Spring News Letter 2019 - Friends of BAYOC

Index of information in this newsletter

Anvil Concert

  • Volunteers

  • Uniform Exchange Reminder

  • Raffle

Inclusion Project Grants Update

Other Grants Received.

New Appeal coming soon.

ANVIL CONCERT SUNDAY 5/5/2019

We are lacking volunteers for this, Why not see if you can help out with on of the roles? Chaperone roles are front of house watching the concert with the off stage musicians.

1) Click this link to see our sign up form http://signup.com/go/WiehSQY

2) Review the options listed and choose the spot(s) you like.

PLEASE CHECK THAT UNIFORMS ARE STILL THE CORRECT SIZE.

Exchange arranged on line: https://www.bayo-hampshire.org.uk/concert-uniform-information

ANVIL CONCERT PRIZE DRAW

  • 1st Prize : £100 Cash.

  • Second Prize : Day for 2 at Beechdown Health and Fitness Club

  • Third Prize: Day for 4 at Wellington Country Park

  • and other great prizes.

Printed tickets will be given out at rehearsals, 2 booklets per member. if you would like more please ask. Please return unsold tickets, counterfoils and cash to rehearsals by the 3rd May 2019.

INCLUSION PROJECT UPDATE:

£1,000 donation received from the Sun Life of Canada - Brighter Life Fund.

Matched Funding status granted by Greenham Trust. (any online donations will be matched Pound for Pound). More Info here: https://is.gd/InclusiveMusicEd

Where events are organised The Charity has created a fund and process to ensure access is available to all BAYOC members and that no one is excluded due to Financial Disadvantage or Personal Exceptional Circumstance.

OTHER SUCCESSFUL GRANT FUNDING APPLICATIONS

£214.35 FROM HCC Councillor Stephen Reid for catering equipment to make our Fundraising BBQ provision more efficient.

£396.47 from Four Lanes Trust for replacement percussion equipment cases and percussion floor mat.

NEW APPEALS / GRANTS

We will be shortly be launching an appeal and making further grant funding applications to ensure we can continue to reduce the cost of education events or help the ensembles provide them for free, such as the recent PGL Weekend, and the Training day with Guest Conductor Colin Touchin.

David - Chair of Trustees.