Tiny Tutus!

A brand new pre-school ballet and movements class aimed at 2-4 year old children. Aimed at capturing and nurturing a toddler’s natural joy for movement and freedom of expression. It is designed to encourage pre-school children to participate in dance activities that are developmentally appropriate, helping to facilitate the learning of dance skills at a later age.

If you’d like more information, contact Alexandra Lewis on 07507 787 136 or email her alexandrajane240@hotmail.com

Will be running every Thursday 1.45pm – 2.30pm starting June 21st at Crownway Community Centre. Cost just £3.50 per week. Please register your interest now with Alexandra as places are limited.

Currently, I work as a Cafe Assistant volunteer on Tuesday afternoon, all day Thursdays during our busy Age Concern Luncheon Club and help and support the Crownway team during large events, Open Days and meetings where there are catering needs.

I have undertaken several training courses over the past few years; these included: Foundation in Health & Safety, Food Hygiene, Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults, Manual Handling, Team Working and Customer Service skills.

I find volunteering a very rewarding experience – I get to meet new people on a daily basis and contribute to a bustling and successful community project of which I feel great pride in all that it and we as a team have achieved.

We will commence with Street Dancing on Wednesday 2^nd May 2012 (between 4.45pm – 6.15pm). Any child or young person between the ages of 5 and 15 years old can join; places are limited so drop in now and fill out an application form!

Street Dancing
Wednesday 2nd May 2012
4.45pm – 6.15pm
5 week course

Right now, break dancing and street dancing have become increasingly popular with young people, more so since the recent exposure from talent shows on reality television. Boys often seem to enjoy the more exuberant break dancing, whereas for girls, street dance seems more to their liking. It’s fun, invigorating and exciting; enjoyed by boys and girls equally. Street dance workshops are great for team building and performances. Those taking part in street dancing may learn aspects of a routine step by step, which may eventually become one performance piece involving everybody. Confidence and self-esteem are enhanced, and this has been noted in our feedback forms on many occasions. Workshops teach Popping, Locking, Breaking, Up Rock, Floor Work and much more.

The next round will cover Music Production beginning on Wednesday 13^th June 2012 (4.45pm – 6.15pm). Young people between the ages of 11 and 15 years old can join.

Music Production
Wednesday 13th June 2012
4.45pm – 6.15pm
6 week course

This includes learning how to use music production programs such as Acid, Pro-Tools and Reason to make your own songs. Also, we teach people how to record, arrange and mix instrumental and vocal tracks. This is often incorporated in DJ and Rapping / MC programs to make recordings of the participants work. Music production training has been used in academic institutions to encourage young people, otherwise disengaged, to take an interest in learning, and actually look forward to attending. We can do two hour or full day sessions, but the full course is by far the most engaging, as well as extremely popular programme with young people. Over six two hour sessions they write, recite then record their own songs or raps onto a designed compilation CD that they get to keep. It’s also a useful tool for schools trying to promote music within the curriculum.

Please drop in to the Crownway Community Centre office to collect an application form and more information. Places are limited to approximately 20 children per workshop, and are on a first come first serve basis.

More information about Nugent Education here: http://www.nugenteducation.co.uk

The Tap-a-Thon, run by Linda Tither here at Crownway Community Centre here on Monday 19^th March from 2pm to 8pm successfully raised £300.00 for Sports Relief! The photo shows members of the Monday Night Class who helped raise the amount plus some new members who came along on the day. Huge thanks to all who supported us and well done!

Linda teaches her Tap Dancing class every Monday night at Crownway between 7pm – 8pm, admission £4.00 for anybody wishing to come along; you will receive a very warm welcome from beginners to those who have Tap Dancing experience. We have a variety of music to suit everyone such as Dancing in the Moonlight, Penny Lane, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, Rockin’ All Over the World, Stepping Out and the Billy Elliot T Rex song, “I Love to Boogie”.

Wednesday 28th March
2.00pm – 4.00pm
Ticket admission only (£2.00 each)

We hope to see you there!

Monday 19th March 2012, with hourly lessons between 2.00pm until 8.00pm.

Admission per Hour: £5.00 for adults and £2.00 for children (8yrs+) and students. Tap shoes not necessary but it is advisable not to wear trainers or rubber sole shoes.

First session: 2pm-3pm
Second session: 3.15pm-4.15pm
Third session: 4.30pm-5.30pm
Fourth session: 5.45pm – 6.45pm
Final session: 7.00pm-8.00pm

For more information contact Linda Tither on 01925 226528 or email on clj.birdsong@hotmail.co.uk

Ideal for – but not exclusive to – the active older participant! Low impact and easy to follow Zumba Gold session will be available from:

Monday 5th March 2012 (11.30am – 12.30pm)
at Crownway Community Centre.
£3.50 per week (first session on above date half price) 

No need to book a place, just come along and enjoy one hour of gentle invigorating Latin-based dance fitness. Our recent taster session was a huge success with an all around positive response to the dance style. Catering to individual needs, you can participate sitting down if you prefer and our Zumba Gold instructor, Louise, will be on hand to give you support and make the session an enjoyable one!

When Crownway Community Centre first opened I acted as Centre Manager for the first three years before we were successful in being awarded a grant for funding to employ a Centre Manager: I then gradually faded into the background. I act as Line Manager to Carol our Centre Manager on behalf of the Management Committee.

On Thursdays I volunteer in the Kitchen: Thursdays are busy because we have a Luncheon Club for Age Concern and it gets pretty hectic. I also help out on Friday evenings to give Carol a break from evening work.

I’m extremely proud to be involved with the Crownway Organisation which, under Carol Bostock’s leadership, is going from strength to strength.

“We have been running Fresh Start classes for a few months now at Crownway and it is always nice to be there. The staff are always helpful and the main hall we use for our sessions is ideal for purpose.”

Mark Flannery, St Helens Health Improvement Team.

“We choose Crownway as it provides a great space for our street dance courses/staff meetings and is of a central hub to many schools we work in throughout Newton le Willows. We hope to continue working at Crownway throughout 2012, as our street dance classes have proved a great success.”

Andy Hilton, Academy of Sport

“We have been at Crownway for 18-months now and we are very pleased with the facilities on offer. Everybody is welcomed and nothing is too much trouble. The staff and volunteers go out of their way to accommodate us in delivering the services of Age Concern Newton-le-Willows. I would highly recommend Crownway Community Centre and its facilities to any inquiring organisation.”

Barbara Skeech, Age Concern Newton-le-Willows

“The centre provides the use of 10 laptop computers and wifi throughout the building, which I use for the delivery of a basic computer class every Monday morning. The meeting rooms and main hall are equipped with multi-media facilities comprising of large screens for video or laptop presentations, with amplification for microphone or sound if needed.

I also deliver a popular line dancing session every Thursday evening and up to thirty or forty line dancers enjoy the friendly atmosphere of the Centre and the staff; the cafe facility is an excellent addition for providing drinks and snacks.”

Gordon Blackburn, Trustee & Volunteer

“We have been running a family Stay & Play group for over two years at the Centre; all the staff and volunteers are wonderful and helpful and always open to suggestions on menu changes for the children during Tots Cafe. The Hall is spacious and is always clean for our purposes.”

Cath Bent, Stay & Play Group Leader

“We have used Crownway to host our meetings on three occasions and the quality of facilities, room, equipment, ambience, stationary, refreshments and service have all been outstanding. Crownway is a warm and welcoming community venue and we intend to use this venue a lot more in the future.”

Cath Lewis, Halton & St Helens VCA (Children & Young People’s VCFS)

“On every occasion the staff were supportive and welcoming and showed a helpful understanding of the needs of our service. Excellent environment and facilities – I couldn’t praise them more  highly. Thanks to everyone at Crownway for your  support!”

Mike Towell, Barnados North West

“We used a room at the centre for a Learning Advocates Network Meeting.  The staff at the centre were very friendly and professional.  They  made us feel so welcome  and responded to any needs we had immediately. The facilities that were provided were of a high standard and the location was very handy for people travelling from a range of locations around the North West.”

Liz Johnston, The Johnston Partnership

“It is always a pleasure to come into the Crownway Community Centre being met by friendly staff. We are looked after… when we come to the tap class.  The room is always clean and ready for us to use. The ladies stay behind and use the café after the class to sit and chat and buy a drink of tea, coffee, orange etc which whoever is on duty provides for us. It is just as pleasurable to use the café after the lesson as much as the tap class itself. The number of people attending the class has grown since I started and we are all enjoying using the building for our meeting.  The floor is brilliant for the purpose of tap dancing and the large area also gives people plenty of room to dance. The class also enjoys meals out at summer and Christmas which means that the people bond as friends and not just members of a class. I look forward to using the room for the foreseeable future.” 

Linda Tither, Tap Dancing tutor

“We were impressed with how helpful and courteous the staff were. The catering was excellent.”

Emma Rodriguez Dos Santos, St Helens LINk

“I have used the Crownway Centre facilities over the past 5 years on a weekly basis and this venue has always been well attended by my client group who felt they were welcomed and had a confidential area to discuss their needs. It is easy to find with parking facilities and staff are friendly and helpful.”

Linda Andrews, Starting Point

“A great venue, particularly as we are an Amateur dramatics group, the facilities provide great acoustics for singing in the large hall. The staff are very friendly and always helpful.”

Tracy Barham, NADOS

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