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International Day - Victory in the Park
This Sunday, 13th July 2008, Victory Gospel Church are organising an International Day in Mayflower Park, 1-5pm. This will be an afternoon of fun for all the family; admission is free, and there will be plenty of games, a bouncy castle and face painting. The mainstage will also be set up in the park, with events beginning at 2pm including a live band, tribal dancing, DJ and gospel choir. Food will be available as well. Victory Gospel Church are running it as a HOPE 08 event, and are inviting other churches to get on board and bring others along to the afternoon. For more details see www.victory.uk.net or phone 023 8073 1608.
HOPE 08 Charity Summer Ball
A summer ball is taking place at Central Hall on Saturday 19th July in support of local charities including Southampton City Mission, Basics Bank and Street Pastors. The Hi-Life Big Band and Community Gospel Choir will be providing swing and modern music for you to dance the night away to, or just sit back and enjoy!
Tickets are just £7.50 per person for the evening, and include a glass of summer punch. Non-alcoholic drinks and snacks will be available from Central Coffee during the evening. There is no alcoholic bar, but you are free to bring your own if you wish. Invite your friends and book your tickets now!
To get tickets, contact Southampton City Mission (t: 023 8077 3132, w: www.scratchcharity.org.uk) Central Hall (t: 023 8023 7700 e: sabrina@newcommunity.org.uk) or Mobile: 07989 381948.
SUBCULTURE Summer Workshops
During July this year, a series of urban workshops will be running at Central Hall for young people on Wednesday nights. Skilled, experienced adults will be walking alongside these young people to help develop their breakdancing, mc'ing (rapping), dj'ing, recording and producing skills. The workshops will be at Central Hall, 7-9pm on Wednesdays in July: 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th.
The Vision
The vision the team have for these workshops is to invite young people off the streets, bored during the summer holidays and get them stuck into a programme that teaches them skills in areas that excite them. The focus is engaging with the young people, talking to them about their lives while providing positive input. The young people who do well in the workshops will have the very special opportunity to perform at K2/BBC BLAST festival on the 2nd of August in Hoglands Park.