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Fancy being an EXTRA in a feature film?

A new FEATURE FILM is shooting in Castle Combe in September and they are looking for LOTS of extras to join them.

Currently not a lot of detail is available about the production, but it will be a major cinema release with a famous Director and is set in World War 1 so all the men involved will need to have 1920’s haircuts and all the women need to have shoulder length or longer natural hair (not dyed or highlighted).

The Casting Collective supply extras for many feature films and television programmes and they are currently organising extras for this film. It will not be everyday but would involve coming to a casting in early August and then if chosen for the film being available for a fitting and then filming days in September. They are looking for a lot of people, men and women, 16 years and over.

The Casting Collective are offering good rates of pay to those accepted for the work. If you are interested visit this website:

http://www.castingcollective.co.uk/castlecombe

to fill in the forms and upload a recent photograph of yourself.

GOOD LUCK!

Mayor’s Shield awarded to Yuriko and Akane Gonda

When the Mayor of Wootton Bassett, Councillor Mary Champion chose Yuriko and Akane Gonda as recipients of the Mayor’s Shield for the most memorable performance at the Highlights Concert Yuriko and Akane were unable to receive the trophy. However, a presentation ceremony was arranged to take place in the Mayor’s Parlour on Thursday 24th June.Presentation of the Mayor's Shield for the most memorable performance

Congratulations to you both on your wonderful piano duet and also on being awarded this fabulous trophy!

Marlborough Open Studios

The Marlborough Open Studios (MOS) project has been running for 15 years. Throughout July local artists open up their studios, encouraging the public to join them and enjoy the work on display. One of the artists taking part is Antonetta Newton-Tyers, a participant in the Wootton Bassett Arts Festival’s Art Exhibition. The Committee strongly supports projects like this and is keen to promote other arts related events outside of the Festival.

This year there are 40 artists taking part covering a vast range of artistic styles and techniques. The Marlborough Open Studios website provides details on each of the artists making it easy to decide which you would enjoy visiting the most.

Artistic AldbourneAntonetta Newton-Tyres art example

Four of the artists participating in MOS are based in Aldbourne:

  • Gill Reeve – sculpter / mixed media
  • Alison H Edmonds – printing and photography
  • Fenella Elms – ceramic artist
  • Antonetta Newton-Tyres – artist

Plan a mini-trail around Aldbourne visiting each of the participating artists and you could incorporate a pub lunch into your schedule at either the Blue Boar on the village green or the Crown on the pond!

Antonetta Newton-Tyers

Antonetta Newton-Tyers (no 24) is known for her figurative artwork described as sensual and unique. Her portfolio is eclectic in style and genre and her use of colour is exciting and exuberant. She will also be showing her latest stone carvings in Black soapstone and Florentine alabaster. Also a new venture with Sally Spencer, jeweller of Didcot, has inspired the addition of solid silver to the white clay figures which are quite special. Some weekends there will also be a demonstration of Himalayan singing bowls.

Tel: 01672 541415
Email:
anto...@newton-tyers.com
Address:
14 Farm Lane, Aldbourne, Nr Marlborough, SN8 2DS
Directions: http://www.marlboroughopenstudios.co.uk/antonettanewtontyers.html

Winners in the Speech and Drama Section of the Wootton Bassett Arts Festival

The Speech and Drama section of the Wootton Bassett Arts Festival is only in its second year. We had a wonderful start in 2009 and increased our entry numbers again this year by an additional 20%. Here is a list of the results in this section of the Festival:

CLASS SD1 POEM 6 & 7 years

HARRIET SIMMONS – 85, CLASS WINNER

CHRISTIAN SKINNER – 83, 3rd Place

LIBERTY SHIRNIA – 84, 2nd Place

EVE PRIOR – 83, 3rd Place harriet-simmons-1


CLASS SD2 POEM 8 & 9 years

MICHAEL KIHARA – 82

AQIL JANNATY – 84, Joint 3rd Place

GREGORY STRANGWARD-PRYCE – 86, Joint 2nd Place

FREDDIE ROBB – 83

ALEXANDRA SIMMONS – 84, Joint 3rd Place

INDIA GAISFORD-CARTER – 81

LEAH BURN – 83, Joint 3rd Place

JULIAN SHIRNIA – 87, CLASS WINNER

ASHLEY LAM – 86, Joint 2nd Place

EMILY READ – 83

ANASTASIA CARRUTHERS – 83

KRISTIAN PRATT – 83

JULIAN SHIRNIA received THE PATRICIA READ TROPHY for gaining the Highest Mark out if classes SD1 and SD2


CLASS SD3 POEM 10 & 11 years

ARAN KAINTH – 84

BEN GREEN – 84

ELLIE WRIGHT – 85, 3rd Place

ELLA BURN – 86, 2nd Place

FLORENCE SHIRNIA – 87, CLASS WINNER

CLASS SD4 POEM 12 & 13 years

BHAVISHA DESAI – 84

BONAMY SMITH – 83

SOPHIE KNIGHT – 82

FRANCESCA HAGGARTY – 85, 3rd Place

ALIYA JANNATY – 84

GUYON TRUSSELL – 83

OLIVIA BROWN – 86, 2nd Place

AUGUSTA TRUSSELL – 87, CLASS WINNER

FLORENCE SHIRNIA and AUGUSTA TRUSSELL received THE WBAF OVERALL TROPHY for gaining the Highest Mark out of Classes SD3 and SD4 – tied.


CLASS SD5 POEM 14, 15 & 16 years

RACHAEL KING – 84, 2nd Place

JULIA SMITH – 85, CLASS WINNER

CLASS SD6 POEM 17 years and over – OPEN

MARGARET WILLIAMS – 89, CLASS WINNER

MARGARET WILLIAMS received THE ANDREW McDOWELL CUP for the Highest Mark out of Classes SD5 and SD6.


CLASS SD7 CHORAL/GROUP SPEAKING 10 years & under

PATRICIA READ JUNIOR CHORAL GROUP – 86, CLASS WINNERS

PRIOR PARK PREP. SCHOOL GROUP 1 – 83

CLASS SD8 CHORAL/GROUP SPEAKING 14 years & under

PRIOR PARK PRE. SCHOOL GROUP 2 – 84

PATRICIA READ INTERMEDIATE CHORAL GROUP – 85, CLASS WINNERS

CLASS SD9 SOLO ACTING 9 years and under

AQIL JANNATY – 84, 3rd Place

ISABEL ARCH – 83

FREDDIE ROBB – 86, 2nd Place

JULIAN SHIRNIA – 87, CLASS WINNER

CLASS SD10 SOLO ACTING 10 & 11 years

LIZZIE DICKEN – 84, Joint 3rd Place

ELLA BURN – 82

EMILY BUCKLAND – 84, Joint 3rd Place

FLORENCE SHIRNIA – 86, CLASS WINNER

TOBY CHAMBERLAIN – 85, 2nd Place

ELLIE WRIGHT – 83

CLASS SD11 SOLO ACTING 12 & 13 years

SHAUNA WARREN-GRACE – 83

MOLLIE SOLEY – 83

EMMA BESSENT – 83

OLIVIA BROWN – 82

FRANCESCA HAGGARTY – 85, Joint 3rd Place

JESS MILLWARD – 85, Joint 3rd Place

BRITTANY WARD – 88, CLASS WINNER

EDWARD MAYNARD – 86, Joint 2nd Place

DAISY ROBB – 85,  Joint 3rd Place

ELLIOT SHIRNIA – 86, Joint 2nd Place

AUGUSTA TRUSSELL – 85, Joint 3rd Place brittany-ward-4

CLASS SD12 SOLO ACTING 14, 15 & 16 years

JULIA SMITH – 86

HOLLY LAMB – 87

RACHAEL KING – 86

EMILY ROBB – 88, CLASS WINNER

CLASS SD13 SOLO ACTING 17 years and over – OPEN

MARGARET WILLIAM – 87

PHIL COOK – 89, CLASS WINNER

CLASS SD14 SOLO SHAKESPEARE 14, 15 & 16 years

HOLLY LAMB – 83

HENRY GREEN – 83

EMILY ROBB – 84

RACHAEL KING – 85, CLASS WINNER

Playing Juliet from Romeo and Juliet

Playing Juliet from Romeo and Juliet

CLASS SD15 SOLO SHAKESPEARE 17 years & over – OPEN

PHIL COOK – 87

MARGARET WILLIAM – 89, CLASS WINNER

CLASS SD16 DUOLOGUE ACTING 9 years & under

LIBERTY SHIRNIA & JULIAN SHIRNIA – 88, CLASS WINNER

CLASS SD17 DUOLOGUE ACTING 11 years & under

ANASTASIA PIATEK & JENSON STOKES-DINE – 85

FLORENCE SHIRNIA & JULIAN SHIRNIA – 88, CLASS WINNERS

TOBY CHAMBERLAIN & HUGO RYDER – 86

CLASS SD18 DUOLOGUE ACTING 13 years & under

BEN GREEN & GUYON TRUSSELL – 83

MOLLIE SOLEY & ELLA GREENWOOD – 88, CLASS WINNERS

FRANCESCA HAGGARTY & OLIVIA BROWN – 84

ALIYA JANNATY & BHAVISHA DESA – 85, 3rd Place

DAISY ROBB & BONAMY SMITH – 83

BRITTANY WARD & SHAUNA WARREN-GRACE – 87, Joint 2nd Place

ELLIOT SHIRNIA & JULIAN SHIRNIA – 87, Joint 2nd Place molly-and-ella-4

CLASS SD19 DUOLOGUE ACTING 16 years & under

CALLUM EGAN & DANIEL PUGLSEY – 88, 2nd Place

MALLORY NICHOLSON & SAMANTHA FIRTH – 87, Joint 3rd Place

SHANNON O’BRIEN & TAYA BAXTER – 90, CLASS WINNERS

EMMA BESSENT & SUSSANA LESLIE – 86

JACK COOK & GRIFFIN MORDAK – 87, Joint 3rd Place

CLASS SD20 : DUOLOGUE ACTING – OPEN

THOMAS FLETCHER & ELISE PEARCE – 85

FREDDY SMITH & AMALIE SMITH – 86, CLASS WINNERS

CLASS SD22 GROUP ACTING 14 years & under

PATRICIA READ DRAMA GROUP – 87

THE ENTHUSIASTS – 90, CLASS WINNERS

CALNE BOYS’ GROUP – 87

...playing the Mad Hatter's Tea Party

...playing the Mad Hatter's Tea Party

CLASS SD23 GROUP ACTING 18 years and under

EMMA BESSENT, SUSSANA & NATHAN LESLIE – 87, CLASS WINNERS sussana-nathan-and-emma-1

CLASS SD24 GROUP ACTING – Senior OPEN

THE CLARENDON PLAYERS – 87, CLASS WINNERS

CLASS SD25 PREPARED PROSE READING 7 years & under

EVE PRIOR – 82

LIBERTY SHIRNIA  – 85, CLASS WINNER

CLASS SD26 PREPARED PROSE READING 9 years & under

FREDDIE ROBB – 84

JULIAN SHIRNIA – 86, CLASS WINNER

ANASTASIA CARRUTHERS – 85

ASHLEY LAM – 84

JULIAN SHIRNIA received the WBAF OVERALL CUP for the Highest Mark out of Classes SD25 and SD26.

CLASS SD27 PREPARED PROSE READING 11 years & under

LIZZIE DICKEN – 84

EMILY BUCKLAND – 86, CLASS WINNER

CLASS SD28 PREPARED PROSE READING 14 years & under

ALIYA JANNATY – 84

DAISY ROBB – 85, CLASS WINNER

EMILY BUCKLAND received the WBAF OVERALL CUP for the Highest Mark out of Classes SD27 and SD28.


CLASS SD29 PREPARED PROSE READING 16 years & under

EMILY ROBB – 88, CLASS WINNER

RACHAEL KING – 87

CLASS SD30 PREPARED PROSE READING 17 years & over – OPEN

MARGARET WILLIAMS – 90, CLASS WINNER

MARGARET WILLIAMS received the WBAF OVERALL CUP for the Highest Mark out of Classes SD29 and SD30.


CLASS SD31 MEMORISED PROSE 9 – 11 years

HUGO RYDER – 86

JULIAN SHIRNIA – 88, CLASS WINNER

CLASS SD32 MEMORISED PROSE 12 – 15 years

ELLIOT SHIRNIA – 88, CLASS WINNER

AUGUSTA TRUSSELL – 84

CLASS SD34 PREPARED BIBLE READING 11 years & under

MATILDA WALE – 86

JULIAN SHIRNIA – 89, CLASS WINNER

CLASS SD35 PREPARED BIBLE READING 15 years & under

ELLIOT SHIRNIA – 90, CLASS WINNER

CLASS SD36 PREPARED BIBLE READING – OPEN

EMILY ROBB – 90

MARGARET WILLIAMS – 91, CLASS WINNER

MARGARET WILLIAMS received the BIBLE SOCIETY CUP for the Highest Mark our of Classes SD34 SD35 and SD36

CLASS SD37 T.V. NEWS READING 11 years & under

JULIAN SHIRNIA – 85, 2nd Place

ASHLEY LAM – 84, Joint 3rd Place

AQIL JANNATY – 84, Joint 3rd Place

EMILY BUCKLAND – 86, CLASS WINNER

GRACE HUNTER – 83

CLASS SD38 T.V. NEWS READING 14 years & under

AUGUSTA TRUSSELL – 83

BHAVISHA DESAI – 85, CLASS WINNER

ALIYA JANNATY – 84

The winner of class SD38 was awarded the Corinium Stoves Cup

CLASS SD39 SOLO MIME 9 – 11 years

JULIAN SHIRNIA – 86 ½, CLASS WINNER

BEN GREEN – 85, 3rd Place

ELLA BURN – 84

AQIL JANNATY – 83

FLORENCE SHIRNIA – 86, 2nd Place

CLASS SD40  SOLO MIME 12 – 14 years

ALIYA JANNATY – 83

BONAMY SMITH – 85

GUYON TRUSSELL – 83

ELLIOT SHIRNIA – 86, CLASS WINNER elliot-2

CLASS SD41 DUO MIME 9 – 12 years

AUGUSTA TRUSSELL & GUYON TRUSSELL – 84, CLASS WINNERS

CLASS SD43 SOLO PUBLIC SPEAKING 11 years & under

ISABEL ARCHER – 85, CLASS WINNER

CLASS SD44 SOLO PUBLIC SPEAKING 15 years & under

JAMES WARREN – 83

ELLIOT SHIRNIA – 90, CLASS WINNER

ALEXANDRA VEITCH – 84

KAROLINA BUTLANKSKA – 83

CLASS SD46 LOGICAL GRUMBLING – OPEN

CAMERON BELL – 85, CLASS WINNER

ELLIOT SHIRNIA received the XPRESS TRAIN TROPHY for the Highest Mark out of Classes SD43 SD44 SD45 SD46 & SD47


THE DOREEN ROOM MEMORIAL ROSE BOWL awarded to the most outstanding actor/actress in a group was awarded to LIBERTY SHIRNIA at the Highlights Concert on Sunday 13th June 2010 libby-doreen-room-memorial-trophy

THE CHAIRMAN’S TROPHY FOR ENTERPRISE was awarded to PHIL COOK at the Highlights Concert on Sunday 13th June 2010.

Winners in the Art Section of the Wootton Bassett Arts Festival

The Art Section of the Wootton Bassett Arts Festival was new in 2010 but the standard of work entered was of a very impressive quality. We hope that those who entered this year will enter again and that many more local artists and photographers will take part in the future. Here is a list of this year’s winners by category:

  • A3, Painting and Drawing, 11 to 13 years, The Apsley Cup – Brian Ivory
  • A4, Painting and Drawing, 14 to 16 years, The Townsend Cup – Lucie Menzies
  • A5, Painting, 17 years and over, The Wootton Bassett Cup for Creative Art – Gemma Wealthdale
  • A7, Photography, 11 to 13 years, The Curtis Cup – Elliot Shirnia
  • A8, Photography, 14 to 16 years, Rosette – Joanna Peskett
  • A9, Photography, 17 years and over, The Swerve Cup for photography – Charlotte Balmer

Gemma Wealthdale was also awarded the Chairman’s Rose Bowl for the most outstanding entry in the Art Section at the Highlights Concert on Sunday 13th June.

Winners in the Music Section of the Wootton Bassett Arts Festival

Here is a list of all the Winners in the Music Section of the Wootton Bassett Arts Festival:

  • V1 WBAF Certificate (non competitive) – “Music & Mayhem”
  • V2 WBAF Primary School Age Choir Cup – Cherhill Primary Sing Up Group
  • V3 WBAF Certificate – Wootton Bassett Secondary School
  • V9 Folk Song, Wendy Roberts Trophy – Matilda Wale
  • V13 George Hicks Memorial Cup – Deanna Aspell deanna-aspell-1
  • V10 WBAF Folk Group Cup – Lucy Jones
  • V14 WBLOS Shield – Beth Graham
  • V4 WBAF Plaque – Joanna Peskett
  • V11 WBAF Folk Song Cup – Lucy Bosley
  • V20 WBAF Duet Cup – Lucy Bosley & Hannah Sellars
  • V12 WBAF Folk Song Trophy – Katy Sterry
  • V21 WBAF Plaque – Rebecca Smith & Annie Staten
  • V16 Show Tunes Cup – Shaun Holley
  • V5 Sacred & Spiritual Cup – Kathryn Dubarry & Lynne Martin katherine-and-lynne-2
  • V7/V8 Dora Spackman Cup – Lingmara Community Choir
  • P7 Group A – Tegen Pengelly
  • P7 Group B – Yuka Hosokawa
  • P7 Group C – Anna Wren
  • Overall winner SPS Stationary Cup – Yuko Hosokawa
  • E1a Brian Taylor Cup - Noremarsh Recorder Group
  • E2a The Chaplin Cup – Wootton Bassett Secondary School Ensemble
  • E3 Ensemble Cup – Katherine Wilson & Michael Humphries
  • W4 Woodwind Cup – Katherine Wilson
  • E1 Jacob & Luke Smith
  • E2 Mitchell & Bradley Norris
  • Overall Winner of the two classes. WBAF Plaque – Jacob & Luke Smith
  • E4 WBAF Plaque – Alex & Oliver Rigby
  • P1 WBAF Piano Solo Cup – Sophie Bartlett
  • P2 WBAF Cup – Sasha Horney
  • J2a WBAF Jazz Group Cup – Danielle Davis danielle-davis-4
  • J3 WBAF Jazz Group- Emma Marley
  • W1 Woodwind Cup – Matilda Wale
  • W3 WBAF plaque – Elliot Gunton
  • S1 WBAF Plaque – Toby Gassor
  • S2 WBAF Plaque – Killian Scott
  • S4 WBAF Plaque – Alex Rigby
  • B1 Swindon Concert Band Cup – Oliver Bullock
  • J1 Jazz Cup – Maia Jarvis
  • P8 WBAF Piano Cup – Bradley Norris
  • P4 WBAF Piano Cup – Lewis Sayle
  • P6. WBAF Piano Cup – Sue Wilson
  • P5. WBAF Piano Group – William Dixon
  • P9. Piano Graded Group Cup – Elizabeth Cope
  • J2. WBAF Cup – Elizabeth Cope
  • P3. The Chaplin Piano Trophy – Emma Sayle
  • P10/P11. The Debbie Lovell Cup – Jacob Allinson ciara-parker-north-3
  • S3. WBAF Plaque – Ciara Parker-Northeast
  • W2. Wootton Bassett Orchestra Cup – Felicity Woolnough felicity-woolnough-4
  • V17. Joy Pryce joy-pryce-2
  • V18. Joanna Peskett
  • Overall winner of the two classes. Sheila Dunn Trophy – Joanna Peskett
  • V17. Sheila Harrod Show Tunes Trophy – Joanna Peskett
  • V22. David Radway Trophy – St. Joseph’s Singing Group
Categories: Music

Winners in the Creative Writing Section of the Wootton Bassett Arts Festival

Rosettes have been placed on the winning entries of the Creative Writing section which are on display at Wootton Bassett Library. But for those of you who cannot get there here is the list (marks awarded are show in brackets):

Jane Wade

Jane Wade reading from her winning entry

  • Poetry age 9 years and under – Madigan Brady (86)
  • Poetry age 10 and 11 years – Ali Cummings (86)
  • Poetry 12 and under 15 years – Lewis Jenkins (84)
  • Poetry 15 and under 19 years – Katherine Wilson (85)
  • Journalism 15 and under 19 years – Katherine Wilson (86)
  • Short Story 9 years and under – Julian Shirnia (84)
  • Short story 13 and under 15 years – Emma Bessent (90)

In the following categories there were such a large number of entries we have decided to list first, second and third places:

Poetry adult 19 and over

  1. Alan Martin (88)
  2. Mo Needham (87), Mike Jenkins (87)
  3. Antonetta Newton-Tyres (86), Deb Craven (86)

Short story 10 and under 13 years

  1. Rosie Bevan (87), Katie Smith (87)
  2. Niamh Taylor (84), Lewis Jenkins (84)
  3. Ali Cummings (83)

Short story adult 19 and over

  1. Jane Wade (95)
  2. Deb Craven (88)
  3. Mo Needham (87)

With an outstanding grade of 95 Jane Wade was also awarded the Chairman’s Cup for Creative Writing at the Highlights Concert on Sunday 13th June.

Highlights Concert Photographs

Here are the photographs from the Highlights Concert. We are still awaiting permission to include pictures of some of the performers so if you cannot see yourself her contact us and we will add you in…

What’s on TODAY at the Highlights Concert

The Festival will culminate tonight in the Highlights Concert where the most outstanding performances of the Festival are invited to share their work with a capacity audience in the Memorial Hall.

Expect to see:

  • Singers
  • Pianists
  • Solo Acting
  • Jazz Woodwind
  • Poetry
  • Group Acting

and so much more…

Tickets are FREE and on a first come first served basis. However, a Festival like ours does cost a great deal to put on so donations will be very much appreciated.

Hope to see you there!

What’s on TODAY – Sunday 13th June

The last day of the Festival is still jam-packed with fun things for you to come along and watch. Here’s what’s on offer in each of the sections:

MUSIC – is back in the Memorial Hall again starting at 9.00am with Jazz Piano followed by Piano Solos, Harp, Strings, Woodwind, Modern Pop Songs, Songs from Operetta, Shows and Films and finishing with some Disney Songs for a bit of fun at the end!

SPEECH AND DRAMA – moves to Noremarsh School for the morning. the day starts at 9.30am with Choral Speaking followed by Duologue Acting, Verse Speaking, Solo Mime and Solo Acting. Speech and Drama will finish by 1.00pm.

REFRESHMENTS – will be on sale throughout the morning at Noremarsh School.

Syllabus

News about 2011 Syllabus will be posted here as soon as it is completed.