Outdoor arts company Emergency Exit Arts (EEA), based in Greenwich, has been invited to the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) in Stratford-upon-Avon to create a commemorative spectacular in honour of Shakespeare. On Saturday, 23 April, there will be a special celebratory evening in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Shakespeare Live! From The RSC to mark the 400th anniversary of … [Read more...]
£10,000 schools visits competition – deadline extended
There’s still time to win a trip to Wales for your school. Adventure learning charity, Wide Horizons, have extended the deadline for their new competition, Sharing Adventures, for primary and secondary schools to Friday 18 March. As part of the competition, two schools can win an adventurous residential visit to Wales worth over £10,000 to each school. The charity is … [Read more...]
£243,000 invested in Emergency Exit Arts to develop a Greenwich Making Space
East Greenwich based company, Emergency Exit Arts (EEA) have been awarded a small capital grant from Arts Council England (ACE) to develop their current home of 25 years, Rothbury Hall, into the Greenwich Making Space. The space will become a 21st century art making and training centre for creative practitioners, especially those working in outdoor arts. EEA will be able to … [Read more...]
Win a £10,000 adventure trip for your school
The Adventure Learning charity, Wide Horizons, have launched the new #sharingadventures competition, for secondary schools. Two schools can win an adventurous residential visit to Wales worth over £10,000 for each school. The charity is offering a free five day residential Adventure Learning experience which will take place from 9-13 May 2016, where pupils will engage in a … [Read more...]
The Empress and the Jewel
The Empress and the Jewel is a novel by Catford author Dilip Singh and is due to be released on Friday, 29 May. The Empress and the Jewel is a heady mix of intrigue, conspiracy and larger than life characters centred on the controversial acquisition of a precious jewel. It's essentially a biography of the man who was the 'Last Maharajah of India', Prince Duleep Singh, it … [Read more...]
Labour stamp duty proposal: more giveaways won’t fix the housing crisis
Responding to Labour's announcement that it would abolish stamp duty for first homes bought for less than £300,000 and build 1 million homes by 2020, Alex Hilton, Director of Generation Rent, said: "Any cut to stamp duty just stimulates demand for housing. The extra cash a first time buyer would have just goes straight to the person selling the house at a higher price. More … [Read more...]
Enjoy spring cleaning? – 21 March is Community Clear up Day
Community Clear Up Day is a 'national spring clean', backed by the Government, that aims to spruce up the country's high streets, residential and business areas, villages and parks in time for spring. So if you fancy getting together with your friends and neighbours to clear up an area in your community or the whole street this is the time to get amongst it. Whatever you … [Read more...]
The housing crisis and the Right to Buy
Housing and homelessness has been a growing concern for a number of years now but it being an election year activists are trying to make sure it’s at the top of everyone’s agenda. On 31 January, activists, unions and campaigners joined together to march on City Hall to demand better housing for London. Over 6,000 people took to the streets in The March for Homes. There is … [Read more...]
Facts about the Right to Buy
The Right to Buy has helped to make the current housing crisis what it is. For those who will never see the inside of a council home or don't know what the Right to Buy is, here are a few fun facts: Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government launched the Right to Buy Policy in 1980. Right to Buy forced local authorities to sell their properties to existing tenants at … [Read more...]
More powers for local councils over betting shops
Good news for our High Streets. Local authorities will get more powers to decide whether to allow new betting shops to open. Councils will be able to refuse a planning application if they are worried about the number of shops on a High Street. Ministers are expected to announce the move this week as part of a review of gambling policy across Britain. The … [Read more...]