Plans for Port Royal: a community bid for the Drill Hall > raising awareness during Folk Week

Back in the days, the Drill Hall was used extensively during the Folk Festival: 

"As a teenager (somewhere in the early 1990′s), I have really clear memories of the hot summer in which I really bonded with my mother. There were a load of dances and workshops held in the Drill Hall to which we attended together  - from Scottish Dancing to Belly Dancing.  I remember the building rattling in enthusiasm as the jigs and reels were spun on its floors.  We’d turn out onto the front to watch the gulls drift over the sea while we caught our breath. This is truly a prime location, what better use than a place for the whole community to create memories within?” 
Cat Radford, Great Western Morris 

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People will remember what they got up to - and a request has gone out for archival material:
Futures Forum: The Drill Hall, the Folk Week and a plea for archive material

Over the next week, visitors will be made aware of the community bid proposals: 

Information cards for Folk Week

Dear Friends, I have just received the 'business card sized', double-sided, information cards which I ordered for Folk Week. I will be handing them out at venues during the week but if anyone else would be willing to do so to it would help us get good coverage. Please email me and we can arrange for you to pick some up. At the moment I am looking to raise awareness so that when it comes to raising money from the public, to match any grants we could get, we are able to reach as many people as possible. We only have access to the Folk people for one week so we need to make it count. More information for residents will be forthcoming as things become clearer, as will the proposed uses. However, whatever the final plans for community use it is already clear that we will need to be able to rent out the hall for income ... so we will benefit greatly from Folk Week use. Kind regards, Mary

Information cards for Folk Week
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