Rock the Priory

For more information about the bands who will be playing at Rock the Priory this year, check out their websites

Sounds of Salvation
The Damage
Jacob Lloyd

More news later this year about the great pre-booking deals we have for groups coming from our churches! It'll be £5 on the door but we can offer you much better deals for groups booking ahead.

Rock the Cathedral Gloucester on FRIDAY 16th March 2012

As I told you last term, people from other Gloucester diocese loved our idea of Rock the Cathedral so much that they’ve decided to do one too.

After a change of date (due to BBC filming) the event will now be on FRIDAY 16th March

Members of Worcester CandY Youth and Young Adults Councils will be helping out on the night.

Some of our schools will be running coaches down to Gloucester and there’ll be pizza on sale at the cathedral as well as bands, circus skills, an acoustic café, a gallery area of all kinds of activities, a homeless street display and much more!

Watch out for fliers about: Rock the Cathedral Gloucester on FRIDAY 16th March 2012.

Rock the Cathedral ON TOUR!

Another thing you and your young people could do is get ready for Rock the Cathedral in 2012 by getting involved in a sleep out. People from other dioceses loved our idea of Rock the Cathedral so much that they’ve decided to do one too. I’ve been talking with other Youth Officers from Gloucester and Hereford (Steve and Esther) and Gloucester are putting on Rock the Cathedral in early 2012 (Date TBC) in Gloucester Cathedral. The idea will be to have a Rock the Cathedral in Hereford after that and then back in Worcester! Gloucester are tying this in with a challenge to spend the night sleeping out during the Autumn term to raise money and awareness for a local homeless charity. So how about getting out some cardboard boxes and raising some money for St Paul’s Hostel or St Basil’s  or another local homeless charity. I’ll be putting some further guidelines about this up on the website. If you make a video or take some photos of your sponsored event they might make it onto the big screen on the night. Some of our schools will be running coaches down to Gloucester and there’ll be a van outside the cathedral selling food. Inside the cathedral there’ll be bands, circus skills, an acoustic café, a gallery area of all kinds of activities, a homeless street display and much more! Watch out for fliers about Rock the Cathedral Gloucester  2012.

Training Opportunities

What: Music Works – exploring the use of music in Youth Work
When: Monday 21st June 2010, 9.30am- 3.30pm
Where: mac, Birmingham
Cost: FREE

• Are you a youth worker who wants to use music in your work?
• Are you musician who wants to work in youth work settings?
• Do you want to make new connections, share best practice and try out some practical hands-on options?

Then this is the event for you. MusicLeader West Midlands, Youth Music, and the Regional Youth Work Unit at GOWM are proud to present this free one-day event exploring how youth workers can support young people making music.

The day will include presentations from experienced guest speakers plus a range of participatory workshops covering areas such as:

• using music technology
• creating spaces for music , and how band building works in practice
• working across different musical cultures
• using live music - young people as music leaders

Places are limited so book early to avoid disappointment. For more information and to book a place, contact the MusicLeader West Midlands Office.
T: 0121 446 3234
E: west-midlands@musicleader.net

Alternate

Stu Avis in Redditch is organising a fabulous musical weekend over 31st October 1st November this year.

If you want to hear Vera Cruz and bandwithnoname then Redditch is the place for you that weekend!

Check out his AMAZINGLY cool website here.