I got my education from young farmers ...

So what was young farmers like in Rusland in the eighties?

Here, is my passion ...

A young mum's view of the valley

A wedding day tale

A glimpse of a wedding day adventure, fifty seven years ago in a Rusland woodland

Voices of the Valley

Tuned In summer workshops

Summer music workshops in Sandwell and Liverpool. If you are a young person who is looked after in either of these areas and are interested in coming along, email us and we'll put you in touch so you can get there. See you there!

Fourteen new Discover arts awards for Tuned In Cumbria!

Tuned In - Kendal and Barrow

 We had a great response to our highly energetic Tuned In music sessions for looked after children in Kendal and Barrow. The group created a wealth of material including songs about Aliens, cartoon animations with backing tracks and dance routines set to newly composed music.

Big thanks to the staff from Sedbergh Drive and our team of musicians also to all the young people that came along to create, share and have fun.

Our final session was a celebration with a screening of all the visual pieces created and we listened to the music created too. It's always brilliant to see finished creations and to be with a group so respectful of each other’s projects.  We’re delighted to announce that all the young people involved have gained their Arts Award Discover, that’s fourteen new arts awards! Well done to all.

Our fabulous trainee artist Adele has also achieved her Bronze Arts Award.

Tuned In is our multi-regional project that includes music programmes in Cumbria, Sandwell and Liverpool. If you are interested in finding out more, or are a young looked after person or an adult that cares for a looked after young person and would like to join in please email us.

Flomotion

New backing track for part of our current documentary for MTFC - still shooting the film but started on some tunes anyway!

Its also for Flo to dance to ...

Cumbria's Promise

Our latest documentary - commissioned by Cumbria Children's Services about the local authority parenting pledge to looked after children.

We completed the film in September 2011 and it has now been launched officially and released for general use by Cumbria Childrens Services this November.

Thanks to everyone who took part in the making of this film - young people, staff and elected members. 

We'd also like to thank all the young people who who took part in the West Coast Pledge project which produced so much material that inspired Cumbria's Promise, some of which we have featured in this film.