Post by carol on Jul 30, 2013 13:02:10 GMT
FANTASTIC INTERVIEW WITH GARETH, KATY WAS CLEARLY TAKEN WITH HIM 
ENJOY!
LOVE CAROL XXX
So many young people are looking for things to do, they have a talent but nowhere to nurture it” –Gareth Gates champions somewhereto_ re:store in Manchester
somewhereto_ re:store (the high street heist) is a exhilarating campaign which aims to encourage young entrepreneurs, aged 16 – 25, to address the problems of the dying high street.
somewhereto_, funded by a £7m injection from the Big Lottery Fund, has seen the exciting initative re:store land in London and recently at the Corn Exchange, Manchester.
On the 25 July the Corn Exchange was treated to an explosion of creative activities from bring young minds from the North West and Yorkshire and Humberside.
somewhereto_ roving reporter Katie Gallagher was there on the day to interview the celebrity supporter of the campaign, the wonderful West End star Gareth Gates.
Recently, I had the pleasure of being invited along to the somewhereto_ re:store Manchester launch.
For those of you who don’t know, first of all, where have you been? More importantly, somewhereto_ re:store is a scheme which aims to help young people to “showcase their talents, kick start their businesses and reconnect with their communities by taking over some of the empty shops across the UK.”
Gareth Gates and Katie Gallagher
Long-time performer and music artist Gareth Gates was the somewhereto_re:store special guest who popped along to the launch in Manchester to show his support. I had the opportunity to interview Gareth and to find out all of his thoughts on the scheme and also some of his forth-coming plans and business ventures.
It was so nice to see a celebrity support the community so much and he was clearly passionate about the scheme, too. Gareth emphasised how important it is to support such schemes as there is “so many young people are looking for things to do, they have a talent but nowhere to nurture it.” He expressed his belief that young people need this space to expose their talents and follow their dreams. He also stated how there is such a huge market ready for young entrepreneurs to revive empty and vacant high streets. For those of you wondering how to make it in the music industry yourself – like Gareth Gates or just in general -he recommends a lot of hard work and if you are interested in music then why not join a choir, start a music group or take up an instrument! All wise words from Gareth. He also stressed the point that it is important that you are “passionate about what you do.”
The somewhereto_ restore team
somewhereto_ re:store is all about filling up empty spaces on high streets and filling them with something to be proud of. I was interested to find out what Gareth would actually put in an empty shop should he have this opportunity. He told me of his family business plan. The Gates family intend to open a beauty shop; threading, waxing, nails, laser hair removal… you name it, and they will have it! While it seems Gareth is quite the beautician after he told me this, he made it apparent that, had he not been a performer from the age of 17, that he would have eventually found his way into the music industry anyway and that it would have always be his “end result”.
- See more at: mailout.co/articles/so-many-young-people-looking-for-things-to-do-who-have-a-talent-but-nowhere-to-nurture-it-gareth-gates-champions-somewhereto_-restore-in-manchester/#sthash.pQn4aZGE.dpuf
ENJOY!LOVE CAROL XXX
So many young people are looking for things to do, they have a talent but nowhere to nurture it” –Gareth Gates champions somewhereto_ re:store in Manchester
somewhereto_ re:store (the high street heist) is a exhilarating campaign which aims to encourage young entrepreneurs, aged 16 – 25, to address the problems of the dying high street.
somewhereto_, funded by a £7m injection from the Big Lottery Fund, has seen the exciting initative re:store land in London and recently at the Corn Exchange, Manchester.
On the 25 July the Corn Exchange was treated to an explosion of creative activities from bring young minds from the North West and Yorkshire and Humberside.
somewhereto_ roving reporter Katie Gallagher was there on the day to interview the celebrity supporter of the campaign, the wonderful West End star Gareth Gates.
Recently, I had the pleasure of being invited along to the somewhereto_ re:store Manchester launch.
For those of you who don’t know, first of all, where have you been? More importantly, somewhereto_ re:store is a scheme which aims to help young people to “showcase their talents, kick start their businesses and reconnect with their communities by taking over some of the empty shops across the UK.”
Gareth Gates and Katie Gallagher
Long-time performer and music artist Gareth Gates was the somewhereto_re:store special guest who popped along to the launch in Manchester to show his support. I had the opportunity to interview Gareth and to find out all of his thoughts on the scheme and also some of his forth-coming plans and business ventures.
It was so nice to see a celebrity support the community so much and he was clearly passionate about the scheme, too. Gareth emphasised how important it is to support such schemes as there is “so many young people are looking for things to do, they have a talent but nowhere to nurture it.” He expressed his belief that young people need this space to expose their talents and follow their dreams. He also stated how there is such a huge market ready for young entrepreneurs to revive empty and vacant high streets. For those of you wondering how to make it in the music industry yourself – like Gareth Gates or just in general -he recommends a lot of hard work and if you are interested in music then why not join a choir, start a music group or take up an instrument! All wise words from Gareth. He also stressed the point that it is important that you are “passionate about what you do.”
The somewhereto_ restore team
somewhereto_ re:store is all about filling up empty spaces on high streets and filling them with something to be proud of. I was interested to find out what Gareth would actually put in an empty shop should he have this opportunity. He told me of his family business plan. The Gates family intend to open a beauty shop; threading, waxing, nails, laser hair removal… you name it, and they will have it! While it seems Gareth is quite the beautician after he told me this, he made it apparent that, had he not been a performer from the age of 17, that he would have eventually found his way into the music industry anyway and that it would have always be his “end result”.
- See more at: mailout.co/articles/so-many-young-people-looking-for-things-to-do-who-have-a-talent-but-nowhere-to-nurture-it-gareth-gates-champions-somewhereto_-restore-in-manchester/#sthash.pQn4aZGE.dpuf
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Awwwwww a shame you missed out on the picture Andrea.