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IW Council didn't co-operate say group set up to save the Music Service
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Due to the consultation being postponed, the Cabinet will now consider the consultation at its meeting on 14 August 2012 instead of the Children and Young People Scrutiny Panel
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Consultation postponed until September service to run in its current form until April 2013, a mere month before the local elections.
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The Island gets approval from the Arts Council for a music education hub, but jobs of those working in the Music Service are still at risk. Following a public consultation, a report will be presented to the Cabinet in July on the future of the service.
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Full report from Wednesday evening's Children and Young People Scrutiny Panel meeting where the future of the Isle of Wight Music Service was discussed.
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Full report tomorrow on the meeting of the Children and Young People Scrutiny Panel. Recommended option was rejected by panel and alternatives voted upon. A delegated decision to go to full public consultation will be made by cabinet member Cllr Cousins.
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Are the council getting rattled about the public reaction? In a very unusual move, the council is issuing a press release in advance of a scrutiny meeting.
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In response to the proposed recommended changes to the Island's Music Service, an amateur Island musician shares with us her argument for keeping peripatetic music teachers, citing that poorer children wouldn't be able to afford music lessons and the quality of Island music education would drop immensely.
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20 year old Richard Hall explains why he thinks the Isle of Wight Music Service is so important.
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Internationally famous soprano soloist Evelyn Tubb explains the importance of the Isle of Wight Music Service and why it should be protected.
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Former acting head of the Isle of Wight Music Service sends an open letter to the members of the Panel who will be making decisions on its future next week.
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Yesterday's report about the shakeup of the Music Service reveals that because there are now fewer schools to sell their services to and a decline in pupil numbers, there is an operating loss for this financial year.
