This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Cookie settingsACCEPT
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities...
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
SAVE & ACCEPT
    • Politics
    • Transport
    • Lifestyle
    • Community
    • Business
    • Crime
    • Environment
    • Health
    • Education
    • Sport
    • Harrogate
    • Ripon
    • Knaresborough
    • Boroughbridge
    • Pateley Bridge
    • Masham
  • What's On
  • Offers
  • Newsletter
  • Podcasts

Interested in advertising with us?

Advertise with us

  • News & Features
  • Your Area
  • What's On
  • Offers
  • Newsletter
  • Podcasts
  • Politics
  • Transport
  • Lifestyle
  • Community
  • Business
  • Crime
  • Environment
  • Health
  • Education
  • Sport
Advertise with us
Subscribe
  • Home
  • Latest News

We want to hear from you

Tell us your opinions and views on what we cover

Contact us
Connect with us
  • About us
  • Advertise your job
  • Correction and complaints
Download on App StoreDownload on Google Play Store
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Statement
  • Comments Participation T&Cs
Trust In Journalism

Copyright © 2020 The Stray Ferret Ltd, All Rights Reserved

Site by Show + Tell

Subscribe to trusted local news

In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever. By subscribing, you can help us get the story right.

  • Subscription costs less than £1 a week with an annual plan.

Already a subscriber? Log in here.

27

Aug 2020

Last Updated: 27/08/2020
Ripon
Ripon

Ripon Community Arts Hub plans move forward

by Tim Flanagan

| 27 Aug, 2020
Comment

0

The coronavirus crisis has temporarily brought the curtain down on most performing arts across the UK, but in Ripon the lockdown period has been used by members of the city's Amateur Operatic Society to develop proposals for a community arts hub.

ripon-august-26th-2020-ripon-amateur-operatic-society

Plans to create Ripon's first community arts hub have taken a significant step forward.

During the covid-19 lockdown, members of Ripon Amateur Operatic Society (RAOS) have been working behind the scenes to develop proposals that will transform their Allhallowgate headquarters and make them fully accessible to people with limited mobility.

Other objectives are to increase the versatility of the venue and make its space more suitable for the creative arts.

The work is estimated to cost £60,000 and in its quest to raise the initial £20,000 of its target, RAOS is working on a crowdfunding initiative with help and advice from the Aviva Community Fund.

The society is aiming to crowdfund an initial £5,000 over seven days and is asking supporters of its proposals to make donations online.

Aviva has assisted a wide range of community activities and facilities across the UK by providing practical and financial assistance, with its 16,000 employees playing a role in deciding which projects will receive money from the insurance company's fund.




Read more:



  • Hollywood star supports Harrogate drama student

  • See the plans for Ripon Cathedral's £6 million extension






RAOS committee member Hannah Ruddy told the Stray Ferret:

"Our aim is to create the Ripon Community Arts Hub. This would be an accessible, versatile and creative space, available to all, bringing together all arts disciplines including music, theatre, comedy, dance and also visual and sensory arts, such as art and photography exhibitions."




The society, which is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year, has presented its proposals in a three minute video, which can be seen via the fundraising page.

Hannah added:

"Lockdown has allowed us to look into what we can do with the space and what's required for it to reach its full potential."


To achieve its ambitions, the society plans to install a lift for wheelchair users and people with limited mobility, along with a further toilet for disabled people and improved visual and audio aids in the building.

Other planned enhancements include provision of separate dressing rooms and toilets for boys and girls to meet safeguarding requirements, along with a backstage toilet for performers with disabilities.