Where The Bees Fly - Youth Arts Project

Funded on
28 Nov 2022

Where the Bees Fly is a youth-led arts project aimed at giving young people across Walsall the opportunity to develop leadership qualities, confidence and key skills through the arts

£22,580 Raised of £22,116

27 Backers

102%

Updates

Where The Bees Fly - Youth Arts Project published their Delivery Report!3 years ago

Where The Bees Fly - Youth Arts Project hit its fundraising target!4 years ago

Brilliant news, thanks everyone!

Arts Council - National Lottery Projects pledged £5,5004 years ago

4 years ago We've hit our target

CB & HH Taylor 1984 Trust pledged £5004 years ago

Crowdfund Walsall Fund pledged £3,5004 years ago

Where The Bees Fly - Youth Arts Project has reached 70% of its target!4 years ago

Where The Bees Fly - Youth Arts Project has reached 50% of its target!4 years ago

Walsall Public Health - Tackling Inactivity Fund pledged £3,5004 years ago

16 Donations worth £804 years ago

http://www.ricnic.org.uk

RicNic is a youth arts charity catering specifically for young people. Set up by teenagers as a holiday project in 2004, what began as a small group has slowly grown to a reputed charity working with approximately 1000 young people each year. During the pandemic, we refocused our programming to ensure that over 85% of our work targeted young people who had limited access to cultural activities and relocated our registered office to Walsall, West Midlands. RicNic now offers a core programme catering for ages 5-25 and offering a range of opportunities for children and young people to take part in high-quality, youth-led activities. RicNic’s programme now features four main strands • Own The Stage – a digital resource and performance project for ages 7-13, encouraging children to explore and celebrate their creativity by developing their own arts showcases. • Engage – a programme which uses theatre skills to support 14-19 year olds to develop their confidence and key skills ahead of transition to college, university or employment. • RicNic Productions – an annual series of youth-led theatre productions, which are produced, marketed, directed and performed by young people aged 16-22. • RicNic Commissions – a mentoring programme for aspiring writers, composers and directors, aged 16-25; supporting them to create new pieces of theatre and showcase them in their local community.

Since April 2024, RicNic has delivered free after-school clubs and holiday programmes as part of its RicNic Foundry programme based at Manor Farm Community Centre, Rushall.

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