Existing Support

During our initial Business Development Planning phase, we surveyed the existing set up of circus in the North East and found that despite the gap in the map for circus in the NE there were several small scale circus organisations in the region. We consulted with them and other local and National organisations about the need for a circus hub. The collective response being that there is not enough circus training space in the country full stop, let alone the region (especially when compared with our European neighbours, in say France, Germany, Netherlands or Finland).

We are pleased that we have strong support for Circus Central and our partners has come from many levels of the professional and social circus world, including:

• Local young people and adults who are engaged in circus activities
• North East circus organisations, artists and teachers
• UK Youth Circus Network organisations
• UK circus schools who are based in buildings
• Professional circus artists who travel to the region
• International circus organisations and artists

Circus Central has also received critical support from the following Local organisations:

• Newcastle City Council
• Ouseburn Ward Councillors and Community
• Diosese of Newcastle and Parish of Christ Church

Funding Support for Circus Central development and activties, to date, has been received from:

• English Heritage – Places of Worship Fund
• Newcastle City Council and Ouseburn and North Heaton Ward Committees
• the National Lottery through Arts Council England
• Church Urban Fund
• Sir James Knott Trust
• Sherburn Hospital Charity
• Parish of Christ Church, Shieldfield
• Legacy Trust UK, through the NE-Generation programme
• Community Foundation: Fund 43, John D, and Community Ventures
• European funding through the Life Long Learning funds
• As well as from private individuals and corporate donors including: Let’s Circus, North of England PI&A & Julius Pietre.