Monthly Archives: July 2011

Hope and Social Garden Party – The Trailer

The excitement is building towards the Hope and Social Garden Party, to be held at the Old Rectory, Mirfield this coming Sunday (31st July). You can read all about it here. I visited the Old Rectory today as part of … Continue reading

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Guerilla Opera in Huddersfield – Well done!

So, today (23rd July 2011) saw the first performance of Huddersfield Youth Opera‘s production of Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Mozart & Salieri” as part of Huddersfield Creative Arts Network‘s Art in Memorable Spaces initiative. Scene 1 took place outside the impressive George Hotel The … Continue reading

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Guerilla Opera in St. George’s Square, Huddersfield

Tomorrow (Saturday July 23rd 2011) sees the first of two open air performances of a “Guerilla Opera” in the centre of Huddersfield. In partnership with the Huddersfield Creative Arts Network, Huddersfield Youth Opera will be performing Rimsky Korsakov’s “Mozart & Salieri” in … Continue reading

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Free Wifi for Hospital Patients – Progress Report

Well, this week I had a bit of good news. On Monday (11th July) I was at the RSA in London to present my proposal for Free Wifi for Hospital patients at the DotGovLabs Dragons’ Den.  The idea is outlined … Continue reading

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Hide and Seek World Record in Huddersfield!

So, they did it! On 3rd July 2011, the members and staff of the Young Batley Centre Sunday Youth Club smashed the previous world record for the biggest game of Hide and Seek by getting 406 people to register and … Continue reading

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