Templesprings In the Community
Arts Awards
Templesprings Music Centre is an Arts Awards Centre. In the Autumn Term of 2019, our students were working towards their Discover Awards. The students who achieved this award attended the inaugural Arts Awards event we hosted on 25th January 2020. It was a family-friendly fun day of showcasing achievements, live music.
Make Music Day
Every month, we host a performance event where our students showcase their music making to an audience during our “Make Music Day”.
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The Mayor celebrates with us...
Click here to listen to the Mayor's Interview
The Mayor's SpeechThe Mayor gave a heartfelt message of encouragement and support for the work Templesprings is doing in the community.
“I was born in a council flat in South Ockendon and I’m still living in a flat in South Ockendon and am I’m mayor of Thurrock. I went into this young man’s school – David-Elijah Johnson and he showed me round his school as he’s the head boy. And about 2 weeks later, I get this fantastic email from him asking me to come here. Well I never knew this existed, I’m ashamed to say I’ve lived in South Ockendon for 60 odd years and I didn’t know Templesprings existed, my apologies. What we’ve seen this afternoon has blown me away, all of this young people with such talent, you’re brilliant Thank you so much parents for coming to support this people, it’s like a great big family and I’ve never ever experienced this in the past 8 months of being the mayor- such a feeling of love. As I visit the schools, I will tell every head teacher about Templesprings as they need to know about you” |
Templesprings music center organised a festive fun and celebrations day on Saturday the 12th of December 2015 at their new premises. In attendance was the Mayor of Thurrock Cllr Sue Gray and Mayor’s consort Tony Lane.
The line-up included a music mini concert where the young people showcased their talents and what they have been learning this term at Templesprings; the Kids choir led by JB Rose, dance act, Lisa Chuma an entrepreneur who spoke about the impact of coaching, other supporting acts and Santa’s grotto for the family. The founders Derin and Bidemi Johnson thanked the parents for the opportunity given to help shape their children’s musical journey and impact their lives positively. Download the Press Release for this event here Press Release
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New Holiday Club in Grays awarded grant by BBC Children In Need
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Templesprings Music Centre in Thurrock are delighted to announce that BBC Children in Need has awarded them a grant of £29,550 over 3 years. This grant will fund the running of holiday clubs during the February half term and Easter holiday periods and help make a difference to the lives of disadvantaged children and young people right here in Thurrock.
The Holiday Club offers an inclusive community atmosphere in which children are supported to express themselves, support others, build their confidence, self-esteem and key personal skills. The activities on offer will include masterclasses in arts, drama, dance, music, singing, cooking, fashion design and team building including a local excursion. The project is entirely young people led with support from experienced coaches. |
Press Release
Templesprings has been delivering a wide range of music and performing arts activities to the community since 2015, including music lessons, and creative workshops, which have now engaged hundreds of children and young people. It is providing somewhere safe and fun for young people to go through its weekly youth development and mentoring service | ||
Clips from our Camp
Thanks to Morrisons and the local Music Shop we were able to raise money to create hampers to give
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With the support of Giving World all of us here at Templesprings were able to spread the joy of Christmas to local families in the area. Here is just a small clip showing the work that went into creating the hampers that we donated.
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Harris Academy Mayflower Summer Fete
Templesprings Music Center was invited to the first joint Harris Academy and Harris Mayflower PTA Summer Fete on Saturday July 15th 2017. It was a big stage for our kids and all of them rose to the amazing challenge of performing to a large Fete Crowd of cheering mums, dads and visitors.
Grays Festival
The Grays Festival came to town again this year and our kids at Templesprings joined a line up of other local groups and acts. It was an enjoyable afternoon
Festive Fun and Christmas Celebrations Day
Templesprings music center organised a festive fun and celebrations day on Saturday the 12th of December 2015 to launch the opening of their new premises. In attendance was the Mayor of Thurrock Cllr Sue Gray and Mayor’s consort Tony Lane.
The line-up included a music mini concerts where the young people showcased their talents and what they have been learning this term at Templesprings
The line-up included a music mini concerts where the young people showcased their talents and what they have been learning this term at Templesprings
Exciting Summer Camp
Templesprings is grateful to the Big Lottery Fund for making the Summer Camp possible.
We hosted 30 children over two weeks offering children aged 5 -14 years a unique experiential learning opportunity that helped build their confidence and self-esteem.
We hosted 30 children over two weeks offering children aged 5 -14 years a unique experiential learning opportunity that helped build their confidence and self-esteem.
Summer Camp 2017 a Success!
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Testimonials From Young Leaders |
Testimonials From Parents |
Grays Christmas Lights Switch On
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We performed an outdoor gig to the public during the Christmas Switch On event in Grays. Click the video to watch the highlights.
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