Session one, table three.

You can’t just turn up and expect people to join in.

• Try going to unexpected places e.g.
  • Supermarkets
  • RSPB nature reserves
  • Pubs and markets
• Try engaging through different media e.g.
  • What’s On brochures
  • Summer fun for families
• Use different methods for different audiences – market research and advertising
• Get a voice in the community and build on that
• Start with existing groups
• Community champions
• Work with groups who don’t necessarily ‘do’ arts such as rugby clubs for example
• Free taster sessions
• Need to survey why people might not be taking part
• Flash Mobs are a way to get attention and start people asking questions
• Need to be accessible to everyone in the community, use music or try theatre without language.
• Try being outdoors, this is more informal and more accessible
• Music on trains
• Nights out in pubs where certain things happen throughout the evening but you’re not  certain which events are performed and which are real.