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Jack Petchey Foundation Newsletter - Issue 12 | 2012
A WORD FROM JACK PETCHEY CBE
The young people whom the Jack Petchey Foundation
supports never cease to make me proud. From the
amazing talents displayed at the Glee Club Challenge
Final to the volunteers which made up our float in the
latest annual Lord Mayor’s Show, I have watched as
young people give their all, bursting with energy and
enthusiasm. It is an inspiration!
In other areas of the Foundation’s work, young
people show their inclination to help and to give.
Our partnership campaign with Anthony Nolan has
recruited over 1,000 new blood stem cell donors to
date. Students at the Petchey Academy called the decision to sign up to the register a “no-brainer”. I agree, and would
encourage anyone who hasn’t signed up yet to consider it - you could save a life.
I am particularly excited to see the launch of our new Achievers Network. These young ambassadors for the Jack
Petchey Foundation will receive training and mentoring over the next 18 months, and have already been volunteering
at our events. We look forward to seeing them develop in their roles.
Young people clearly have such a lot to give, if only given the opportunity. I hope you will be as inspired as I am by
some of the stories in this newsletter!
Spotlight on our NEW Achievers Network!!
Introducing two of our new members...
An exciting pilot programme that puts young people’s voices at
the centre of the Jack Petchey Foundation.
The Jack Petchey Foundation has launched a unique network
which will empower young people to participate in our work and
inspire others. We want to harness the enthusiasm and potential
of young people so we went in search of young leaders from
across London and Essex.
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30 young members from a wide range of schools, colleges and
youth organisations have been selected to join the network.
They’re an extremely diverse group, but all share the same
values and passion to help and encourage other young people
to achieve!
Over the next 18 months, Achievers Network Members will gain
valuable work experience, explore their strengths, shape the work
of the Foundation and take their achievements to the next level.
What will Achievers Network members be up to?
•Representing the Jack Petchey Foundation at key events
•Speaking to the media on behalf of the Foundation
•Launching voluntary projects to help other young people in
their local communities
•Campaigning on behalf of young people across London and
Essex
•Driving our ‘Listen Up!’ Think Tank to ensure the voices of young
people are heard
•Meeting other youth organisations in London and Essex to see
what positive work can be done together
•Blogging on behalf of The Jack Petchey Foundation
•Shaping our future grant-making and activities for young people
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Jack Petchey Glee Club Challenge 2011
After months of training, workshops,
rehearsals and regional competitions, the
ten finalists of the Jack Petchey Glee Club
Challenge 2011 hit the stage for the Grand
Final. The competition was fierce and all
the groups did themselves proud. However,
in the end, there could only be one group
crowned as ‘Glee Club 2011 Champions’!
On 20th November, friends, family and supporters gathered at the
famous Savoy Theatre in London to see ten regional Glee Club winners
battle it out in front of a star-studded judging panel. TV personality
Graham Norton, soap star and West End performer Tamsin Outhwaite
and highly esteemed Artistic Director Michael Fentiman were among
the eight judges who chose the 2011 champions.
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“I found them amazing, self possessed and confident in a
way that I could never have been at their age. Some of the
presentations were so moving they made us cry.”
Graham Norton, Judge
The Jack Petchey Glee Club Challenge first launched last May to find
budding show choirs from across London and Essex and help them
to develop their performance skills. The competition culminated with
the Grand Final, an event kick-started by a fantastic performance of
‘Joyful Joyful’ from Ilford Ursuline Gospel Choir.
Throughout the evening the audience were treated to an array of
show stopping acts. The Deborah Day Theatre School shined with a
stripped-back acoustic version of ‘If you’re not the one’ whilst Palmers
College gave X Factor contestants a run for their money with a medley
of Rhianna hits. All ten groups put their own mark on modern and
classic hits, and all were completely unique!
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“Thank you for the opportunity to perform at this
wonderful event and on such an amazing stage! We’ll
never forget this experience!”
Jake Aldridge, FUSION member
It was Fusion FBS, a group of 9 talented students from Friern
Barnet School, who ultimately wowed the judges. Their energetic
performances – featuring an interpretation of Whitney Houston’s
‘Wanna Dance’ and mash-up of the Baywatch theme tune – saw them
steal the show and take home the winning trophy and £2,000 prize.
Fusion FBS started in 2009 and is mentored by Henry Perkins who
joined the school as a music teacher only last year. He said: “We are
absolutely amazed and so, so happy and excited to be winners of this
wonderful event.”
Fusion FBS receiving the trophy
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Leader Award for the Lord Mayor!
On Saturday 12th November 2011, the Jack Petchey
Foundation took to the streets of London as part of the
annual Lord Mayor’s Show - with flags, dancers, stilt
walkers, balloons, acrobats and a bright red bus!
We paraded alongside 6,000 other people
in a procession which dates back as far
as the year 1213. The journey through
the heart of London marks the new Lord
Mayor coming into office. At the Royal
Courts of Justice, they must swear loyalty
to the crown (i.e. the King or Queen of
England) before returning to their new
home at Mansion House. This longstanding tradition gives London a chance
to show itself at its best.
The Jack Petchey Foundation brought
together police cadets from South London,
young people with special needs from Kids
Can Achieve (based in Harrow), acrobats
and gymnasts from East London (the
Ascension Eagles), stilt walkers from Albert
and Friends Instant Circus (Hammersmith
and Fulham), ‘powerbockers’ from Essex
on sprung stilts and a large group of
dancers to create our “float”. Despite the
early start on a cold Saturday morning,
there were smiles all round from the 162
participants as the parade got underway.
Jack Petchey looked on proudly from
the VIP stand as we rounded the corner
at Mansion House in full view of the
television cameras. To the delight and
cheering of the crowds, acrobats from the
Ascension Eagles presented the new Lord
Mayor, Alderman David Wootton, with a
Jack Petchey Leader Award!
A further 1.7 miles and we reached the
Royal Courts of Justice, followed by a quick
stop for lunch on the Strand and the return
leg of the journey. By the end of the day,
even the police cadet staff had learnt the
routine to “Come Follow the Band” and
were dancing along… (See 2nd photo from
top).
Thank you to all who took part and
helped us to showcase young people’s
tremendous positivity and energy to
hundreds of thousands of Londoners!
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“MAN ON A MISSION” RECrUITS OVER 1,000 BLOOD STEM CELL DONORS
In November 2011, charity Anthony Nolan launched a partnership campaign with the Jack Petchey Foundation
to recruit more stem cell donors onto their register. The “Man on a Mission” campaign was fronted by comedian
Hardeep Singh Kohli, who attended a variety of events around London to engage local communities and encourage
people to join the register. Hardeep also spent time chatting to young people at Jack Petchey Foundation events.
Saturday 12 November
Hardeep began the day with an early morning interview, before
heading to Battersea Park to shout messages of support to a team
of Telegraph employees who were taking part in the Men’s Health
‘Survival of the Fittest’ challenge to raise funds for Anthony Nolan.
Then it was onto Tooting Market, where he challenged shoppers
to maintain stony faces while performing live comedy in front of
them.
Sunday 13 November
Students at Queen Mary University had
their weekend lie-ins rudely interrupted by
Hardeep, who woke them up by shouting
about Anthony Nolan through a loudspeaker.
It wasn’t all bad though – anyone who
braved the early morning cold to sign up to
the register were given a bacon sandwich as
thanks. To Brick Lane for the afternoon, where
Hardeep engaged visitors to the bustling
street market. Hardeep rounded off the day
by cooking dinner for young people who have
worked with the Jack Petchey Foundation.
Monday 14 – Thursday 17 November
During the week we ran a number of recruitment events, raising awareness and recruiting donors everywhere from
the London Jazz Festival to St Thomas’ Hospital and University College London.
Friday 18 November
Hardeep opened the final day of the campaign with an educational talk at the
Petchey Academy in Dalston, where presenter Katie Campling taught the Academy
students about the importance of stem cell donation, dispelling myths and answering
questions about the process. Katie also explained that the 16-17 year olds present
could pre-register their interest in becoming a donor, and they
would be contacted by Anthony Nolan on their 18th birthday
in order to complete their application. Finally, it was off to the
Centre of the Cell in Whitechapel, where everyone who had
worked on the campaign together with guests, including Jack
Petchey, celebrated a successful week of awareness-raising
and recruitment.
At the time of going to press, over 1,100 people have joined the register as a result
of the campaign. If you are 16 or over, and would like to pre-register or sign up,
please visit www.anthonynolan.org/manonamission, where you can also find out
more information about the campaign.
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Step into Dance, a partnership community dance
programme between the Royal Academy of Dance
and the Jack Petchey Foundation, is breaking
ground in the 2011/12 academic year with a
series of events encouraging young dancers to
develop their contemporary dance, hip hop and
breakdance skills.
Photo by Zoe Troughton
STEP INTO… CONTEMPORARY AND HIP HOP
Step in2 Battle events turn the spotlight firmly on hip hop and breakdance.
The black-and-white chequered floor is laid down and thrown open to
dancers, who battle it out to claim the titles of King and Queen of Swagga,
Sickest Skill, Freshest Flavour and more… Recent winners included Base
Element, an all-girl team from Harris Academy South Norwood, who
whacked, popped, locked, krumped and old-schooled their way to
victory!
Watch this Step events, in contrast, focus on contemporary dance.
Young people already taking part in Step into Dance at school have
the opportunity to share class-work, perform pieces which are still in
development and to work on site-specific dances and improvisation. In
an informal atmosphere, the aim is to encourage experimentation and
creativity. Watch this Step events have this year taken place at Townley
Grammar School (Bexley) and Mulberry School for Girls (Tower Hamlets).
Through these performance opportunities Step into Dance students gain
more confidence in their ability and a better understanding of the dance
styles learnt in their weekly classes. This is just one of the reasons why
Step into Dance is now the biggest secondary school dance programme
in the UK!
Find out more at www.stepintodance.org
WINNERS! HAVE YOU RECEIVED YOUR MEDALLIONS?
The stage is set for you! Our regional celebration events are gearing up to
dazzle Achievement Award winners from youth organisations across London
and Essex once more in 2012.
On the night, musicians and dancers get people dancing in
their seats with fantastic performances, while our speciallyinvited VIPs and cheering audiences make winners feel
celebrated to the skies. Celebration events are free to
attend for award winners and their guests. What are you
waiting for? Come along! Upcoming dates include:
Friday 24 February – Kenneth More Theatre, Ilford – 7.30 pm
Wednesday 29 February – Secombe Theatre, Sutton – 7.30 pm
Thursday 1 March – Secombe Theatre, Sutton – 7.30 pm
Monday 5 March – Civic Theatre, Chelmsford – 7.30 pm
To find a full list of dates or to book your tickets, visit
www.jackpetcheyfoundation.org.uk and click on Celebration
Events”.
We look forward to seeing you!
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Small Grant gives GUIDES a taste of WINDSURFING
The Jack Petchey Foundation’s Small Grants Fund gives them said “‘Are we windsurfing next year?’”
organisations a chance to apply annually for grants of up Find out more and apply to the Small Grants Fund on our
to £500 towards a project which supports their young website.
people.
One Guide Leader tells us how her grant was used:
“In April 2011 I was fortunate enough to receive a small
grant from The Jack Petchey Foundation. With it I was able
to provide windsurfing for 25 guides in Poole Harbour!
“For many of the 5th Sutton Guides this was the first time
they had ever experienced such an activity. Poole Harbour
was an excellent venue as the water is very shallow for a
great length of the harbour so the girls felt safe. They
had to work in pairs and learnt to trust their partner. Each
guide came back from the event bursting with confidence
at what they had achieved and feeling proud. As one of
LIFE-CHANGING VOLUNTEERING IN INDIA
Through our Individual Grants for Volunteering Fund
we support young people taking part in volunteering
projects, both in their local communities and abroad,
through grants of up to £300.
Katie Kemp recently received a grant towards taking part
in “Project Manvi”, based in Karnataka, Southern India.
Katie and other volunteers helped with the ongoing
construction of a sixth-form college as well as teaching in
the local primary school. She tells us about the experience:
“To say what I enjoyed the most is difficult, based on the
fact that every day would present me with new challenges
and discoveries. Despite the same routine, no two days
would be the same. Interacting with the kids and developing
my relationship with them was the best thing – and they
taught me so much. I worked with a first standard class
which was made up of nineteen boys and girls aged 5-6.
Our first lesson was a disaster, and nothing productive was
achieved. However, over the course of my time there we
developed a relationship of mutual respect, and by the last
week the kids would open their books immediately on me
entering the classroom, which meant a great deal to me.
“The trips we made to Pannur also affected me deeply;
we travelled with the sisters who worked at the hospital
and learnt about the amazing work they are doing in the
villages. They are working with the villagers in attempt
to progress the rights of the women and to educate the
children, so they can enhance their future opportunities
against the odds of the caste system.”
“My experiences in India have been invaluable to me,
and I feel it has deeply enhanced my understanding and
shifted my perspective significantly. The work we did
out there gave us purpose; the kids out there have most
definitely made an immense impact in my life. If offered
the opportunity, I would go back to Manvi without a
second thought.”
Find out more and apply to the Individual Grants for
Volunteering Fund on our website.
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Achievement Award Scheme – Open for applications
The Jack Petchey Foundation wishes to support further schools and youth organisations
across London and Essex through our Achievement Award Scheme. If you know of
organisations working with young people who could benefit, please encourage them to
apply! See full details on our website under “How to Apply”.
Leader Awards - Celebrating adults too!
If your organisation participates in the Achievement Award scheme, why not think
about rewarding inspirational adults as well as your young people? Find out more about
this annual award and apply online through our website.
ETTA Jack Petchey London Schools’ Table Tennis Programme
180 free table tennis tables, funded by the Jack Petchey Foundation, have been
applied for by schools and colleges across London. Westminster Kingsway College
was among the first of 77 successful organisations to receive their tables from the
English Table Tennis Association.
Jack Petchey achievers from Newham meet their MP
Ten Achievement Award winners met Stephen Timms, MP
for East Ham, during a visit to the Palaces of Westminster.
The young people who came from Newham-based Ascension
Eagles, as well as Langdon, St Bonaventures and Plashet
Schools were given a tour around Westminster and met with
Stephen Timms, who answered their questions. They were also
presented with Achievement Award medallions in recognition
of their accomplishments ranging from volunteering and
charity work to directing a play at their school.
The four 2011 Grand Final winners are Najae Hackett, Megan Cass, Joel Oyelese,
& Nathan Nwachukwu.
Speak Out Challenge launched for 2011/12
Speak Out regional champions from across London
and Essex met the Speaker of the House of Lords,
Baroness d’Souza, to launch the 2011/12 Speak
Out Challenge. The 26 young people enjoyed a
tour of the House of Lords and a formal reception
in the River Room, where the four 2011 Grand
Final winners delivered powerful speeches about
the personal benefits and confidence that have
come from their public speaking training. The four
winners (pictured with Baroness D’Souza and Jack
Petchey CBE) were Najae Hackett, Grand Gala
Champion 2011 from City of London Academy,
Southwark; Megan Cass, St Philomena’s Catholic
High School for Girls; Joel Oyelese, Westcliff High
School for Boys and Nathan Nwachukwu, Chafford
School.
Address: Exchange House, 13-14 Clements Court, Clements Lane, Ilford, Essex, IG1 2QY
Telephone: 0208 252 8000
Email: [email protected]
Registered Charity: 1076886
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