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VILLAGE NEWS
Burberry Road, Buckden, Cambridgeshire, PE19 5UY
Tel:
01480 811101
www.
buckdenvillagehall.co.uk
email:
admin@buckdenvillagehall.co.uk
Bookings
Christmas is coming and Santa will be having breakfast at the Hall with Preschool on 12
th
December! There
will be stalls and games for the kids too! We also have our lovely regular hirers as well as several corporate
bookings.
The Hall had a total of 114 events which ran over the month of November! Thank you to everyone who not
only book events here but also to those of you who come along to events which are held here. Without you,
there is no Hall!
Recent repairs and maintenance
Annual fire extinguisher service
The boilers have been serviced and fixed
Annual PAT testing
A new hand dryer has been fitted in the ladies toilets
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
2015 has been a very busy year for us and a big thank you to all of you who have used the Hall in the past
year. Everyone here wishes you all a very Merry Christmas and very best wishes for 2016!
NEW STARS GET THE CHANCE TO SHINE
Wood Green will be rolling out the red carpet on Friday 4
th
December to celebrate the launch of Stageworks
Foundation, a new charity created to support talented young people achieve their dreams.
Michael Bays is a director of local performing arts school Stageworks Studios and one of the founders of the
charity. He has seen thousands of young people pass through the doors in the last twelve years and has seen the
disappointment and frustration of talented performers having to give up on their passion for lack of funding. Mi-
chael says “We were determined to do something to help these youngsters remain in training. Young people who
are lucky enough to have these talents, all deserve the same opportunity to develop and achieve and should not
be restricted simply by lack of money.”
Stageworks Foundation will start considering applications by the end of the year. It welcomes applications from
students who are struggling to buy specialist training kit, shoes or leotards. It will also look at supporting gifted
youngsters so that they can take part in the full range of classes and styles needed to be successful in the enter-
tainment industry, in cases where parents’ income or other funding sources are not sufficient.
The launch event will be a “Cabaret” featuring live music, songs and dancing from current Stageworks students
with guest appearances from West End performers. Tickets priced at £15 are available from Stageworks Buck-
den Tel: 01480 812626 or from Stageworks St Neots Tel: 01480 223331
NOTES
1.
Stageworks Studios based in Buckden, Huntingdonshire was founded in 2003 and has provided training
and classes in performing arts to thousands of youngsters since.
2.
A second studio on Longsands campus in St Neots was opened in 2014.
3.
Stageworks Foundation will help provide financial support to those students who struggle to afford fees and
equipment so that they can go on to achieve their full potential.
4.
Further information can be obtained from Michael Bays - michael@stageworksstudio.co.uk or Yvette Curtin
- yvette@stageworksstudio.co.uk