Monitoring and Evaluation on a Shoestring!

Meril Morgan has asked me to share this with you all, Thanks Meril Prove your worth without it costing the earth! New publication

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The joy of theatre and dance

Thank you The Arc and the ICIA for programming some fantastic theatre and dance this weekend. I spent Friday night drawn in by the exquisite ability of George Dillon (pictured) to embody many characters within his 90 minute performance of 'The Man Who Was Hamlet'.

Saturday night brought with it the never disapointing Protein Dance this time with LOL a humerous look at the way we engage with 'Social Media!'. http://www.proteindance.co.uk/productions.php

These opinions are my personal and somewhat unlearned ones, but what is important, I think, is that we never forget what it is to be part of an audience!

News release just gone out, please do invite anyone you think might be interested

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Fab marketing!

The postman has been today and not just delivering the dreaded brown envelopes but a little box which said 'Happy Valentines day' and see what was inside! Juicy Lips wine gums. love hearts and Love Hearts sherbet dip! Very Clever 02, if only we had the budgets to make such an impression on our customers! I do remember once popping a tea bag in with a direct mail which was quite effective and more affordable! Why not remind your staff/ audiences that you love them this valentines!

Hoodwink want to share their next project with you, if you're interested in being involved contact Hoodwink

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You can contact hoodwink at info@hoodwinktheatre.co.uk

You've been invited to an 'Open Office' by Hoodwink and Big State

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A new way for us to share documents

Hi all. I'm just looking at ways I can ensure you can access meeting notes, newsletters and resources easily. This looks like it might work, have a look tell me what you think.

http://issuu.com/mylibrary?view=pending

Draft Website is LIVE!!

Oh how exciting, our new website has gone live tonight. We won't be launching it until it's finished and we've all had time to amend copy and images and proof it generally, but do have a nose! Feel free to make any comments now. www.wiltshirearts.co.uk

Arts Council Meeting

Well all feels quite busy at the moment. I've got my husband bevering away on the website, hoping draft 1 will be live by the end of the week, planning our open meeting on March 3, I've not sent the news release out yet, that's my next job and we've already had 4 people who are interested in our work coming along and I've got us a great facilitator www.magicparsnips.co.uk

I had a meeting with Mission 5 of Automatic Transmission yesterday! Very interesting, we're trying to find innovative art centered ways of getting commissioners to brave using arts professionals to achieve their objectives! will keep you up to date in this!

Right I have a news release to get out!!

Website is happening!

In my wisdom I purchased a Mr Site package to build a basic website for WAP as a short term solution, (it was in a sale for £17.99 so seemed like an even better idea) the one we had was not a content management system so it cost us money each time we changed anything. I spent a fair bit of time getting familiar with Mr Site finding some things that should be simple to do rather difficult and time consuming however the first two pages were completed and even uploaded WAP's film to it which felt very clever. Then page three was the members page where I managed to get three members up and running with links to their website alas then other priorities took hold and I haven't managed to finish it.
ACT II:  My knight in shinning armour in the form of my husband has come to my rescue and if beavering away as we speak, getting WAP out their on the world wide web!! He has abandoned Mr Site for a far more user friendly method that he's used before! Watch this space  for the launch of www.wiltshirearts.co.uk!!!!