June 20, 2006
Who's Who: Jane Gower
I have worked as a professional artist for over 15 years in both my own practice and as a director of the arts
organisation 'Makers and Shakers' working in the community with schools and council projects accross the North east. What makes me happy is dreaming up new art projects and eating good food with friends and family!.
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Who's Who: Lisa Judson
I have been a primary school teacher in Gateshead for 13 years in an inner city school with some very challenging children! I co-ordinate Art, ICT and International Links which has included a 3 year Comenius Project linked with
Poland, Hungary, Spain and Italy. I have recently spent a year and a half completely renovating a house!
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Who's Who: Verne Wilson
Verne Wilson (Creative Learning Partner)
Currently teach Y1 at Lingey House Primary in Leam Lane. Enjoy role as Arts Co-ordinator, recent/ current projects include:
Carnival - July 2006
Gallery - in conjunction with Red Box Design Company July 2006
Stars in Your Eyes - June 2006
World Cup - Metro Centre - June 2006
Dance - Virtual Vision - Heworth Grange - Nov 2005
Arts week - Take One Picture/National Gallery - Oct 2005
Enjoy visiting local galleries and sampling their cafes! Hoping to develop own artistic skills through PT Foundation Course in Art. Currently busy with management course. No time for any further hobbies as mother of 3yr old Robyn and George 2yrs. Looking forward to this project!
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Who's Who: Bex Mather
Bex Mather, Head of Community Programme at The Sage Gateshead, includes leading on our Youth Music Action Zone, CoMusica, Building Based Classes, VotRE festival which culminated in a performance festival including 2000 Gateshead residents, and many more projects with a wide range of communities.
Passionate about: songs, journeys, harmony, collaborative performance, equity of access, cultural entitlement,
Is a practitioner: currently leading 'Mongrel UK' music theatre that bite' which is a youth ensemble of host community and young people recruited through the North of England Refugee Service. Has lead many choirs, youth projects, performance projects, as a composer, director and collaborator. Has worked in formal and informal sectors.
Is a performer: singer songwriter, street theatre, devised theatre, member of 4 piece a capella ensemble 'Mouthful', as well as commercial work currently recording and album, performed on 'Top of the Pops'
Has trained and/or worked in: Brazil, South Africa, Australia and Europe
Has a dog, lives in the country, doesn't make enough time for other hobbies!
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Who's Who: Jane Armstrong
Jane Armstrong - from Fellside Community Primary School.
Hats I wear at school - leader of Literacy , Cultural Ambassador, leader of Art and Design, leader of Display, currently in Year Three. Run weekly Art Club (for able and gifted) within school.
Hats I wear at home - married, mum of three, leader of domestic cleaning and laundry, taxi driver, hopeless cook (but can make bread). Always busy, only stop when I'm asleep. Serene in art galleries (degree in Art History), paint when on holiday, Rambler (happy in hiking boots).
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Who's Who: Steph Brandon
"Thinking teaching changes the world, taught, sang and danced for 30 years. Sang at peace vigils, lay down in front of missile convoys, cut the fence at Greenham. Now only aim for things which add to the sum of joy in the world, so sing, dance, make music whenever possible."
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Who's Who: Mark Labrow
Mark moved to the North East 10 years ago to study at the University of Northumbria. Since graduating with a first class honours degree in Drama in 1998, he co-founded Theatre Cap-a –Pie, the North East’s largest non-revenue funded theatre company.
Mark is a facilitator, actor and director and over the last 14 years has built up considerable experience in each of these fields, teaching Improvisation and Devising with numerous groups across the North East including Youth Workers, Schools and Colleges and the University of Northumbria.
As an actor and director he has performed work at The Newcastle Playhouse, Live Theatre, The Bolton Octagon, Gilded Balloon (Edinburgh), The Hackney Empire and more recently The Globe in London, as well as having the privilege of touring work to Burkina Faso, West Africa. He has trained in Clowning and Improvisation with Philippe Gaulier (Ecole Gaulier, Paris), De Castro (The Why Not Institute), Guy Dartnell (Improbable Theatre), Chris Johnston (Author of ‘House of Games’and Thomas Prattki (LISPA). In addition to his work with Cap-a-Pie Mark is also co founder of The Suggestibles, the North East’s only improvisation group. He recently left Theatre Cap-a-Pie to go freelance and has created Perfectfools, a performance and facilitation company focussing on the skills of the clown and is about to embark on life as one of only eight ‘Clown Doctors’ working in hospitals across the North East.
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Who's Who: Louise Bradley
Things I like...
building dens, travelling, small things of beauty and perfection, decorating and adorning things, fresh air, festivals, creating all kinds of things, variety of life! hobbies... Diving, sewing, gardening, swimming, yoga, fire sculpture,
camping
My Work...
I am inspired by plants, fruit & veg, colours, skies, the sea [above and below], music, films, words, textures, rhythms of nature, movement, voices, faces and bodies
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Who's Who: Mari Macdonald
I've been Area Arts Officer within Gateshead Council's Arts Development Team for the last 4 ½ years and am extremely lucky to be able to work with all ages, in all art forms, with lots of interesting people. No excuse needed to get my hands dirty and covered in paint, glue, plaster - anything messy. My background is in literature and I'm a voracious reader with a loft full of books. I live on the top of a hill in Consett with the oldest pet goldfish I've ever known (19 years!) and am a covert watcher of Big Brother.
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Who's Who: Ednie Wilson
Ednie Wilson, Renaissance chick, mother, manager, and martyr, slayer of dragons and righter of wrongs. Work-aholic who revels in organising. I love my children and my garden, hate my cat. Ambition - to help young and old develop culturally and creatively. Cheerful and gregarious, I appreciate life's quiet times and chocolate.
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Who's Who: Cathy Franklin
I am a mother of two teenage daughters with a full time job teaching Drama at Ryton Comprehensive School. My hobbies are reading, walking and going to the theatre especially Live Theatre on the Quayside, where I am on the Board of Directors. I am a happy, jolly person who lives life to the full!
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June 19, 2006
Who's Who: Lorna McNally
Information about me....
Love gardening...enjoy DIY-have a mean toolkit...have taught YN-Y5...am a veggie who adores chocolate...enjoy weekends away with my husband - city breaks/camping...am an optimist...enjoy cutting/sticking anything messy...
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Who's Who: Sally Marshall
I have been teaching full time for 16 years. My background and specialism, although in dance is much broader, to incorporate a range of subjects including music, art, science and poetry/text.
What drives me?
The fascination and unwavering commitment to creating change in educational spheres and to challenge current teaching approaches/methodology.
What keeps me in teaching?
I live for those "magical" moments that happen unexpectedly, when working with young people. One idea sparks another, which then leads to unbelievable things happening.
What is important to me?
My family; walking "Sam" (Golden Labrador - very cheeky!), with my son, in all weathers, watching things grow that I have planted and then eating the produce. I also enjoy watching the actions of other animals that we keep and how they all interact. Lastly...having fun!
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Who's Who: Trish Cox
I am a brown eyed lfet handed Gemini. I am currently planning my wedding (2nd time around) next year. I love twinkles and sparkles so they will feature somewhere on the day! I have 2 grown up sons who keep me young. I love music, reading and the gym and my job, which is teaching young children 4-5 years.
When you meet me I will just have celebrated another birthday with a party, another of my favourite pastimes.
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Who's Who: Cath I'Anson Clough
I am very involved in Music - listening and performing. I, along with my husband are known as "Best of Fettle" - we were "Harry Ramsden's Geordie Neets"!. I run a Geordie Roadshow which performs at Festivals and charity events. I also teach Clog. I love the Theatre, Art Galleries, gardens.
I hate computer rooms and am something of a techno-phobic. I am both scared and excited by the prospect of Virtual Vision.
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Who's Who: Hilary Cullingford
I teach at Gibside School which is a school for children with a wide range of learning disabilities and at present have a Year Five Class. I enjoy singing and am a member of a couple of choirs; I also attempt to play the piano, and like to go to concerts, the theatre etc.
I have a (very small) allotment on which I spend most of my time digging out bindweed and waging war on slugs! However, I spend even more time on it relaxing with a glass of wine...so maybe that's why the weeds and slugs thrive!
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Who's Who: Ellen Phethean
I'm a mother, a writer and performer, editor and sound artist. I love swimming and walking, especially in Cornwall. I like to sit with friends as the sun goes down, debating and drinking.
I am worried by political and environmental complacency: Virtual reality is a double-edged sword.
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Who's Who: Tim Bailey
Born in Hartlepool in 1964, I have lived on Tyneside since 1983. I am in love with Architecture, hoard books to read in the future, think ideas are all there has ever been, I'm interested in detail but not any bureaucratic method for getting there and run my own practice, xsite architecture. I'm the Vice Chair of Northern Stage and have two kids who teach me something every morning. I am passionately committed to the North East.
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Who's Who: Joanne Dodsworth
My name is Joanne Dodsworth, I'm a year one teacher from St Joseph's RC in Gateshead. I'm the Art and DT Co-ordinator. I have been involved in several events with Gateshead Arts Team, my favourite being the Tall Ships
Procession last summer. I'm a huge football fan, Newcastle United Season Ticket Holder, a massive soap addict and I'm always buying things from Ebay! I love eating especially pizza and chocolate and my favourite tipple is Bacardi and Coke!
I'm known for my laugh, my loudness and my love of life!
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Who's Who: Alex Searle
I am currently a year 3 teacher at Ryton Junior School and have been teaching there for 4 years now. I specialised in art and craft at university and enjoyed sculpture and ceramics. I try my best to be creative in my spare time, but otherwise love travelling, working out, cooking and eating.
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Who's Who: Rachel Swales
Outside of teaching I'm a bit of a glutton for punishment as I run a children's club and youth club at my church in Elswick, Newcastle. I'm just about to buy my first house so am currently enjoying (and being frustrated by!) all the trappings that involves. I love art, but get little time to do it! To relax I enjoy reading, listening to music, travelling, history and the general outdoors.
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Who's Who: Sue Dawson
Sue Dawson is Deputy Head at View Primary, having taken Art & Design at University, specialising in Fabric Printing. In school, Sue has been involved in drama and musical theatre and dance. In her 'spare time' she indulges in knitting, sewing and embroidery. She spearheaded the school's Space for Sports and Arts project and hosted last year's Cultural Ambassadors Annual General Meeting in the space!
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