Drumatik are an inclusive community drumming group from Fife.  They aim to challenge the stereotypical ideas that society holds about people with a learning disability and show that ALL people have gifts, skills and talents.

The 3 Arts projects with the most public votes go forward to the Lottery Awards final.  Winners will receive a £2000 cash prize.

The Voting line opens TODAY and ends on 22nd July – calls only cost 5p.  The number to call is 0844 836 9674

You can also vote online at www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk/awards.  Drumatik are in the BEST ARTS PROJECT category.

Please help them get to the final and tell everyone you know to vote for them.  Many thanks.

Scotland will host its first ever national week-long celebration of reading in 2012 – The Year of Creative Scotland, Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop announced yesterday.

The Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs joined author Ian Rankin and Scotland’s Makar Liz Lochhead at the Writer’s Museum in Edinburgh yesterday, to announce that Book Week Scotland will be held from Monday November 26 until Sunday December 2, 2012. 
 
People the length and breadth of Scotland will be encouraged to engage in the first ever week-long national celebration of reading, and to participate in a range of free events to be held throughout the week. 

Initiated by the Scottish Government, Book Week Scotland will be delivered on behalf of Creative Scotland by Scottish Book Trust, the leading agency for the promotion of literature, reading and writing in Scotland.

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A FLASHMOB of children from four Dunfermline primary schools performed a secret song they helped compose called ‘Fife goes Olympic’.

Around 170 primary 6 &7 youngsters gave unsuspecting shoppers at the Kingsgate Shopping Centre a big surprise yesterday when they performed their song for the first time ahead of the Olympic Torch Relay in Dunfermline.

The pupils from Cairneyhill, Duloch, St Margaret’s RC and St Leonards Primary Schools have been working together on the top secret project which was supported by the National Lottery through Creative Scotland and Fife Council under the ‘Summer of Song: Celebrating the Olympic Torch in Scotland’ banner.

The children wrote their very own Olympic Song for Fife during a songwriting process which was led by musicians from Edinburgh based charity, Fischy Music.

The charity worked with the children over the course of four weeks to compose their song and co-ordinate their special flashmob surprise.

Also helping to support the performance on the day were the Kingsgate Shopping Centre Management team and representatives from Queen Anne Singers and Dunfermline Choral Union.

As a thank you to the hard work and dedication of the children, the staff, Fischy Music and Fife Council’s Cultural Partnerships Team to make this flashmob happen, please help us promote Fife’s Secret Song – ‘Fife Goes Olympic’ far and wide.  Tell everyone you know to go to www.youtube.com/Thefifecouncil to view Fife Council’s flashmob clip and also search Dunfermline Flashmob which a parent kindly put up o f almost the full concert!  Get ‘sharing’, ‘blogging’ and ‘tweeting’!