Blimey what a week!

Loads of great stuff about the Big Arts Day all over the media and lots of great photos and images too. Please upload yours to our Facebook groups to help us create a very special online gallery and memento of the day.

Inevitably lots of questions about does Swindon Does Arts do the Big Arts Day again next year? That’s where you come in. If you are reading this then you are already signed up to Swindon Does Arts so it’s you who needs to help us make it happen. We are having our debrief session soon and we’d really like to know what you thought about the day. What was good? What needs improvement and – here’s the big one – what can you do to help us even more next year? Seems like we need a lot more volunteers to help with the tidy up if nothing else! Please email your feedback to hello@swindondoesarts.co.uk and take a few moments to complete our survey www.surveymonkey.com/s/bigartsday

Whilst we are on feedback we also need your help in thinking about how the arts are going to continue to flourish in Swindon admidst all the budget cuts. We’d like to know what you value most about the activities and services the Council currently funds. Here’s a challenge can you pick one thing we need to do more of and 3 things we should stop? Email your thoughts to hello@swindondoesarts.co.uk

No response yet to the note we posted regarding visual artists requiring studio space – need an idea of numbers. That email address again hello@swindondoesarts.co.

And finally we would like to congratulate Swindon Dance on it’s 30th Birthday what an amazing achievement! Marie we are all very proud and grateful for all you have done for dance in our town and beyond.

Helen