Twenty two younsters from across North Yorkshire have used art masterpieces as inspiration to create musical monuments. The scheme, which was run by York based Accessible Arts And Media, involved the group of 8 to 12 year olds visiting the National Trust’s Beningborough Hall, which is home to paintings from the National Portrait Gallery. Mollie [...]
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Musical Monuments at Bolton Priory
What is Musical Monuments? Musical Monuments is an exciting project where young people can find out more about their local history through music. Each project is based around a North Yorkshire monument, and in March 2010 Musical Monuments will be coming to Bolton Priory. Workshops will take place on Thursday 11th, Friday 12th, Thursday 18th [...]
AMICUS Mystery
AMICUS York have joined forces with Accessible Arts, Cube Media’s unique SoundWeavers, MA Students from the University of York and students from Applefields and Tanghall Primary Schools on a musical extravaganza. The project, which has been generously funded by the Gannett Foundation, takes ‘The Mercer’s Tale’ from the original York Cycle of Mystery Plays as [...]
Amicus Fundraising June – December 2006
Amicus fundraising events. 9th June 2006 – Blessing £266.35 was donated at the Blessing of Clyde and Jacki 19th May 2006 – Pamper Night £27.00 was raised during the evening 7th October 2006 Pilates/Step/Aerobics with Jos At Francis Scaife Sports Centre in Pocklington. £150.00 was raised through 1 hour and 45 mins of exercise [...]
Fundraising Events
Amicus fundraising events. 19th May Pamper Night A relaxing evening with a group of six girl friends, Clare (Beauty Consultant) will offer her services for manicure, massage, pedicure etc 10% will be given to Amicus May (Date to be Confirmed) Pilates/Aerobics/Step An energetic Sunday afternoon class by Jos (Sports Instructor). Venue, instructor given free by [...]
Amicus Summer Project 2006 – Festival of Rivers
Schools involved in the Project Applefields Special Needs School and Fishergate Primary School. Organisations involved: Amicus Accessible Arts – Hands & Voices Choir Cube Media – Sound Weaver MEG – Music Education Group – University of York City of York Arts The provisional planning of the workshops are to run the project on Monday morning, and the [...]
AMICUS York receives recognition
Members of the AMICUS York team attended a glittering awards ceremony at York Race Course to celebrate the York Community Pride Awards. The project was nominated for the Community Project Award, but failed to take away the main prize – something that was difficult to be upset about when all the projects represented during the [...]
AMICUS York reaches final of York Community Pride Awards
Following AMICUS York’s nomination for the Best Community Project in the York Community Pride Awards, the group has reached the final three! The results will be announced at an Awards Ceremony to be hosted by BBC Look North presenter Harry Gration, at York Race Course on the 1st December.
Spreading a little Happiness – Amicus Shortlisted for Award!
Amicus have been shortlisted as a finalist in the Best Community Project category of this year’s York Community Pride Awards. One of the groups founders, Jacki Dealtry, of Pocklington, said she was inspired to set up the group by a similar projects in Darlington. Since then she has raised thousands of pounds of funding to [...]
Famous faces join fun
Bill and Ben joined children at a York school when pupils were given the chance to “Bring a famous friend”. Hundreds of Youngsters at Poppleton Ousebank primary school jumped at the chance to ditch their school uniform for the day and dress up for a charity fundraising day. Teacher Mervyn Silience said the non-uniform day [...]