Discover Culture comes to Crowthorne
Crowthorne Carnival got to grips with the Hands-on-Arts Pavilion last weekend – when Wokingham Borough’s Cultural Partnership joined in the carnival for the very first time as part of Discover Culture 2008.
This year’s Discover Culture festival, which is the borough’s fourth, seeks to enhance and support existing community events to create a summer season of arts for the Wokingham Borough’s residents. Crowthorne, half of whose residents live in Wokingham Borough and half in Bracknell Forest, played host to the Discover Culture activities for the first time this year as part of its carnival celebrations.
The Hands-on-the-Arts pavilion gave more than three hundred carnival-goers the chance to take part in artist-led workshops. Opportunities on offer included felt making, puppet-making and print-making.
Gwynneth Hewetson, chairman of the Cultural Partnership, said: “This summer season offers opportunities for everyone to participate in arts activities and has proven to be a wonderful showcase for the arts. It also shows how, through Discover Culture, the Cultural Partnership is working with community groups, neighbouring councils and other organisations to enhance the lives of all residents.”
The Wokingham Borough Cultural Partnership is a volunteer-led group that champions arts, sports, heritage and leisure for all ages and is supported by Wokingham Borough Council, local businesses and charities, and the Arts Council England South East.
This year’s Discover Culture festival, which is the borough’s fourth, seeks to enhance and support existing community events to create a summer season of arts for the Wokingham Borough’s residents. Crowthorne, half of whose residents live in Wokingham Borough and half in Bracknell Forest, played host to the Discover Culture activities for the first time this year as part of its carnival celebrations.
The Hands-on-the-Arts pavilion gave more than three hundred carnival-goers the chance to take part in artist-led workshops. Opportunities on offer included felt making, puppet-making and print-making.
Gwynneth Hewetson, chairman of the Cultural Partnership, said: “This summer season offers opportunities for everyone to participate in arts activities and has proven to be a wonderful showcase for the arts. It also shows how, through Discover Culture, the Cultural Partnership is working with community groups, neighbouring councils and other organisations to enhance the lives of all residents.”
The Wokingham Borough Cultural Partnership is a volunteer-led group that champions arts, sports, heritage and leisure for all ages and is supported by Wokingham Borough Council, local businesses and charities, and the Arts Council England South East.
Wokingham Borough Council ~ Crowthorne
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