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July 2008

PAN is working on a new website which will link very closely with that of NEAT, particularly in sharing information about potential touring events. We aim to launch this at the Autumn Forum on Mull

NEW PAN MEMBERS 2008

Welcome to Tarbart Hall in Portmahomack. This new promoting group has already succeeded in selling out its first concert, with the Blas Festival, almost three months in advance!

The new hall on the Isle of Raasay is due to to open in the summer.

Computer Software and supplies for Charities and Education

If you are a Charity or have educational connections - maybe you are attached to a school or have someone who is a teacher - there are various sites that are licenced to sell mainstream computer software and goods for educational and charity use at greatly reduced prices. Some of the software used in PAN administration was acquired like this.

Have a look at www.pugh.co.uk/

and www.dvd-and-media.com

NEAT also suggests you can also get very cheap software from Microsoft, Symantic, Cisco etc at http://www.ctxchange.org/

They are fast and cheap:- eg Ofice Pro Plus 2007 is available at £11 + VAT!

Mac software is also available

PAN venues and local Film Clubs

The PAN Office is occasionally asked about developing programmes to include Film - at least 12 PAN members show film. If you are new to this, then is sounds potentially very complicated. But with no more than a DVD player, a small projector and a simple sound system you can bring cinema to your hall.

For full details and support go to the Virtual Film Club on www.virtualfilmclub.org.uk/ where everything is explained.

PAN Member named as 'Best Event in the Highlands in 2007'

The Skye Festival or Fèis an Eilein, run by SEALL arts in south Skye was given the special Highland 2007 Award at the glitzy Highland Tourism Awards in the Drumossie Hotel in Inverness in November.
Duncan and Polly MacInnes were there to collect the award and were pleased to see others from the Highlands and islands involved in Arts and Culture, amongst all the wider Tourism interests.