Welcoming a famous pair to our site
Performing Arts Centre coming to life
Signifi cant progress has been made
with the creation of a bespoke
performing arts centre for autistic
people - a unique project in the UK.
The Let Me Shine Performing Arts Centre, a bespoke
building to support autistic young people with
complex needs to access the transformative power
of the performing
arts, has really been
taking shape over
the last couple of
months.
The new roof on
the building is
fi nished with solar
panels also installed,
while the wooden
cladding across the
building has been added.
Elsewhere, the foyer extension is now in place and
external doors have been added across the building
which was previously the Princess Theatre - a school
hall-style building completely incompatible with
autistic young people's needs.
Though the construction has progressed
signifi cantly, this remains an ongoing fundraising
project for Prior's Court.
A new short fi lm featuring dancers and
infl uencers AJ and Curtis Pritchard has
been released exploring our work, our
amazing staff members, the autistic
young people at Prior's Court, and their
families.
The duo, known for their appearances on Love Island,
Strictly Come Dancing, Hollyoaks and more, paid
Prior's Court a visit earlier this year.
This was part of a number of charity visits the pair
undertook after being inspired by attending the 8th
annual Smiley Charity Film Awards last year, at which
Prior's Court won an award.
During their visit, AJ and Curtis observed young
people and staff members in our on-site industry
standard bakery, in a physical exercise session and
two classrooms. The duo also watched a performance
by members of the Prior's Court Band and explored
the work being done to create our new, bespoke,
autism-friendly Performing Arts Centre on our site.
During the visit, one young person at Prior's Court
with a love for Strictly was thrilled to meet AJ.
AJ and Curtis were guided around the site by senior
staff members at Prior's Court, and the mum of
one of our young people, who spoke more about
our specialist autism approach and how we work to
ensure the young people thrive.
To watch the video of
AJ and Curtis fi lmed at
Prior's Court, scan the QR
code.
See more at www.priorscourt.org.uk/PAC
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