Community

I am really interested in the way that practising folk arts can create communities that then support outside that particular activity. This perhaps the most valuable aspect of all artistic practise - the arts give us a reason to enjoy each other's company and a shared goal.

More and more our localities have a large through-flow of people and this present problems. The less stable a community is the poorer our network is with which to judge newcomers and the more isolated we feel. I think the arts and sports are a crucial tool in breaking this isolation.