16-60: A Woman's Voice Exhibition Launch

Launch event THIS SATURDAY

It's almost here... the launch event of our exhibition at Cardiff Story Museum... 
'16-60: A Woman's Voice'.

The culmination of 1 year of interviews, film making, creativity and hard work from a talented group of girls in Butetown.

Film premiere, fashion show, music and art presentations and refreshments. 

Tell everyone, bring your friends and family! See you there... 6pm Saturday October 5th.

Funded by Heritage Lottery Fund Young Roots Programme.
In Partnership with Cardiff Story Museum and Cardiff Youth Service. 

Ely bridge murals

We've just completed a big CAN DO mural project... in a heatwave!

We have been working with community members, schools and youth groups in the Ely and Fairwater area, creating 3 murals to brighten up Ely bridge.

The murals celebrate vibrant community life and promote partnership working across the local communities. There is a strong theme of ‘connection’ in the designs, which feature jigsaw pieces, zips and buttons, as well as local landmarks such as the river and railway line. The collaborative project developed over 9 months in a partnership between Communities First (ACE), South Wales Police, four local schools, Cardiff Youth Service, Network Rail and a number of local community groups. We were delighted to have lots of volunteers from the surrounding area helping us paint the bridge... they did a great job!

Dave Horton, Deputy Cluster Manager for Communities First Cardiff West, said: "Recent years have seen an explosion of community led activity in Ely, Caerau, Fairwater, and surrounding areas.  Despite negative reputations, the area has huge community spirit and is an exciting and vibrant area of the city.  This project has been an excellent opportunity for local people to work together and express this positivity visually. We have really enjoyed being a part of this celebration of our community."  Dave Horton, ACE (Action in Caerau & Ely)

Cardiff Council Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning, Highways, Traffic and Transportation, Cllr Ralph Cook, said: “This has been a great project that has helped to inspire the community both young and the young at heart. The Mural has helped to brighten up the area and brought many community groups together over the last few weeks. I am delighted that Cardiff Council supported the scheme.”

The volunteer painters were happy to see their photo in the South Wales Echo on Wednesday, and we hope the colourful murals will be spotted in other local media over the coming weeks. In the meantime, there are plenty more pictures on our Facebook page. 

A big thank you all those who funded the project (Tidy Towns, Cardiff Youth Service, Network Rail, ACE and SPICE), South Wales Police, Cardiff Council, and the Councillors of Ely, Caerau, Fairwater and Canton for their support of the project.

On the radio

People Around Here is busier than a busy bee these days with CAN DO mural projects across Cardiff. Check back on the blog over the next month to see the results!

About 2 months ago, Becky was on Radio Cardiff chatting about our heritage project in Butetown - '16-60: A Woman's Voice'. Listen online by following this link - People Around Here is up first on this great show by Diverse Cymru. The project in Butetown is still going strong - every Wednesday our group of girls is working hard on costumes, music, films and artwork for our end of project presentations, which will take place in October and November.

2013: The journey so far...

Greenway Primary school mural

Bill has been working with a group of pupils, including some traveller children, to design a mural for the school entrance. The jigsaw-inspired mural reads ‘Greenway Together’. The pupils came up with some great ideas and really enjoyed painting the boards together.

YOS Media Matters

The young people in the ISS programme at Cardiff Youth Offending Service have been working hard on a series of short films expressing their own experiences of the youth justice system. They have been involved in every step of film production from planning, storyboarding and creating background music to acting, filming and editing. All of the young people have gained confidence and developed media and communication skills in the process.

16-60: A Woman’s Voice

We’ve got to know a fantastic group of girls in Butetown since October. They have been inspired by interviewing older ladies about how the area has changed through the decades, and each one has created their own short film in response. They’re now getting stuck into some creative projects in art, fashion and film. We’re delighted to be part of the ‘girls only’ provision at the new Butetown Youth Pavillion… we’re particularly thankful for the 4 new iMacs in the art room!

Thanks also to our volunteers Donna and Alida for their help in the project.

What's next? 

CAN DO

We’ve got mural projects coming up at Willows High school in Splott and also in 4 locations in Ely and Caerau this summer, involving a range of local community groups, schools and youth centres. Watch this space for news on those!

Transition Project with Families First

In partnership with EMTAS, we will be delivering a 3-year transition project Adamsdown Primary school. We’ll be engaging a group of pupils in creative activity days from their first term in year 5 until their last term as year 7 pupils at Willows High school. Our aim is to increase their attendance and achievement in the long term and equip them to thrive in the transition to high school.

Planning ahead…

People Around Here has been devising a strategic plan for the next 3 years. We’ve got lots of big ideas and we’re getting excited about delivering more projects with our many partners to benefit more disadvantaged people in Cardiff. More details will be posted on the blog as we keep moving forward.

Christmas Newsletter 2012

Merry Christmas from all of us at People Around Here!

As we look back over the last year, we are grateful for the many opportunities we’ve been given to fulfil our vision to educate, enable and inspire communities across Cardiff. We’re so thankful for your support… because of you, we are growing, making plans and looking ahead to 2013 with much anticipation.

To find out more about what we have been busy with throughout 2012, please take a look at our Christmas Newsletter.

Many thanks to all our friends, supporters, collaborators and partners for a fantastic year. 

16-60: A Woman's Voice

We are 2 months into our heritage film project - '16-60: A Woman's Voice'. Funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund's 'Young Roots' programme, we are working with a group of girls from Butetown and Grangetown over the next year to explore through the personal stories of local women the ways in which Butetown and Grangetown have changed over the last 60 years. 

The girls have been learning film production skills and practising interview techniques. Tonight we're off to Cardiff Story for a tour of the modern, interactive museum, where some of our project films may eventually end up on display.

The project has already made it into the press! Check out this story in the Western Mail. 

Now Recruiting for 'Workshop Assistant' role

Now recruiting for the role of 'Workshop Assistant' for a 3-year film project with Cardiff YOS. 
Please see the application pack for full details, incl. advert, JD and Person Spec. This is available on the downloads page on www.peoplearoundhere.com or by request to info@eleanorbrowndance.co.uk
All applications must be received by 12pm on Friday 16th November 2012.