A.P.E Project delivering free training in March in partnership with PEYTU and CSV

• Spin Painting - Inspired by the success of the A.P.E. Project Peddle Powered Spin Painting Tricycle, this workshop will go through the process of making a large spin painting machine for your play setting step by step.  Be prepared to handle some basic tools and get a bit messy as you test your prototype and, by the end of the workshop, you will have a working spin painting machine to take away with you.  You will also be shown how to make spin paintings into funky Chinese hats....ideal for hot summer playschemes. Tuesday 16 March - 10am to 1pm - CSV Environment, Bishopsworth – FREE (£10 deposit)

• Cycle Safety and Decor - Simple yet creative ways to make children's bikes more fun and colourful.  This is a great activity for day long playschemes which both encourages children to cycle and is a great creative workshop.  In addition, some simple measures using flags, reflective surfaces and lights will help to make cycles more visible to motorists. Bring your own bike or a child's bike to work on if you wish. Monday 22 March - 10am to 1pm - CSV Environment, Bishopsworth – FREE (£10 deposit)

• Basic Cycle Maintenance - A.P.E Project and one of its young volunteers will be running a hands on cycle maintenance workshop going through basic procedures such as repairing punctures, fixing a chain, changing and tuning brakes as well as answering any other questions you may have. This is a great way to help get broken children's bikes back out of the garage and get them riding again. Be prepared for dirty oily hands and clothes.  Bring your own bike or child's bike to work on if you wish. Tuesday 23 March – 10am to 1pm - CSV Environment, Bishopsworth – FREE (£10 deposit)

Cycle City/Barton Hill Animation Festival

Catch us for free workshops at the Netham Pavillion, Barton Hill on Tuesday 16th Feb (1-4pm), Thursday 18th Feb (1-4pm) and Tuesday 23rd Feb (3.15 - 5.45pm) for giant puppet tricycle making workshops as lead in creative engagement sessions for the 5th Annual Barton Hill Animation Festival.  This piece will be shown at the event on Sunday 7th March along side our now 'minutely semi- sort of - famous' spin painting tricycle.  In addition we are rolling out our fleet of crazy bikes for the first time in 2010 at City Academy in Lawrence Hill on Friday 15th Feb between 1 and 4pm alongside Barton Hill play Rangers FREE of charge.  All workshops above funded by Bristol Cycling City, Quartet and  in partnership with PEYTU.  Here's the flyer.

Upton St Leonards Primary School Project

We ran 4 sessions at Upton St Leonards Primary School in Gloucester with both Year 6 classes. 2 sessions focused on WWII and the theme 'Is it Right to fight' whereby we made gas masks and then played games in the playground, made a giant peace mural and looked at a peace project in Gaza.

The other 2 sessions were focused on 'Sustainability' whereby we made peddle powered spin paintings in the morning and then made chanderliers in the afternoon from scrap materials. The school was so pleased with our work that we have been invited back to run a further 4 workshops with the year 5 classes!

Welcome

 

Welcome to the all new A.P.E. Project Blog to keep you all in the loop about our recent projects and testamonials as well as future events that you may be able to access where appropriate. This blog will also act as an up to date C.V. for work from 2010 onwards. For a more comprehensive look at our project please visit our interactive animated website at http://www.apeproject.co.uk/, email us at info@apeproject.co.uk or call on 07903 798333. Cheers, Guy and Rachel