THE SUNSHINE CENTRE 

This funding will be used to deliver services for children parents and older people living on the Bretch Hill estate in Banbury one of the most socio-economically deprived areas in Oxfordshire. This ....more

This funding will be used to deliver services for children parents and older people living on the Bretch Hill estate in Banbury one of the most socio-economically deprived areas in Oxfordshire. This includes antenatal groups for vulnerable parents self-help and parenting courses domestic abuse interventions one-to-one outreach support and family fun days.

We will be hosting in partnership with Cherwell Theatre Company an afternoon community event on Princess Diana Park in Banbury. Invitations will extend to the whole community, including the residents ....more

We will be hosting in partnership with Cherwell Theatre Company an afternoon community event on Princess Diana Park in Banbury. Invitations will extend to the whole community, including the residents of our local care home. VIP guests will also be in attendance. We have invited Puritan Radio to be master of ceremonies and they will bring along their roadshow trailer and sound system. We intend to provide entertainment depicting the 7 decades of Her Majesty the Queen's reign, particularly encouraging different dance styles, spanning time and traditions which reflect the cultural mix and varying generations within the community. We will encourage participation in family games such as musical statues to bring together the different generations. We will be working in partnership with Cherwell Theatre Company. Initially we will recruit a group of 20 young people / children who have an interest in dance. Our partner agencies will also be encouraged to encourage children to attend these workshops. At the beginning of the half term school holiday May 30th and 31st we will run "Dance in Advance" workshops. The workshops will last all day and will focus on teaching the group different dance styles which will span the 7 decades of Her Majesty the Queen's reign. This group will have a dress rehearsal on the morning of 1st June. 2 Tutors will facilitate the group and dance students from Banbury College will also be encouraged to come along and mentor the children and young people. The idea of the "Dance in Advance" workshops is to create a flash mob of young dancers who are able to demonstrate to the community, dances of the decades reflecting the reign of Her Majesty the Queen. We anticipate that this will encourage the members of the community to join in and experience the joy of dance. In order to create a lasting memorial of the Platinum Jubilee event for the community we will be employing a mosaic artist to create, in collaboration with the community, an outdoor mosaic which can later be displayed on the wall of The Sunshine Centre as a lasting reminder of neighbours coming together in celebration. In the tradition of historical jubilee events we will be providing tea and cakes for those attending and will be decorating the area to provide a visual interpretation of celebration. A group of local volunteers have already committed to baking and providing cakes. It has also been suggested by a community member that we create a jubilee ice cream for the children to enjoy on the day of our celebration. For this idea to meet required hygiene standards in the park and for the ice cream not to melt, we would like to employ the services of an ice cream van. Our communication and advertising of the event will be facilitated through the various effective community platforms available to us, it will include promotional material for Cherwell Theatre Company. On the day of the event we will ensure there is also promotional material for organisations such as the Mill Arts Centre in Banbury. The event will promote cohesion within the geographical community by bringing communities within the area together in a joint event. Our dance theme and the employment of local dance tutors, will encourage residents to move and dance improving their physical and mental health. We will promote businesses which offer workshops and classes in both dance, theatre and the arts. Our vision is for residents to be able to continue to pursue either performing arts or visual arts as a way of improving their mental and physical health . The project will encourage an expression of self and community through the medium of dance theatre, visual arts and music. We will also be encouraging participants to dress up in the tradition of Jubilee events.

Grant to Sunshine Centre

"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more

"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."

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