Opportunities For Young People In Music And Film At New Project In Caithness
18th February 2006
A great new opportunity for young people to take part in music and film workshops over the next two years will soon be available in a new project Music Link Media. This well funded project will have five part time staff led by Douglas Cowie a well known local musician. Young people from age 14 upwards can take part in the drop in workshops runing from 6.00 - 10.00pm on Thursday evenings from early March.
A wide range of topics will be covered including playing instruments. but the project is much wider and will cover recording, use of amplifiers etc. in addition the media side will include filming and cameras and sound equipment has already been purchased.
The project will be FREE to participants and will include borrowing music books and other manuals. Other consumables used suchas recording on CD or DVD will also be FREE.
For further information contact Koreen MacDougall, Youth Development Worker on 01955 609901 or the new web page Music Link Media where links will be made to future information and photo galleries of the project as it moves on.
The new project is currently advertising for the Part Time posts to run the course.
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Closing Date for completed applications : 24th February 2006
For an application form and role description please contact Koreen MacDougall, Youth Development Worker, Community Education Building, Ackergill Street, Wick.
Tel No 01955 605423 or contact Wick Jobcentre Plus.
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