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Grants and Donations Received in the year ended 31 December 2006

London Borough of Islington 83,112

EC1 New Deal Advice & Guidance 38,187

The Cripplegate Foundation 12,500

National Youth Agency 11,729

The Worshipful Company of Weavers 5,000

The Worshipful Company of Salters 2,000

The T L Trust 1,250

Michael & Harriet Maunsell Char. Trust 750

James Cave 300

Other donations 2,020

Carol Singing 1,259

(Our Annual Report for 2007 will be published in May 08)

JUNE 2008 FUNDING APPEAL - can you help us to provide:

May 08 - Apr 09

Music Technology / back to Employment workshops for ten local 16 - 19 year olds. (£20,000)

Aug 08 - Oct 08

Dance Workshop in conjunction with the Young Actors Theatre Islington.

Sept 08 - Mar 099

Film Project / Confidence Building workshop - ten teenagers will go out into the community and compare their perception of Islington life with that of other older residents. (£18,000)

As a small independent charity, we rely entirely on funding to enable us to continue our work. If you would like to see this work continue and wish to make a donation, then please click on the link above.

KCP Management Committee Members

Sarah Bates Chair

Michael Maunsell Vice Chair & Secretary

Roger Hope FCA Treasurer

Tessa Courage

Hugh Grover

Lesley Witt

Stephen Dawson

SNAPSHOT OF THE YEAR

JANUARY – DECEMBER 2007

January

Part 2 of the Fashion Course at KCP begins with BasicTailoring & Design.

Auditions begin for our new over-subscribed Music Industry Course together with the purchasing of industry standard software, microphones, keyboards & computers. The three month music workshop will see two groups pitching their best song to the executives of Brightside Recordings UK in the London boardroom of Sony BMG.

The 3 month Law Project culminates in a mock trial staged at the Young Actors Theatre, Islington in which our participants take the role of The Jury.

A new departure begins with our first venture into Photography. In conjunction with the Barbican Education Department, 8 young people from local schools are assisted in a 10 week course by internationally acclaimed photographer Cyril Lepetit.

February

8 Young people from the Fashion Workshop embark on a five weeks of Screen Printing at the Brady Centre in Brick Lane.

Day trip for 15, to the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith.

Members of the Young Actors Theatre conduct rehearsals at KCP, for their latest performance.

Plans get underway for new Theatre Industry Course in conjunction with the Almeida Theatre, Islington.

March

The project plays host to a exhibition and award ceremony celebrating the achievements of the 10 participants of the Photography Course.

April

Fifteen week Theatre Industry Course in conjunction with the Young Actors Theatre and the Almeida Theatre Islington begins offering 12 young people a crash course in acting and an insight into the world of the theatre.

‘The Jury’ film premiere is screened at the London headquarters of the international law firm Simmons & Simmons

Songs are recorded in Miloco Studios from the two groups on the Music Industry Course, ready for the boardroom presentation.

May

KCP host a Casting Session for MTV in which 30 of our regular project users compete for paid work as part of MTV’s international advertising campaign.

Two groups of young people present their one hour Live Radio Broadcast from City University, London.

Day trip to Thorpe Park for participants in the Music and Photography groups.

One to one Music Making Sessions begin as a regular Thursday slot at KCP.

June

Participants on the Theatre Industry Course perform their play ‘A Voice in the Crowd” on stage at the Almeida Theatre, having first seen a performance of ‘The Big White Fog’ on which their play was based.

July

A Theatre Make Up session is provided by Creative Faces.

Day trip to Southend, Go Karting , Dry Slope Skiing, Tobogonning and High Ropes in Harlow Outdoor Centre kicks off our Summer Programme.

August

Day trips to see ‘Wicked’ at the Appollo Theatre & ‘Dying For It’ at the Almeida Theatre.

Ten people attend a Residential trip to Hampshire & The Islie of Wight with activities including Paintballing, Horseridiing, Waterskiing and Kayaking.

September

Day trip for eight Project regulars along the River Thames and to Greenwich Park.

October

New film project “Urban Stories’ begins, to produce a short film for entry into the London Children’s Film Festival hosted by the Barbican. Our film entry ‘Reflection’ explored the Asian, Arabic and Turkish cultures in London to be shown at a premiere screening in November.

November

Islington Police provide a lively workshop for 13 young people as part of our Law Industry Course.

‘The Music Industry’ fly-on-the-wall

documentary film had it’s premiere sceening at The Oliver Thompson Lecturer Theatre, City University with guest of honour The Mayor of Islington.

December

Law Course participants spend a day at Highbury Magistrates Court where they are given a tour, and observe cases in progress.

Fashion Industry participants visit the Clothes Show Live at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre to gain inspiration for their collection to be shown in London in 2008.