Photo: HNT Photography
We want to change Newquay’s image nationally and get people to see that there’s way more to where we live than just stag and hen partying and boozing.
It’s time for this to stop. Right now. We’re taking a stand to let people know enough’s enough.
The more people we can get to join us, the sooner things are going to change.
But to do this, we need your help.
My a’th kar Newquay means ‘I love you, Newquay’ in Cornish. We’re a group of young people who are trying to make things better.
We love living in Newquay, and we want to show people just how awesome life can be here. Part of it is about respect – we want people to respect our town, whether they live here all year around or are just visiting.
We’ve got an amazing professional artist on board, Matt McIvor, who’s helping us transform some of the ugly, derelict sites around the town. Excess Energy, a PR & communications company in Newquay, has got loads of experience working with young people and bags of enthusiasm is helping us run the media campaign. If you like doing media stuff, it’s a great chance to get some work experience on a real project and try something new.
What we’re looking forWe want to push My a’th kar Newquay to the max. We’re starting to get support in the local papers and with local businesses getting on board. But we want to do even more – we want to get people across the country to sit up and take notice of what we’re doing. And we want to persuade local businesses to step up and support the project, too.
We want:Young people age 16-25 who want to have their say in what goes on in Newquay.
• Artists/creative types who want to get involved in the hands-on, messy stuff, turning very big ideas into reality on our streets
• Social media gurus to spread the word about the project online
• Budding PR people to write press releases, set up photoshoots, talk to journalists, make viral filmclips etc...
The artwork’s going to go up on high-profile sites all over Newquay and will get seen by thousands of people. You know all those boring, empty boards around sites where they’re building new developments? That’s what we’re going to transform.
Interested?Get in touch with Fiona Egglestone on Fiona@excessenergycomms.com or call 01637 852130 to find out more.
We’re having an informal meeting for anyone who’s interested in getting involved on Wednesday 18th August, 4-6pm in Excess Energy’s office, 8 School Close, Newquay.But don’t worry if you can’t make it – just get in touch. We’ll be setting up more meetings and workshops soon.
Photo: HNT Photography
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