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You may remember that last year Forest Row Film Society received £1000
from the East Grinstead Courier/Axa PPP awards.
As you know, that money is going towards our new digital equipment
which should be in place for the beginning of the next season.
This year two other Forest Row groups have
applied for the Heart of the Community awards, and I encourage you to vote
for them: the Village Hall; and Forest
Row Young People's Theatre.
Voting forms are available in this week's
Courier, as well as the next two
weeks. All votes have to be submitted by 23rd May. As last year, you
can vote as many times as you like, but need to use the voting form in
the paper. Please pass this email on to any others in the Courier region who may be able to support these two
important causes in our community.
L13: Forest Row Village Hall
S23: Forest
Row Young People's Theatre
L13: Forest Row Village Hall
Originally built in 1892, Forest Row
Village Hall is an independent charity managed by trustees and is not in
receipt of any external funding.
The
hall is a major focus of village life with many bookings throughout the day from yoga and badminton to
film, music and drama.
As part of its ten-year refurbishment
programme we will: renovate the floor; replace more of the old uncomfortable
chairs; improve the curtains; and renovate the dressing rooms in
the Freshfield Hall. The Forest Players, Ashdown Pantomimers, Forest Row Festival and the Teddington Children's Theatre regularly use the hall
and need mirrors, sinks and make-up lights. Other theatrical groups and
classes book the hall for practices and performances.
Fundraising events to date have included
quiz nights, dinners, and sales. We have
received donations from the community, and started generating funds via easyfundraising. Our
regular hall users have contributed to
our project.
S23: Forest
Row Young People's Theatre
Forest Row Young People's Theatre is a new
venture for the teenagers of the
village to engage their talents in meaningful artistic activities that
develop positive and sustaining relationships within the community.
An eight week pilot project, funded by
donations from local businesses and
individuals, as well as the gift of free use of the Youth Club from the
management committee, has enabled a very successful start.
The young people's theatre will perform
original work devised within the
sessions through the direction and support of the creative director, Simon Floyd. The performances will be about
issues relevant to the group and their views of the world.
A range of activities from costume to
lighting to writing to set designing
to music composition, will be learnt and created by this theatre group that is surely breaking the mould. It is
innovative and fun and most
exciting of all, popular!
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