Blackfriars Theatre and Arts Centre

Personally Blackfriars has always been a place close to my heart. It was here I learnt to dance and act and as a child, growing up I relished to be here. Lots of youth still love to come here as there is so much to do. It is open all days of the week. Blackfriars has provided space for wheelchairs and made sure they have disability access everywhere.

The facilities are a foyer gallery where you can there is seating, a box office, and a place to buy food, drinks and merchandise. It has an upstairs bar that is open Monday-Saturday between 8:30pm and 11pm. The main attraction is the theatre which seats 224 people.
Different events are always held at Blackfriars there has been things like: Plays performed by the acting groups there, dance shows, Vienna ballet shows, singing performances, variety performance, festivals, competitions, charity events, fund raisers, art exhibitions.
One of the main things youth is attracted to at Blackfriars is Blackfriars Theatre Academy (Harlequin) they hold a summer school and weekly musical theatre classes. Where they can learn to sing dance and act. They usually do plays like Cinderella or Peter Pan so that it suits all ages.
Here is a poster for the Blackfriars Theatre Academy:

Contact info-
Address- Blackfriars Theatre and Arts Centre
Spain Lane
Boston
Lincolnshire
PE21 6HP

Box office-  01205 363108
Director-
Sales & Marketing-                          All 01205 363075 apart from Box Office
Admin/Finance-
Technician- 

Boston United Sports College (The Jakemans Stadium)

Boston United Sports College (The Jakemans Stadium) is a football stadium, situated on York Street in Boston. Lots of youth come here as they can watch football matches, they can take part in football, cheerlead, other activity days are held there and also they hold events like bonfire night which is an annual event that anyone can attend, there is entertainment like singers, bands and cheerleading, you can purchase food and drink there then they hold a fireworks display which last around 20-30 minutes.
Anyone can join the cheer team male of female, from around Year 7 to Year 11. There you can learn gymnastics, stunts and dancing.

Prices-
They can vary depending on which entrance you buys yours from.
Adults range from £13-£15
Concessions £10-£11
Children (16 years and under) £4-£5
1 adult and 1 child £15-£17
1 adults and 2 children £18-£21
2 adults and 2 children £30

The stadium has a capacity of 6778 people and each stand holds a different amount of people.
On the grounds there is also the Pilgrim Lounge which is a function room that can be used to hire for parties, events are held here and people generally go here to watch football. It has a bar inside so people can enjoy drinks. The times for Pilgrim Lounge are as followed:
Monday : CLOSED
Tuesday : 19:00 to 23:00
Wednesday : 19:00 to 23:00
Thursday : 19:00 to 22:30
Friday : 16:00 to 23:00
Saturday :12:00 to 23:00
Sunday : 12:00 to 18:00

From the reviews online people have mixed comments about it here are a few
- "Proper football ground."
- "Boston United has the best coaching ever!"
-"Expensive programme, expensive food and miserable people!"

 

Techniques

Some of the techniques I will be using in this blog are: scanning, file transfer, file formatting, uploading materials, imported materials, sourced materials, stored materials from different documents.

Scanning is storing a product (a picture, poster) digitally so you can't lose it, I can show this by scanning a poster for a place that I will talk about.
File transfer is an act of transmitting files between computers over the internet.
File formatting is the form of which you store specific types of information digitally. I shall do this by making sure I have a backup of my work and publishing it to this blog.
Uploading materials is when you post your content and work or pictures on a social media network or a blog.
Imported materials are materials or data received to one programme from another.
Sourced materials are original or basic materials used in research.
Stored materials are materials saved or stored in a certain way so that you can access it later.

West End Cinema

One of the most popular places, that teens visit is the West End Cinema showing all the latest films being released for any age group, however lots of the youth in Boston visit here as teenagers in this generation like to spend their time watching films.

Inside there are 5 screening rooms, which all have designated wheelchair bays. It caters for a lot of people as they hold weekly subtitled screenings, they have a hearing assistance, and also provide audio description on selected films being screened in screens 1 & 2. It has a café and bar with seating area. A place to buy food, drinks and tickets.

Times
The West End Cinema is open 7 days a week.
The box office is open 20 minutes before the first film time and closes 15 minutes after the start of the of the last film daily.
The weekly subtitled films that are screened take place on a Wednesday at midday.
Prices

Films	2D	3D
Adult	£7.00	£8.00
Concessions	£5.50	£6.50
Family tickets	£22.00	£26.00

Live broadcast prices depend on the performance.

Children are 12 months - 14 years, Adults are 15+ and Students need a valid photo ID.

Seniors tickets are available to those who hold a valid senior card, senior bus pass or state pension letter.

Babies in arms (under 12 months) go free, children over 12 months will need a child ticket. We are happy to accept babies in arms into U, PG and 12A films.

Proof of age may be required when purchasing tickets for films rated by BBFC (British Broad Films Classification) as 12A 15 and 18.

Live events

The Cinema also holds live events which include:

Opera, Ballet, theatre, arts exhibitions, charity events, live Q&A and concerts.

Cinema hire

West End Cinema can be hired for many things, one of them is children's parties. Children's parties this is where you can have a cinema screen privately it starts at £125 for 2D and £155 for 3D (With glasses).

You can also have PlayStation and Xbox parties at the cinema which costs £95 for 2 hours.

Schools can privately hire a screen for end of term parties.

Contact info 

West End Cinema

West Street

Boston

Lincolnshire

PE21 8QH

enquiries@westendcinema.co.uk

Sources: www.westendcinema.co.uk      Photos- www.geograph.org.uk www.bsc.wxv.pl www.westendcinema.co.uk 

Boston Bowl

A popular place to visit or a place where a lot of teens go is Boston Bowl. Boston Bowl is quite popular because you can do bowling during any time of the year and it is a fun activity to do, also it can be hired out for birthday parties.
Boston Bowl has 12 lanes and has optional railings for beginners and ramps for children to make sure they can still have fun.
Situated inside there is also the Sliders Diner which is the restaurant where we serve hot and cold meals, also a bar. Which is another reason why birthday parties here are great.
A lot of the time they have a live band or comedy nights

Opening times  
Monday- 
                  Closed (Open in School Holidays)
Tuesday-

Wednesday - 10am-Late
Thursday     -10am-Late
Friday          -10am-Late
Saturday      -10am-Late
Friday          -10am-Late

Prices
Adult- £5.40
Child (Under 14)- £5.00
Students (With valid Student ID)- £5.00
Lessabled- £2.80
NHS & Forces (with valid photo ID)- £5.00
Hourly bowling- £26 per hour
Children's birthday parties starting from min of 6 children- £10.95
Contact information
Telephone- 01205 359525
Email- info@bostonbowl.co.uk
Boston Bowl, Rochford Tower Lane,
Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 9RH


Sources- BostonBowl.com           Picture- Wikipedia

Youth

A lot of teens in our day and age enjoy different things as their are an abundance of different clubs, activities and things to do which interest different people. However this may be difficult as lots of teens now are stuck to their phones or laptops all day. From my own knowledge I have collected lots of different clubs that people can do during the day of in the evening, many popular activities include sports here are some sports club I know of:

• Dance schools -these are very popular with girls at any range but not so popular with the boys only some young boys and very few teen boys.
• Football- football is an extremely popular activity among boys and girls, from any age group.
• Tennis- More popular within children and adults.
• Water sports- Not that popular, mixed groups of boys and girls.
• Swimming- this is another popular sport as a variety of different people do swimming.
• Netball- Mostly popular with teen girls and adult women.
• Gymnastics- Very popular with girls although it is more younger people that do gymnastics.

Research-Generated Materials

Generated Materials
Generated materials are usually created by digital products, whether it be a camera or computer. Materials made by digital products include: photographs, videos, audio, text and graphics.

Photos
Photographs are images taken by cameras, they tend to have a main focus or theme, which could be a person, place or object. They are produced by the image being focused onto a light sensitive material, they are then made visible and permanent with chemical treatment or are stored digitally. They can be used for anything: art, education/school, social media, apps or games.

Videos
A video is initially a moving image on an electronic device. This can also be used for anything, TV &films, radio broadcasting, social media. It is very popular among people on social media, specifically teenagers (target audience,) as one video can make anybody go viral within seconds. A video can be informative, educational, humorous, inspirational, singing, dancing, showcasing any talents. It can be digitally produced, animated and live action. When videos first came upon the world, they were in black and white, with low sound and the rate of editing was not high, nowadays you can add any sounds you want, things are in colour and editing is made to look real life.

Sources- Wikipedia.com       Cambridge dictionary.com

Digital Publishing

This is my blog about Boston youth culture, I will be planning and researching for a teenage magazine, aimed for 14-16 year olds. This picture shows some magazines, although I will be exploring E-Zines, I will have to research general magazines
to find out what the target audience like.