Derbyshire Open Arts - Final Day the best!

The last day of the exhibition was the best, with 618 today, we got to exactly 2,000 visitors (no fix) for the event. I had signed up 37 members today, so that is 138 overall for the four days, not bad eh! I have not yet counted but I think that this will be around £1,000 in membership subscriptions.

We got over £500 from the auction and £300 from the sale of catalogues. I do not know a total for the buckets or from the café, but we should be around £3,000 in total.

All the artists appear to be very happy with the way that the exhibition went.

Gregor

N.Gregor Macgregor
Chairman, The Grand Pavilion Ltd

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Lots of visitors to Derbyshire Open Arts

Yesterday we had over 500 visitors to the Grand Pavilion's Arts Exhibition, the highest number to date.
We had some marvellous music, especially from The Harker Sisters (pictured) you may come back today!
Lots of people used the Café and today we will be offering free Tea & Coffee to all visitors.
We signed up 38 new members of the Friends of the Grand Pavilion, bringing the total to 101 for the event so far.....
Gregor
N.Gregor Macgregor
Chairman, The Grand Pavilion Ltd
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Another article from the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-18308863

We had 460 visitors round the Derbyshire Open Arts exhibition and signed un 31 new members, a really good day!

Gregor

N.Gregor Macgregor
Chairman, The Grand Pavilion Ltd

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Derby Telegraph Covers the Derbyshire Open Arts

Here is another article in the Derby Telegraph, great coverage: http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/county-canvas-local-artists-display-work/story-16248723-detail/story.html

Gregor

N.Gregor Macgregor
Chairman, The Grand Pavilion Ltd

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We are on the ITV!

Here is the link to the article: http://www.itv.com/news/central/2012-06-01/is-there-are-diamond-jubilee-street-party-in-your-road/

Gregor

N.Gregor Macgregor
Chairman, The Grand Pavilion Ltd

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Pavilion Opens!

115 people crossed the threshold to celebrate the opening of the Grand Pavilion. We had a very successful members night and everyone went away happy.

It has been the best attended event that we have hosted. Derbyshire Open Arts was certainly the most work of any event, to get ready for!

Pollyanna Pickering and Andrew & Rupert Pugh (from the Heights of Abraham) were there, as were the Derby Telegraph, Matlock Mercury and Matlock People reporters.

Matlock People have already done an article and pictures.

Tomorrow we open the doors to the public and hopefully we will get many more visitors crossing the threshold, over the next four days, and enjoying the wonderful art and music being put on display.

Now we can really say that; "we are open".

Gregor

N.Gregor Macgregor

Chairman, The Grand Pavilion Ltd

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Meeting with Ann Wright

Yesterday I met with Anne Wright, the Director of Arts from Derbyshire County Council. She has long been a supporter of the project and has sent us a letter of support right at the start. She had however never seen the building! So I showed her around and how the plans will work out.

She was impressed and can see the value of the building to Derbyshire and the Region.

Gregor

N.Gregor Macgregor
Chairman, The Grand Pavilion Ltd

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3 Days to Go

We still have a few slots to fill for volunteers particularly on the Monday and the Tuesday.

Can you help?

Gregor

N.Gregor Macgregor
Chairman, The Grand Pavilion Ltd

See our Progress: www.savethepavilion.co.uk &

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Final Weekend

Cleaning the Grand Pavilion for Derbyshire Open Arts progressed well over the weekend. The Canteen is now clean and ready for use, as is the Grey Room.

We have stripped of all the carpet times in the corridor between and have nearly completed the cleaning of the exposed floor. It vas very sticky from the glue and the generations of beer that have been spilt onto it!

What has been exposed is the original Terrazzo floor, which can eventually be repaired, but is currently able to be used.

Thanks to the 15 or so volunteers who have worked so hard to get us to this stage.

Gregor

N.Gregor Macgregor
Chairman, The Grand Pavilion Ltd

See our Progress: www.savethepavilion.co.uk &

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We're on the BBC!

See the linked article. So far we have done pieces for both BBC Radio and Television.

Gregor

N.Gregor Macgregor
Chairman, The Grand Pavilion Ltd

See our Progress: www.savethepavilion.co.uk &

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News Coverage for the Derbyshire Open Arts

There is a fantastic piece in the Matlock Mercury. We really are moving on. The Grand Pavilion building is nearly ready to host the biggest event for Derbyshire Open Arts.

This weekend we will be doing cleaning after the more major work that has been done over the last few weeks, that starts at 10am Sat & Sun.

Next week each night at 6pm we will be gathering to get things ready for the artists. See you there!

Gregor

N.Gregor Macgregor
Chairman, The Grand Pavilion Ltd

See our Progress: www.savethepavilion.co.uk &

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Preparations for Derbyshire Open Arts

We are now well ahead with preparations and have the building in good shape, it just needs cleaning!

If anyone can help phone 0777 1717 086, here are a list of tasks that we need help:

Before the Event:

Saturday 26th:         from 10am in the Pavilion, Cleaning and organising the carpets.

Sunday 27th:            from 10am in the Pavilion, Cleaning and organising the carpets.

Monday 28th:          from 6pm in the Pavilion, organising and helping the exhibitors.

Tuesday 29th:           from 6pm in the Pavilion, organising and helping the exhibitors.

Wednesday 30th:    from 6pm in the Pavilion, organising and helping the exhibitors.

Thursday 3ist:          from 6pm in the Pavilion, organising and helping the exhibitors.

Friday:                       DAY OFF, if you are a member; come to the Member’s Preview at 7pm.

The event itself:

Saturday 2nd June   PM (2.30-7.30) Bucketeer, Stage Hand

Sunday 2nd June      AM (10.00- 2.30) Stage Hand

                                  PM (2.30-7.30) Catering, Bucketeer, Stage Hand, General Help.

Monday 2nd June    AM (10.00- 2.30) Catering, Bucketeer, Stage Hand, Door Greeter.

                                 PM (2.30-7.30) Catering, Bucketeer, Stage Hand, Door Greeter, General Help.

Tuesday 2nd June    AM (10.00- 2.30) Catering, Door Greeter.

                                 PM (2.30-7.30) Catering, Bucketeer, General Help, Tidier.

The Bucketeers are giving out the brochure (attached) and asking for a donation towards our costs.

Door Greeters will work with the Bucketeers.

The Stage Hands need to be able to lift things and plug things in under instructions from Andie Brazewell.

The rest should be fairly obvious.

Gregor

N.Gregor Macgregor
Chairman, The Grand Pavilion Ltd

See our Progress: www.savethepavilion.co.uk &

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Amy Meehan from Peak FM

We had a visit from Amy Meehan the newsreader and reporter from PeakFM. She was very knowledgeable about the Grand Pavilion and amazingly is the only reporter who has followed the campaign from the start! All the others have moved on to other jobs either in their original newspaper of moved to another.

I did a piece for her and later Andie arrived and did a piece, which together should give her enough material for a couple of articles.

Great to meet you at last Amy!

Gregor

N.Gregor Macgregor

Chairman, The Grand Pavilion Ltd

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Grand Pavilion Clean Up Team

Here is a photo of some of the team that have helped with the Grand Pavilion Clean-up.
From the left are; Lynn Allison (also one of our Directors), Gerry Kreibich (remember him playing Mozart!); John Colledge, Mike Frosdick, Me, and then three people who have done so much to make this project a success.
In the middle is Mick Hirstwood. Mick has been in the Grand Pavilion most important helpers in getting ready for D'Arts. Not only has he made the electrics safe but he has been there most weekends to ensure that we have a qualified builder on site whilst people are working.
Either side of him are Maureen and Tony Ball, who have been on so many occasions that I've lost count, from chopping wood at the beginning to painting now, they have been helping.
That you all!
Gregor
N.Gregor Macgregor
Chairman, The Grand Pavilion Ltd
See our Progress: www.savethepavilion.co.uk &
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The Last Drop of Paint!

We have finished the Grey Room with the last drop of paint in the can! Here you see Fred Rosindell painting over the last bit of the horrible black paint in the Grey Room. The colour that we have left it (for the Derbyshire Open Arts) is not a clean colour, we just haven't had time. The room is now a colour that reflect much more light and makes the room feel much brighter. Later we can get the constancy right and make it "look" nice.
Anyway you are all going to be looking at the art, aren't you!
Next Weekend the Grand Pavilion is going to be having a real spring clean: Hoovers, carpet cleaners and lots of cleaning rags. We will them be able to welcome visitors for the Derbyshire Open Arts.
Gregor
N.Gregor Macgregor
Chairman, The Grand Pavilion Ltd
See our Progress: www.savethepavilion.co.uk &
Support out vision: www.thegrandpavilion.co.uk