Emma Blanksby
Project Manager, The Prince’s Foundation for Children & the Arts, Education
My name is Emma and I'm a Project Manager at The Prince’s Foundation for Children & the Arts. Since I joined Children & the Arts in 2005 I have worked on a number of national projects (Quests) and our Start programme. To choose a favourite would be difficult but I particularly enjoyed TheatreQuest in 2007, which introduced secondary school children to theatre. We worked with some really inspirational teachers and unearthed some fantastic talent amongst pupils including Thomas Ardern-Mulhern.
When I was a child I was lucky enough to be taken to see and do lots of things by my parents and schools and am so pleased that I can be part of offering those opportunities to children who would not otherwise have them.
I also manage our annual carol concert, now in its third year. The event is always a great start to the festive season with readings from celebrities of stage and screen, carols for the audience of 500 to sing and music from a range of artists. In the past we have been lucky to be joined by Jeremy Irons, Rowan Atkinson, Zoë Wanamaker, Royal Harpist Claire Jones and Alfie Boe amongst many others. Tickets always sell out fast so make sure you secure yours early this year! http://www.childrenandarts.org.uk/
