Todays blog Im on a bit of a plee-athon to you all. Sorry to any of you that have already read these posts.....

On behalf of the ‘Manksy In The Morning Show’, I would like to thank you all that have joined the the shows Facebook group. Please forward the groups details to your friends or click the suggest button and add all your Facebook friends....simples!!!
There is currently an online auction by Gary (from the show), which can be found at
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=295594532
Go on, you know you wanna!!!! HAPPY BIDDING!!!
Don’t forget to tune into the show, weekdays from 6am until 10am.
If you live outside New Zealand you can still listen to the show and enjoy the fun at http://www.x105.co.nz/
(UK – 7pm until 11pm Sun to Thurs)

Lets make MANKSY IN THE MORNING, New Zealand’s top breakfast show!!!


Second Plee.......
Hi,
As you may all be aware, there is an important event happening shortly. This is the Basildon District Arts Trail. The event will showcase the arts in Basildon and give it the huge success it deserves. For too long the arts in Basildon has been overlooked and it’s now time, as Im sure you will all agree, to change that. Lets get rid of the negative stereotypical image of the town, but this can only be done WITH YOUR HELP!!!


Basildon District Arts Trail – This event is being held in September, however application forms need to be returned BEFORE 18th JUNE 2010!! Don’t forget to enclose the relevant monies, application form and 3 photographs of your work. Please check the BDAT website at http://www.thebdat.com for more details or to download an application form. Alternativly there is a Facebook page set up for this event (Basildon District Art Trail 2010) If you know someone who may be interested in taking part in the arts trail, please forward these details.

Welcome to the second day of blogs from me. Today is the celebration of 100 members of the Basildon Arts Collective. For those of you that don’t know Basildon, it is often the butt of many jokes. Sometimes with good reason to be. Pre WW2, Basildon was a collection of small villages and farms. When London started to be rebuilt after the war, lots of families moved out to the new town.
Over the years Basildon has produced a number of people who have gone on to have success in the arts and entertainment. Probably the biggest name to come out of Basildon is the band Depeche Mode. Around the same time there was also Alison Moyet and Vince Clarke, also from the town. Other names to come from Basildon include the actress and presenter Denise Van Outen and Eastenders actress Kara Tointon.
Over the years the live music scene in the town has slowly dried up. In the mid 90s there were approximately 6 venues, today there is only one. This isn’t to say there isn’t the need for such venues. Infact it is probably the total opposite. I can imagine it is frustrating to be part of a band and have nowhere in your local town to play.
There are a number of public artworks in and around the town centre. You can download a copy of the Heritage trail at
http://www.visitessex.com/discover/cultural/summer-of-art/Basildon_Heritage_Trail.aspx
Unfortunately, over the years some of the public artwork has been neglected.

Today the Basildon Arts Collective celebrates over 100 members. It is the collectives’ aims to look after and protect the public art in the town. It was also formed to encourage and unite the artists in the area. There is a healthy arts scene in the district, which is often overlooked. A number of artists involved with the collective have a very rich and knowledgeable background. There are no age or ability restrictions within the group, everyone is welcome. If you live in the Basildon area and would like to find out more about the group, please visit their webpage at
http://www.basildonartscollective.co.uk
The group also isn’t specific to the visual arts (painting, sculpture) but also includes writers, bands, dance groups etc.
These are exciting times for the group and the arts scene in Basildon.