A Merry Christmas to all our readers!

Here's a selection of Christmas trees which
can be found where Dan, Stuart, Johnny, Will, Den and Mike live. Can you work out whose is whose?


Unlike most competitions there are no prizes for any correct answers.

And here's a very subtle star on top of one of them. If you can get the video to work your life will never be the same.

'Addressing teenage pregnancy through culture and sport'

We had been asked to run a session at a conference last February but it was snowed off. We heard recently that the conference was on again, in Exeter on March 4th in the New Year. Originally Den, Lisa, Brett and Steven were going to talk about their Bronze Arts Awards and raise awareness of the problems about trying to fund their progression onto the next level . But now, as a result of the news in my previous post they'll also be able to talk about their progress through Silver. Jackie has also said she'd be happy to take part. Great stuff!

Christmas has come early!

At the beginning of this week we learnt that Carolyn had been successful in obtaining a grant from Swindon Borough Council for the Silver Arts Award. We have been trying to find a source of funds for several months without success so it was with great excitement, and some relief, that we heard the news. Lisa and I went to see Shahina and Barry at Create Studios in the Wyvern Theatre on Thursday to work out the next steps. It looks as if Den, Steven and Mark will be able to pursue their separate interests in music and lyrics, and Lisa and Brett will be able to develop their photographic skills. One of Lisa's photographs already appears in the current edition of the Arts Council's Silver Arts Award booklet so it's particularly appropriate that she can now try to gain that Award. April is thinking about whether she would like to take part, and I still have to contact JJ, Marcus and Charlotte to see if they are interested.

Jackie won't be able to act as our Arts Award adviser because she is so busy with her PhD work, which she is doing in addition to all her usual projects. But she says she'd love to come and do a one-off workshop and use that to address parts of the award if we plan it out with the adviser in advance. So all we have to do now is to find an Arts Award adviser in Swindon.

One last thing - Steven has given me a photo of himself with Jamie. I've put it with the rest of the updated photos in my post of 16th June.

dad news

heya all just a qwick one lisa and i is have a little girl the bst news in the would
am sorry to here harley hope u get better soon were here markics if u need us m8