Craigmillar Festival Society
craigmillar festival society cf community art organisation craigmillar area edinburgh scotland ran regarded important contributor community art movement many production onwards involved craigmillar castle craigmillar festival committee established mother group peffermill primary school southeast side edinburgh festival celebrated local talent support local councillor jack kane kane became councillor craigmillar served first chairman craigmillar festival society remaining honorary president death craigmillar one socioeconomically deprived public housing estate east edinburgh helen crummy local mother asked headteacher peffermill primary school son could lesson learn play violin reportedly school replied take u time teach child r far less music crummy joined peffermill school mother club wanted showcase craigmillar child talent develop decided put festival peffermill school mother club responded knocking door pulling local talent staging people festival music drama art crummy explained headmaster said sure good idea show think key showing u weve done since one first event organised crummy mother group craigmillar pageant focused craigmillar castle result success annual craigmillar festival created central transforming area local art music scene following introduction urban aid programme british government craigmillar festival committee gained official recognition charitable status changed name craigmillar festival society cf cf started five paid neighbourhood worker would point contact advice support craigmillar community also made referral social service example initiated different social club instance lunch club one housebound socially isolated neighbourhood worker also involved activity festival grammar group pantomime early cf also began publishing newsletter – craigmillar festival news – somewhat uncertain start grew monthly local newspaper continued interruption final edition coverdated march surviving almost exactly year successor publication craigmillar chronicle later chronicle ran june early principle cf instituted comprehensive plan action document became standard guide social community enterprise one placed art culture centre regeneration indeed cf received major antipoverty research grant european community one example popular initiative lead cf bingham belle neighbourhood worker claire elder developed belle drama music group would perform festival old tyme musical hall popularity group helped raise awareness need bingham led successful campaign maintaining local facility community centre youth centre bingham activity cf continued allyear round annual summer festival major cultural event craigmillar beginning annual festival marked year political musical theatre performance written local people major social issue affecting many artist politician researcher came craigmillar either see become involved community activity cf thought inspiring influence creation similar national international community initiative include easterhouse festival society notting hill carnival also work neil cameron reg bolton australia craigmillar festival society helped create many thing amongst mermaid sculpture pedro silva gentle giant sculpture jimmy boyle bill douglas trilogy particular childhood funded british film institute since conception cf involved government employment training scheme speaking communityled documentary cf training manager tom farmer explained weve always tried mostly succeeded deliver quality scheme last year funding government training scheme cut dramatically even society still succeeded placing people per year fulltime employment moment society run innovative yte unify scheme first kind believe scotland bring adult youth trainee together workshop project cover unify scheme joinery training workplace castlebrae business centre craigmillar festival society recognised leader production community musical theatre production professional actor worked closely local people effect since local people came together produced well production first community musical time machine castle cooncil curse time motion man willie wynn culture vulture oh gentle giant shoo dampbusters watch fit hero kicking stink dream recent grease niddrie style included song craigmillar people play part arled bairn candy barrie promised many local people began performing community production went become successful professional performer among alice henderson johnni stanton went form company notably faye milligan steamie james micky macpherson created awardwinning edinburgh film company plum film craigmillar festival cf subject documentary art catalyst craigmillar story produced plum film directed simon hynd commissioned craigmillar communiversity funded craigmillar partnership film us archival footage bbc interview local people including helen crummy documentary developed success art catalyst craigmillar exhibition city art centre documentary wellreceived saltire society short documentary competition edinburgh international film festival society also link professor eric trist tavistock institute billy connolly richard demarco anne lorne gillie joan bakewell michael marra bill paterson work cf globally recognised distinguished commentator making reference include social impact participation art seminar house art lover glasgow organised scottish art council chaired seona reid director donald campbell city imaginationedinburgh signal book eric trist new direction hope eric trist qwl quality working life closing address international conference qwl harbour castle hilton toronto august – september rafael ramirez beauty social organization accedo munich alan barnett community mural people art associated university press george mcrobie small possible london jonathan cape — part e f schumacher small beautiful trilogy alison jeffers gerri moriarty culture democracy right make art kenneth calman art catalyst craigmillar communiversity press charles landry franois matarasso art regeneration comedia david harding head environmental art sculpture – glasgow school art art people publication david harding art catalyst craigmillar communiversity press also compared peckham experiment bromley bow centre healthy living centre concept recent year bromley bow centre taken communiversity concept develop education programme cf disbanded final annual craigmillar festival occurred summer episode bbc scotland show story journalist mark stephen speaks involved cf explains funding ended project syphoned individual programme fought access funding legacy cf life form craigmillar art heritage organisation developed founder rachel cloughton explained project aim preserve celebrate area pioneering history create resource locally led nationally significant craigmillar festival revived community art notforprofit art organization niddrie edinburgh pictorial history british film institute top scottish film time