There is so
much to cover that I’m publishing the Blog in episodes lol. This first one deals with me and developments
at the Wellgate Drop In Centre.
Another big
gap for which I apologise, it’s been a difficult time. However, finally the diagnosis has been
sorted and I’ve been referred to all the people who can help me most through
the difficulties which I fear will only get worse as time goes on.
It does mean
that as the brain slows and the arms and fingers find it more difficult to
operate that there may well be some big gaps in time spans between Blogs, all a
bit of a hindrance, especially when there is so much going on. PLEASE go to our Web Sites and Facebook
pages regularly to keep right up to date with what is going on. WebSites – just follow the links and Facebook page HERE and click like to have our notifications come direct to your
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And now there is another place where you can
find out about the Music and other good things that Rotherham has to offer in
the Arts. The RAE Music Drop In Centre at 25, Wellgate, Rotherham is now open
and from 22nd April will open Tuesday / Friday and Saturday from
11:00am – 3:00pm. You can find out some of what the Drop In
Centre is about on the Centre’s page HERE
We hope in
time to be able to offer a normal Office hours service, but to do this we will
need volunteers and lots of them,
and volunteers are hard to find. If you
can donate four hours a week then please Email HERE
The key
things that the Drop In Centre will be doing is –
(i)
Make Gig ticket sales; especially Live at the
Trades events. However, we will sell
tickets to any Gig for Rotherham bands.
(ii)
We will
seek to help Bands sell their CDs by making them available through the Centre. This will also include the work of acts that
support Acoustic Rotherham events.
(iii)
We will help to publicise Gigs at any Rotherham
venue all you have to do is bring in a Poster.
(iv)
Publicise other Rotherham Arts by Exhibiting the
art of some of Rotherham’s Artists.
(v)
Provide an opportunity for local authors to make
their books available without the need for mail order.
(vi)
Promote Arts and Crafts in Rotherham
(vii)
Provide a meeting room to any Band, Act or Artist.
(viii)
Provide an administrative base for RAE –
Slamfest and The Fringe Festival.
(ix)
The Room can also be used for more intimate
gatherings, Book Readings, Poetry Readings, acoustic music gatherings etc.
(x)
And as the name suggests provide a general Drop
in for musicians to post news on the notice board, e.g. Forming a Band – Band needs – equipment sales
etc.
(xi)
Or just simply have a cup of coffee and a chin
wag.
AND BEST OF ALL IT’S
ALL FREE – ALTHOUGH A SMALL DONATION IN OUR TIN WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED.
All this has
been made possible by Point Blank who have made the building available to us
and the generosity of Bristol Street Motors Vauxhall dealership
(Chesterfield) who have supplied all the Office Furniture with the
promise of computers to come.
We’ve
already started to hang pictures from Rotherham Artists and display books and
the crafts of Minx Designs who has created an exclusive limited edition of
Slamfest Bags – it demonstrates how material can be recycled, a theme of her
work. If you have something that you
would like included please Email us
or telephone.
So one final
reminder of the basics.
Open
three days a week currently.
Bring
your posters and fliers in.
Artists
can exhibit.
The
Meeting room.
And
an open door policy to anyone.
AND IT’S FREE
