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Players Code of Conduct has been replicated as a page on the website
The Friends of BAYOC
The Friends of Basingstoke Area Youth Orchestras and Choirs is a charity which exists to provide ongoing financial, administrative and staffing support to the Ensembles in excess of that provided by Hampshire Music Service.
The website for the ensembles and charity is to be found at :
Friends of BAYOC also has a facebook page, which you can access here:
Membership of the charity is by yearly fee or by joining the 100 club lottery at the membership table at any concert. The charity began as a parental supporters group and became a charity to maximise fundraising possibilities.There is an expectation that a Parent or Guardian of each player will join as a member
Event staffing and committee membership is provided by parents and volunteers. We have no paid employees and ask that all parents join our ‘occasional helper’ mailing list at https://tinyurl.com/bayohelp
‘The Friends’ run a uniform hire scheme. For a one-time fee, an initial uniform of shirt and tie or blouse is provided and can be exchanged from stock or obtained by giving a month’s notice.
Charity Membership and Uniform Hire Shop Online
In the case of hardship the Uniform Fee can be waived at the discretion of conductors.
The charity has created the ‘Lynn Hunt Musical Assistance Fund’ to assist individual players (with financial or other difficulties) to attend workshops and tours that are charged for. Enquiries for support should be directed to Chris Pott, the Area Ensemble Director, who will make a decision in conjunction with the Chair of the Charity during a confidential discussion.
The Charity has also set up a fund to support the general running costs of such activitiesfor the benefit of all attendees.
Examples of our expenditure supporting the ensembles:
● Uniform Purchase
● Instrument repair and replacement
● Transportation
● Concert Tours
● Residential ensemble training weekends and workshops.
● Hire of a storage unit to store instruments and the Music Library.
During one fund raising campaign in excess of £8,000 was raised to pay for instrumentsand 2 years running cost, enabling the percussion group to be formed. We can only continue to support the ensembles with your assistance. A number of the committee members have notified their intention to step down as their children have left the ensembles.
We have broken down roles into easily achievable areas of work and would hope to enable a smooth transition into these roles by incoming members joining the committee. We are in a stable financial position but will need your support to remain in this position as we continue to emerge from the restriction brought about by Covid and reduction in player and ensemble numbers.
We need parents to step up now and show their support to ensure the future of the charity and ensemble activities. Don’t forget to support now by signing up to our occasional helpers email list at www.tinyurl.com/bayohelp Joining the list doesn’t commit you to help but enables you to see what help we need and sign up when you can do so.
If you feel you can offer support as committee member or wish to contact us for anotherreason please email: friendsofbayoc@gmail.com
David Woods
Chair of Friends