tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387667238687975467.post6696409437290182088..comments2024-03-26T14:40:52.346+00:00Comments on magpie bridge: SPIRITUALLY THE POORERPaul Tobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14732771806819029077noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387667238687975467.post-22706481394917060342011-12-22T04:54:26.781+00:002011-12-22T04:54:26.781+00:00I am sorry to hear that the writing group is no lo...I am sorry to hear that the writing group is no longer meeting. I know that is disappointing. It sounds like it was a wonderful experience for you while it lasted. I know you are thankful for that!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860394940190403196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387667238687975467.post-15544114000957809192011-12-21T13:20:54.938+00:002011-12-21T13:20:54.938+00:00Hi Rachel: I agree with you the arts centre is too...Hi Rachel: I agree with you the arts centre is too good to loose and I wish the volunteer committee all the best in running it. I know that what is happening to us is being mirrored across the country and the world. You did well to stop the library being closed. Good luck with the writing, are you going to the poetry session at the Brewhouse?<br />Peggy: Thanks for your support. The arts centre is opening four days a week but the times available mean that the writing group cannot happen as the majority of the people can't make the times it is open. Good will come out of this.Paul Tobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14732771806819029077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387667238687975467.post-76220563408804478912011-12-20T20:56:43.308+00:002011-12-20T20:56:43.308+00:00Oh! That's so sad! I hope you find a way to st...Oh! That's so sad! I hope you find a way to still meet with at least some of them!Peggy Eddlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241451940725996650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387667238687975467.post-2905655948778528972011-12-19T09:10:17.080+00:002011-12-19T09:10:17.080+00:00Hi Paul
Thank you for writing so eloquently about ...Hi Paul<br />Thank you for writing so eloquently about our writing group and expressing your feelings about it's ending. (And thank you for reading our 'stuff' when we couldn't come last week.)<br />I too have found the writing group fun and inspirational - Genny is a great inspirer - and have gained a lot from the group - as well as enjoying 'the craic'. <br />Having just spent most of the last year fighting for our local libraries not to be obliterated, I feel sad that our writing group has to end, also that youth groups now seem to be suffering across the County. I know it is not just here - things like this are happening across the country. <br />I am glad that the Bridgwater Arts Centre is going to hang on in there with support from volunteers at the moment and wish them all the best - the Centre is too good to lose!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06659330367978664316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387667238687975467.post-78036468066424468902011-12-18T14:29:05.873+00:002011-12-18T14:29:05.873+00:00Thank you for the comments:
Jacquie: Thank you for...Thank you for the comments:<br />Jacquie: Thank you for clarifying the situation. It was not my intention to imply that the centre was closing.<br />Stacy: Thanks, I think that community schemes are under threat every where. We are all the poorer when they are cancelled.Paul Tobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14732771806819029077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387667238687975467.post-7618954756485689502011-12-18T07:11:06.956+00:002011-12-18T07:11:06.956+00:00Hi Paul
Many thanks for your support for Bridgwate...Hi Paul<br />Many thanks for your support for Bridgwater Arts Centre. I must however set the record straight on a couple of items. <br /><br />Firstly it was Sedgemoor DISTRICT Council who withdrew the bulk of the funding for the Arts Centre. Bridgwater town council continue to be as supportive as they can be in difficult economic times.<br /><br />Secondly, volunteers and supporters of BAC have every intention of continuing as an independent volunteer run organisation. The Arts Centre will open Wed - Sat daytimes and Wed evenings plus event nights from 11 Jan and would love to have your writing group back on one of those times. <br /><br />The youth groups are SUSPENDED whilst the group leaders assess the way forward. Young people are the future of the arts centre and their groups will be back.Jacquiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04056969464899984893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387667238687975467.post-45533249719273602922011-12-16T20:35:56.046+00:002011-12-16T20:35:56.046+00:00Sorry to hear about your group. I was part of a fu...Sorry to hear about your group. I was part of a fun group in Texas. We were all volunteer writers, who contributed to the group's activities. We met in a library and had a great time. I hope you can find something similar to your old group. Government funding is being cut for a lot of arts and community programs here in the US too.Stacy S. Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09646270238659432058noreply@blogger.com