Stanza Stones: Key Partners

Key people involved in Stanza Stones

The following people, groups and agencies are all working closely on Stanza Stones:

Simon Armitage, Poet (www.simonarmitage.com)

Pip Hall, Stone Artist (www.piphall.co.uk)
Tom Lonsdale, Landscape Architect (www.placecraft.co.uk)

Rachel Feldberg – Director, Ilkley Literature Festival

Glenis Burgess, Programme Manager

Young Writers’ Groups

Calderdale Young Writers

Ilkley Literature Festival Young Writers (www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk)

Leeds Young Authors (www.leedsyoungauthors.org.uk)

Sheffield Young Writers (www.cubeweb.org.uk/sywriters)

Tadeeb International New Writers (www.tadeeb.com)

The Writing Squad (www.writingsquad.com)


Young Dance Groups

Manasamitra (www.manasamitra.com)

Northern School of Contemporary Dance (www.nscd.ac.uk)

North Yorkshire Youth Dance

RJC Dance Group (www.rjcdance.org.uk)


Young Film Makers

Leeds College of Art (www.leeds-art.ac.uk)

MediaFish (www.mediafish.org)


imove

Stanza Stones is part of the imove programme.  imove is Yorkshire’s signature arts and culture programme for ensuring a legacy from London 2012. The programme blurs the boundaries between art and sport through surprising partnerships across arts, culture, physical activity and learning. It aspires to the very highest of standards and aims to leave a legacy of increased participation in culture, sport and volunteering throughout the region. Find out about all imove’s projects at www.imoveand.com


imove is primarily funded by Legacy Trust UK, an independent charity whose mission is to support a wide range of innovative cultural and sporting activities which celebrate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and which will leave a lasting legacy in communities throughout the United Kingdom.

Legacy Trust UK is funded by a £40 million endowment from the Big Lottery Fund (£29m), Department for Culture Media and Sport (£6m) and Arts Council England (£5m).

Visit www.legacytrust.org for further information.








Pennine Prospects

The creation and installation of the Stanza Stones is supported by funding being made available through the South Pennines LEADER programme (Rural Development Programme for England), which is jointly funded by Defra and the European Union, and managed by Yorkshire Forward in the Yorkshire and Humber region and Pennine Prospects(www.pennineprospects.co.uk)








Esmée Fairbairn Foundation

All the exciting Stanza Stones work with young people is supported by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. (www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk)







Other Supporters

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (www.bradford.gov.uk)

English Heritage (www.english-heritage.org.uk)

National Trust  (www.nationaltrust.org.uk)

Natural England (www.naturalengland.org.uk)

United Utilities (www.unitedutilities.com)

Yorkshire Water (www.yorkshirewater.com)