Buxton Olympic Event

June 29th 2012

This event was a great sucess for everyone that took part, performed and came down on the day to see the Torch go by.

In the Yurt we made flags and olympic rings with lots and lots of excited and eager children, some great designs came out of the day and later the flags waved the Torch on and stood out in the crowds.  Artist Amanda Whewell made some fabulous rings and the yurt stayed busy from opening time right through to 5.15pm when the  Torch arrived.  In all over 300 children took part in the activitesin the build up to the Torch.

Afterwards in the sunny evening  post Torch procession, Storyteller Shonaleigh, did a fantastic job of engaging children in a wonderful world of stories and adventures from around the world.  The yurt stayed very busy with over 1oo children listening in, but it was a more relaxed pace than the earlier session and everyone got to enjoy the tales.  We finished the event at 7.00pm and all in all it was a great day, plenty to do and great food to eat as well as some fantastic art and stories.  Well done to everyone and thanks to Terry and Alister from HPBC for all their support.

Pictures from the Olympic Torch event held at Buxton Pavillion Gardens, June 29th 2012

 

 

Fairfield Dreamscheme report on the Olympic Torch on its way through Buxton

Olympic Torches Young people from the Dreamscheme in Fairfield worked hard all afternoon, to capture the spirit of Buxton on 29th June.  They had prepared themselves with photography skills and interview questions to find out what people thought about the historic moment as the Olympic flame entered the town.

Orange BandstandA reported 15,000 people flooded the town centre to see the International Market, High Peak Community Arts’ Yurt and highlights from the Buxton Fringe Festival.

The young reporters grabbed interviews with Olympic officials and local torch bearers.  They were snapped with the mayor and gathered their own reflections on the day.

 

The umbrellas

Crowd-sourcing video from Olympic Torch day in Buxton

Crowdsourcing the Olympic TorchWe want to put a call out to gather as much footage as we can from the crowds that witness the event, and use it to create a piece of film to remember the day.  You may meet some of the roving reporters from Residents of Fairfield Association Dreamscheme – they will be out and about taking pictures and interviewing people who they meet.

So if you shoot some footage that looks good, and you want to share it with the project, these are your instructions:

1)         Upload the footage to Youtube.
2)         In the title field include the words “Buxton OTR sharing video”.
3)         In the description include the phrase “I agree for this footage to be used in the sharing film”.  By using this phrase you are agreeing to High Peak Community Arts using the footage, editing it and sharing the results both online and as part of their arts programme.
4)         Also in the description include the phrase “Credit:  YOUR NAME” – we will credit all contributions at the end of the finished film, if you don’t include a credit name we will use your Youtube username.

Alternatively you can visit us on the day in the Pavilion Gardens building, by the coffee bar, or get in touch with Sophie at High Peak Community Arts on 01663 744 516, and we can arrange another way to collect your contribution.

Buxton Olympic Torch Celebration

The Olympic Torch Relay comes to Buxton on  Friday June 29th – passing through from 5pm to 5.30pm.

Are you planning to shoot video, or take pictures you want to share with our Crowd-sourcing project?  Click here for your instructions.

We will have a high profile presence and have organised a number of events.

The New Mills Project eARTh group have been busy with artist  Ruth Marsden and fabric paint on approximately 30 white umbrellas , and on the day will line the route near the Pavilion Gardens to  ‘twirl’  the colourful results as the runner goes  by!  Afterwards, the painted umbrellas will be on display in thePavilionGardens, near our Yurt.

We will also have our Yurt in the Pavilion Gardens in the afternoon to join in the Olympicnic – with free arts activities to make your own hand held ribbon twirler beforehand, and to provide story telling afterwards (from 5.30pm to 7.30pm)…look out for details

We are also launching a project to capture the moment that the Olympic Torch comes through Buxton.  We asked ourselves how many people will be shooting video footage on their phones or digital cameras, to remember the moment in years to come?

We also want to put a call out to gather as much footage as we can from the crowds that witness the event, and use it to create a piece of film to remember the day.  You may meet some of the roving reporters from Residents of Fairfield Association Dreamscheme – they will be out and about taking pictures and interviewing people who they meet.