ADVISORY COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT 2012

La Motte Street Youth Project 2012

Committee Members
Chairman Vice Chairman Treasurer Steve Haigh Ernie Mallet Jon Mulry (From Jan Feb 2012) Ricky Davey (April 2012) Jonathan Corfe (From June Dec 2012) Paul Burrows (From Jan - Sept 2012) Simon Anger (From Jan Aug 2012) Paul Burrows (From Oct Dec 2012) James Hibbeard (From Mar July 2012) Ryan Morrison (From Mar Dec 2012) Steve Healey (From May Dec 2012) Marcus Butel (From June Dec 2012) Ivor Richards Sandra Winnie

Secretary Ordinary Members:

Ex Officio Members:

La Motte Street Team

Senior Youth Worker Sessional Youth Worker Sessional Youth Worker Sessional Youth Worker Administrator Volunteer Volunteer Volunteer Volunteer Ivor Richards Karl Murphy Brent Connan Ben Stanton Carmel Butel Thomas Saunter Nic Hairon Ernie Mallett James Hibbeard

Rock School/Song School/Music School Tutors: Lisa Millar; Craig Tostevin; Thom Querns; Aaron Burrows; Thomas Saunter; Nic Hairon Rock School Apprentices (Volunteers): Jamie Larbalistier; Rory Mitchell; Joe Chadd; Thom Querns; Robbie Dark; James Le Seelleur

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Introduction
The La Motte Street Youth Project is a registered charity (NPO 0104), working in partnership with the Jersey Youth Service. The framework of this partnership is outlined in an MoU dated July 2012. The charity is a full member of the Association of Jersey Charities, Membership No: 396. The object of the Charity is to support the development of arts based activities and opportunities for young people, to promote their personal and social development and to enable them to have a voice which is heard across Jersey. This is achieved through the provision of the following: A safe, warm, well equipped and accessible environment for young people to meet in order to participate in a broad range of Arts based opportunities Varied provision to include building based youth work at La Motte Street as well as detached and outreach youth work both on and off the island. A range of opportunities to support young peoples personal and social development, including art, music, performance, drama, and outdoor activities to develop new skills, to build self-confidence and explore issues that impact on their lives. Access to information and advice on a variety of issues that impact on their lives from trained and experienced youth workers who they trust and feel comfortable with, knowing they will be non-judgmental and supportive. An opportunity to be involved in developing the La Motte Street Youth Project through involvement in decision making, with an opportunity to provide feedback. Providing a voice and to be heard on issues that they feel strongly about both by having representation on the Committees sub committees and through other creative methods of participation.

La Motte Street Youth Project has been operating in its current form since May 2007 following a major refurbishment. The project was conceived to not only provide generic youth club provision for teenagers but to also champion a youth arts agenda. The popular youth club was maintained and developed whilst the arts agenda has grown exponentially with the introduction of dance, drama, technical and creative courses alongside a busy programme of rehearsal and island-wide musical performances. Facilities include: 3 fully equipped music rehearsal rooms A multi-track recording studio A Community Radio Station A Visual Media Suite A fleet of outdoor performance equipment & vehicle A fleet of hire equipment A fully equipped diner A social spaces for meetings, activities and dance

In 2011 it was decided to split the youth club and youth arts projects with Senior Youth Worker John Cornwall taking over responsibility for drop-in youth provision. Responsibility for this area moved from the La Motte Street Youth Project to the Move on Caf Project at the end of 2012.

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Chairmans Report
In last years report I outlined how the focus of the committee was to address the inadequacies in the framework for managing and governing the activities of the Charity. This was largely addressed throughout 2011 but we did, however, end that year with a financial loss. Therefore, the focus for 2012 was to continue improving the overall governance of the Charity, improve our financial accounting and to manage our monthly expenditure in a much more controlled manner. I am pleased to say that this has resulted in 2012 ending with us in a much stronger position financially with a year-end profit of 10,581. This position is even more significant when you take into account that we have not just saved money and put it in the bank but have also made significant investment into the facilities at La Motte Street thought the year. Key highlights for the year were: The Launch of La Motte Street Radio funded by the generous assistance of JT The successful inception of the first ever Tour School through the support of Connex, the Lions Club of Jersey and Help a Jersey Child Purchase of new Stage Monitors with a grant from the St Helier Youth Committee Purchase of new PA Equipment with a grant from Jersey Water The creation of a Visual Media Suite of facilities with a grant from the ONE Foundation

We have also continued to provide our regular features Rock School, Song School, Music School and a range of other opportunities for young people throughout the year. On top of this we have been involved in a significant amount of live music events throughout the year. These events not only provide numerous opportunities for young performers and crew but also deliver a positive impact to the wider Island community. We continued to improve our governance during the year and 2012 saw the establishment of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Charity and the Jersey Youth Service. This document helps to outline the responsibilities and working relationship between the two organisations I am pleased to note that as our governance of the Charity has improved then this has enhanced our ability to attract sponsors as can be seen from the above notes. This improvement has also enabled us to finally achieve membership of the Association of Jersey Charities, a major milestone in the life of this charity! Our focus for next year will be to continue building on the success of 2012. Next year will see the launch of Film School, an exciting new development using our Visual Media facilities. We also wish to build on the initial success of La Motte Street Radio. Both of these developments will enable us to deliver creative opportunities to a wider range of young people. Another key focus for 2013 will be to improve our on-line facilities and features in order to improve the way our Members do business with us. The challenge, as always, will be doing this in a cost efficient manner. We will also be keeping a close eye on the developments of St James to ensure that we maximise this opportunity for the benefit of our members.

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The key matter for the committee to tackle in 2013 is to address the on-going staffing issues at La Motte Street. Without doubt Ivor and his team deliver a fantastic programme of events and opportunities for young people throughout the year. However, this is largely achieved only through the dedication and long hours of commitment by Ivor and this situation must be addressed from a sustainability and long term delivery point of view. Also we have reached the situation whereby we could deliver more if we had more resource. Without doubt 2012 has been a turning point in the history of this Charity and I would like to thank Ivor and all of the committee for their hard work in getting us to this position. Finally, once again, a big thank you to all of our sponsors and benefactors for 2012 without whom none of this would be possible.

Steve Haigh Chairman

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Treasurers Report
Aims Following a significant deficit in 2011 the aim for 2012 was to reach at least a break even position, with a long term view of maintaining a cash reserve of a minimum of 10,000. Financial highlights The 2011 deficit of 6,428 highlighted at last years AGM was restated as 2,712 because of a cheque that was subsequently voided in 2012. The cheque had originally been presented to the Jersey Youth Service in relation to room hire charges though, as part of a scheme involving payments and subsequent repayments, the cheque was not cashed by JYS, who instructed us to retain the funds. I am very pleased to advise that 2012 saw an operating surplus of 10,581 and year-end bank balances of 19,703 (current a/c) and 6,001 (savings). Whilst much of the surplus is already earmarked for significant investment in 2013 it demonstrates that La Motte Street Youth Project (LMS) is on a much stronger financial footing than had been the case previously. Improved Governance and Oversight Governance and oversight of the financial matters of LMS have been improved, and Profit and Loss statements have been presented to the Advisory Group on a regular basis. Jonathan Corfe joined the committee as Treasurer in June. Income Income was largely generated through a variety of donations totalling 17,444, notably from Jersey Water 7,500 (for new PA speakers and amps) and the One Foundation 6,000 (for the Visual Media room). Other notable income was generated through Facilities Hire 5,040. We reviewed the charges for equipment and facilities hire in September 12 and there has been no adverse reaction. Events generated a surplus of 1,850 Banking Banking facilities were moved to HSBC during the year. Split of the Move On Cafe With the Move On Cafe anticipated to be up and running during 2013 we took the opportunity, at the end of 2012, to split the Youth Club and Diner (YCD) financial operation from that of LMS and to move responsibility for this area to the Move on Caf Youth Project (MoC). There are two key financial aspects to the split: (i) (ii) a 2012 surplus of 2,597 is attributable to the YCD operation. LMS has agreed with MoC the basis of payments to be made by MoC to LMS for ongoing use of LMS assets for up to a year. LMS will retain part of the YCD 2012 surplus until the date of the move, at which point LMS will make a further payment to MoC for any unused full months of arrangement. This arrangement was agreed by both parties to be a fair and efficient way to manage the financial Page 6 of 17

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split. It does leave LMS with a potential cash liability in 2013 should the MoC relocate the YCD to their new premises earlier than anticipated. 2012 Audit For the first time we have asked a third party to audit the financial operation of LMS. The audit work is not yet complete however we expect the report will identify the key financial points that require our additional focus. The audit findings will be made available in due course. Looking ahead to 2013 In 2013 we will continue to look forward to our eventual move to St James and need to continue to build reserves with that move, and associated costs, in mind. We will be introducing an annual membership fee of 15 in September 2013 for all Associate Members. As well as achieving at least break-even and continuing to build our reserves, our challenges for 2013 include Compiling an inventory of significant assets Addressing the items identified in the 2012 audit Bringing Chiara Barisciano up to speed as our new administrator Disposal of any unwanted assets following the YCD move to the Move On Cafe Agreeing the financial implications and any funding required for additional staffing to enable expansion of the LMS offering.

Thanks I would like to express my thanks to Carmel Butel for her work administering the financial operation during 2012, and wish her well in her new role. I would also like to thank Steve Haigh for his tireless fundraising efforts and for his detailed work bringing the accounts into better shape at the start of 2012 and also since Carmels departure in December. Jonathan Corfe Treasurer

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Financial Statistics

Income & Expense 2012

Youth Club & Diner Overheads Facilities Ext Funds Events Equipment Buildings Community Radio Courses Admin -15000 -10000 -5000 0 5000 10000 15000 20000 Surplus Expense Income

Financial Performance Prior Years

30000 25000 20000 15000 10000 5000 0 2009 -5000 -10000 2010 2011 2012 Surplus Cash

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Senior Youth Workers Report
General Information and Statistics. The Centre was open 51 weeks of 2012 providing social and arts-based activity facilities targeted at young people 18yrs or under but also serving as a rehearsal facility for adult musicians. The Centre has also been made available to user groups as diverse as Church meetings, School groups, Parish meetings, dance, drama and adult arts activities. In September 2012 the project separated statistically from the Youth Club provision. As such we only have Membership and Attendance data from September 1st 2012 to Dec 31st 2012. Membership 212 Unique attendances 383 (approx. 40/week) Courses were not recorded, nor studio usage nor tuition. The project will guarantee recording of these statistics in 2013 and will further be able to report on the complete statistical picture for the full year. Headlines La Motte Street has continued to build on its excellent branding and reputation for providing: Rehearsal facilities to young people and the wider community State of the art recording facilities Event management Crew and music technology training Music and performance courses Live sound, lighting and staging Information, support and advice to young people

La Motte Street continues to prioritise its work with the 12-18yr old age group and many positive opportunities and experience are to be found in the evaluations and conversations had with young participants. 2012 has been an exceptional year in respect of the projects development. The following are our major achievements and successes for the 2012 period: Completion of the Jersey Junior Battle of the Bands across 6 weeks of the school summer holidays. Securing sponsorship for the event and prizes from local businesses. Establishing La Motte Street internet Radio Station with the support of JT Presentation of over 200 live music slots for young people across a wide range of community events Expansion of rehearsal opportunities to weekends Acquisition of 11,000 of new live sound resources Recruitment of new part-time Sessional staff Recruitment of new Administrator Independent management of the Studio Project finances Continued involvement with the development plans connected with a move to the St James site. Engagement with local schools regarding activity days, sponsored event recordings, BTEC and classroom teaching. Page 12 of 17

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Completion of the Tour School initiative engaging 7 young Jersey musicians and one young journalist in an exchange visit with UK bands.

Project Elements Rehearsal rooms were open 3-6pm and 7.30pm every weekday with additional private hire at weekends. Room Bookings 2012 (2011) = Of which:Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Of which:Blue Green Red Studio Usage We provide free recording services to young people 18yr and under or paid services at 30/hr to adults groups Up to 50 young people (U18s) recording free in 2012. 11 adults recording with paid services and a young crew. Support of 16 young people on Song School courses Presentation of recorded material for BBC Radio Jersey and for CDs, demos and on-line promotion. 2389 15% 16% 19% 18% 19% 7% 5% 23% 21% 30% (2033) (14%) (17%) (11%) (25%) (19%) (9%) (4%) (22%) (21%) (34%)

We are hoping to develop better statistical data for the studio in 2013.

Using a professional studio for the first time was really scary but the guys were really helpful and supportive and my song came out great.

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Courses Courses have become an important feature of the La Motte Street calendar.

Uniquely, it is working practice that courses are delivered by young people (usually Jerseyborn university students). Additionally, the Apprentice Scheme was initiated to enable tutors to mentor sixth-form age future tutors. In 2011 the following courses were delivered. with the following attendances:Rock School - Introduction to playing in a band, tuition and performance Easter 2012 Summer Course 1 Summer Course 2 Christmas Course 25 participants, 5 Tutors 25 participants, 5 Tutors, 5 apprentices 16 participants, 5 Tutors, 5 apprentices 25 participants, 5 Tutors, 5 apprentices

Song School Singer/Songwriter development course Summer 2012 Christmas 2012 5 participants, 2 Tutors 3 participants, 2 Tutors

Tour School Exchange visit with the UK Summer 2012 50 participants (UK/Jersey), 2 Staff

We also ran the following technical courses:Crew/Live Sound October 2012 4 participants, 1 Tutor

We continued support of BTec music course tuition with Le Rocquier School:BTEC Music BTEC level 1 in Music 16 participants, 2 Tutors

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Tour School The Tour School project has been the latest in our suite of educational artistic endeavours; the Tour involved taking young people to England with a view to: Experiencing playing to new audiences Exposing audiences to original material from Jersey artistes Building relationships with other artsfocussed youth provision Raising awareness of Jersey participants to the music scene/industry in a wider environment Improve musical/group social and activity skill Giving young people experience of working in a team

The Tour School exceeded our expectation with regards to meeting the objectives. Considering that this was the first year the Tour was a great success. It is worth recognising that the behaviour of the young participants was exceptional. Their ability to communicate and build relationships with hosts was exceptional and their sensitivity to the needs of each other and to the appropriate representation of themselves, La Motte Street and Jersey was without fault. Tour School was just amazing a once in a lifetime experience that we all learnt so much from. Arts Award The Arts Award is a nationally accredited course for creative young people at Bronze, Silver and Gold level. The Project has been working with a small cohort of 3 young people on their Silver Award which should come to fruition in 2013, whilst a further 6 young people are working hard towards a December 2012 deadline for their Bronze Award. At Gold level the award carries with it 40 UCASSS points which has considerable currency within the English University circuit. Ivor Richards and Karl Murphy are assessors and have completed training to deliver assessments at all 3 levels. Hire The Project has developed and maintains a fleet of hire equipment to support event organisers and musicians across the island.

..being able to use all the great equipment at La Motte Street means my band sound better each time we practice Community Events and Performances The Project has continued to develop its support of young people performing out in the community. Additionally we have provided equipment, crew and technical support to wider Page 15 of 17

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community events. We further continue to be involved as a primary organiser of Jersey Junior Battle of the Bands and have supported school and youth service events with performers, crew and equipment. Bonne Nuit Harbour Festival Samares Soiree Les Quennevais Band Competition Jersey Junior Battle of the Bands Jersey Live St John Parish Community Events Wow Factor (De La Salle School) West Show Polish Food Festival Portuguese Food Festival OH-MG Opera House Live Music Events .teenagers are pretty secretive with their talents so to see my daughter up there singing with a rock band was just the most amazing sight!

Both the summer and winter months fostered a new relationship with a local coffee shop who partnered up with La Motte Street to put on some of the best gigs of the year. A tiny little acoustic stage was set in the corner of the Curiosity Coffee Shop and fortnightly young musicians arrived to showcase some of the best musical talent we have. Supported by adult musicians such as Jersey Bob and Matt McManus young teenagers enjoy the rarity of license-free premises, an attentive audience and great coffee! We are extremely grateful to Nick Boleat and Sam Greenwood of the Curiosity Coffee Shop who gave of their time, their show and their enthusiasm to make these gigs work

Ivor Richards Senior Youth Worker

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