Welcome to Anthony

Posted on Thursday, 21 August 2008

You may have seen a new face at BYT over the past few months – Dance Development Practitioner, Anthony Briggs! Anthony will be taking the lead on BYT's dance activities. There will be new workshops for the younger age groups and Anthony will manage dance projects at BYT and with local community groups. Watch this space for info on a dance projects Anthony will lead in January 2009.

Healthy BYT

Posted on Thursday, 21 August 2008

September sees the beginning of an exciting partnership with our local PCT (Primary Care Trust) that will allow BYT to work with health services to create six projects over three years. The projects will hone in on health issues that young people from all over Burnley consider to be important and use dance, the visual arts, music and drama to create performances, exhibitions and workshops that allow young people to express view and take action towards healthier lifestyles.

Shout!

Posted on Thursday, 21 August 2008

A team of participants at BYT have been working with Andy Cooke from marketing agency Positive Solutions to spice up our publicity! Over the coming months, a new interactive website, indoor and outdoor notice boards, flyers, pop ups …. And a nine foot high, nine foot wide cube will all appear and be used out and about in Burnley and beyond to help us shout about all the great work BYT does.

 

Gettin' Funky

Posted on Thursday, 21 August 2008

We want your ideas to help shape a new project that could happen at BYT in the future. Demand is high for BYT to develop music activities – everything from playing instruments to singing, helping young bands to develop and creating digital music. This project can be all of the above – we need you to tell us what the project should be! We will make a group that will meet a few times in September and October to make it happen! To get involved contact Andrew on 01282 427767.

 

Thank you

Burnley Youth Theatre would very much like to thank Mike Faulkner of G&M Associates for the

support provided through the Mentoring programme run by Business in the Arts: North West

 

Local heroes honoured at

awards ceremony

Posted on Thursday, 8 April 2008

 Photo: (left to right) Jean, Joanne, Colin, Gareth, Andrew, Betty & Mike

A GLITTERING and emotional awards ceremony has honoured heroes young and old at 2BR's sixth annual Local Hero Awards. Tearful tales of bravery, dedication and courage were told at the prestigious event, which was at the Dunkenhalgh Hotel, Clayton-le-Moors.

Nine local people were the stars of the night and had been nominated for the awards by their loved ones, colleagues, neighbours or friends.The evening was compered by the station's radio presenter Mr Ricky Kirby who introduced each individual tale and the astonishing unsung heroes involved.

He added that the award winners were dedicated, deserving and courageous people and extraordinary unsung heroes from Burnley, Pendle and Hyndburn.

They were also seen as people who had gone above and beyond in the call of duty, had battled through difficult times, or made a super-human effort in one way or another, each one showing great character and the kind of spirit that East Lancashire communities are built on.

Each received an engraved glass trophy and a £100 cheque presented by a representative from the local company or organisation which had sponsored their award category.

Each extraordinary individual was greeted with a rapturous applause on collection of their award with the exception rewarded with an emotional but well deserved standing ovation.

Mr Brian Roche scooped the evening's most prestigious award – Citizen of the Year – after being presented with the Volunteer of the Year Award. Brave nine-year-old Joshua Ford was the winner of the Child of Courage accolade while his sister was presented with the Special Recognition Award.

Pendle man Mr Rob Scott is Entrepreneur of the Year, Ryan Cooper won the Bravery Award, Jonathan Taylor scooped the Young Person Award and Ilane Birkby won the Good Neighbour Award.

Employee of the Year was presented to Mr Gareth Davies from Burnley Youth Theatre while fire-fighter Mr Phil Whittaker won the Public Service Person Award.

 

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PRINCE Charles arrived in Burnley for his day-long visit of the town.

Posted on Thursday, 21 February 2008
FOLLOWING his visit to BCW Engineering at the Lancashire Digital Technology Centre, Prince Charles headed for Burnley Youth Theatre in Queen's Park Road.