Podcast feedWeekend Arts College fights closure
Weekend Arts College, the performing arts centre in Camden that trained Ms Dynamite, Dappy from N-Dubz, Sophie Okenedo and Marianne Jean-Baptiste learnt in March that they are to lose their £103,000 grant from the Arts Council. CCRadio’s Harriet Bird went along to visit the children, parents and teachers who use and love WAC to hear how they’re reacting to the news. She also spoke to the centre’s Director, Celia Greenwood, to hear how they’re going to tackle it.
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Education for all the family
Teaching disruptive or unengaged students has always been hard and with marking and lesson-planning, teachers rarely have time to get to the bottom of problems. And what if parents don’t want to help either? The charity School Home Support are there to help bridge the gap and have been working in Camden for more than 20 years. Harriet Bird went to meet them.
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Camden Uncut
Cuts to public services across the UK are severe. But in Camden this week, it’s the changes to childcare that are making the most noise. A protest at the Town Hall on Wednesday the 23rd of Feb was followed by a “feminist bail-in” at Natwest bank on Saturday – organised by the protest group UK Uncut.
They transformed the Camden High Street branch into a creche to highlight how the money propping up the banks is being taken from front-line public services. CCRadio’s Harriet Bird joined the protest and heard how the cuts will affect Camden parents.
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HipOpera
Opera is considered stuffy and elitist by the majority of young music lovers. But the Royal Opera House’s new production of Anna Nicole Smith shows a rising trend that’s taking the form in a different direction. Will Opera ever become a exciting genre again? CCRadio’s Harriet Bird went to meet the London Urban Collective, who are turning Opera into Hipopera.
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Jingle Bell Rocks - Talent Contest for 8 -21 year olds
‘Jingle Bell Rocks’, the second in the ‘Just Dance’ series of talent competitions for people aged 8 to 21 years old, takes place on 18th December at the Calthorpe Project, WC1X 8LH. More information from Valerie Amajoutt on 07791320115 or vamajoutt@yahoo.co.uk or leave a message at Calthorpe Project or Maiden Lane Community Centre.
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