Glasgowbury Fundraiser Laughs In The Loft
Date Sat 20th October
Acts: Micky Bartlett, Conor Keys, James McKegney
Venue: Glasgowbury Cornstore Creative Hub Draperstown
Tickets £10.00
Doors 9 pm
BRING YOUR OWN BOOZE!
Tickets On Sale Now : Glasgowbury HQ
Its always a great nights entertainment and a popular night so get on the tickets to avoid disappointment good people. Cheers
Junior Samba – Every Monday 5.45pm – 6.45pm Adm. £3
Drama – 18th – 20th July
Music Makers – 2nd, 3rd, 8th, 9th August
Musical Theatre Dance – 22nd – 24th August
To book a place contact GHQ! Phone 028 79628428 Email: workshops@glasgowbury.com
This project has been supported by the Workspace Group through the Workspace Community Fund.
We had a fantastic day on Friday at the showcase event for our I AM Project!
Launched in 2017 with £89,700 from the International Fund for Ireland, the I AM (Inclusive Accessible Multimedia) Project empowers individuals aged 16-25 to take better control of their lives by exploring cultural identity, personal development and employment opportunities.
The successful one-year project has delivered a range of accredited and non-accredited training alongside good relations workshops, team building exercises and activities that focused on improving confidence, self-esteem and employability.
The celebration event included a show reel of films, photography and podcasts made by the young people and gave guests a chance to try their hand at DJ-ing, recording live music in a studio and pottery.
Paddy Harte, International Fund for Ireland Board Member said:
“The young people deserve credit for the achievements they have made through the I AM project. It is opening new pathways to learning, training and employment and helping turn young lives around. This project has successfully enabled people to reassess their prospects and take active steps to improve their lives and their communities.
“The reality is that there are growing issues of disaffection among young people in many areas across Northern Ireland and that increases the risk of being drawn towards negative influences and a spiral of poor choices. The I AM project tackles issues like anti-social behaviour, alcohol, drugs and mental health and provides young people with practical ways to change their prospects. Projects like this are critical and build momentum for change, stability and prosperity.”
Stella Glasgow, I AM Project Coordinator said:
“The I Am Project addresses the issues that deeply affect young people and gives them the knowledge, skills and competencies to build a more positive future for themselves and others. We’ve been impressed by how each participant has applied themselves within the project and within their communities.
“Music, arts and culture are a great ways to get people together and make something really special. That is happening here in Draperstown. People are coming together to raise their aspirations by challenging themselves and each other.”
Funding to the I AM Project was provided through the International Fund for Ireland’s Personal Youth Development Programme which is managed by the Rural Development Council.
Glasgowbury was established in 2003 to support and enhance creativity and build the capacity of individuals, communities, and the creative industry sector to educate, entertain, inspire active community engagement and promote social inclusion.
Glasgowbury Fundraiser Laughs In The Loft
Date Sat 23th June
Acts: Teresa Livingstone ,Mark Mc Carney, Conor Keys
Venue: Glasgowbury Cornstore Creative Hub Draperstown
Tickets £10.00
Doors 8.30 pm
BRING YOUR OWN BOOZE!
Tickets On Sale Now : Glasgowbury HQ
Its always a great nights entertainment and a popular night so get on the tickets to avoid disappointment good people. Cheers
Glasgowbury Fundraiser Laughs In The Loft Comedy Night featuring Comedians Micky Bartlett + Conor Keys. The last time the lads came we had a sold out night of laughter.
This is a Bring your own Booze event.
Strictly no glass.
Tickets £10 In Gburys HQ Cornstore Creative Hub or online on our Facebook page.
028 796 28428
Ryan Larmour is a young creative man with Autism, who has a passion for Rap music. Using his creative flair he has created DVDs highlighting life with Autism.
“Autism doesn’t hold back 16 year old Northern Irish Rapper Ryan Larmour (aka W.A.D) from doing what he loves best, with the power of Rap music Ryan hopes to raise awareness, inspire and help support people with the same condition.”
Ryan has attended Glagowbury as part of the Rural Key Music and Multimedia Programme and Small But Massive Samba Band.
To show appreciation for his time here at Glasgowbury HQ and with Superstars Cafe in Cookstown, Ryan has gone door to door selling the DVD and raised the phonomenal amount of £7290 of which he donated £3645 to Glasgowbury!
Thank You Ryan! We are humbled to receive such a donation – This donation has gone to establishing our Junior Samba band and sustaining the Senior Samba Band facilitation, which is close to Ryan’s heart.
Check out Ryan’s videos below as he aims to raise awareness, inspire and help to support others like himself.
Glasgowbury is a Registered Charity who benefit from 3rd party support and donations to keep the doors open to creativity for young people of all needs and abilities.
Like Ryan, you can help us fundraise here.
The Glasgowbury Music Festival has won two prizes at the Irish Festival Awards 2008.
Voted for by the public, the awards represent the best festivals, concerts, acts and services provided throughout the musical year.
And Glasgowbury, the home-grown independent festival which nurtures talent from across the country has won the Best Service and Best Family Festival Awards.
Entering its ninth year, the Glasgowbury Festival has strived to offer a sanctuary for local music, delivering an outlet for the best that the country has to offer.
The annual July festival is the culmination of a full year of hard work and determination that sees bands and acts from across the country descend upon Eagles Rock in the heart of Mid-Ulster for an unforgettable music experience.
And each year the festival reaches new heights of expectation delivering dozens of acts – most of who are unsigned – across multiple stages against the picturesque backdrop of the Sperrin Mountains.
Festival organiser Paddy Glasgow has said it is an ‘absolute honour’ to be recognised by the Irish Festival Awards – bringing with it a sense of pride for the festival and the local community alike.
“It’s a brilliant achievement for us to be recognised in league with so many other great festivals,” he said.
“The Best Service and Best Family awards mean so much to Glasgowbury and show that we have firmly put Mid-Ulster on the map.
“To be recognised after nine years of hard work is testament to the dedication of the Glasgowbury committee, the local community and everyone involved – there are so many people doing good things for the festival and I want to thank them all,” he said.
While the awards are proof of the invaluable work Glasgowbury is doing for the music community in Ireland, Paddy is also proud that the festival has boosted the country’s rural image, enhancing its tourism appeal and its standing with the community.
“It gives the festival a great boost and considering we are bringing thousands of people into Mid-Ulster every year for the best that music across the UK has to offer, it’s also something which enhances the appeal of the area to the outside world.”
Glasgowbury has also celebrated knowing it’s the only independent festival recognised by the awards.
“It’s all about the level and standard of music we provide,” said Paddy.
“If we look some of the great acts who have come to play the festival over the years – In Case Of Fire, Fighting With Wire, General Fiasco, And So I Watch You From Afar, Duke Special, Oppenheimer – they’re all going on to some great things, showing that the music scene here is packed full of talent and promise and to be a part of that is just fantastic.”
But it doesn’t stop there for Glasgowbury.
After securing Ash to headline the festival in 2008, 2009 is already shaping up to be the most vibrant year yet for the local home grown music provider.
Details of the festival, line-up and ticket details will be announced in the coming weeks.
