Between February – July 2023 The Place are running a Crowdfunding campaign to support the delivery of their Youth Provision and are asking for support from the local communities of Bedford.
It only launched last week (W/C February 14), and they’re already on the way to achieve its first step.
The Place Bedford have set a challenging crowdfunding target of £5k to help drive forward its Youth Provision for 2023/24 and are asking for support from our generous local communities.
Since the pandemic The Place Bedford have carefully considered how to engage young people, placing them at the heart of its artistic & organisational development, with a target to increase reach with people who have previously had little or no participation with performing arts activities.
Lead Producer Alex Levene said: “Our work extends beyond just youth theatre and includes creative and critical writing, storytelling and game play. This supports our ethos of providing a broad range of inclusive and affordable participatory opportunities.
“We’re always looking to engage young creative minds across the year, using both ongoing, long-term activities like our TTRPG Youth Group, as well as focused, one-off workshops.”
With participant numbers across all their activities growing, they are now thinking ahead to how to reach outside of the venue & build opportunities for young people across Bedford Borough.
“Our vision is to ensure that family finances are never a barrier to engaging with our activities: supporting participants from a range of backgrounds, regardless of their personal circumstances.”
To donate you can head to LINK https://gofund.me/2fb2690f
All donations, however small, contribute to achieving the vision and help to support local young people to access high quality creative activities.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT EMILY ALLEYNE: ea@theplacebedford.org.uk
