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 ARTS VOLUNTEERING

In January 2026 we used a Patricia Fay funded grant from Head Office to sponsor a fanastic Community Arts Week involving Dovers Green School, Adam's Gallery in Reigate, Eversfield Care Home, the Mayor and some local businesses.  Dovers Green School invited the Magic Lantern charity to provide workshops for the children on John Nash and other artists, linking in with the current exhibition on School & Poster art at Adam's Gallery.  The children also had dance and writing workshops linked to this theme to ensure a real cross-curricula experience.  The Mayor of Reigate and Banstead was invited to visit the school during that week and children and their parents visited Adam's Gallery.  They put on a brilliant exhibition of their work at the school for parents, carers and governors to see.  Some of the work produced was taken to a local care home to show to residents and into local businesses and shops where it was displayed.  The children were really enthused by the project and grateful to spend time on Arts related activities. It was also great to link in with the local community in this way.

In 2025 we funded some arts and crafts workshops for Age Concern in Merstham.

In previous years we have helped local schools by sponsoring Workshops and Art Weeks.

We work with The Magic Lantern, an educational charity that runs interactive art workshops in schools. During the workshops the children explore and engage with famous artworks and discover the world of art from cave paintings to Cubism, Gothic to Graffiti.

In the summer of 2021, we invited St. Matthews Primary School in Redhill, to take part in The Magic Lantern Workshops. The children were introduced to paintings by Seurat, Picasso, Monet, Surrealism, and Pop Art.  A great week was had by all and 400 children benefited from The Arts Society Reigate’s sponsorship of £600.

In May 2022, 400 children from the nursery classes to 11 year-olds at St Matthews Primary School, Redhill once again attended the Magic Latern Workshops sponsored by The Arts Society Reigate.  For a whole week the children focused on Celebrating Diversity through art.  They studied lesser known artists from a diverse range of cultures who had experienced challenges in their lives through physical disability or disability through illness or poverty.  The childrten then created their own artwork in response to the artist studied.

In May 2023 we ran another very successful Arts Week at St. Matthew's School in Redhill. The theme was 'Celebrating Sculpture' and the children put on a wonderful exhibition at the end of the week with their interpretation of the work of Giacometti, Alexander Calder and Barbara Hepworth among others.

The January 2024 Magic Lantern visit gave a wonderful opportunity for the children of Dovers Green School to explore their creativity and experience an exciting, fun week. The theme was 'Parapluies'.  Helen, from Magic Lantern, worked with each class, Inspiring them 'to jump into the painting' and participate interactively using all media including:  drama, dance, modelling, painting and drawing. The results of which are now in a wonderful display in the entrance hall of the school.

 ARTS VOLUNTEERING

In January 2026 we used a Patricia Fay funded grant from Head Office to sponsor a fanastic Community Arts Week involving Dovers Green School, Adam's Gallery in Reigate, Eversfield Care Home, the Mayor and some local businesses.  Dovers Green School invited the Magic Lantern charity to provide workshops for the children on John Nash and other artists, linking in with the current exhibition on School & Poster art at Adam's Gallery.  The children also had dance and writing workshops linked to this theme to ensure a real cross-curricula experience.  The Mayor of Reigate and Banstead was invited to visit the school during that week and children and their parents visited Adam's Gallery.  They put on a brilliant exhibition of their work at the school for parents, carers and governors to see.  Some of the work produced was taken to a local care home to show to residents and into local businesses and shops where it was displayed.  The children were really enthused by the project and grateful to spend time on Arts related activities. It was also great to link in with the local community in this way.

In 2025 we funded some arts and crafts workshops for Age Concern in Merstham.

In previous years we have helped local schools by sponsoring Workshops and Art Weeks.

We work with The Magic Lantern, an educational charity that runs interactive art workshops in schools. During the workshops the children explore and engage with famous artworks and discover the world of art from cave paintings to Cubism, Gothic to Graffiti.

In the summer of 2021, we invited St. Matthews Primary School in Redhill, to take part in The Magic Lantern Workshops. The children were introduced to paintings by Seurat, Picasso, Monet, Surrealism, and Pop Art.  A great week was had by all and 400 children benefited from The Arts Society Reigate’s sponsorship of £600.

In May 2022, 400 children from the nursery classes to 11 year-olds at St Matthews Primary School, Redhill once again attended the Magic Latern Workshops sponsored by The Arts Society Reigate.  For a whole week the children focused on Celebrating Diversity through art.  They studied lesser known artists from a diverse range of cultures who had experienced challenges in their lives through physical disability or disability through illness or poverty.  The childrten then created their own artwork in response to the artist studied.

In May 2023 we ran another very successful Arts Week at St. Matthew's School in Redhill. The theme was 'Celebrating Sculpture' and the children put on a wonderful exhibition at the end of the week with their interpretation of the work of Giacometti, Alexander Calder and Barbara Hepworth among others.

The January 2024 Magic Lantern visit gave a wonderful opportunity for the children of Dovers Green School to explore their creativity and experience an exciting, fun week. The theme was 'Parapluies'.  Helen, from Magic Lantern, worked with each class, Inspiring them 'to jump into the painting' and participate interactively using all media including:  drama, dance, modelling, painting and drawing. The results of which are now in a wonderful display in the entrance hall of the school.