We currently have 3 positions vacant: Building Caretaker, Play Worker and Training Assistant.  Go to www.interchange.org.uk/jobs for details and to apply.

BUILDING CARETAKER

PLAY WORKER

TRAINING ASSISTANT

WAC Performing Arts and Media College which achieved the London Youth AQYP Gold Quality mark in 2008 is pleased to announce that it is now also designated as a Centre of Excellence.

Join the Community Choir, a fab new Film Society, the Making Beautiful Music group or Catch Up with Technology sessions!

InterChange is pleased to announce a range of brand new pastimes especially designed for adults. With a long track record of providing exciting arts activities, InterChange is now offering tailor-made sessions for adults in the local community. Starting the last week in February, these learning opportunities run in the evenings and on Saturday afternoons so there’s bound to be something for everyone!

The Community Choir runs every Monday evening. Singing a repertoire of contemporary songs from 70s soul to 90s pop! The Film Society organises regular screenings on Tuesday evenings at 7pm. Films include world cinema, documentaries and ‘must see’ movies, followed by discussion with refreshments available.

Making Beautiful Music runs on Saturday afternoons and offers a chance to be part of a band! No experience is necessary and the group explores a range of musical styles. Catch up with Technology – enhancing family life will help make the most of all your home technology, from uploading holiday snaps to using the internet and managing your music, held on Saturdays at 1.45pm.

The activities are all free to attend and are part of Camden’s new Learning Revolution, Transformation Fund scheme. Find out more on 020 7692 5800 or info@interchange.org.uk .

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Do you love singing but only sing alone in your bathroom?
 
Do you have an urge to get inside a big song sound?
 
Are you free on Monday evenings with that 'after the weekend' need to do something?
 
If your answer to at least one of these is 'Yes!' then come along to the InterChange Community Choir, we'll make you most welcome!
 
However you sound on your own, you'll sound fantastic as one of many!

Starting on February 22nd, we'll be singing a repertoire of contemporary songs from 70's soul to 90's pop and will be preparing for public performance!
 
We'll be meeting here at InterChange Studios every Monday evening at 7-9pm for two hours of solid, soulful song!
 
For further details please contact us on 020 7692 5800

Join us for regular Tuesday night screenings at the Hampstead Town Hall.  A dazzling season of world cinema, documentaries and must see movies followed by lively discussion.  Bar available.

TOKOYO  STORY   Yasujirō Ozu  13th April @ 7pm

WATER    Deepa Mehta  (2007),   27th April @ 7pm

LA GRANDE ILLUSION    Jean Renoir (1937),  18th May @ 7pm

UMBERTO D     Vittorio De Sica (1952),  8th June @ 7pm

THE RETURN     Andrei Zvyagintsev (2003),  22nd June @ 7pm

EVERLASTING MOMENTS    Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick  (2008),  6th July @ 7pm

SULLIVAN’S TRAVELS    Preston Sturges (1941),  20th July @ 7pm

                                                
For further details on the spring programme please email: hfs@interchange.org.uk

Do you love singing but only sing alone in your bathroom? Do you have the urge to get inside a big song sound? Are you free Monday evenings with that 'after the weekend' need to do something? If your answer is YES then come along to the InterChange Community Choir we'll make you most welcome. However you sound on your own you’ll sound fantastic as one of many! Monday evening: 7 pm to 9 pm, starting 22nd February 2010.

'Loud voices heard at Hampstead Old Townhall'

Hampstead Old Town Hall rang with the harmonious sound of dozens of voices last Tuesday when Belsize’s own Community Choir, the Voices on the Hill gave a foot tapping and entertaining show to an audience of enthusiastic locals. Popular songs were given a delightful arrangement by choir director Rachel Bennet and this was accompanied by a lovely ballad written by choir member Richard Warth. Also performing were the Midas Soul Choir from West London and a youth choir from Croydon led by Lynieve Austin whose songs were so uplifting plus an excellent and rousing performance by local jazz quintet Young Warriors Modern Jazz Quintet.

By Ruth Glassman

Join the Hampstead Film Society for regular Tuesday night screenings of world cinema, documentaries and classic movies.

The new season starts in September. Email us for membership details hfs@interchangetrust.org.uk

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Download the form below and email to karen@interchange.org.uk

Specialist Advisory Service Referral
Funding for Training

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Post Code
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Referrer Name Karen Tidsall
Training Provider Company
InterChange Training and Development
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Please send completed referral forms to:
Karen Tidsall, InterChange Training and Development
karen@interchange.org.uk
020 7692 5882
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Notes:

"I just wanted to say a HUGE thank you for all your help and support. It really was a pleasure working with you. Both the festive fair and lights to remember event went really well and I was so happy with them both."
Marie Curie Hospice Hampstead

"Thank you so much for your help and assistance. You and your team were very helpful and made the day much more manageable as a result. A great many people have commented about how well organised and well presented the event was. This was certainly thanks to yourself and team."
Heritage Link

"Thank you all for your terrific service. I was very impressed."
Anthony Nolan Trust

"We hall had a fab time and the venue and halls were perfect. A great start to Xmas."
Practive

"I wanted to write and thank your team for the set up of our Annual General Meeting. It went very well and the set up was just as requested. We will continue to use the venue"
Belsize Residents Association

"The venue and service was great. I have recommended it to my colleagues for future events."
Camden PCT

"I wanted to thank you and your excellent team for all your help yesterday. The event ran smoothly and everyone had a great time."
Jewish Community Centre London

In our Hampstead Centre we have various office layouts to let:

Single Units from 225 to 350 square feet – [suit 1- 4 people]

Larger spaces and suites from 500 to 900 square feet

Great location close to amenities and Belsize Park tube station.
Our centre offers an in house catering facility, a range of rooms for rent [meeting rooms to dance studios and function rooms], manned reception and a range of business support services in house. All units include utility costs.

Prices from £5,000 per annum – please enquire as to current availability

Call 020 7692 5800 or email ken@interchange.org.uk for more details and a viewing.

ACTOR Richard Wilson enjoyed a show by members of the Weekend Arts College (WAC) so much he has agreed to give budding thespians a masterclass, the New Journal can reveal.

From passages from Othello to the latest in street dance moves, the One Foot In The Grave star helped celebrate the 30th birthday of a ground- breaking performing arts charity with a show that used all the talent of the participants.

Read the full article

Click on the attachment below to view an organisation chart of InterChange Trust.

Trustees

Malcolm Roberts was elected as Chair of the Board of Directors in November 2009.  There are currently 7 Trustees serving on our Board.

Senior Management

Celia Greenwood was appointed as Chief Executive in August 2008.  Ken Shoults, Chief Operations Officer, and Mel Ancliff, Deputy Operations Officer, were also confirmed in their roles in August 2008.

WAC presents their 30 year anniversary celebrations. An entire showcase of WAC talent including drama, dance and music.

13th & 14th December 2008
7:00pm

Ticket prices: £10 (including complimentary drink and food)
£5 (performance only)

Here at Hampstead Town Hall Centre
InterChange Studios, Hampstead Town Hall Centre,
213 Haverstock Hill, London NW3 4QP.

For more information and ticket bookings call:
020 7692 5838 or email 30years@wac.co.uk

Please note there are limited seat numbers so make sure to book your tickets now!

Monday 18 August 2008

INTERCHANGE TRUST APPOINTS NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Celia Greenwood as the Chief Executive Officer of Interchange Trust. The appointment was made as a result of internal advertisement and interview by the Appointments Committee of the Board of Directors of Interchange Trust and takes effect immediately.

Ms Celia Greenwood has a long and distinguished career at Interchange Trust and has held the leadership role at WAC Performing Arts and Media College since it began. She has been primarily responsible for WAC Performing Arts & Media College gaining the prestigious accreditation to offer BA level courses in Drama, Dance and Vocals.

She was educated at the Central School of Speech and Drama, at the Institute of Education of the University of London, and at the Middlesex University, and held drama teaching posts prior to becoming a founder of WAC, a department of Interchange Trust. As a member of the Chief Executive Team of Interchange Trust since 2007 she has gained invaluable experience and insight into management responsibilities of the organisation and has helped to steer it through a challenging period of restructuring and change.

I have confidence that Ms Greenwood will, with the management team and all the staff, further develop Interchange Trust as a valuable educational, cultural and community organisation serving the people of London.

Peter Kysel
Chair of the Board of Directors
On behalf of Interchange Trust

FURTHER INFORMATION & ENQUIRIES

Celia Greenwood
Tel: 020 7692 5870
Email: celia@wac.co.uk

Housed in the historic Hampstead Town Hall, InterChange provides a range of services at one of Londons most innovative venues and in one of London's most picturesque locations.

InterChange's halls and rooms are dramatic spaces for corporate or private events and are available for day or evening hire.

From an elegant dinner, exhibition, conference, trade show, fashion show, wedding, photo shoot, dance and theatre performance or that all important Christmas party, by supplying you with your own event manager we can arrange everything to ensure your guests have an experience to remember.

The large Victorian Main Hall offers a versatile space and boasts concert acoustics, equipped with raked seating, projectors and pro sound systems to help set the perfect mood for your event.
 
The Atrium is ideal for exhibitions, trade and craft shows, product launches and filming opportunities whilst the Small Hall and Council Chambers can cater for private party's, marriage's and civil partnership ceremonies, dance and theatre activities, exercise classes,conferences and meetings.

In addition we have two well equipped sprung floor dance studios with mirrors and dance barres, two music rooms, a music and drama studio, and a Council Chamber which is licensed to hold marriage's and civil partnership ceremonies.

For more information please contact:

Events:
Tel: 020 7692 5800
Email: bookings@interchange.org.uk

All proceeds are reinvested into our front line services for disadvantaged young people and communities in order to support their sustainability.

InterChange
Hampstead Town Hall Centre
213 Haverstock Hill
London NW3 4QP
Tel: 020 7692 5800
Fax: 020 7692 5801

Crucial fundraising drive underway for newly accredited Musical Theatre course at WAC

WAC Performing Arts and Media College has been acknowledged as providing the highest quality performing arts training with equal status for non-western art forms. Following a two day assessment last month, Trinity College made the recommendation to validate the Level 6 (degree equivalent) National Diploma in Professional Musical Theatre at WAC. Second year student Maya Thompson said, “It doesn’t change the training, which has always been fantastic, but it hopefully means the course can continue for future students ... and I will get a degree too - that recognition means a lot to me.”

Achieving these exacting standards puts WAC and Black and Minority Ethnic art forms on a par with traditional conservatoires. However this does not guarantee the future of the course or its current students. To develop the course to this level, WAC has already raised over £1/2 million.

With validation, WAC will be fighting hard to access Dance and Drama awards, but these are offered on a three year funding cycle so won’t be available until September 2009. If the course is to continue we need to raise £150k for the next academic year with very little time available. WAC Director Celia Greenwood said, “Staff and students here have been striving for five years to reach this achievement and it would be a tragedy if we had to close just as we achieve recognition.”

A fundraising campaign is underway but without £50k in place by the end of September accreditation will have been for nothing. Current 1st and 2nd year students will be unable to complete a professional training. Greenwood added “Small amounts of money will make a big difference to us.  For example £120 will pay for a masterclass and £5,000 will put a student through the programme for a year. We have been delighted with the response so far with two local residents sponsoring students for next year.”

Recent graduates have quickly obtained professional work. They are performing in ‘The Frontline’ next week at the Globe Theatre, at the Royal Court Theatre, the Theatre Royal Stratford East, and with Impact Dance and Boy Blue. One has the lead role in a British feature film and two have recording deals.

If the campaign is successful, the WAC Conservatoire for Contemporary and Non-Western Musical Theatre will open in October and begin the next phase of training diverse artists for the future. Please see our website to donate: www.wac.co.uk

ENDS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

WAC Performing Arts and Media College
Hampstead Town Hall Centre
213 Haverstock Hill
London NW3 4QP

Contact Details - for more information, please contact:

Celia Greenwood
WAC Director
Tel: 020 7692 5870
07 752 959 772
celia@wac.co.uk

Steve Medlin
Senior WAC Coordinator
Tel: 020 7692 5872
steve@wac.co.uk

www.wac.co.uk

The Boards’ of three local charitable organisations based at Hampstead Town Hall Centre have recently merged.  InterChange Trust, The Hamden Trust and the WAC Performing Arts and Media College have all come together to form a more cohesive organisation.

Over the last year, the Board of Trustees have taken steps to make the three organisations fully equipped to respond to future challenges and opportunities in their tasks in education and provision of performing arts, and in offering services to charities and the local community.
 
Accordingly the membership of the Boards of the three Trust Companies has been strengthened by electing Trustees from the local community who also bring wider professional expertise to respond to increasing challenges faced by the voluntary sector in the UK.  17 new Trustees have been elected and 6 members have retired from the boards.
 
In April 2008 the Board of Directors of the three organisations successfully merged. The merged Board has established its democratic principles by a contested election on June 9th 2008 for its Chair. The united Board has now been formed.  The changes have taken place in full consultation and with the full support of the management team and the staff.
 
Peter Kysel, director since July 2007, has been elected as the Chair of ICT, HT and WAC. He is a local resident for 35 years. He has worked in international commercial environments in positions of formulating strategy, supervising its execution, corporate governance and dealing with external parties including regulators, public, politicians and media. He also advised public bodies and transnational agencies. He also has a track record in forming a successful charity for multinational cultural links.
 
On his election Mr. Kysel stated: “ICT, HT and WAC are in a process of a positive transformation, with a great opportunity to turn our organisations into an exciting and nationally respected cultural institution with a unique mission.  We now have a united, democratic, responsive and above all experienced board willing to contribute. Our task now is to build on our resources - our strong management team, our landmark building at Hampstead Town Hall Centre, and our relations with the local community. “
 
ENDS

ICT is ……….. HT is…….. WAC
Hampstead Town Hall Centre
213 Haverstock Hill
London NW3 4QP

Date: 01 July 2008

 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACTS:
Peter Kysel
Tel: 020 7435 3561
Email: peter_kysel@yahoo.co.uk

Celia Greenwood
Tel: 020 7692 5888
Email: celia@wac.co.uk

Make A Donation

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Gift Aid

With your generous support InterChange Trust can reclaim the basic tax rate on all Gift Aid donations. This means that for every £1 you donate we can currently reclaim an extra 23p, making your donation go further.
All you need to do is simply complete and sign the Gift Aid Declaration and return it to us with your donation!