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Gayle · 02-03-2010, 20:10

A-B - we didn't get the £1.6m funding. It is only the ground floor that is being refurbished with HBC capital investment.

It will be run like a business so will in time make profit for HBC - in the same way that other public buildings are supposed to.

Whilst I agree that you could give a talentless oik a video camera and you will not create Ingmar Bergman, the opposite also applies that if you give someone with talent a camera there is the outside possibility that you might create the next Danny Boyle.

We have a lot of talent in the area and to nurture it is a good thing. Whether people like it or not, there is a lot of money in the Arts for actors, directors, designers, lighting, sound engineers etc (and not all Arts Council funding). Just because we live in Oswaldtwistle it doesn't mean that some of our young people shouldn't have the best possible opportunities available.

It is nothing like we 'had before' A-B. We don't have anything like this facility and this provision already. There are a few good youth groups but they don't offer training in behind the scenes skills - directing, sound, lighting, video etc that this facility will be offering.

As for the name - Civic Arts Centre and Civic Theatre I think - Oswaldtwistle is part of the address.

02-03-2010, 20:10	#89
Gayle God Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Relaxville Posts: 6,866 Blog Entries: 69 Liked: 13 times Rep Power: 2867	Re: Oswaldtwistle Civic Theatre A-B - we didn't get the £1.6m funding. It is only the ground floor that is being refurbished with HBC capital investment. It will be run like a business so will in time make profit for HBC - in the same way that other public buildings are supposed to. Whilst I agree that you could give a talentless oik a video camera and you will not create Ingmar Bergman, the opposite also applies that if you give someone with talent a camera there is the outside possibility that you might create the next Danny Boyle. We have a lot of talent in the area and to nurture it is a good thing. Whether people like it or not, there is a lot of money in the Arts for actors, directors, designers, lighting, sound engineers etc (and not all Arts Council funding). Just because we live in Oswaldtwistle it doesn't mean that some of our young people shouldn't have the best possible opportunities available. It is nothing like we 'had before' A-B. We don't have anything like this facility and this provision already. There are a few good youth groups but they don't offer training in behind the scenes skills - directing, sound, lighting, video etc that this facility will be offering. As for the name - Civic Arts Centre and Civic Theatre I think - Oswaldtwistle is part of the address. __________________ The views expressed within this post are mine and mine alone.