2009
Awards Celebration
Diva members, Board, Funders and Friends gathered on 7 July
for the 2009 DIVA Voluntary Arts Awards at Treacy Hall, Wakefield.
Winners
of Diva awards received individually crafted statuettes designed
and made by local artist Amanda Howes especially for DIVA. Following
the awards and a buffet meal the guests were entertained by
members of Castleford Gilbert & Sullivan Society.
The Susan Elsworth Award for the most Committed Committee
Member is named in honour of Susan Elsworth who devoted many
years to running Gawthorpe Brass '85. and sadly passed away
in February 2008. This award is for a contribution over and
above normal expectations and on Tuesday Evening Peter Box Leader
of Wakefield MDC presented the award to Jean Whitwell
from Castleford Gilbert & Sullivan Society for her
invaluable support and advice over many years.
Jean Whitwell with her DIVA Award for Most Committed Committee
Member.
The
Group of the Year Award For a Voluntary Arts Group making
a significant difference to their local community went to Wakefield
Jazz. Chris de Saram received the award from Helen Chant
on behalf of the group.
The
Young Arts Group of the Year Award for groups with members
under the age of 21 who have made an outstanding contribution
to Voluntary Arts in Wakefield went to the Octave Music Group
and Rhianna Witton received the award from Helen Featherstone,
Arts Council, England (below)
Helen
Featherstone, Arts Participation and Inclusion Officer from
Arts Council, England (Third from left) surrounded by members
of Octave Music Group, winners of the Young Arts Group
of the Year 2009.
The
Lifetime Achievement Award For a consistent long term contribution
to Voluntary Arts in Wakefield was awarded by Lorna Malkin,
DIVA's Chair to Bill Church of Manygates Art Society.
(Above)
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2008
Awards Celebration
Award
Winners 2008
Marissa Wakefield DIVA's Chief Executive(left) congratulates
the 2008 Award Winners
(l to r) Marissa, Jim Morris (Parkside Paint & Palette Group),
Peter Savage (who received Junior Art Group Award on behalf
of echaos.) E Mullis (Carleton Theatre Group - Lifetime Achievement
Award) Derek Curtis - (Pontefract Methodist Church Art &
Pottery Group) - see below
The
2008 AGM and Voluntary Awards were held at Treacy Hall,
Wakefield Cathedral. Group and individual members of DIVA were
invited to attend the meeting and award ceremony, enjoy a buffet
meal and listen to music provided by Gawthorpe Brass '85 (Young
Section)
A
new category of Award introduced in 2008 is the DIVA Young
Group of The Year Award.
echaos based in Ossett were the
winners of the 2008 Young Group of 2008 Award and this was accepted
on their behalf by Peter Savage.
The
2008 Diva Voluntary Arts Awards made a fitting completion
to Marissa's first year as DIVA's Chief Executive.
She is pictured below congratulating Jim of Parkside Paint &
Palette on his group's award. Parkside Paint & Palette
are relatively new members of DIVA but have already participated
in the DIVA Paint and Picnic event and displayed work in the
DIVA Membership Exhibition of Visual Art in Pontefract in April
2008.
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2007
Awards Celebration
How it all began....
Pictured
above are the celebrating Award Winners of 2007 but many others
were nominated and even more individuals are working unobtrusively
away to maintain voluntary arts in Wakefield.
The DIVA 2007 AWARD Winners (left to right)
Philip Clarkson (Castleford Young Musicians), Ralph Jaggar
(Castleford Young Musicians), Peter Savage (Elizabethans'
Amateur Operatic Society & DIVA's chair), Marjorie Stoker
(Castleford Choral Society and Castleford Gilbert & Sullivan
Society) Christine Dart (Crofton Art Group)
Mick Yates (Black Horse Poets)
Richard Haigh (Yorkshire Philharmonic Choir)
Josie Walsh, (Black Horse Poets)
