One |
Total | ||
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ | ||
Recreation and Heritage Budget |
22,000 |
11,000 |
24,000 |
10,000 |
67,000 | |
Economic Development Budget |
10,000 |
10,000 | ||||
Totals |
22,000 |
21,000 |
24,000 |
10,000 |
77,000 | |
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Present Financial Position |
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Project |
Festivals |
Programme |
Two For One |
Total | ||
Funding approved on: |
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17 November 2005 |
7,000 |
25,600 |
1,000 |
0 |
33,600 | |
19 January 2006 |
3,500 |
0 |
16,000 |
0 |
19,500 | |
23 March 2006 |
10,750 |
0 |
0 |
500 |
11,250 | |
Total approved to date |
21,250 |
25,600 |
17,000 |
500 |
64,350 | |
Transfer in from Revenue Funding for Independent Arts Organisation Budget |
2,550 |
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Transfer in from cancelled project (23 March 2006) |
4,000 |
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Balance remaining for allocation |
7,300 |
(4,600) |
7,000 |
9,500 |
19,200 | |
Financial implications of decisions sought at this meeting |
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Project |
Festivals |
Programme |
Two For One |
Total | ||
Recommended awards |
13,250 |
0 |
0 |
1,350 |
14,600 | |
Amount remaining for future decisions |
(5,950) |
(4,600) |
7,000 |
8,150 |
4,600 | |
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Appendix 2
Ref. Title Town Requested Recommended
06071679 / HOG1009 Southern Orchestral Concert Society Season Petersfield £1,000 Nil
06071683 / HOG1017 Art in the Garden 2006 Ampfield £2,075 £1,000
06071684 / HOG1435 Winchester Film Festival Winchester £2,500 £500
06071685 / HOG1162 Romsey Choral Society 2006/07 Season Romsey £750 £700
06071686 / HOG1209 John Hunt of Everest Community School Popley £1,500 £1,000
06071676 / HOG1433 Yateley Live Yateley, Hart £774 £500
06071678 / HOG1000 PainT Art Trail 2006 Petersfield £1,000 £750
06071677 / HOG1434 Wickham Communuity Association Wickham £5,000 £2,000
06071672 / HOG1431 The Best of Hampshire Artists Exhibition Romsey £500 Nil
06071692 / HOG1437 Professional touring production of "Kes" Various £6,000 Nil
06071680 / HOG1032 Mini Mela Eastleigh £2,965 £2,500
06071671 / HOG1322 Portchester Arts Festival 06 (re-submission) Portchester, Fareham £5,000 £1,000
06071687 / HOG1061 Asperger Syndrome Hampshire Performances Southampton £1,000 £500
06071688 / HOG1015 Designs on Popley Fields Popley £1,755 £1,000
06071689 / HOG1154 Theatre of the Green Tour 2006 'The Gold Various rural areas £500 £300
06071690 / HOG1436 'Bird in the Hand' Fordingbridge £600 £500
06071691 / HOG1218 Blue Apple Theatre: Continuation and Winchester £3,000 £1,000
06071675 / HOG1432 'Clan' Petersfield £500 Nil
Total £13,250
Appendix 3
Project Partnership Funding 2006/07 Date 18 May 2006
Application 06071679 / HOG1009 Southern Orchestral Concert Society Season 06/07
Applicant Elizabeth Gotto Southern Orchestral Concert Society Petersfield
Local Member informed of project: Councillor S. Payne
No response
Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought
The Southern Orchestral Concert Society, now in its 54th season, provides professional concerts in the Petersfield area. The 06/07 season will include 8 concerts, one of which is for children and one is a Lecture Recital for students. The Societies concert are very popular and are known for obtaining the finest artists, including both well established artists and newcomers, the season will be opened by the Hampshire County Youth Orchestra.
Supports the Corporate Strategy by:
1. Maximising Life Opportunities, by providing high class concerts for the people of Petersfield.
Financial Information
Expenditure Amount Total
Performers Fees 31,565 £43,869
Venue Hire 2,580
PRS 292
Advertisements 2,590
Administration and printing costs 2,865
Expenses 2,677
Overheads 1,300
Income Amount Total
Ticket and Programme sales 25,574 £35,574
Advertisements 1,300
Donations, Patrons and Subscriptions 7,400
Covenant Recovery Tax 1,300
Waitrose (£1,750 Confirmed)
East Hampshire District Council (£1,500 Confirmed)
Making Music South (£1,500 Unconfirmed)
Various grant applications (£2,500 Unconfirmed)
Deficit £8,295
Amount Requested £1,000
Amount Recommended Nil
Previous Funding 2004/05 £500 Southern Orchestral Concert Society Programme
2003/04 £500 A series of eight orchestral concerts
2002/03 £500 SOCS Concert Programme 2002/03
2001/02 £500 Concert Programme 2001/02
2000/01 £100 Children's Concert
2000/01 £500 A Series of Concert
1999/00 £500 1999/00 Concert Season
Additional Comments The organisers programme high quality ensembles and soloists which bring quality activity to East Hampshire. The Society's accounts show a significant level of cash in hand.
Project Partnership Funding 2006/07 Date 18 May 2006
Application 06071683 / HOG1017 Art in the Garden 2006
Applicant Elizabeth Hodgeson Underground Art and Design Chandlers Ford
Local Member informed of project: Councillor A. Dowden
Councillor Dowden supports this project.
Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought
Art in the Garden 2006 will be held in August at the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens. This year it is hoped that the residency and workshops will reach an audience who would not normally be able to get to the gardens. Laura Ellen Bacon is the main artist in residence and she will work in the gardens for 5 days interacting with the general garden visitors and creating a site-specific piece of work. It is also planned that she will do a 2 day workshop and enable the public to work on an installation or individual pieces of work to form part of the Art in the Garden exhibition. At least another two artists will be involved and local youth organisations will be brought in from the local community of Romsey and Ampfield etc. Aiming at the 14 - 16 year old age group who could benefit from the experience and hopefully use the work achieved in their GCSE portfolio. This would all take place during the month of August and work produced will stay as part of the exhibition until the exhibition ends in October.
This opportunity will give the young people an added goal to achieve as well as making their work an important new development in the exhibition for the visiting public. The gardens have agreed to let underground art + design use the education facilities near the Visitors Centre to run this project and I am planning to attach further non-funded workshops to this project if we can achieve high enough demand. Hampshire County Council funding will provide this unique opportunity to young people in the local community who would not normally be able to attend such projects at The Sir Harold Hillier Gardens due to low income or lack of transportation.
Supports the Corporate Strategy by:
1. Maximising Life Opportunities, by making Art in the Garden 2006 more accessible.
Financial Information
Expenditure Amount Total
Laura Ellen Bacon Residency and Workshops 2,475 £4,575
Project Management and Administration 500
2-4 Other artist workshops @ £150 per day 900
Materials 400
Transport for young people 300
Income Amount Total
SAAB Sponsorship (Confirmed) 2,500 £2,500
Deficit £2,075
Amount Requested £2,075
Amount Recommended £1,000
Previous Funding
Additional Comments This proposal brings forward a project that complements the Art in the
Garden project. The outcome would enable the work made by participants to be seen alongside the professional programme.
Project Partnership Funding 2006/07 Date 18 May 2006
Application 06071684 / HOG1435 Winchester Film Festival
Applicant Mike Bridgeman Winchester Film Society Bishopstoke
Local Member informed of project: Councillor/s P Peskett P. Dickens
Councillor Peskett fully the supports the project.
Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought
Winchester Film Society is planning to present the city's inaugural film festival over four days in September, showcasing a diverse range of World Cinema in multiple venues around Winchester. It is felt by the society that Hampshire is generally poorly served for World Cinema and film festivals. The society have also noted that a recent Hampshire County Council and Winchester City Council jointly commissioned study supported this claim.
The Film Society provides a platform for many films that would not have the opportunity to be screened outside of London, the Society attracts over a hundred people to its regular screenings and have in the last 2-3 years been recognised at the British Federation of Film Societies annual award ceremony. The film festival supports the Hampshire County Council Arts funding priority of lens based media and 2006 is the 30th anniversary of Winchester Film Society, it is felt that this would be a perfect opportunity for the society to expand its output and increase interest.
Supports the Corporate Strategy by:
1. Maximise Life Opportunities, by making World Cinema accessible to a new and expanding audience.
Financial Information
Expenditure Amount Total
Venue Hire 2,600 £8,650
Film Hire and Transportation 1,600
Publicity and Marketing 1,950
Speakers' fees 700
Catering 600
Technical Support 280
Administration 420
Contingency 500
Income Amount Total
Ticket Sales 2,240 £2,360
Merchandise 120
Screen South (£2,500 Unconfirmed)
Business Sponsorship (£790 Unconfirmed)
Winchester City Council (£500 Unconfirmed)
Deficit £6,290
Amount Requested £2,500
Amount Recommended £500
Previous Funding 2002/03 £500 Winchester Film Society 2002/03 Season
Additional Comments
Recommendation that £500 be awarded on condition that Winchester City Council suopport this event
Project Partnership Funding 2006/07 Date 18 May 2006
Application 06071685 / HOG1162 Romsey Choral Society 2006/07 Season
Applicant Julia Loescher Romsey Choral Society Romsey
Local Member informed of project: Councillor M. Cooper
Councillor Cooper supports the application and recommendation, believing the society's work to add significantly to the cultural life of the town.
Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought
Romsey Choral Society will embark on a series of concerts from May 2006 to April 2007 at Romsey Abbey, the concerts will offer a variety of events in which the choir will perform a popular programme of festive music by William Walton and John Rutter with brass ensemble and a Winchester based organist. In July and November the choir will perform three contemporary works (Chilcott, Jenkins and Rutter) with a chamber orchestra and two professional solo singers. In addition there will be concerts at Christmas and March which will involve small instrumental forces. Financial assistance from Hampshire County Council would provide help towards the professional artists' fees; their contribution vitally important in helping enhance the quality of performance and contribute to enriching the cultural life of the community through making professional performance accessible.
Supports the Corporate Strategy by:
1. Maximising Life Opportunities, by offering professional performances in an accessible environment.
Financial Information
Expenditure Amount Total
Orchestra and organist 6,510 £10,360
Soloist performers 700
Conductor 600
Venue Hire 1,150
Programmes 600
Music Hire 300
Misc. 500
Income Amount Total
Ticket Sales 7,100 £8,150
Programme Sales 600
Advertising 450
Deficit £2,210
Amount Requested £750
Amount Recommended £700
Previous Funding 2004/05 £500 Romsey Choral Society Concert
2003/04 £500 Romsey Choral Society Concert
2003/04 £500 Romsey Choral Society Concert
2004/05 £500 Mozart Requiem
2002/03 £500 Choral Concert
2002/03 £500 Performance of Dream Of Gerontius
2001/02 £500 Choral concert
2001/02 £400 Brahms' Ein Deutsches Requiem
2000/01 £400 Romsey Choral Concert
2000/01 £500 Light hearted concerts based on Shakespeare
Additional Comments The Society proposes a programme of Twentieth Century and contemporary
music for the 06/07 season. Its ability to attract quality soloists and ensembles enables this choir to participate in music making to a high standard. Previously the Society has applied twice in a year, this request is for a consolidated season. No application has been made to Test Valley.
Project Partnership Funding 2006/07 Date 18 May 2006
Application 06071686 / HOG1209 John Hunt of Everest Community School Public Art Commissions
Applicant Val Drayton Hampshire Sculpture Trust Winchester
Local Member informed of project: Councillor J. Frankum
Councillor Frankum welcomes and supports the project.
Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought
In partnership with John Hunt of Everest Community School, Hampshire County Architects and The Making, Hampshire Sculpture Trust is developing a public art commissioning project to coincide with the new build. The artworks will add a sense of location and identity to the new school and facilitate a feeling of community ownership towards the new site. This will be led by an 8 week programme of community consultation and participation aimed particularly at the young people of the area but also involving staff and students as well as their families and the other community groups that use the school premises, enabling them to take part in decision making. The participation programme will consist of a multi-media research and recording project by students and other community user groups over the summer of 2006, to create a record of life in and around the current school site. Artists will work with groups of young people, enabling them to develop new skills and enhance their understanding of and access to cultural activities.
The project will raise aspirations and lead to the enrichment of the new school environment whilst giving a voice to the local community. The intention is to produce a CD of sound and images from the workshops that will form part of the public art commission artists' brief. The project will also include opportunities for young, local artists to participate as support artists in the delivery of the workshops. The overall commissioning project has raised £30,000 from ACE,SE, of which £9,000 has been allocated by them to support the participatory work. HCC Architects have agreed to support the capital costs of the production of the artworks and overheads with £25,000. An application to Paul Hamlyn Foundation for £20,000 to support the community participation work has been unsuccessful.
Supports the Corporate Strategy by:
1. Maximising Life Opportunities, through involving the local community in a variety of art forms.
Financial Information
Expenditure Amount Total
Community and Outreach Artists Fees 5,000 £14,000
Materials and Workshop Expenses 3,000
Mentored / Support Artists Fees 1,000
Editing 1,000
CD Production 500
Community and Outreach Coordination 1,000
Equipment Hire 500
School staff time and room hire (In Kind) 2,000
Income Amount Total
School staff time and room hire (In Kind) 2,000 £11,000
Arts Council England (Participatory work. Confirmed) 9,000
Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council (£1,500 Unconfirmed)
Deficit £3,000
Amount Requested £1,500
Amount Recommended £1,000
Previous Funding 2002/03 £500 An exhibition of site-specific sculptural works.
1999/00 £500 Vessel exhibition
Additional Comments This application supports a large scale project which has received overall
support from Arts Council England. £21,000 from Arts Council England will support the creation of Public Arts works and evaluation of the project in addition to the investment by Hampshire County Council architects.
Project Partnership Funding 2006/07 Date 18 May 2006
Application 06071676 / HOG1433 Yateley Live
Applicant Liv Stokkan Yateley Centre Yateley
Local Member informed of project: Councillors D. Simpson A Collett
Both Councillors Simpson and Collett strongly support this initiative.
Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought
Yateley Centre would like to host Yateley's first one-day outdoor music festival, showcasing local bands, musicians as well as more established performers. The aim being to create a vibrant, diverse and exciting event for the young people of Yateley, their families and local residents, helping to build better community relationships.
Any grant awarded would assist in booking some well established bands/musicians ensuring a well attended event as well as developing a new audience and raising Yateley Centre's profile as an 'event centre'. It is hoped that the first years event will be so successful that it will be repeated in years to come.
Supports the Corporate Strategy by:
1. Maximising Life Opportunities, through providing a new event for the Yateley community. 4. Building Strong and Safe Communities by creating an event to build better community relationships.
Financial Information
Expenditure Amount Total
Bands / Entertainment 700 £3,747
Stage Manager & 2 x Festival Co-ordinators 410
PR, Marketing and Administration 412
Venue hire and Site Costs 612
St Johns Ambulance 50
Security (inc. site fencing) 883
Generator hire 180
Staging / Lighting Technician 500
Income Amount Total
Ticket Sales 1,800 £2,200
Sponsorship - Romans Estate Agents 200
Performing Arts College 200
Yateley School PTA (£740 Unconfirmed)
Deficit £1,547
Amount Requested £774
Amount Recommended £500
Previous Funding 2003/04 £500 Battle of the Bands 2003
2002/03 £500 Drama workshops for adults with physical disabilities
2002/03 £500 Drama workshops for adults with learning disabilities
Additional Comments The centre has a track record of working well with young people. The
programme includes the use of peer role models to encourage young musicians.
Project Partnership Funding 2006/07 Date 18 May 2006
Application 06071678 / HOG1000 PainT Art Trail 2006
Applicant Mrs Glen Wellstead PainT Petersfield
Local Member informed of project: Councillor S. Payne
No response
Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought
Now in its 5th year the PainT Art Trail encompasses public buildings and private residencies in Petersfield. The 9 day event includes 50 exhibitors and 35 venues catering for approximately 3,000 visitors. It provides exhibitions, free workshops, drama, dance, poetry and music.
The trail will involve local schools, the Library and local businesses and will help bring people from the wider area into Petersfield. The trail will appeal to and actively involve all sectors of the community and raise awareness of the arts in the area. Any grant awarded will be put towards venue costs, workshops and publicity. The workshop programme contains 11 varied artist led workshops aimed at both children and adults.
Supports the Corporate Strategy by:
1. Maximising Life Opportunities by raising awareness of the arts in Petersfield. 3. Achieving Economic Prosperity by raising the profiles of local artists.
Financial Information
Expenditure Amount Total
Workshops 1,000 £5,300
Artist's Fees 500
Publicity 2,000
Venue Costs 1,000
Administration 400
Contingency 400
Income Amount Total
Artist's Subscriptions 1,000 £1,000
East Hampshire District Council (£1,000 Unconfirmed)
Petersfield Town Council (£800 Unconfirmed)
High Meadow Trust (£600 Unconfirmed)
Green Oak Carpentry (£200 Unconfirmed)
Deficit £4,300
Amount Requested £1,000
Amount Recommended £750
Previous Funding 2005/06 £1,000 Petersfield Artists Trail
2003/04 £500 Petersfield Arts Trail
2003/04 £500 Petersfield Artists Trail 2004
2002/03 £500 Petersfield Arts Trail
Additional Comments
The art trail is now well established. The workshop programme proposed presents a wide range of opportunities for participation by children and adults. £750 is recommended specifically for the workshop programme costs.
Project Partnership Funding 2006/07 Date 18 May 2006
Application 06071677 / HOG1434 Wickham Festival
Applicant Matt Martin Wickham community Association Wickham
Local Member informed of project: Councillor F. Allgood
No comment
Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought
Wickham Festival will take place between the 3rd and 6th August, at Wickham Community Centre, Wickham Market Square and various locations throughout Wickham. The festival will cover many art forms but principally music with song, dance, poetry, crafts and circus skills in addition... The Community Association, in association with the Festival wishes to promote a range of free activity for young people and families. This includes circus skills, puppetry, craft activity, music and dance workshops. A programme of activity will be presented in the centre and surrounding areas. A grant is sought to go towards artists costs to provide this free activity.
Supports the Corporate Strategy by:
1. Maximising Life Opportunities, by providing an arts festival for Wickham.
Financial Information
Expenditure Amount Total
Artist Fees and Expenses 2,000 £4,500
Publicity,staffing and infrastructure cost 2,500
Income Amount Total
Wickham Festival 2,500 2,500
Deficit £2,000
Amount Requested £2,000
Amount Recommended £2,000
Previous Funding
Additional Comments
This is a new venture for the Commuity Association and a new partnership with Wickham Festival. Because of the relative timetables of the Wickham Community Association meetings and the Decision Making timetable, this application has been made by the Centre Manager with the support of a single Trustee. The festival promoter is providing organisational support to the association for this event. Release of the funding should be held back until confirmation from the Trustees as a body that they support this application has been received. Project Partnership Funding 2006/07 Date 18 May 2006
Application 06071672 / HOG1431 The Best of Hampshire Artists Exhibition
Applicant Anne Middleton Hampshire Artists Exhibition Southampton
Local Member informed of project: Councillor A. Dowden
Councillor Dowden supports this project.
Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought
The Best of Hampshire Artists' Exhibition will be held in the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Ampfield, Romsey throughout September. The exhibition will involve artists and sculptors from all over the County. All local artists will have the opportunity to submit their work to a high quality selection panel who will assess the works and decide on which pieces will be included in the exhibition. The exhibition will allow visitors to the gardens an introduction to Hampshire's talented artists and also bring in visitors to the gardens who are predominantly interested with the exhibition. A grant would go towards promotion of the exhibition, selection panel fees and help ensure a high quality exhibition.
Supports the Corporate Strategy by:
1. Maximising Life Opportunities, through providing an accessible introduction to local art.
Financial Information
Expenditure Amount Total
Display screen hire 1,700 £3,700
Publicity 500
Selection panel payment 400
Preview costs (food and drink) 300
A.A Signs 600
Administration 200
Income Amount Total
Hanging fees 2,000 £2,000
Test Valley Borough Council 0
Test Valley Arts Foundation 0
Deficit £1,700
Amount Requested £500
Amount Recommended Nil
Previous Funding
Additional Comments This application is for a project that takes place at the same time as Art in the
Garden but appears to be unrelated. The organisation is very new and has no track record of delivery as yet. The budget for this event focuses on the mechanics of mounting the exhibition with limited focus on generating an audience.
Project Partnership Funding 2006/07 Date 18 May 2006
Application 06071692 / HOG1437 Professional touring production of "Kes"
Applicant Derek Ware Team Work Touring Theatre Company Winchester
Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought
Team Work Touring Theatre Company is a new theatre company with the overarching aim of allowing drama GCSE students the opportunity to work alongside and experience working on professional theatre projects. The company is planning to tour a production of "Kes", which would initially involve GCSE Drama students from Harrow Way School, Andover, but possibly more schools as the production tours. Approximately 30 GCSE Drama students will be selected to take part in the project, they will then undergo workshops with Derek Ware, one pupil will be selected to play the lead of the production and the other students will be given a mixture of
minor speaking parts and some will play members of the crowd scenes. The key outcome would be that the students would keep logs and write a record of their participation for their GCSE folders. It is hoped that as the tour moves that the 30 pupils will be re-selected from local schools to the venue of performance. The key venue for the project will be The Lights (formally Cricklade Theatre) where there will be 8 performances with the pupils from Harrow Way School. The tour will then travel and take in Winchester, Basingstoke, Southampton and Portsmouth.
Supports the Corporate Strategy by:
1. Maximising Life Opportunities, by offering the experience of working on professional theatre to GCSE Drama students.
Financial Information
Expenditure Amount Total
Professional actors 28,000 £46,000
Touring venue hire 1,000
Staging costs and hire of equipment 2,500
Purchase of sound and light equipment 10,000
Script preparation and performance rights 1,200
The Lights venue hire 1,800
Contingency 1,500
Income Amount Total
Cricklade ticket sales (250 seats max capacity) 10,000 £14,000
Touring ticket sales (Winchester, Basingstoke, 4,000
Southampton, Portsmouth
Arts Council England (£25,000 Unconfirmed)
Winchester City Council (£2,000 Unconfirmed)
Test Valley Borough Council (£2,000 Unconfirmed)
Portsmouth City Council (£1,000 Unconfirmed)
Basingstoke & Deane District Council (£1,000 Unconfirmed)
Southampton City Council (£2,000 Unconfirmed)
Deficit £32,000
Amount Requested £6,000
Amount Recommended Nil
Previous Funding
Additional Comments This project proposes an activity at The Lights in Andover with a very
speculative additional tour list. The proposal is from scratch and the consortium of individuals involved is not a constituted organisation. The referee has not signed the form. Recommend nil with advice to talk to The Lights when a director is in place.
Project Partnership Funding 2006/07 Date 18 May 2006
Application 06071680 / HOG1032 Mini Mela
Applicant Gunwart Shah Asian Welfare and Cultural Association Southampton
Local Member informed of project: Councillor G. Davies-Dear
No response
Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought
The Asian Welfare and Cultural Association will hold a one day Mini Mela event at the Hampshire Fire and Rescue Headquarters in Eastleigh in August. The event will be open to the whole community, the main aim of the event is to introduce and actively promote Asian culture within the community.
Supports the Corporate Strategy by:
1. Maximise Life Opportunities, by introducing the community to Asian culture. 4. Build Strong and Safe Communities, through bringing the Eastleigh community together to promote understanding.
Financial Information
Expenditure Amount Total
Artists Fees 4,000 £10,000
Dance Workshop 200
Publicity/ Marketing Costs 1,800
Stewards and St Johns Ambulance 1,725
Activities (inc. bouncy castle, face paints etc.) 155
Alcohol license 1,000
Site facilities 120
Hire of police 1,000
Income Amount Total
Trade income 150 £535
Charity income 35
Raffle 350
Hampshire Fire & Rescue (£3,000 Unconfirmed)
Asian Welfare and Cultural Association (£1,000 Unconfirmed)
Eastleigh Borough Council (£1,000 Unconfirmed)
Hampshire Police (£1,500 Unconfirmed)
Deficit £9,465
Amount Requested £2,965
Amount Recommended £2,500
Previous Funding
Additional Comments
Although the application is in the name of The Asian Welfare and Cultural Association, the application work has been completed by and refereed by Eastleigh Community Services. Advice on programming has been sought from the Arts Office and this has given and some support is available from Hampshire County Council Commissioning and Strategy Manager (Equality and Inclusion). At present there is limited involvement from Eastleigh Borough Council. The event group, although it has no previous track record is meeting regularly (weekly) to ensure that the event is well managed. The group has support from Hampshire Fire and Rescue particularly with regard to the Health and Safety issues. However, following a meeting with the group it is clear that the budget, as outlined in this application is, still in draft. The event is scheduled in close proximity to the Eastleigh Carnival and Eastleigh Festival and is the day following the Southampton Mela. The recommendation is that the funding be earmarked for the event but that a revised application and budget is brought to the next Decision day in July for confirmation.
Project Partnership Funding 2006/07 Date 18 May 2006
Application 06071671 / HOG1322 Portchester Arts Festival 06 (re-submission)
Applicant Alec Roberts Portchester Community School Fareham
Local Member informed of project: Councillor R. Price
Cllr Price supports the festival and stands as the organisation's Independent Referee, he however believes that a larger award should be made than the recommended amount, to allow the project to go ahead.
Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought
The Portchester Arts Festival will take place in July 2006 at the Portchester Community School, it will involve a wide range of participants from the local community and beyond, aiming to build an intergenerational mutual respect through performance in the arts. The festival programme will include the Fareham Philharmonic Orchestra performing, alongside a proposed range of different choral activities for local schools. Local arts and crafts groups will be invited to exhibit their work alongside students from local schools. A grant would pay for specialised workshops for the physically disabled students in the school (27 in total), to enable them to access the Taiko Japanese Drumming workshops. 10 specially designed drums for use by children in wheelchairs / walking frames will need to be made. The school would also like to employ a drumming master who has had experience of teaching physically disabled students and a dancer/dance company such as the Stop Gap Company (who have previously worked with the school) to work in the school during June/July 06 and help both physically disabled and able bodied dancers to create a performance piece for the Arts Festival.
Supports the Corporate Strategy by:
1. Maximising Life Opportunities, by creating opportunities for the local school children and local community. 4. Building Strong and Safe Communities, through building intergenerational mutual respect through performance in the arts.
Financial Information
Expenditure Amount Total
Lighting/ Sound Technicians 2,500 £17,500
Dancer(s) in residence - 3 days 2,000
Coordination of Art Exhibition 500
Taiko Drum Master and Workshop 2,500
Gamelan Workshops / Puppet Making / Transport 2,000
Equipment Hire / Security / Publicity 7,600
Professional Performers 400
Income Amount Total
Ticket Sales 3,500 £5,000
Refreshment Sales / Raffle 1,500
Fareham Borough Council (£500 Unconfirmed)
Clore Duffield Foundation (£5,000 Unconfirmed)
Awards for All (£5,000 Unconfirmed)
Deficit £12,500
Amount Requested £5,000
Amount Recommended £1,000
Previous Funding
Additional Comments The school has mounted this event in previous years and has had support
from Hampshire Music Service for Steel Pan Band activity. The work they are proposing with Taiko Drums and the disabled students is a strong element of the application. Support for the development of a drum resource which could, following the project be made available to other community groups would enable wider benefit in Hampshire. If all funding applications are successful, there is a shortfall of £2,000 for the project. £1,000 is recommended on the condition that 10 Taiko Drums are made available to other schools and community groups in Hampshire.
Project Partnership Funding 2006/07 Date 18 May 2006
Application 06071687 / HOG1061 Asperger Syndrome Hampshire Performances
Applicant Sue Jacobs Southampton Asperger Support Group Southampton
Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought
Southampton Asperger Support Group is a friendship and support group under the umbrella of the Hampshire Autistic Society. They run drama projects to promote social interaction for both children and adults, using a Hampshire based professional drama teacher. The adult's group will be involved with researching and devising a performance piece and the children's group will rehearse and perform the play "Rainbow Giant". The group feel that the performing arts help Aspergers syndrome sufferers improve social skills, confidence and self esteem; skills that are found difficult to master and for which there is no provision in schools' curriculum.
Financial Assistance from Hampshire County Council would go towards costs of the workshops and drama teacher and also towards the final performance costs. The performances will be performed at Sholing Junior School to parents, friends and professionals and will also be filmed to provide evidence of progress and confidence within the group.
Supports the Corporate Strategy by:
1. Maximising Life Opportunities, through using drama to provide social skills, confidence and self esteem. 5. Improving Services, by providing help with life skills that are not part of the curriculum.
Financial Information
Expenditure Amount Total
Drama Teacher (10 weeks @ £60) 600 £2,350
Hire of venue (Workshops and performance) 250
Pianist , Music Scores, Scripts and Performing Rights 900
Technical Equipment and Technicians 300
Props, costumes and Staging costs 300
Income Amount Total
Summer Fair Fundraising 60 £140
Raffles 80
Southampton City Council (received £500 in 05/06 for 2 years)
Test Valley Borough Council (£250, Unconfirmed)
Deficit £2,210
Amount Requested £1,000
Amount Recommended £500
Previous Funding 2004/05 £1,000 Asperger Syndrome Hampshire
Additional Comments This organisation attracts participants from Hampshire (approximately 40%). These are drawn from the southern area of the County taking in Romsey to Fareham via Winchester.
An award of £500 is recommended.
Project Partnership Funding 2006/07 Date 18 May 2006
Application 06071688 / HOG1015 Designs on Popley Fields
Applicant Simon Taylor The Making Basingstoke
Local Member informed of project: Councillor J. Frankum
Councillor Frankum supports this project, and is in discussion with The Making with regards to involving more of the community.
Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought
As part of Architecture Week 2006 (19th-24th June 06) The Making would like to organise up to five artist led workshops for young people (14-19 years) and families living in Popley, Basingstoke. The Making will engage these community groups in a creative consultation process whereby they are given the opportunity to discuss and contribute to the designs for the redevelopment of their local community centre. Most of the activities will take place at the community centre, with some workshops taking advantage of the IT design suites at Basingstoke College of Technology.
Workshops will take place on weekday evenings and on Saturday 24th June, as part of the wider one day 'People of Popley' Community Festival. Workshop participants will have the opportunity to learn about architectural spaces, to consider the needs of the centre and the community and contribute their own suggestions. Young people will be introduced to digital art, photography and creative design software with guidance from professional digital artists. 3D designers and construction artists will provide hands on participatory workshops for families and children at the festival. The grant will pay for artists' fees and expenses, materials, equipment and community transport.
Supports the Corporate Strategy by:
1. Maximising Life Opportunities, through introducing and educating the community on a variety of techniques. 4. Building Strong and Safe Communities, by providing a way for the local community to be involved with the new project and allowing them a sense of ownership over the centre.
Financial Information
Expenditure Amount Total
Artists' fees 1,250 £3,685
Materials 750
Print costs (advertising) 200
Artists' travel / expenses 120
Popley Fields Community Centre venue hire (in kind) 180
Hire of computer suite 800
2 x Digital cameras (capital) 235
Community Transport 150
Income Amount Total
Popley Fields Community Centre venue hire (in kind) 180 £180
Deficit £3,505
Amount Requested £1,755
Amount Recommended £1,000
Previous Funding 2005/06 £1,000 Living Architecture
Additional Comments This 'stand alone' project is part of the development programme undertaken
by The Making. This programme has umbrella funding from Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. At the 19th January Decision Day The Making received a grant which was to support the development of The Theatre of The Making, a collaboration project which involves Hampshire's Museums.
Project Partnership Funding 2006/07 Date 18 May 2006
Application 06071689 / HOG1154 Theatre of the Green Tour 2006 'The Gold Rush'
Applicant Pete Talbot The Rude Mechanical Theatre Company East Sussex
Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought
The mission of The Rude Mechanical Theatre Company is to bring high quality newly created professional theatre into often very small rural communities. Theatre of the Green Tour 2006, comprises of outdoor productions of 'The Gold Rush', the Hampshire villages included in the tour are Candover, Hambledon, Selborne, Conford, Droxford, Whitchurch. Performances are held on village greens and cricket pitches throughout July and August. Most of these venues have been visited on previous years of the tour to much success, audiences have compromised of children, families and older people and people who would not normally attend the theatre. Financial assistance from Hampshire County Council is requested for these 6 Hampshire performances, the Hampshire specific budget has been calculated as a % of the 55 performance tour.
Supports the Corporate Strategy by:
1. Maximising Life Opportunities, by making professional theatre more accessible to the rural communities. 4. Building Strong and Safe Communities, through bringing communities together.
Financial Information
Expenditure Amount Total
Six Hampshire performances 7,398 £7,398
Income Amount Total
Ticket sales 5,340 £5,550
Programme sales 210
Deficit £1,848
Amount Requested £500
Amount Recommended £300
Previous Funding
Additional Comments The Rude Mechanicals are a well established company (1991), which does an
annual village open tour. The work has been well received in the national press. The company has a strong visual, well linked to outdoor performance. Only one of the tour villages is on the current Hog the Limelight circuit. This type of performance event brings communities together very effectively.
Project Partnership Funding 2006/07 Date 18 May 2006
Application 06071690 / HOG1436 'Bird in the Hand'
Applicant Maria Mccusker Hale Village Primary School Fordingbridge
Local Member informed of project: Councillor K. Heron
Councillor Heron offers her support for the project.
Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought
Actor, director and puppeteer Josh Elwell will work with a group of children from Hale School and a group of locally based 'elders'. He will run five workshop sessions with the group. The children will be trained up as 'journalists' and will interview the 'elders' about their experiences of 'entertainment' of there's and their parents day (circus theatre, puppetry). These stories will then be turned into a short performance for the 'elders' and the school community on the last day of the project. This work will then be fed by Josh into his new creation 'Bird in the Hand' - true stories of the Victorian Circus. Josh will be invited to perform his show in the Autumn term.
This is an opportunity for the pupils to have an interesting experience outside of the usual school curriculum and an opportunity to encourage cross generational communication. It will also offer participants the chance to take part in the process of creating a piece of professional theatre. The final show will tour Hampshire and the South East and will be seen by over 4000 people.
Supports the Corporate Strategy by:
1. Maximising Life Opportunities, by offering pupils the chance to assist in the process of creating theatre. 4. Building Strong and Safe Communities, through understanding and communicating across generations.
Financial Information
Expenditure Amount Total
Artists Fees 19,000 £29,600
Production Costs 6,450
Touring 3,500
Contingency 650
Income Amount Total
Hale School Donation 300 £14,500
Show income 10,700
Investment by Josh Elwell 1,000
Forest Forge Theatre Company 2,500
Arts Council England (unconfirmed) 14,500
Deficit £15,100
Amount Requested £600
Amount Recommended £500
Previous Funding
Additional Comments The work of Josh Elwell is known to the Arts Service and a positive comment
and commendation was made in support of the application to the Arts Council. Support to the project is also being given in kind by Forest Forge Theatre Company, which is supported by Hampshire County Council. An amount of £500 is recommended on condition that ACE fund the project.
Project Partnership Funding 2006/07 Date 18 May 2006
Application 06071691 / HOG1218 Blue Apple Theatre: Continuation and Extension into dance
Applicant Jane Jessop Winchester and District Mencap Society Winchester
Local Member informed of project: Councillor P. Dickens
Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought
Blue Apple theatre was launched in September 2005 as an entirely new venture for Winchester and it has had a very successful first year - with a regular cast of approximately 40 people, 30 learning disabled people aged over 16, and 10 able young volunteers aged 15-25. The aim now is to extend Blue Apple Theatre by widening the range of theatre art forms available namely introducing more dance and introducing small group work to develop individual talents with theatre professionals. Blue Apple involves Hampshire based arts professionals and young volunteers in enabling people with a learning disability to explore their theatre skills in a variety of media while working towards a major public performance of a show developed by the cast. Participants also have the chance to make their own costumes and props in craft workshops. Everyone has a chance to try everything and our motto is no disabling through low expectation. Blue Apple benefits the whole community by widening theatrical experience to groups who were not previously able to take part in theatre, by building understanding and appreciation of the learning disability amongst the wider community through public performances and by enabling able and learning disabled to work together and grow to appreciate each other's gifts and talents, thus building bridges. The work helps build social and communication skills among people with a learning disability and provides a theatrical choice for people who did not have access to this kind of activity before
Supports the Corporate Strategy by:
1. Maximising Life Opportunities, for both disabled and abled young volunteers to gain valuable experience and life skills. 4. Building Strong and Safe Communities, through encouraging understanding of disability through public performance.
Financial Information
Expenditure Amount Total
Staff salaries (Drama teacher, Dance leader etc.) 4,500 £11,550
Expenses 400
Venue hire 2,500
Administration / CRB Checks 500
Publicity and recruitment advertisements 1,500
Evaluation 650
Production costs (Technical staff/costs, staging costs 1,500
Income Amount Total
Garden Open Days 800 £3,800
Ticket Sales 300
Volunteer hours in kind 1,500
Participants fees 1,200
Health Improvement and Social Inclusion Fund (£2270 Confirmed)
Winchester Mencap Reserves (£1500 Confirmed)
Winchester City Council (£500 Unconfirmed)
Winchester University (£500 Unconfirmed)
Deficit £7,750
Amount Requested £3,000
Amount Recommended £1,000
Previous Funding 2005/06 £500 Integrated Theatre Company
Additional Comments This is an excellent and worthwhile project. The activity takes place at The
Tower Arts Centre which is charging a rental of £2,500. It is recommended that £1,000 be awarded specifically for staff salaries.
Project Partnership Funding 2006/07 Date 18 May 2006
Application 06071675 / HOG1432 'Clan'
Applicant Claire Gammon Claire Gammon Dance Company Petersfield
Local Member informed of project: Councillor S. Payne
No response
Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought
'Clan' is a contemporary dance project, the work is an inter-generational community based piece which will work with 6 dancers aged 10-60 years. It will look at issues that surround family life i.e. Getting older, sibling rivalry, mother/daughter, father/son relationships etc. This piece will be accessible and beneficial to a large cross generational local audience, which may not otherwise see a piece of professional contemporary theatre. It also provides a professional development opportunity for local artists.
Supports the Corporate Strategy by:
1. Maximising Life Opportunities, through allowing accessibility to contemporary dance. 4. Building Strong and Safe Communities, by providing a cross-generational community based project.
Financial Information
Expenditure Amount Total
3 x Professional dancers (5 days) 1,500 £4,300
Marketing and advertising 1,260
Costumes and props 600
Lighting designer (3 days) 300
Projector hire 400
Administration 40
Contingency 200
Income Amount Total
Ticket Sales 1,400 £1,400
Arts Council (£2,000 Unconfirmed)
Deficit £2,900
Amount Requested £500
Amount Recommended Nil
Previous Funding
Additional Comments This is an interesting project, however it has already started. It involves three
professional dancer's and two students from Petersfield School. This is essentially a research and development phase for the project. When the activity has a more public phase the artist should talk to us about that.
Arts Organisation Applying |
Type of Event |
Sponsor |
Sponsorship Amount £ |
District |
Recommendation £ |
Alton Operatic and Dramatic Society |
Musical Show `Viva Mexico' |
The Alton Craft Centre |
350 |
East Hampshire |
350 |
The Hackwood Art Festival |
Art Festival |
Haddow Partnership |
500 |
Basingstoke and Deane |
500 |
Basingstoke Concert Club |
Concert featuring `The City Waites' |
BMI Healthcare: Hampshire Clinic |
250 |
Basingstoke and Deane |
250 |
Basingstoke Concert Club |
Concert featuring `The Kungsbacka' Piano Trio |
Dawsons Music |
250 |
Basingstoke and Deane |
250 |
Total: |
£1,350 |
Appendix 4
Two For One Funding Applications (2006/07)