Read all about our exciting new Phoenix Project here.

Another survival trip has been completed. This year we went back to BODs with a new two tribes twist!!! We really struggled to get the funding for the trip this year but at the last minute the wonderful Ellis Properties, Rockfield DIY and Carghill Foods saved us with very generous sponsorship, The boys and ourselves would like to say thank you to them as the trip was about to be cancelled ...... Anyway the two tribes set out on a lovely sunny day they were blindfolded and taken to unknown locations where they were given a map and left to find their way to BODS. First tribe RAN IN after 55 minutes much to everyones shock, tribe 2 however two and half hours later i was starting to worry but they eventually arrived after a report from the cameraman that they were heading for Wales at one point All round the trip was a great success loads of laughing some sulking and as is the case every year students coming into their own, surprising teachers and their own friends We are now thinking of developing the boot camp idea to offer as new package due to the massive success it has with the students

The Performing Arts School is a new class which runs on Mondays from 5pm-7pm at The Powell Theatre, Church Street, Hereford.

Come along and play games, have fun and perform in our productions! First up is 'Annie' but with a twist! Contact us for further details.

September 2011

A new term and new challenges for Green Tomatoes.

Last term was a great success with 100% pass rate for our Bronze and Silver Arts Award students . Well done to them !

Our new term brings a new BTEC course we are very excited about delivering this course which is called Work Skills but has given us the opportunity to incorporate cooking and opening a pop up restuarant!!!!

After a great performing arts summer school at Hampton Bishop, Nicola School of Dance, Jenny Frost and Green Tomatoes are opening a Performing Arts School on Monday evenings at the 6th form college. If you are 5 - 16 come along at 5pm on the 26th and see for yourself. We are hoping to create a great Performing Arts Company.

.............very excting Green Toms are doing summer schools this summer for 5-13 year olds who want some fun!! Our usual week at John Kyrle High School 1-5th August and a new week at Fairfield 15 - 19th August. They will be fun.... still waiting on whats happening in Hereford as the extended schools summer school at the Courtyard is under review due to funding. I will keep you posted on our plans for other summer projects!

Another New Term starts tomorrow and that made me realise I haven't beeen very good at keeping the blog up to date ...woops. Anyway last term was great for Green Toms, we worked in a number of schools doing some great things. A well being day at Clifford, an aspirational day at whitecross where we worked with the whole of year 10and Friday mornings with the girls from St Davids. The ongoing work with John Kyrle has been going really well thanks to a very supportive relationship with the school. Our 4 groups have made great progress and in particiular yr 10 & 11. The year 11 group raised over £3000 in order to realise their dream of making a survival documentry. The youth opportunity fund have made it possible for two of our groups to really explore their creativity and we are very grateful, sadly i think this is the last year of the fund but Green Tomatoes would like to say thank you to all involved. Anyway On April 13th 12 young people and 5 staff set off for the welsh mountains to SURVIVE!!! It was a great few days and it was great to see the group bond and have such fun. Keep an eye out for the edited film which pete is busy working on right now! Hopefully there will be lots of exciting new developments this term.