A great venue with a world of potential. Shakers feels like a ranch in the wild west.
On week one the young people asked if we could do DJ Skills, although 90 Minute Music is focused on how music can support in other areas such as health and development, DJing and Music production are at the heart of the skills that get us there.
There were a small group who were reluctant to engage in the first session as we were playing hand drums they didn’t feel it was for them. This week it was nice to see them getting hands on with the DJ decks. They picked it up pretty quickly and it wasn’t long before they were mixing their favourite tunes. Plenty of dancing and good vibes all round.
We will be at Bullcroft Memorial Hall from 4.45pm on 6th of June and Highfields Boxing Club from 4.45pm on 7th of June.
Last year we attended the Evestrust Legends game and had a really awesome family day out. This year thanks to the support of my family and friends I dusted off my boots and played alongside other fundraisers and club legends from Doncaster Rovers and Liverpool.
We won the game 8 – 6 and I was proud to raise around a thousand pound for Evestrust, a cancer support charity in Doncaster. Big respect to all the ex pro’s who attended including Akinfenwa, according to FIFA, the strongest footballer in the world pictured below.
He was living his dream of playing in a Liverpool shirt and managed to get a powerful header into the roof of the net.
For me getting involved in a couple of our goals and sharing it with my family was a truly wonderful experience, there are too many people to thank, so I thank you all
It was a nice touch to meet Razor Ruddock, all the ex pro’s were fantastic, signing autographs and giving time to the young people watching. But the real hero’s of the day were the fundraisers below.
The event raised thousands for the charity and winning the game was the icing on the cake.
Supercharging development in young people who don’t always engage is an important part of what we do.
At Askern Shakers youth club we worked on communication and respect. The mixed age group worked well. We talked about our connections to music and examined how music can support brain development. Our first visit to Shakers and what an asset for Askern, thanks to Mitchell for inviting us and thanks to Isiasha from Heal Me Happy for passing on our details.
At Woodlands Library we were joined by a group of 10 who had come from the Outwood Academy next door. They wanted to produce a Darkzy style tune, We identified the sounds and techniques and began emulating it using the technology. I explained to them that there would be a challenging journey ahead, but we use state of the art music production equipment, so coupled with our 25 years experience, we are able to get them there fast.
Week 4 of 6 and the Adwick Primary group are coming along as we expected, the initial shyness has become a burgeoning confidence and their coordination physically and socially is an achievement we are proud to play our part in.
The Charity Hub
We have also found time to update our level 3 safeguarding and visited The Charity Hub this week where we met with some local and national organisations and got to share our experiences while learning from theirs. Thanks to Vicki Beevers from The Sleep Charity and Nathan Kennedy from D. I. C. E. for guest speaking. And Brett Riley-Tomlinson and Clynton Johnson for inviting us.
And finally awesome to see our volunteers developing fast and getting a real insight into the research and skills which back up what we do, so big thanks to Dennis and Matt.
Upcoming workshops 👀
Me Project from 2.15 on Sunday Woodlands Library from 2.45 Monday, Askern Shakers from 7.00pm Monday, Adwick Primary School from 2.55 Tuesday, Bullcroft Memorial Hall 4.45pm Tuesday, Highfields Boxing Club 4.45pm Wednesday
Truly wonderful work from all the young people this week. As we had many returning to camp we were able to push their skills further as we got into some proper music production.
We used microphones and recorded performances as we developed a hip hop track using the DefJam principles to end up with an authentic Rick Rubin style production.
I have to respect the young people who remember the building blocks of the early sessions, they have really shown this week how much they have absorbed.
Thanks to Hannah and all the Active Fusion team for looking after us again.
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