Make Some Noise ambassadors get hands on with charity celebration event
A group of young ambassadors for local music charity Make Some Noise will join friends, representatives and other supporters of the charity at a special free event next week to celebrate ten years.
A group of young ambassadors for local music charity Make Some Noise will join friends, representatives and other supporters of the charity at a special free event next week to celebrate ten years of dynamic music making across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.
The Legacy event, which takes place at the Upper House Hotel, Barlaston near Stoke-on-Trent on Wednesday 10 October 2012 at 3:30pm will showcase some of the projects run by Make Some Noise and invites anyone interested to find out more about the work of the charity to come along.
Make Some Noise deliver innovative music projects and training for young people, musicians and organisations working with children and young people. It believes music inspires young people, and for many is a catalyst for positive change. Since 2001 it has helped over 30,000 children and young people access a varied programme of music making across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.
16 year old Reuben Wilson from Rocester has been involved with Make Some Noise since 2009 and will perform a guitar solo to guests at the event. Reuben together with his sister Tilly aged 18 and Sam Walker aged 21, also ambassadors for the charity have helped to organise the event.
Reuben said "I love playing my guitar but it's so much better playing it with other people instead of playing on my own in my bedroom. Being part of Make Some Noise has given me the confidence to play in front of an audience without feeling nervous. I started by attending the sessions at Rocester Village Hall with my friend who plays the drums. Later on I have played with the other music leaders at events to publicise Make Some Noise for example we played in Stafford town centre during the Arts Festival. I would recommend Make Some Noise to any other young person, it doesn't matter if you can't really play an instrument because the leaders are brilliant and will show you how to play simple things so you can be part of the group. It's a great feeling to play music as part of a band.
The programme for the event will also include a welcome speech by 21 year old Make Some Noise Ambassador Sam Walker from Burntwood who recently took part in the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games opening and closing ceremonies where she will share her experiences; live performances by an iPad band by pupils from MERIT (a medical Pupil Referral Unit) and an opera solo by 21 year old Emily Poppy Barton from Stoke-on-Trent , who started with Make Some Noise on the Youth Operatunity project in 2006. Keynote speakers will also share their short stories of how their partnership with Make Some Noise has changed the lives of children and young people.
The event is free to attend. All welcome. To reserve your place, please contact Jo Blagg on jo.blagg@live.co.uk