http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/save-the-arts-centre-storytelling-festival-and-our-education-work.html Online petition signatures en-us Sun, 5 Apr 2026 05:22 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6308594?utm_medium=rss Cut Vale of Glamorgan executive pay before even considering reducing our childrens access to engaging the art & heritage!!! £10,000 pay cut from top 100 Executive would make up many budget deficits-they alway seem to miss their salary section on P&L account!!!!!!!

]]> Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:52:36 UTC 6308594 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6053541?utm_medium=rss Fri, 14 Aug 2009 01:33:54 UTC 6053541 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5927170?utm_medium=rss although the arts centre is very good, the admission price for the arts w/end and story telling fest is rediculously high. Bring the cost down and people may return.

]]> Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:58:57 UTC 5927170 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5855537?utm_medium=rss Thu, 9 Jul 2009 03:28:40 UTC 5855537 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5785234?utm_medium=rss Sat, 27 Jun 2009 07:42:13 UTC 5785234 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5694370?utm_medium=rss Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:07:57 UTC 5694370 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5650547?utm_medium=rss The people of Wales has invested a great amount of money in this breathtaking re-development. Where is the sense in now withdrawing the money for the centre to function within its community

]]> Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:46:41 UTC 5650547 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5443328?utm_medium=rss Fri, 8 May 2009 02:59:52 UTC 5443328 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5337321?utm_medium=rss Fri, 24 Apr 2009 06:20:52 UTC 5337321 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5257655?utm_medium=rss I attended the Story telling Festival about 5years ago and it was amazing! My parents live in Wales and when I visit them, I have always been impressed with the fact that the welsh are proud of their cultural heritage and plough their money into preserving this, unlike us English, If you were take away the funding, it would truly be a shame. I am a fan of storytelling and anything arts related and feel it is very much needed in people's lifes and a way of passing down history to our children!!!

]]> Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:37:02 UTC 5257655 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5210406?utm_medium=rss Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:37:44 UTC 5210406 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5164087?utm_medium=rss There are centres like this all over england. Since moving to wales from england 5 years ago, this is the ONLY place i have managed to find that offers the culture, congeniality and diversity to all ages and backgrounds. Surely Welsh people and uk citizens living in wales cannot be expected to travel across the severn bridge each time they wish to attend a venue such as this? Cardiff venues just don't cut it. - bad parking facilties, aggressiveness on the train journey & in town.....

]]> Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:50:52 UTC 5164087 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5139372?utm_medium=rss Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:02:16 UTC 5139372 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4999448?utm_medium=rss This is a famous festival and much valued Arts Centre, and Wales needs both. Please don't axe their funding!

]]> Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:23:22 UTC 4999448 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4992896?utm_medium=rss Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:09:09 UTC 4992896 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4987832?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Feb 2009 03:06:24 UTC 4987832 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4980674?utm_medium=rss Sun, 22 Feb 2009 12:38:16 UTC 4980674 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4979094?utm_medium=rss Sun, 22 Feb 2009 05:44:06 UTC 4979094 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4979071?utm_medium=rss Sun, 22 Feb 2009 05:38:09 UTC 4979071 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4977052?utm_medium=rss Sat, 21 Feb 2009 03:20:48 UTC 4977052 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4967779?utm_medium=rss Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:32:24 UTC 4967779 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4940455?utm_medium=rss It is essential that Wales makes its mark on the artistic international scene both as a way of enriching her artistic life and economically bringing in tourists

]]> Sun, 15 Feb 2009 06:21:16 UTC 4940455 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4932584?utm_medium=rss Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:10:21 UTC 4932584 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4929531?utm_medium=rss Beyond the Borders festival opened my eyes to how I could use stories in my teaching - and I had a magical time...

]]> Thu, 12 Feb 2009 06:33:12 UTC 4929531 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4922439?utm_medium=rss St Donats is a unique location, a unique setting and a historical place that thrills everyone who is lucky enough to visit. The music events and opportunities for young and old alike are wonderful value. As a college it is literally priceless.

]]> Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:04:43 UTC 4922439 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4913186?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 Feb 2009 03:21:11 UTC 4913186 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4898145?utm_medium=rss The storytelling festival has been enjoyed by my family for many years and is a unique and positive experience for our children

]]> Sat, 7 Feb 2009 06:39:27 UTC 4898145 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4893036?utm_medium=rss Fri, 6 Feb 2009 09:05:58 UTC 4893036 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4884766?utm_medium=rss It would be an ennormous loss if St Donats Ars Centre and the festival lost it's funding. this must not be allowed to happen. The site is magnificent and is an excellent setting to profile high quality storytelling and other arts events from across the globe. An inspiration to education activitiies too!

]]> Thu, 5 Feb 2009 05:06:58 UTC 4884766 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4874699?utm_medium=rss Tue, 3 Feb 2009 10:00:50 UTC 4874699 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4873606?utm_medium=rss The Centre is an invaluable resource to the local community and the story-telling festival is like no other - the setting makes it. It would be a tragedy to let this slip away.

]]> Tue, 3 Feb 2009 03:08:27 UTC 4873606 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4871610?utm_medium=rss this local resource is essential to the arts in the region, and the international storytelling festival is a national treasure - when the olympics is over there will be a huge hole in people's lives if St Donat's has closed that will outlive the memory of he games

]]> Mon, 2 Feb 2009 02:23:24 UTC 4871610 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4870245?utm_medium=rss Mon, 2 Feb 2009 09:04:19 UTC 4870245 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4869692?utm_medium=rss Mon, 2 Feb 2009 06:12:32 UTC 4869692 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4869531?utm_medium=rss Mon, 2 Feb 2009 05:21:42 UTC 4869531 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4867785?utm_medium=rss How can you stop funding to this? My children and family have grown up on this and as a result have used storytelling as a basis of careers and a fantatsic way of relaxing and socialising. I this world hwere it is rare that people comminiccate properly this festival teaches you how to .. and with creativity!

]]> Sun, 1 Feb 2009 03:35:38 UTC 4867785 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4863876?utm_medium=rss best way to spend an intense and wonderful magical long summer weekend - now gone? Please Please do something about bringing this back - Wales will stand to loose a lot more than just a bit of money saving...!

]]> Sat, 31 Jan 2009 01:46:35 UTC 4863876 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4863837?utm_medium=rss If this funding is not reinstated, what a loss for Glamorgan, Wales and indeed Europe and the world. The Beyond the Border Festival was our annual/biennial haunt, and we only missed the last time in 2007 as our fisrt son Oscara was born. Will he ever be able to visit the festival where his parents have spent so many magical and wonderful moments? Please make this all turn out to be a bad dream... and have us come back again and again to Wales! Visitor numbers will be affected!

]]> Sat, 31 Jan 2009 01:39:06 UTC 4863837 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4860350?utm_medium=rss Storytelling has a strong tradition in Wales but many children are unaware of this history. It is important that the Storytelling festival and the Arts Centre should continue to be around for the current generation of youngsters.

]]> Fri, 30 Jan 2009 04:22:34 UTC 4860350 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4853329?utm_medium=rss Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:00:35 UTC 4853329 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4849470?utm_medium=rss Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:29:57 UTC 4849470 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4848104?utm_medium=rss It would be a great shame to lose the arts center as it hosts the story telling festival (the largest in the uk, and growing) and enables storytelling workshops to provide a unique education and cultural understanding to the local and wider communities. The workshops are also notably aimed at disadvantaged areas of wales and help encourage the use of the welsh language. If the grant is not reinstated many people will lose out on life experiences that will not be gained from anywhere else.

]]> Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:34:45 UTC 4848104 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4839889?utm_medium=rss Excellent storytelling festival!

]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 07:58:23 UTC 4839889 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4839881?utm_medium=rss The Arts centre and beyond the border festival has brought me such joy and their loss would be a tragedy and a huge loss to the spirit of the people of south Wales. If you support only one Welsh Arts centre, it should be this one.

]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 07:56:37 UTC 4839881 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4827657?utm_medium=rss Sun, 25 Jan 2009 03:05:46 UTC 4827657 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4824746?utm_medium=rss Sat, 24 Jan 2009 09:05:33 UTC 4824746 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4824722?utm_medium=rss Sat, 24 Jan 2009 09:01:13 UTC 4824722 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4822089?utm_medium=rss Storytelling is an essential contribution to protect the intangible cultural heritage as defined by the Unesco in 2003. It has important social potentials concerning identities and conflict resolution especially in multicultural societies and innumerable positive impacts in educational and therapeutic fields. Storytelling festivals enrichen and educate the audience and are a necessary tool to show, preserve and develop the state of the art beyond the borders!

]]> Fri, 23 Jan 2009 03:33:01 UTC 4822089 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4821195?utm_medium=rss I planned to go by boat or train all the way from Sweden for this amazing storytelling-festival that I've heard so much about! Please save the art center som that I and other lovers of storytelling can visit you again and again.

]]> Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:30:19 UTC 4821195 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4819499?utm_medium=rss This is a unique space that must be protected for our and our childrens sake !

]]> Fri, 23 Jan 2009 04:26:26 UTC 4819499 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4813002?utm_medium=rss A brilliant and inspiring event. So wonderful to see the all important art of the oral tradition alive and well. But so rare to find it. One of the few events that I will seek out. It must be supported. If not this, what?

]]> Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:44:46 UTC 4813002 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4812989?utm_medium=rss It is a wonderful festival, educational and imaginative. It is attended by people of all classes and all love the great atmosphere. It is so good to see children captivated by a single person telling a story.

]]> Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:41:11 UTC 4812989 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4808258?utm_medium=rss Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:33:19 UTC 4808258 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4803889?utm_medium=rss Mon, 19 Jan 2009 05:04:00 UTC 4803889 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4795219?utm_medium=rss Sat, 17 Jan 2009 03:32:53 UTC 4795219 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4790786?utm_medium=rss I cant believe this arguement is still going
on. Please reinstate the funding, before
it is too late and important events,like the
Storytelling Festival have
to be cancelled.

]]> Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:02:18 UTC 4790786 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4790228?utm_medium=rss Fri, 16 Jan 2009 09:41:51 UTC 4790228 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4789787?utm_medium=rss Please save the storytelling festival. It is a beautiful and unique experience. It brings together people of all ages, backgrounds and cultures. It encourages young people to remain engaged with the spoken and written word, and helps keep alive a part of our collective cultural heritage which is in danger of dying out. It would be such a shame to lose it.

]]> Fri, 16 Jan 2009 07:20:53 UTC 4789787 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4789586?utm_medium=rss Fri, 16 Jan 2009 06:08:39 UTC 4789586 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4789581?utm_medium=rss Fri, 16 Jan 2009 06:07:38 UTC 4789581 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4788908?utm_medium=rss Fri, 16 Jan 2009 01:41:42 UTC 4788908 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4786793?utm_medium=rss We have been coming to the Storytelling Festival for many years. Our five children have been growing up with the most wonderful lasting memories that we take home from Wales every time we've been to the festival. Since it's only being held every two years now it's been a long wait twice. If we have to tell the kids Beyond the Border is no more, I don't know what they will do. IT IS the highlight of the year/two years! PLEASE keep the funding flowing! Tell us what else we can do!!!!

]]> Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:43:53 UTC 4786793 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4784835?utm_medium=rss Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:02:57 UTC 4784835 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4784186?utm_medium=rss Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:28:59 UTC 4784186 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4784038?utm_medium=rss Beyond the Border storytelling festival is a fantastic event, immensely enjoyable and educational, particularly for children (of ALL ages). It was sorely missed in 2008. Please don't let this wonderful cultural event be lost forever!!!

]]> Thu, 15 Jan 2009 04:38:40 UTC 4784038 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4780656?utm_medium=rss In a troubled world, storytelling not only builds cross cultural bridges but both entertains and lightens the heart through the sharing of common truths. Please save the Arts Centre and all its activities, by providing adequate support and funding for this extremely valuable cross cultural experience.

]]> Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:42:07 UTC 4780656 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4766005?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:49:16 UTC 4766005 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4761850?utm_medium=rss Sun, 11 Jan 2009 02:49:28 UTC 4761850 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4750940?utm_medium=rss Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:16:49 UTC 4750940 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4747361?utm_medium=rss Story telling is an ancient art and should be preserved at all costs

]]> Fri, 9 Jan 2009 12:40:26 UTC 4747361 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4743304?utm_medium=rss Thu, 8 Jan 2009 01:53:06 UTC 4743304 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4737118?utm_medium=rss Wed, 7 Jan 2009 04:05:40 UTC 4737118 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4729151?utm_medium=rss There is nothing else like the International Storytelling Festival that showcases and networks such a huge variety of professional storytellers.

]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 10:47:42 UTC 4729151 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4713469?utm_medium=rss Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:07:21 UTC 4713469 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4709738?utm_medium=rss Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:58:45 UTC 4709738 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4705055?utm_medium=rss Sat, 27 Dec 2008 05:58:43 UTC 4705055 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4689858?utm_medium=rss Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:51:22 UTC 4689858 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4689397?utm_medium=rss Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:48:33 UTC 4689397 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4682530?utm_medium=rss Storytelling is one of the oldest art forms. The revival and renewal of interest in storytelling in the late 20th century is one of the western world's biggest succes stories. Storytelling brings people together, recreates community life, and helps children develop so many skills, particularly oral expression. How can an Arts Council not support this Art ?

]]> Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:47:54 UTC 4682530 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4678987?utm_medium=rss Tue, 16 Dec 2008 04:16:23 UTC 4678987 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4678725?utm_medium=rss Tue, 16 Dec 2008 02:59:49 UTC 4678725 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4674345?utm_medium=rss Mon, 15 Dec 2008 04:22:29 UTC 4674345 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4663284?utm_medium=rss Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:40:41 UTC 4663284 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4656392?utm_medium=rss St Donats is an extraordinary place that we visit for the storytelling festival (I now bring my granddaughter) - an experience that would be outside her world otherwise!

]]> Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:00:46 UTC 4656392 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4652966?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Dec 2008 07:22:03 UTC 4652966 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4643852?utm_medium=rss The arts centre provides a unique backdrop to a unique cultural event and artistic medium.....that through the arts centre is accessible to many people of all ages and backgrounds. Please restore the grant and preserve this festival.

]]> Sun, 7 Dec 2008 11:53:11 UTC 4643852 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4641502?utm_medium=rss Sat, 6 Dec 2008 06:41:34 UTC 4641502 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4581295?utm_medium=rss WE need more of these events not less, our traditions should be treasured and encouraged by the arts council. These events reach so many people who would not otherwise engage in any art form.

]]> Wed, 3 Dec 2008 06:45:07 UTC 4581295 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4542100?utm_medium=rss Sun, 30 Nov 2008 04:50:45 UTC 4542100 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4535288?utm_medium=rss Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:15:57 UTC 4535288 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4524464?utm_medium=rss Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:15:30 UTC 4524464 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4523801?utm_medium=rss Attending the festival helped to ignite my teenaged sons' enthusiasm for story, language and the school English studies. Their whole attitude to education improved. As a result of attending the past five festivals I will be enrolling as a mature student to study literature and creative writing in 2009.

]]> Mon, 24 Nov 2008 05:11:31 UTC 4523801 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4515764?utm_medium=rss Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:38:36 UTC 4515764 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4510865?utm_medium=rss Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:16:18 UTC 4510865 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4488227?utm_medium=rss a wonderful venue which show cases a vast array of the 'arts' talent from local to global performers - MUST BE KEPT ALIVE FOR ALL AGES!

]]> Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:22:56 UTC 4488227 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4463251?utm_medium=rss Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:22:51 UTC 4463251 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4461813?utm_medium=rss Mon, 10 Nov 2008 04:17:09 UTC 4461813 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4452053?utm_medium=rss Fri, 7 Nov 2008 10:51:08 UTC 4452053 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4442545?utm_medium=rss Please support the Storytelling tradition at St Donats. I am a working class mother who has taken my children to the Festival in as many successive years as I could afford. Even though they are grown they still remember the magic of the Festival. It brings together people from many cultures in a setting that is from a Welsh faerie tale. This is the kind of event that defines us as a sociable, communicative, inclusive people and should be preserved by the Assembly as such.

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