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Adrian in the workshop making the main stems of the 'Tree Ferns'

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Programme April - October 2008

Berry Brow

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	Oakwell Hall sculpture Loca is pleased to announce that the new sculpture for Oakwell Hall Country Park is now well on the way to being completed. Last year visitors took part in workshops and had conversations with artist Adrian Moakes to contribute to ideas for the design of the sculpture. It had been hoped that the sculpture would be installed sooner, but has been subject to rigorous structural analysis which has now been approved. This has meant that Adrian has been able to get underway with fabricating the sculpture. If all goes according to plan the sculpture will be ready to install in the wild flower meadow in September. This has been a joint project with the Friends of Oakwell Hall.


	Creative Business Support workshops Get organised Thursday 4 September, 10.00 am - 12.30 pm Save valuable time - tips on constructing templates for quotes, invoices and letters and setting up information storage and filing solutions to help put your creative business life in order. Engage workshops - a series of workshops specifically for artists who are interested in working in community or educational settings. The third workshop is: Working in difficult workshop situations: Facilitator: Anni Raw Thursday 18 September, 10.00 am - 12.30 pm How do you deal with a group of people who are been disruptive, or an individual who is been abusive to you and others? How would you raise an issue with a commissioner or manager if you didn’t feel that you were receiving the right level of support and guidance while working on a project? This session will give you confidence and guidance on how to deal with difficult people and situations, and help you anticipate them before they arise. Contact Loca to book your place or check availability and to find out workshops costs.
	Refresh Berry Brow Loca has been working in Huddersfield, in partnership with Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing, on a consultation project which involved tenants of two high-rise blocks in determining a colour scheme for the external re-painting of the flats and new balconies. Our team of artists ran a series of activities last April to get people to think about how they would like the flats to look and feel, and people of all ages and backgrounds got involved. The end result is a striking transformation. The carefully selected colours blend in with the surrounding natural environment and the earthy tones of the paintwork are given a lift with fresh colours incorporated into the new balcony panels. Charles Jones, who lives at Berry Brow, is full of praise for the transformation. He said "I'm really pleased with these improvements. There is a much more positive feel in this community because of them". Look out these dramatic changes to the flats, which are on the A616 Woodhead Road between Lockwood and Honley. And see www.refreshberrybrow.net for more about the project.