TRUSTEES:
Mrs Jane Brook (Grants Officer & Assessor)
Mr Martin Brassington. (Policies and Procedures Adviser)
Mrs Shirley Davison Hon. (Chairman)
Mrs Iris Wagstaffe Hon. (Secretary)
Mr Michael Webb Hon. (Treasurer)
Mrs Andrea Walker-Patrick. (Education Research and Development)
Mr John Simmons (Adult Care Services Adviser & Liaison Officer)
LOCAL AUTHORITY LIASON OFFICERS:
Ms Nicola Wildgoose (Arts Development Service, Derbyshire Dales District Council)
Mr Rob Moore (Derbyshire County Council, Social Services Department)
COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Mr Jeff Allsopp (Technology Adviser)
Mrs Hazel Boam (Home Proprietor & Manager - Residential Homes Adviser)
Mrs Jacqui Marsh (Alzheimer's Society, South Derbyshire & Dales Branch)
Mr Tom Pilkington (Tutor Representative and Adviser)
Mrs Jan Scott (Garden Design / Artist tutor)
Mr Tom Chesire
WHAT IS FIRST TASTE ABOUT?
First Taste is the name of a charity than runs educational activities for frail, older people in Derbyshire Dales. This small, local charity was started in 1997 by six people committed to improving opportunities for learning in residential and day care settings. All had personal experiences of older
relatives in care. Their vision was to bring into homes qualified arts tutors to conduct interactive creative sessions and to encourage the development of the holistic skills of homes and day centres care staff.
In conjunction with the then local Community Education Council they ran a successful pilot scheme in two homes.
Encouraged by positive responses from residents, relatives and home staff, the volunteers, with advice and help from the local Rural Community Council, then organised themselves into a formally constituted body with charitable status. First Taste was born and, with grant aid from a number of statutory and voluntary sources, has developed over the past 14 years an extensive arts educational programme covering painting, craftwork, ceramics, music and movement, singing, poetry and reminiscence.
Our list of qualified tutors now consists of 12.
First Taste was one of the 6 finalists in the ITV Central Region Jubilee Peoples Millions Competition with our VOYAGE (Valuing of Youth & Age) Project and that although the Project was unsuccessful an application to the National Lottery's Reaching Communities Programme we are continuing negotiations with the local school so as to continue the project.
Annual reports
For the 2011 annual report click here
For the 2010 annual report click here
For the 2009 annual report click here
For the 2008 annual report click here
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First Taste, c/o Ladygrove Mill, Ladygrove Road, Two Dales, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 2FH
Telephone: 01629 733849: firsttaste@btinternet.com
Registered Charity Number: 1081567
First Taste, c/o Ladygrove Mill, Ladygrove Road, Two Dales, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 2FH
Telephone: 01629 733849: firsttaste@btinternet.com
Registered Charity Number: 1081567