The Review Issue 11 Summer 2016 | Page 43

To advertise in The Review email [email protected] 43 a n other g r e at n i ght o f s h in ing sta r s i s fo r eca s t ! 11th June Saturday 11th June will see young local performers take to the stage once more in the family favourite event, The Chloe Hume Foundation Talent Show. The Chloe Hume foundation was set up in memory of Chloe who passed away very suddenly aged 14, in October 2010. Its purpose is to achieve what Chloe would have achieved if she hadn’t had to leave us to encourage and support children and young people in the community through the performing arts, while improving literacy, confidence and self-esteem. It’s about enjoying life and having fun, after all Chloe didn’t waste a minute of her all too short life, and she made sure that the vibrancy and fun she created was shared equally between her beloved friends and family. ‘I am in no doubt that Chloe would be delighted with the foundation and what we have achieved in her name’, Paula Hume, Chloe’s Mum and Foundation President told us. The annual talent show has proved an extremely popular event, adopted by Stewarton Bonnet Guild as one of the main events on the opening day of the Bonnet Guild festival which this year begins on Saturday 11th June. ‘We have two age sections – Primary and Senior’. Paula explained, ‘The primary section is for children aged 11 years and under and the senior section is for 12 to 18 year olds. This means we will be giving away two first prizes of £100.00 and two annual trophies. It also means the younger contestants will perform in the first half of the show so they will not be too tired or too nervous waiting to perform. We want all of our competitors to enjoy their moment in the spotlight and to have a fabulous experience they will remember forever. Also, thanks to a generous donation from the Granary, in Stewarton, we are introducing a new prize, an annual trophy, The Granary Cup and a cash prize, for non-vocal performance which includes dance, mime and everything in between and will be awarded to a stand-out act on the night. All winners will also receive an invite to perform at our Christmas Extravaganza which debuted last November and was a huge success’ Indeed the Christmas Extravaganza was intended to be a one off festive thank you to the town for their support and encouragement but the foundation, the performers and the audience all voted to make it a regular event. The date is still to be confirmed so watch this space – it is not to be missed. ‘The Foundation has grown this year, we have four new members but we are always looking out for additional members. We are also hoping to get together a young group to manage our social media accounts – this is something we will look