New studios and gallery open on Falmouth Wharves

Falmouth's new artists' studio space and gallery, The Fish Factory, opens to the public at 6pm on Saturday 28 May with a launch party for its first exhibition of local contemporary art. Artists have spent the last three months renovating the former scallop packing plant, which now offers studios and gallery space to hire in a unique location overlooking the Fal River.

The launch party runs from 6pm to 10pm, and is open to anyone who wants to sample work by three Cornish artists and enjoy a complimentary drink. The exhibition features work by Sophie Capron, Diggy Smerdon and Martiens Bekker, along with a selection of other emerging local artists.

Sculptor, Martiens Bekker, who creates unique 'beings' from scrap metal and wood, will show visitors how he gives them life and a second chance.

With a dirty graphic blend and expressive raw lines, artist Diggy Smerdon, brings to life the themed characters and creations of dream and sub-conscious. With this distinct style, she explores unconventional subject matters with weird but wonderful forms. Her quirky creators, unique faces and obsession with hands adds a mystery to her work. She conveys the idea of identity and the elements what form Identity through her work, including our sub-conscious, instinct and our soul.

Sophie Capron brings an inquisitive look into nature as an ever-changing yet constant influence on the everyday and its encroachment on everything that is man-made. She explores both urban and natural places that hold secrets and stories and marks of interaction, marks of what has passed, believing “It is the weathered brick that has something to say…” It is this subtle subject that is shown in Sophie's work; the landscape of textures, of decay on surfaces, everything leaves its mark and everything has a story to tell.

Artist Rose Hatcher is leading the project. She said, “a lot of hard work has gone into getting The Fish Factory ready for this launch night. We've scrubbed the floors, removed the rust, painted the walls and got rid of the fishy smell. The Fish Factory really is a great space. Now we're opening, I hope it can become a serious creative hub for Cornish artists and I encourage anyone with an interest in art to come and see what we have planned.”

Following the launch night, this exhibition will run at The Fish Factory for a further two months. The space will be open from 9am - 6pm daily and visitors will be most welcome!  The Fish Factory is at Falmouth Wharves, North Parade, Falmouth, TR11 2TF, midway between the Greenbank Hotel and Premier Marinas Falmouth. There is parking available on the wharf (ticketed) and nearby on North Parade.

You can follow The Fish Factory on Twitter at www.twitter.com/fishfactoryarts. See the latest progress of the renovation at www.fishfactoryarts.blogspot.com.

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Carrick Roads Needs You!

Source FM's radio drama 'Carrick Roads' is starting rehearsals for Season 2 and we need new actors. Carrick Roads is a community radio drama written, acted and recorded by volunteers of Source FM. It is a lot of fun and all you need is enthusiasm.

Come along to the casting workshop on Tuesday 24^th of May at Adult Education on Tregenver Road in Falmouth, all you need is the willingness to get up and have a go. The workshop will be hosted by Station Manager Matthew Rogers, and will give you an introduction to Carrick Roads and the opportunity to meet some of the existing cast.

We will be doing some vocal exercises, warm ups and practicing some vocal techniques for developing and improving your voice control. In short it should be a lot of fun and useful for anyone. You don't need to sign up for anything you don't feel ready to commit to but you might enjoy just coming along and finding out what it is all about.

Desk Training Day Announced

Love Radio? Ever felt you’ve got a lot to say about your life? Or do you just have an enormous record collection that you’d like to share?

Well, this could be just the chance you’ve been waiting for. The Source is a community station that is staffed by 100% volunteer DJs and producers. We offer training for people with all levels of experience from the absolute novice up.

These introductory sessions are designed to introduce you to Source FM, and give you the opportunity to try out the studio equipment. The introductory sessions are free, and attendance is strictly by booking only as space will be limited.

Sunday 22nd May 2011- 10am till 1pm at the Source FM Studios on Tregenver Road

To find out about forthcoming training sessions or to book yourself a place contact Station Manager - Matthew Rogers on matthew@thesourcefm.co.uk

Radio Tours

'Radio Tours' is a one off series of late night programmes on Source fm hosted by Andy Webster. Each show takes a musical tour that follows the route of a real or fictional journey.

The 1st tour (Monday 16th) follows the route taken in Dervla Murphy’s book ‘The Ukimwi Road'. The 2nd tour (Tuesday 17th) recreates the journey taken by Che Guevara in the book ‘The Motorcycle Diaries. The 3rd tour (Wednesday 18th & Thursday 19th), which plays over two nights, follows the route of the Pan American Highway, which starts in Alaska and finishes in Argentina. The 4th tour (Friday 20th) follows the route taken by Jack Kerouac in ‘On the Road.’

All of the music for radio tours was uploaded on to the Internet by people who had made their own personal trips between the villages, towns and cities found on the route of the tour, Andy decided to use these and bring them together to create the radio tours.

Listen to the Radio Tours every weekday between Monday 16th and Friday 20th May, on Source FM, after scheduled programmes finish at 11pm.

Marketing Courses

Falmouth BID is once again working in partnership with Cornwall Marine Network to help promote excellent FREE marketing courses for Falmouth BID businesses. These courses (normal price £500 per attendee) are as mentioned FREE and are available on a FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS and were booked up very quickly when they were offered several months ago. If you are interested please contact Cornwall Marine Network DIRECT, contact details are below:

The workshops available are as follows:

Date	Title of Course	Course Director	Location & Time
Monday 16th May	How to write for the web	Phil Woodford	CMN Office, Falmouth Business Park  -       8.30am – 5.30pm
Tuesday 17th May	How to write for the web	Phil Woodford	CMN Office, Falmouth Business Park -       8.30am – 5.30pm
Wednesday 18th May	How to write the perfect brochure and leaflet	Phil Woodford	CMN Office, Falmouth Business Park -       8.30am – 5.30pm
Thursday 19th May	How to write the perfect brochure and leaflet	Phil Woodford	CMN Office, Falmouth Business Park -       8.30am – 5.30pm

Please note:

-       These workshops are only available to employees who haven’t previously done a workshop through Cornwall Marine Network

-       You may only attend one workshop and bookings are taken on a first come first served basis

-       In order for this workshop to be funded (otherwise costing £500) you will be required to complete a literacy test during the workshop to be eligible

The course ‘How to write for the web’ teaches you how to write creative, influential and professional web copy that makes a real connection with your online customers.

‘How to write the perfect brochure and leaflet’ encourages you to plan and write clear and concise business brochures or leaflets that engage your target audience and deliver results.

These courses will be delivered by a highly experienced Chartered Institute of Marketing trainer, hosted by CMN and you will be awarded a Chartered Institute of Marketing certificate upon completion of the day.

Coffee, pastries, lunch and refreshments will be provided throughout the day and Cornwall Marine Network is located at the following address:

Cornwall Marine Network Ltd, Maritime Business Centre, Unit 7a & 7b, Falmouth Business Park, Bickland Water Road, Falmouth TR11 4SZ. Please see the attached document for directions to the Cornwall Marine Network Offices.

To find out more please contact Freya or Lizzie on 01326 211 382, freya.money@cornwallmarine.net or elizabeth.clark@cornwallmarine.net. Please contact them by Thursday 5^th May if you would like to confirm a place on the workshop as there are limited spaces available.

Falmouth Sea Shanty Festival gathers momentum

PREPARE TO HAUL AWAY!
17-19 June 2011
The largest free festival of maritime music on the planet will burst into bountiful chorus on Friday 17th June as the three-day Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival takes centre stage on the quays and in the bars of the South Cornish port town. th Century merchant sailing ship ‘The Matthew’ (www.matthew.co.uk), a performance at the nearby National Trust-owned Trelissick Gardens and a special service at King Charles The Martyr Church on Sunday 19th June led by the Sheringham Shantymen. A keynote concert involving two of the larger groups will also be held at Falmouth’s arts centre, The Poly, on the Saturday night.

The Festival – which came about as a result of a conversation between three Falmouth-based ‘shantymen’ in a harbour-side pub six years ago – is now one of the most eagerly anticipated annual events in the region. The rousing event enjoys an international reputation for its welcoming, characterful atmosphere, raising essential funding for the RNLI, and supported, both in spirit and in song, by established talents such as the chart-topping Fishermen’s Friends – the winners of the ‘Good Tradition’ title and runners-up for Best Group at the recent Radio 2 Folk Awards 2011.

This year’s event will see 27 acts (including Fishermen’s Friends) singing their maritime hearts out throughout the days and late into the nights on three main stages across the town (Discovery Quay, The Moor and Custom House Quay), in addition to a spread of nearby venues. Several special performances are also planned including singing aboard the replica of 15

While the majority of the acts are South West-based there is also strong representation from across the rest of the UK, in addition to outfits from as far away as Norway, Holland and France, which have a strong tradition of maritime music. The ‘shanties’ themselves are all working songs and ballads dating back to the pre-steamship days in which sailors would lift their spirits and ease the burden of hoisting a sail or raising an anchor by thinking up evocative, rhythmic and humorous songs. For visitors to the festival, the experience is always uplifting, with the song lyrics and impassioned performances raising many a glass and plenty of cheer.

To get you in the mood, listen to snippets of shanty singing here.