Schools in the UK, that wish to purchase musical instruments and equipment can apply for funding of up to £2,000 through the EMI Music Sound Foundation's Instrument and/or Equipment Awards. To date the Foundations has made awards to over two thousand schools, individual students and teachers improve their access to music through the purchase or upgrade of musical instruments and equipment.

The funding must be made for music education that is beyond statutory national curriculum music teaching. The Foundation cannot fund retrospectively and schools are not eligible for financial assistance under this scheme if they have already purchased their instruments or if they do so before their application has been approved.
 
The closing date for applications is the 31st January 2018. Read more at: http://www.emimusicsoundfoundation.com/index.php/site/awards/

Celebrate the universal language of drawing and get your mark making moving.
12 noon – 4pm

Led by Jane Fox and Tessa Martina with Make Your Mark.

Create fabulous drawings inspired by the sculpture and postcards in the exhibition The Way Things Are. How will you make your mark? What can you use to make a mark? What will happen once you begin? Are you curious about where drawing can take you?

Facilitated by a professional artist and a peer arts worker with lived experience of mental health challenges, these drop in activities are open to everyone (all ages, skills and experience), and will encourage you to consider the possibilities of drawing.

Stop by for ten minutes or stay for the whole day and experience the energy that is created when people get together to make their mark.
A free, drop in drawing event as part of a Year of Drawing, delivered with Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, will increase access to the arts for people facing mental health challenges and their carers through participatory drawing events across Sussex and Hampshire.
For more information on a Year of Drawing, please visit www.makeyourmarknhs.co.uk

Award-winning producers Beautiful Creatures will launch the festival with an outstanding new production of the Winter Giant. A spectacular outdoor event for all the community that brings music, theatre and a 20ft giant into the town.

Told through large-scale puppetry, live and pre-recorded music, combined with professional and community performance, this heart-warming experience will bring everyone in the community together for a unique and truly memorable experience. Be prepared to be amazed and be prepared for a snowy finale! The Winter Giant tells the story of anyone who has ever been lost or looking for shelter. It speaks of our common humanity, of the importance of a community that welcomes everyone, and of the desire amongst all humans to live in a safe, warm place.

The Winter Giant is a processional event that takes place through the town of Battle, starting at the Recreation Ground on North Trade Road by the Guide Hut at 7.30pm travelling down the high street and finishing on the Abbey Green in front of the Abbey.
This is a FREE event for all the family.

https://www.battlefestival.co.uk/events/

After the success of the Rye Creative Centre Youth Theatre open day we are running a series of workshops. With your help and participation we'll build a youth theatre offering bespoke classes, workshops and performances. Run by Hayley-Marie Axe and Jeremy Tustin, RCC Youth Theatre will enable young people between the ages of 6 - 19 to get involved in all areas of theatre, film, TV, directing, design and script work. We look forward to seeing our students develop their skills in a positive and supportive environment, not only working on theatre and performance, but also communication, confidence and creativity working with professional artists and performers.

Tuesday 10th & Wednesday 18th October 2017:
ACT 1: 6 to 8 year olds 4.30-5pm, £3 per session
ACT 2: 9 to 11 year olds 5-6pm, £5 per session
ACT 3: 12 upwards 6-7pm, £5 per session
Half-term 2-day Workshop:
Thursday 26th & Friday 27th October 10am-3pm, £30 for both days.

FREE TICKETS
For young people interested in theatre, we are also offering free tickets for 14-18 year olds to this weekend's performance of 7 Seconds - a play fresh from the Hastings Fringe:
Sunday 8th October 7.30PM: SEVEN SECONDS – A new play by local writer/director
Patrick Kealey, with particular relevance to a teenage/young adult audience.
Followed by a Q & A with the cast and creative team for drama students.
Hayley-Marie Axe plays Marie, this will be her acting debut in Rye.
Sandy, a young teenage girl, is killed in a tragic road accident. Good girl or bad? Saint or
sinner? Her family and friends know the whole story. Or do they?

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