News bulletin
issue 1, July 2007
Take it away launch July 10
Welcome to the very first edition of the Take it away bulletin! We’re delighted to announce the launch of the scheme today and hope that you’ll find something within these pages that makes you want to get involved in some way.
The scheme was launched in style yesterday at LSO St Luke’s, East London. The new Culture Minister, Margaret Hodge (more...)
You might have caught the BBC series Play it Again in April / May and followed a different celebrity’s progress as they learned to play an instrument. (more...)
Take it away on Myspace
We've made a cracking myspace profile. You'll be able to get the scooby on upcoming events and much more besides. Add us as your friend at myspace.com/takeitawayscheme
Guilfest
Having built a reputation as a great music festival for all ages and tastes, Guilfest
continues this month in Stoke Park, Guildford. It promises a line up ranging
from the truly stellar, to as yet unsigned bands (more...)
MIA
We’ve worked closely with the Music
Industries Association to get the scheme up and running and they will be promoting Take it away at future events (more...)
If you're a teacher, a musician, a music venue, or anyone else who would like to spread the word about Take it away, we'll be very happy to send you some promotional materials.
Please contact us
If you have any feedback on the content of this issue or you would like to suggest items that we might feature in the future please let us know by emailing takeitaway@artscouncil.org.uk
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