Ards Arts in association with Beyond Skin present A celebration of our global community.
Come along to the global village and enjoy tastes, sights and sounds from around the world. Visit a variety of continents in our tented bazaar and sample their unique foods and crafts, then relax around the global campfire to enjoy the beats and rhythms of live music and dance from the many diverse areas of the world.

Saturday 18th February - 7pm Queens Hall, Newtownards
Family ticket - £15 (2 adults + 2 children)
Admission - £8 and £6 cons
Groups of 10 or more - 50% discount
Non alcoholic refreshments provided. Customers may bring a bottle (no spirits please!)

www.ardsarts.com www.beyondskin.net

The Next Stage is the first Conference from The Ulster Association of Youth Drama and is for anyone involved in or interested in the Youth Drama Sector in Northern Ireland, who works, or would like to work, with young people.

Youth Drama and Theatre Leaders and other Youth Leaders, Academics teaching drama at all levels, workshop facilitators, professional artists and performers, students pursuing a career in the drama sector, arts officers, community and voluntary groups, public sector support organisations will all benefit from attending.

Professional artists will learn new skills, leaders will get tips on how to use theatre and drama with their group, companies will gather operational information on marketing but everyone will have a chance to meet new people and share information.

For a list of all the workshops and further information visit http://www.eventelephant.com/UAYDConference

If you have any queries regarding the event please
email Event Organiser Lesley Maltman at
lesley@theeventor.com

The conference takes place on 29 February 2012 at the Grand Opera House.

The Steven Gerrard Foundation (SGF) supports disadvantaged children including their education and health; children with disabilities; street children; and children going through family breakdown. Their vision is a world in which all children are able to reach their full potential. To work towards this we have developed principles which guide our grants process.

Their guiding principles are:
• Enabling all children to reach their full potential
• Meeting children’s immediate and long term needs – as outlined by children themselves
• Placing children’s safety and well-being at the heart of what we do
• Sharing learning to enable projects to develop and grow and developing our learning as a Foundation so that we can better help disadvantaged children
• Supporting projects which deliver quality over quantity.
SGF awards grants of up to £10,000 per year for a maximum of three years.
You can apply for support if:
• Your project supports disadvantaged children
• Your organisation is in line with SGF’s guiding principles
• You are a charity registered in the UK
• You can provide a copy of your Child Safeguarding/Protection Policy and your latest annual accounts

Full details including guidance and how to apply are available by visiting www.stevengerrardfoundation.org

The closing date for Cycle 1 applications is 9 March 2012