Melbourne Centre Announcement

As you know, Accessible Arts & Media are moving out of the Melbourne Centre and we were hoping to move back in after the completion of the building work, next spring.

However, we are sad to say, we have decided we are not going ahead with the renovation of the Melbourne Centre after all. There are lots of reasons, but the main one is that the credit crunch has made this too difficult.

Accessible Arts and Media will not be closing; we will relocate to Burton Stone Community Centre in August. All projects will still be going ahead, however Hands & Voices, SoundWeavers and the Melbourne Film Makers will take a break from Sept – Dec 2009 and start back again in January 2010 (venue to be confirmed).

We are saddened that this may impact on our many members, user groups and the local community, but in order to continue our creative and charitable work we must focus on running and developing our award winning projects.

The City of York Council is currently working hard to find another organisation to take over the running of The Melbourne Centre, which will ensure a continuing base for community groups. Meanwhile, thank you to our many partners for your support over the last four years.

Our contact details from August 2009 will be:

Accessible Arts & Media

C/O Burton Stone Community Centre,

Evelyn Crescent,

York

YO30 6DR

Tel: 01904 626 965

E mail: info@a-arts-media.org Website: www.a-arts-media.org

Musical Monuments at Bolton Priory

October half term sees the return of Accessible Arts & Media’s pioneering Musical Monuments project – a free music project which gets 8-12 year olds with and without disabilities working together through music.

Each Musical Monuments project focuses on a different North Yorkshire Monument, and in October 2009 Musical Monuments will be coming to Bolton Priory, in Wharfedale.

This exciting project has only been made possible through generous funding from the Big Lottery Awards for All Programme, Yorkshire and Clydeside Bank, Amicus and North Yorkshire County Council Transforming Short Breaks programme and it is a partnership project between Bolton Priory and Accessible Arts & Media.

The project will run from Monday 26^th – Friday 30^th October, 10am – 3pm each day. It is open to young people from 8 – 12 years of age who live in and around Bolton Abbey, however the age range can be more flexible for young people with disabilities. It may also be possible to offer some support or help with transport to participants with disabilities, but this is limited so please book this well in advance.

The project will culminate in a unique FREE performance of the group’s new piece at Bolton Priory on Friday 30^th October, 1.30pm, where everyone will be welcome – family, friends, visitors and the local community alike.

This is an exceptional experience for young people living in the Bolton Abbey area, but hurry if you’re interested, as places are limited! To find out more about Musical Monuments, or to book a place, contact Accessible Arts & Media on 01904 626 965 / email: info@a-arts-media.org