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Byker Boat Launch event
Today was the most amazing day, live radio interview on BBC Newcastle before 8am, Sky web interviews, Newcastle Chronicle...
Hey -We built a lovely boat in a church!
When they visited the church, local Byker residents were saying "Byker Boat will never fit out through the doors!".
Well I am glad to report that the five foot wide wooden boat fitted out through the four foot wide church doors!
How? -on her side of course...
Where there is a will there is a way.
We had a strong team, all hands on deck
- no problem.
Creative communities can break the big issues down into managble tasks - that's progress.
Boat building has the power to unite communities, don't talk about your problems, just focus on the solution.
All walks of life came together within this project, no explaniation, just a gradual osmosis, understanding each other with time.
We actually walked byker belle a mile from the church down to St Peter's Marina, the local police closed the roads and about 50 people braved the rain met us there to witness the launch. All along the way byker residents, hearing us singing, peered out their windows shouted through their house "There is a bunch of folk pushing a boat through Byker come and see!", camera phones pushed through curtains, gossip over garden fences, talked about for years to come. Priceless.
I am so proud of those people who took part in the Byker boat project 2012. We built a lovely boat which will be used by the people of Byker, getting them out on the river. The skills that were passed on remain within the community, bringing more people into future projects, building more and bigger boats, more people on the river, more fun, cohesive creative communities, working and playing together. get in touch if you want to be involved.
Here are the stars, the people who made it happen.
We currently have opportunities for corporate sponsors who might like to support the second byker boat.
- Drop me a line for a chat alex@puppetship.com
On the Thursday 31st May 2012 we will launch Byker Boat at 11am in St Peter's Marina Newcastle.
Everyone welcome!
For more photos try http://puppetshipcic.pbworks.com/w/page/19892262/Latest
Image of Alex sailing the third boat in the ApprenticeSHIP Project series July 2010
36 Lime Street
Newcastle
NE1 2PQ
0191 222 00 77
For more information go to
PuppetShip Community Interest Company, a exciting Social Enterprise for the North East of England.
PuppetShip Community Interest Company has been co founded by Puppeteer Alison Mcgowan and Boatbuilder / Designer Alex Finnegan with the aim of establishing a floating Puppet Theatre on the River Tyne.
Incorporated in January 2006, with a board of 6 Directors,
Mission Statement
'To inspire and enrich the lives of children and families through the transforming power of performance and participation in creative activities.'
Community Interest Company Activities
Activity: General:
Create a live theatre venue aboard a boat to produce plays, educational workshops and encourage public participation in the arts, especially the art of puppetry in all its forms.
Our Vision:
To encourage children and adults to invest in their imagination and share in believable alternative worlds and experiences provided through the medium of puppet theatre. In doing so, we hope that they will extend their ability to imagine new futures, new problems and solutions - a world beyond their street corner. We hope to challenge limiting beliefs, offer new perspectives and explore ways for children to express their developing view of human experience in a stimulating and supportive environment.
In three years time we will have created a new audience for puppetry around the banks of the Tyne and beyond. We will have raised the profile of puppetry in the North East; developed links with schools and organisations to set up a regular touring circuit; established a reputation for innovative work and drawn together an enthusiastic team of artists / performers to develop projects.
We also envision having involved thousands of children and families in shows and creative projects, stimulating their imaginations, raising their aspirations and empowering them to make creative choices.
PuppetShip Community Interest Company
2c, 36 Lime Street,
Ouseburn Valley
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
NE1 2PQ
Tel: 0191 222 0077
Fax: 0191 261 5666
Email
Alex Finnegan
Project Manager
metacypher@yahoo.co.uk
Alison Mcgowan
Creative Director
alison@puppetship.com
Registered Company # 5686370
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