CONTACT INFORMATION Andy Silver 07980 692688 andy@popconnection.co.uk Helen Brown – Office Manager Suite 8C No 1 The Courtyard Earl Road Cheadle Hulme SK8 6GN Telephone 0161 485 7714mailto:andy@popconnection.co.uk?subject=Email%20from%20PopConnection%20websiteshapeimage_1_link_0
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Andy Silver heads up Pop Connection. He spent a number of years teaching and then began to write children’s music for primary schools. His songs have been published by Harper Collins and Kevin Mayhew. In 2002 he was invited to be one of the Music Directors for the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games under Max Lambert. He also directed the music for the 50th anniversary of the Munich Air Disaster at Manchester United. He is also one of the music directors for the BBC Religion and Ethics department in Manchester and regularly appears on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 2. shapeimage_7_link_0
FUNDING THE PROJECT One of the aims of Pop Connection is to excite and involve the entire community in celebrating the achievements of the school. The involvement of community groups, the church, the PTA and local businesses is crucial to the project working successfully. We want these groups to see how they can invest in the life of the school by helping it fulfil its 'community cohesion' policy. Therefore the costs are shared between the school, the church, local businesses and other community groups. The project always results in strengthened relationships. It creates a platform for the school to work together with these organisations in the future, and it brings together the whole community to celebrate the achievements of the children. The costs for the entire project £600 for the school £600 for the church, local businesses and other community groups. Travel—from our Manchester base—and accommodation costs are additionalshapeimage_8_link_0
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Zarc Porter and Mark Pennells are highly-respected songwriters and producers. Both have years of experience in writing for artists both in Britain and the USA and they’ve produced and written for bands such as “thebandwithnoname” “The World Wide Message Tribe” “Shine” “V-enna” “TBC” and also written for top American bands “Avalon” and “Jump 5”. Alison McGuigan, Miriam Porter, Emma Owen, Rebecca Robinson and Rachel Ortiz direct the project in schools. Their unique styles, charismatic personalities and their love for children is infectious. Within minutes children connect with them. The lessons are full of laughter, fun and excitement and they bring the best out of every child. Their influence on the children is memorable and lasting. shapeimage_11_link_0
Pop Connection is part of a Christian charity whose ethos is that all people are to be valued equally, regardless of their gender, race, ethnic origin, religion, age or physical or mental capability; and supports the Government requirement, to “develop an understanding of the school’s community in a local and national context, including an awareness of each of the three strands of faith, ethnicity and culture, and the socioeconomic dimension.”
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Pop Connection is a part of Innervation Trust. Innervation Trust is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales No. 6727979.  Registered Charity No: 1131757shapeimage_16_link_0