Ok so Monday Part one
Siobhan and I managed to find a clearly popular Kasia in her office and explained our situation to her asking what she thought we should do... She explained that she wasn’t having this difficulty because her students were second years and inot in halls of residence ( sods law right?) but she also proved to be immensely helpful in suggesting that we seek support of trevor to back us up in our quest to hopefully get the extra nights for our lower year buddies... and since we’d really like them to be involved we’re going to do it! She also she suggested to go to the SU first because their backing could also help just in case Trevor is unable to do anything to help us!
But its all good guys because Kasia’s on our side and we’ve got a way to try to find a loop hole.
ON another note I managed to assail registry and found that they cannot give us email account details due to data protection.... (yes that lil chesnut) but they were kind enough to offer an alternative such as getting IT to put up something on the front page of the portal and also giving information to the heads of schools within the university so that they can put information up aswell..Every little helps and i think that would prove to be a helpful tool in advertising the project!
Since Friday Siobhan and i have been making posters and putting them up and also sending out messages via our HAM HOUSE NEEDS YOU group to arrange a meeting with the 1st and 2nd years to get an idea of numbers and also those who will need help with halls. This meeting is taking place on wednesday in studio 2 and we hope to have a good turn out. Siobhan has also been postin the information on the drama society walls and those for the drama and physical theatre walls so im sure you guys are well ahead!
Wish us luck!
Megan out!
Tuesday, 2 March 2010
Passed from Accomodation to Conference fun times :)
I won’t lie guys during reading week I was officially naf... i apologise for not making the sessions unfortunately I was in Ireland for personal reasons I hope it all went well?
I was appointed the task of getting in touch with Accomodation to get this halls kick out issue ball rolling... wow thats a total mouthful.. and i can only say i managed to do it.
After emailing accommodation they politely declined claiming they were not the people i should be talking too and kindly forwarded my email onto the head of the conference office Bernice ostle so that the situation could be discussed further.
After struggling to get in touch with Bernice she eventually emailed back laying down what i can only describe as THE LAW!
Basically as reported in the meeting last thursday... (which by the way i am slightly proud of my meagre contribution) if our lower years want to stay on longer she has to know: How many? What Halls? And for how many extra days? She also explains that those who need to stay will have to pay conference prices which as students Im sure many cannot afford and she also raised this point in her reply.
Issue much... but don’t worry me boss and i have taken on board what mark said and have arranged a meeting with Kasia in the hope that she can shed some light on the subject considering she’s suffering from the same problems.!
We’ve also accosted a few people since last thursday (in a nice way i hasten to add) about the emailing of everyone in the university, after all as Siobhan said if Ben Soloman can do it why can’t we! IT sent us to registry after the mention of distribution lists and painfully typing one by one ( not fun!) and registry couldn’t update us so you’ll know when we know!
All’s well guys we can do it!
M egan out
I was appointed the task of getting in touch with Accomodation to get this halls kick out issue ball rolling... wow thats a total mouthful.. and i can only say i managed to do it.
After emailing accommodation they politely declined claiming they were not the people i should be talking too and kindly forwarded my email onto the head of the conference office Bernice ostle so that the situation could be discussed further.
After struggling to get in touch with Bernice she eventually emailed back laying down what i can only describe as THE LAW!
Basically as reported in the meeting last thursday... (which by the way i am slightly proud of my meagre contribution) if our lower years want to stay on longer she has to know: How many? What Halls? And for how many extra days? She also explains that those who need to stay will have to pay conference prices which as students Im sure many cannot afford and she also raised this point in her reply.
Issue much... but don’t worry me boss and i have taken on board what mark said and have arranged a meeting with Kasia in the hope that she can shed some light on the subject considering she’s suffering from the same problems.!
We’ve also accosted a few people since last thursday (in a nice way i hasten to add) about the emailing of everyone in the university, after all as Siobhan said if Ben Soloman can do it why can’t we! IT sent us to registry after the mention of distribution lists and painfully typing one by one ( not fun!) and registry couldn’t update us so you’ll know when we know!
All’s well guys we can do it!
M egan out
Arabian Nights.. better late than never!
Late I know but 1001 stories... um yes please!
Arabian nights blew me away! I honestly could’ve sat in our little Simmies theatre all night listening and delighting in the stories told by my fellow third years. I wanted more.. i wanted the rest! I was so proud of them for the work they’d created; so full of excitement, no wonder Mark suggested we get them on board it would be shame for that to be it and for their ensemble piece to be nothing more than a distant memory. After all the use of musicians who I believe were 1st years... memo to megan GET THEM ON BOARD!... colour and simple staging would be perfect for perhaps one of the grass areas in the garden or even just as part of the procession... hmmmm ideas maybe?! 1001 stories could just keep our mammoth audience entertained until the sing song begins after all the procession isn’t going to make its journey that quickly and they shouldn’t enter into an empty space.
All in all I loved the production full highs lows fun and frolics and i definitely would’ve given them food for their troubles..
I hope Ham house proves to be as successful and I hope we can get everyone on board to create a community within a community!
: )
J
Arabian nights blew me away! I honestly could’ve sat in our little Simmies theatre all night listening and delighting in the stories told by my fellow third years. I wanted more.. i wanted the rest! I was so proud of them for the work they’d created; so full of excitement, no wonder Mark suggested we get them on board it would be shame for that to be it and for their ensemble piece to be nothing more than a distant memory. After all the use of musicians who I believe were 1st years... memo to megan GET THEM ON BOARD!... colour and simple staging would be perfect for perhaps one of the grass areas in the garden or even just as part of the procession... hmmmm ideas maybe?! 1001 stories could just keep our mammoth audience entertained until the sing song begins after all the procession isn’t going to make its journey that quickly and they shouldn’t enter into an empty space.
All in all I loved the production full highs lows fun and frolics and i definitely would’ve given them food for their troubles..
I hope Ham house proves to be as successful and I hope we can get everyone on board to create a community within a community!
: )
J
Saturday, 13 February 2010
The first of many updates..
Hey Blog Friends!
Much has happened both ups and downs in the past couple of weeks since my last blog and i haven't really had time to write whats beens going on in regards to the ole Ham House celebrations. So as it's reading week i'm thinking the time to update you lovely people is nigh as preparations move fast and forward.
To begin..
So Siobhan has been kind enough to adopt me into her internal liason duties... maybe as a 1st lady to an awesome president methinks? I'm really glad to have a place where i can be of help lord knows she's got an unbelivable amount of work to do and if i can lighten the load then i'm glad :) She allowed me to accompany her on her first meeting with the 1st and 2nd years just to see what interest would be like in our project. We're lucky to have one of the other office managers Emma on our side as shes already pledged herself to our cause and even offering to plug it about for us!
Things that came up in the meeting were:
1) the kick out date for Halls of residence being the 22nd May.... My 21st and a problem that would throw a serious spanner in our workforce. Talking to accomodation office needed!
2) wider advertisement for meetings with the lower years to get more than four people showing! Posters needed!
3) maybe arrange a day to take those interested to have a look at the house from the outside to get their perspectives on it? I think this would really benefit us and give an outsiders look on the project the start of hopefully bringin all three years at simmies together!
4) facebook group for easy communication needed!
We know another meeting needs to be planned but for now four people are joinging us and the facebook group is up and running and growing so let roll on the good times :)
Till the next update Megan out!
Much has happened both ups and downs in the past couple of weeks since my last blog and i haven't really had time to write whats beens going on in regards to the ole Ham House celebrations. So as it's reading week i'm thinking the time to update you lovely people is nigh as preparations move fast and forward.
To begin..
So Siobhan has been kind enough to adopt me into her internal liason duties... maybe as a 1st lady to an awesome president methinks? I'm really glad to have a place where i can be of help lord knows she's got an unbelivable amount of work to do and if i can lighten the load then i'm glad :) She allowed me to accompany her on her first meeting with the 1st and 2nd years just to see what interest would be like in our project. We're lucky to have one of the other office managers Emma on our side as shes already pledged herself to our cause and even offering to plug it about for us!
Things that came up in the meeting were:
1) the kick out date for Halls of residence being the 22nd May.... My 21st and a problem that would throw a serious spanner in our workforce. Talking to accomodation office needed!
2) wider advertisement for meetings with the lower years to get more than four people showing! Posters needed!
3) maybe arrange a day to take those interested to have a look at the house from the outside to get their perspectives on it? I think this would really benefit us and give an outsiders look on the project the start of hopefully bringin all three years at simmies together!
4) facebook group for easy communication needed!
We know another meeting needs to be planned but for now four people are joinging us and the facebook group is up and running and growing so let roll on the good times :)
Till the next update Megan out!
Saturday, 30 January 2010
The Blog of BLAH?!!
Hey blogging buddies!
I writting this blog at an extremely unconventional time of almost midnight but ive been doing a bit of blog hunting and have been given the inspiration to write.....i warn you now it is of no real relevence!
I shall set the scene for you.... I am at Home... (thats Essex Home not Twickenham Home btw going back to my roots mate.. haha) i am having an immensely interesting converstation with miss Bellot on the good old facebook chat and i have a hugely gnawing feeling in my gutt... (please no gross ideas thanks! ) and that feeling is guilt. I am disappointed in myself for not attending our meetings and i feel terrible about it because despite my feelings of having a serious lack of value to this project and my unfortunate problems at the moment i have let you all down... and Im sorry please understand i do not do it lightly!
So now thats out of the way back to my blog surfing... from all your blogs ive been given such a good insight into what has been happening in my absence and it sounds as though things are slowly falling into place... Mark your blog about the walk was truly inspiring i now intend to sit down and have a little brainstorm and do the walk myself with a few buddies ( I hope) next week when i'll be back... I see no that it's all moving forward quickly and i don't want to get left behind.
Megan Out! :)
I writting this blog at an extremely unconventional time of almost midnight but ive been doing a bit of blog hunting and have been given the inspiration to write.....i warn you now it is of no real relevence!
I shall set the scene for you.... I am at Home... (thats Essex Home not Twickenham Home btw going back to my roots mate.. haha) i am having an immensely interesting converstation with miss Bellot on the good old facebook chat and i have a hugely gnawing feeling in my gutt... (please no gross ideas thanks! ) and that feeling is guilt. I am disappointed in myself for not attending our meetings and i feel terrible about it because despite my feelings of having a serious lack of value to this project and my unfortunate problems at the moment i have let you all down... and Im sorry please understand i do not do it lightly!
So now thats out of the way back to my blog surfing... from all your blogs ive been given such a good insight into what has been happening in my absence and it sounds as though things are slowly falling into place... Mark your blog about the walk was truly inspiring i now intend to sit down and have a little brainstorm and do the walk myself with a few buddies ( I hope) next week when i'll be back... I see no that it's all moving forward quickly and i don't want to get left behind.
Megan Out! :)
Monday, 25 January 2010
Back to the house....
Hey hey Blog friends!
I was lucky enough to be able to make the tour of the shooting at Ham Saturday and after signing away my life and possibly my face and car to Disney I can honestly say it was such an amazing, eye opening experience for me in terms of the amount of work and energy that goes into location filming. I can't say i know much about filming its not something I've really looked into but to be allowed to have a look around and have all the how we makes this happen explained to me i couldnt feel anything except awe.... and fear I totally didnt want to break anything! Unfortunately I cannot remember the name of the lovely lady who risked so much to show us around (a lil help anyone?) but we were all really greatful to her for allowing us to share this experience with them, and of course to see Ham House totally transformed to the point where i was picking inanimate objects and going um was that there before?! Most of it was i hasten to add... maybe i shud pay a little bit more attention! But i digress... as Gary has said soooooo many times he loves the way a room can be transformed and Gary I totally agree and I hope that this is what we ourselves can achieve at the 400th celebration.
I missed the House and it was good to have another little look around at the grounds to put our plans into perspective with what we can actually use. There are so many natural stages at the back of the house; the sections of grass and the raised platform that backs onto the house proved to be larger than i imagined and perfect to put the choirs or us to orchestrate the Happy Birthday. And If we choose to use the banner idea there's two perfectly placed balcony's towards the top that would be handyto hang the banners from! Mark even pointed out the Flag pole and I don't see why we can't use this aswel!
All in all going back to the house proved to be very helpful in putting the area back into my mind... and If a film crew can change the look of the area then i don't see why we can if we get enough people on board!
Megan Out!
I was lucky enough to be able to make the tour of the shooting at Ham Saturday and after signing away my life and possibly my face and car to Disney I can honestly say it was such an amazing, eye opening experience for me in terms of the amount of work and energy that goes into location filming. I can't say i know much about filming its not something I've really looked into but to be allowed to have a look around and have all the how we makes this happen explained to me i couldnt feel anything except awe.... and fear I totally didnt want to break anything! Unfortunately I cannot remember the name of the lovely lady who risked so much to show us around (a lil help anyone?) but we were all really greatful to her for allowing us to share this experience with them, and of course to see Ham House totally transformed to the point where i was picking inanimate objects and going um was that there before?! Most of it was i hasten to add... maybe i shud pay a little bit more attention! But i digress... as Gary has said soooooo many times he loves the way a room can be transformed and Gary I totally agree and I hope that this is what we ourselves can achieve at the 400th celebration.
I missed the House and it was good to have another little look around at the grounds to put our plans into perspective with what we can actually use. There are so many natural stages at the back of the house; the sections of grass and the raised platform that backs onto the house proved to be larger than i imagined and perfect to put the choirs or us to orchestrate the Happy Birthday. And If we choose to use the banner idea there's two perfectly placed balcony's towards the top that would be handyto hang the banners from! Mark even pointed out the Flag pole and I don't see why we can't use this aswel!
All in all going back to the house proved to be very helpful in putting the area back into my mind... and If a film crew can change the look of the area then i don't see why we can if we get enough people on board!
Megan Out!
Friday, 22 January 2010
First Blog of 2010... lets get started!
Um.... I realise (with much oh shit attitude) I haven’t completed a blog for some time (Oct anyone?) and this is why I’m forcing myself to sit down and write one now at the end of our first week back. It seems as though so much has happened previously that I could of commented on; the lectures at Ham, the development of the stories, the enjoyable weekends, a mysterious stowaway in my bag (MARK?), my time over Xmas... but there seems to be no point or benefit in looking back to last year for me. So I begin now looking forward to the mammoth amount of work we all need to undertake to pull off this 3000+ at Ham House’s 400th anniversary. I’m not surprised we’re all scared I myself am terrified but if we pull it off it could be amazing :)
Monday was productive and I’m glad that now the brief is known and the date is finalised we can begin working towards it. It was lovely to hear the stories from the Spain trip a real inspiration and eye opener especially to me who hopes to work in that field some day and it was lovely to hear all of the girls talking with clear adoration and joy about their experience. I hope that can carry over into our own community workings this time around. Their proposal was perfect a fun and inventive way to lead the amount of people through the grounds of the House and to use the eight squares of grass as natural stages will provide a lot of entertainment for this audience as once they’re in they can’t just be left standing waiting for a giant sing along. I would like others to incorporate their community projects in the piece so that all the work we do can culminate in this giant celebration and to have those we contact to be able to see where their work fits in will provide a sense of satisfaction and community centring around not just Ham House as a building but as a history and focal point of the community.
The meeting Wednesday was a little harder for me because I generally am pants at leading and organising at the best of times and I really had no idea what role I could possibly be of value to. With the roles sorted we can now move forward and the way we’re working becomes clearer I just wish I could’ve given more. Me being the ‘floater’ while utterly hilarious to Siobhan and Edd fills me with dread because to know about everything isn’t something I’m ready for at the moment! But I’ll do my best and as we’ve all formed an attachment to this House I want to be part of it.
And that my friends was another blog the JOY!
So... To the meetings today!
Monday was productive and I’m glad that now the brief is known and the date is finalised we can begin working towards it. It was lovely to hear the stories from the Spain trip a real inspiration and eye opener especially to me who hopes to work in that field some day and it was lovely to hear all of the girls talking with clear adoration and joy about their experience. I hope that can carry over into our own community workings this time around. Their proposal was perfect a fun and inventive way to lead the amount of people through the grounds of the House and to use the eight squares of grass as natural stages will provide a lot of entertainment for this audience as once they’re in they can’t just be left standing waiting for a giant sing along. I would like others to incorporate their community projects in the piece so that all the work we do can culminate in this giant celebration and to have those we contact to be able to see where their work fits in will provide a sense of satisfaction and community centring around not just Ham House as a building but as a history and focal point of the community.
The meeting Wednesday was a little harder for me because I generally am pants at leading and organising at the best of times and I really had no idea what role I could possibly be of value to. With the roles sorted we can now move forward and the way we’re working becomes clearer I just wish I could’ve given more. Me being the ‘floater’ while utterly hilarious to Siobhan and Edd fills me with dread because to know about everything isn’t something I’m ready for at the moment! But I’ll do my best and as we’ve all formed an attachment to this House I want to be part of it.
And that my friends was another blog the JOY!
So... To the meetings today!
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