Arts Charities

The Society endevours to promote the production of Dramatic and Operatic arts for the public and educate its members in these arts.

Cultural education and development through rehearsal and performance of choral music

We provide an artistic venue in which local people can participate and be educated in various crafts and skills of embroidery, silk painting, pottery, art and life drawing. We aim to enhance the quality of life in the community. We are an apolitical association.

Quiz Nights, Fete, Firework display, Christmas Fayre, Bingo's, Jumble Sales, Cinema Films, Easter Egg Hunt, Medium Evenings, RCA Stage School, and Craft Fayres

Provision of facilities and activities to the residents of Messing and nearby .Hire of the hall and meeting room for events such as children's parties, charitable fund raising events, weddings, concerts, exhibitions etc to Messing residents and external hirers as deemed appropriate by the Committee.

Assistance to job seekers resident in the Wokingham Borough and Bracknell Town. Services include advice on finding a job, writing a CV and preparing for a job interview. Clients have access a library and can use the Internet. The service is free to clients with costs covered by sponsorship from Wokingham Borough Council, other town and parish councils in the district and other donations.

Provision of varied and high quality arts facilities by means of a Community Arts Centre, comprising a performance space, craft studio, Gallery and Cafe Bar, - Riverhouse - in Manor Road, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey.

Seaford Little Theatre presents four plays each year in our theatre which holds approximately 100 people. The cast consist of all ages. The theatre is also used by other groups for their social activities.

The Society has weekly meetings in term time rehearsing for three or so public concerts each year, including outreach concerts in villages around Dorchester in the summer. It sings carol to raise money for local charities at Christmas, and is involved in musical exchanges with our our twinned towns in Germany and France.

To promote, improve and develop and maintain public education in and appreciation of the art and science of choral music in all its aspects, by the presentation of choral concerts and by such other ways as the choir, through its committee, shall determine from time to time.

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Hire of Hall for all different activities in the Community i.e. Pre-school, CarpetBowls, Scrabble, Dancing, Bingo etc.

Competitions for young people. Music, speech & drama, stage dancing. Held at school venues each weekend in Nov. Cash prizes, cups, medals given to winners in each group. Bursary & some sponsorship mayor of London Borough of Bromley attends.

The Hall is a hub for the village. Clubs using the facilities include: Indoor Bowls, Badminton, Aerobics and Keep Fit. Regular users are a pre-school club, day centre for elderly, the W.I. dancing classes and dog training. It is also hired for private events. Fund raising events are held to ensure that the facility is maintained for the benefit of the community.

The choir rehearses weekly and performs in public approximately 10 times each year. In so doing we are able to improve the musical knowledge and abilities of our members, foster public appreciation of choral music, and raise money for charitable musical causes.

The London Topographical Society concentrates exclusively on making available, to itsmembers and the general public, material illustrating the history, growth and topography ofLondon. Since its foundation in 1880, the Society has reproduced an unrivalled selection of historicmaps, plans and views of London. It also publishes books and monographs containing originalresearch.

Performing several concerts per year, plus choral workshops for a wider audience. We offer free membership to all full time students and a reduced subscription for singers under the age of 26.

The purpose of the committee is to ensure that Centre provides a suitable facility for all local people. Users are Pre School, Dance, Keept Fit, Zumba, Snooker/Youth/Corner Clubs, meeting venue, Parish Council & general hire. We also hold an annual Pit Run in late April which attracts 200 competitors. The Institute (aka Harrold Centre) has been refurbished, reopening in September 2017.

The provision and maintenance of an institute for the inhabitants of Dolgellau and the neighbourhood thereof, without distinction of political, religious or other opinions, including use for meetings, lectures and classes and other forms of recreation and leisure time occupation with the object of improving the condition of life for the said inhabitants.

Arranges annual festivals of English Cathedral Music with four to five days of services and concerts based around the daily liturgy, based alternately in Chichester, Winchester and Salisbury Cathedrals.

Presentation of three choral music concerts each year in public venues. Admission to members of the public who have bought tickets. Choir members trained by musical director at weekly rehearsals between September and April.

We meet each week to learn music and put on 3 concerts each year which we promote to the wider public. Our aims are to promote singing and choral music within the community.

Using our purpose built Studio volunteers run workshops, discussion groups, lectures, demonstrations, and visits for people interested in painting, drawing and crafts or just with a love of art. Members show their work in numerous Society exhibitions for residents and visitors to our seaside town. We financially support art in the community, invite the public to our events and to join our numbers.

To present an annual Festival of Chamber Music in the Village of Cerne Abbas, Dorset. The concerts are given by artists of International standing and contain works spanning three centuries. The programmes are designed to be both challenging and entertaining and contain many lesser known works. The Festival is a major musical attractions in the area and has capacity audiences for its concerts.

STAGES AMATEUR LIGHT OPERA PRODUCTIONS/MUSICALS; FUND RAISING IN RESPECT OF THIS MAIN ACTIVITY.