Yesterday's (20/04/2009) ground breaking ceremony was a great success.
Friends and Patrons of NBT, supporters of our building project as well as members of the Board, staff and dancers from NBT and Phoenix gathered together on Quarry Hill in central Leeds to witness the ground breaking ceremony. As the sun shone down Andrew Carter, Leader of Leeds City Council got proceedings underway with the ceremonial shovel and both Andrew and Andy Carver, Executive Director of Arts Council England, Yorkshire, gave speeches celebrating the partnerships coming together to make one of the most important cultural developments for Leeds a reality.
Dancers David Ward and Rym Kechacha dressed in costumes from A Midsummer Night's Dream enjoyed clambouring all over the JCB digger - I think everyone wanted to have a go at driving it but common sense prevailed. Mark Skipper spoke on behalf of everyone at NBT when he thanked all our partners and supporters who have given so generously to make our dream a reality. It does mean so much to us.
Click here to see the blog post which includes photos from the event