Waking up on a Wednesday makes me smile; not because it’s ‘over the hump’ day; but because Wednesday means Bowdon Street Academy. For the last six years we have been blessed to have some visiting tutors from The Message, a local Christian charity. Currently these are a band called BrightLine, who are surrounded by a buzz of conversation punctuated by shrieks of laughter.
The band members each take small groups and teach them some of their skills, offering Drumming, Guitar, Pop Vocals, and Beatboxing Sessions. Other tutors include Al Swettenham, aka Geek Boy, who teaches Music Production, and Sola Ayodeji who teaches Street Dance.
All of the sessions can also be used towards the skill section of their Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) Award, and if they apply to be part of Bowdon’s oversubscribed DofE group they will be given priority, as are all regular attendees of church youth groups.
For more info please see the Parish Guide.
Jo Oughton, Parish Development