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<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nNEW ARTS & MUSIC CENTRE PROPOSED FOR NORTH LONDON<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcBRAND NEW START\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201c a breath of fresh air for arts & music – <\/strong><\/p>\n North London \u00e2\u20ac\u201c that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Crouch End, Haringey, Hornsey, Stroud Green and the surrounding area was once home to a thriving music & arts scene \u00e2\u20ac\u201c famous names from the arts who lived and worked in the area abound \u00e2\u20ac\u201c they include -The Kinks, Pete Brown of \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcSunshine of Your Love\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 & Cream fame, Mick Kidd (Biff of the Guardian), Anthony Minghella, Dave Stewart (Eurythmics) Laurie Morgan (legendary Jazz drummer) , Tim Healy, Denise Welch, Ben Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth; Bob Dylan \u00e2\u20ac\u201c yes he resided in Crouch End for a while. In recent years some of the area\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s best loved venues, theatre, cinemas and arts centres have gone \u00e2\u20ac\u201c recession, corporate Gastro Pubs and the like have taken over. A once thriving area feels like a cultural wasteland.<\/strong><\/p>\n But not any more if entrepreneur Jonny Rogers has anything to do with it. Jonny\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s vision of a community arts & music centre based in Stroud Green and serving North London\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s creative community is gathering momentum \u00e2\u20ac\u201c read on…<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00c2\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00c2\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n BRAND NEW START<\/strong><\/p>\n A home for community arts and music in North London<\/strong><\/p>\n With recession devastating the arts & music scene, a single individual has come up with an exciting plan to launch a creative complex within the community.<\/strong><\/p>\n BRAND NEW START (BNS)<\/strong> envisages the realisation of an ongoing \u00e2\u20ac\u02dccreative village life\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 in the heart of North London. BNS would enable a multifunction network channelling independent creative practice into the community and vice-versa. It would harness music, visual & performing arts, film-making, fashion, craft and other disciplines, with particular care taken to accommodate the disadvantaged. All this would be in the confines of a 10,000ft\u00c2\u00b2 live-work complex.<\/p>\n BNS <\/strong>seeks those <\/strong>with an interest in this project, investors or donors, who possess material assets that they are willing to contribute. Financial investments will go into a co-operative fund held in trust to facilitate the instigation and day to day running of the centre.<\/p>\n At a time when one of North London\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s iconic buildings \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Church Studios in Crouch End is in imminent danger of conversion to flats \u00e2\u20ac\u201c BNS offers those with a vision a brand new oasis in the present cultural desert.<\/p>\n Initial enquiries to jonny-rogers@hotmail.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n \u00c2\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n ABOUT JONNY ROGERS<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jonny is an established successful \u00c2\u00a0professional antique & furniture restorer who specialises in prestige period property renovations. He has wide experience and connections with the local creative and charitable community and previous experience of involvement with creative premises. Further information on application to jonny-rogers@hotmail.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n ABOUT THE PROJECT<\/strong><\/p>\n BNS <\/strong>envisages offering space, support services and facilities to those believing in developing local creativity. Its core principles <\/strong>would be justice, community, equal opportunity and creative expression, as well as creating a level playing-field for individuals coming from vulnerable or under-privileged circumstances and who are in a position to benefit dramatically from its services. <\/strong>With music as one of its core creative areas, BNS <\/strong>would provide stage, recording and rehearsal settings, as well as a touchstone for shared musical contact, dialogue and interaction.<\/p>\n BRAND NEW START<\/strong> will consist in self-sustaining and community-dependent artists, musicians, tradespersons and other people of relevant profession, who will occupy live-work space and help to run the continual flow of workshops and events that make up the BNS<\/strong> scheme.<\/p>\n THE SITE <\/strong>The project is presently is pitching for is a 10,000ft\u00c2\u00b2, A1-status premises in Stroud Green, N4. This would be occupied by project contributors and sub-let to other artists. Work has been done to secure a series of pre-let guarantees for the property.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n August 22, 2012<\/p>\n NEW ARTS & MUSIC CENTRE PROPOSED FOR NORTH LONDON \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcBRAND NEW START\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 \u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201c a breath of fresh air for arts & music – North London \u00e2\u20ac\u201c that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Crouch End, Haringey, Hornsey, Stroud Green and the surrounding area was once home to a thriving music & arts scene \u00e2\u20ac\u201c famous names from the arts who … Continue reading NEW ARTS & MUSIC CENTRE PROPOSED FOR NORTH LONDON<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"