Songs of Life Preston

Funded on
04 Sep 2023

Two A Cappella Community choirs will perform arrangements of songs that are meaningful to choir members and meaningful to audience members, all of whom are older citizens of Preston.

£6,911 Raised of £6,889

43 Backers

100%

Costs

Choir leading/ arranging/ interviews £2,121
Choir sessions for project £2,052
Film production £1,100
Petrol Petrol 3,360 miles @ 0.13p per mile £437
Minibus for 3 trips £360
Insurance £298
Ink £54
CDRs £35
Lyric file boxes £34
Paper £29
Other + £29

Pens £20

Recordings £9
Target: (inc. fees) £6,888

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WAREHOUSE ARTS CENTRE PARTNERSHIP, SOUTHPORT

Lead partner for the Crowdfunder:

Well Arty - a non-profit company that delivers arts-based wellbeing work. As a partner organisation in the Warehouse Arts Centre project, Well Arty delivers live poetry events in collaboration with Wine & Words bookshop & wine bar and leads the TidesOut A Cappella choir.

Other partners:

TidesOut - Southport project developed by CEO of educational non-profit Music Stuff. Project initiatives include:

TidesOut Studios - provision of free recording time and career development expertise for up and coming local talent.
TOPS Theatre - development of local acting talent and delivery of live theatre and film projects.
TidesOut Modulart Gallery - curated exhibition space for local visual artists and delivery of arts projects.

Coopers Bar - family-run quality live music venue. Initiatives include:

Venue - the new building will provide significantly increased capacity for this popular bar. Coopers will then take its place as a touring circuit venue to host up and coming bands and fanbase visitors.
Coopers Music Shop - an established musical instrument dealership and repair shop now operating in the new building.
Bell, Bottle & Candle - a Coopers run arts and crafts shop.

The Warehouse Arts Centre partnership is refurbishing a heritage building in the town, providing work for local tradespeople. We are employing young local creatives in a variety of roles, and providing opportunities for local and regional talent to develop and thrive. We will collaborate with other local businesses where we complement each other, optimising benefits for the town. Our aim is to offer a high quality accessible, sustainable, ethically run enterprise that will flag Southport as a cultural destination.

This campaign is simply to raise funds to professionally kit out the kitchen so that we can offer good food to customers and visiting artists. Your donations will put the icing on the cake.

Project Owner: Well Arty The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.