Heart of the Dragon will beat again in Newcastle Emlyn
From: Pamela Gaunt Artistic Director Heart of the Dragon.
Heart of the Dragon has received a grant of £4,895 to work with local community groups to become part of the next Heart of the Dragon Festival planned for July 4th 2009.
The success of the first festival in 2007 left many people asking ”when is it happening again?”…so the grant gives the opportunity of schools, youth clubs, drama groups, to work with professional storytellers, musicians, puppet and mask makers to take central roles in the re-enactment of the towns local legend of the Last Dragon.
Lady Mayoress Maureen Webley, says:
“I am delighted that the Dragon Festival Committee have been successful in obtaining Awards for All funding, as a great boost towards the preparations for the 2nd Dragon Festival in Newcastle Emlyn, which hopefully will be as successful if not more so than the first. The interest being shown by a number of international groups is very exciting and the town looks forward to seeing their involvement in the Festival”
The festival will be held around the grounds of Emlyns castle and river, where there will be historic battle re-enactments, medieval fayre, birds of prey show, a dragon procession,the now famous arrival of the coracle bearing the dragon egg (which appeared in the town in 2006) a second chance to see the hatching of the First Baby Dragon of Wales, and a fulfillment of Merlins prophecy with Owain Glandwr returning to reclaim his Dragon Queen! See www.heartofthedragonwales.org.uk
To book a visiting artist to work with your group please contact pamelagaunt@aol.com 01559 371427. Or for an inspiration pack with a storytelling and music CD and a thirty minute DVD contact Debbie at thehowlettclan@homecall.co.uk 01559 370842
For further information on Awards for All or to obtain an application pack please call 01686 611 740 or website www.awardsforall.org.uk
