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GLOUCESTERSHIRE WRITERS’ NETWORK
A THANK YOU TO CAC
Early civilisations embraced the arts. They made music, danced, painted, decorated and adorned themselves and their tools beyond what was needed for practicality alone. They did it because it was instinctive, because it was joyful. There is now a wealth of evidence on the benefits of engaging in creative activities, to our physical, mental and psychological health, to our communities, to those afflicted with dementia, to intelligence outcomes and behaviour issues in our children etc. The list of gains is endless but, somehow, perhaps distracted by our busy lives, lack of funds or access to them, the arts are often no longer a priority. We are lucky then, to have organisations like Cheltenham Arts Council who still embrace them, who blaze a trail of promotion and celebration. Earlier this year, The Gloucestershire Writers’ Network received a grant from CAC. It will go towards producing our anthology. Last year it funded one of the judges for our competition. A small organisation, it allows us to continue. So, as we try to provide information about all things writing in the county, to share its particular instinctiveness and joy, we would like to say thank you, CAC, for your support.
