Core Funding Appeal 2024

 

Banner Theatre has worked with the trade union movement to support workers in struggle and defend the rights of marginalised communities for nearly 50 years.

Many of our highly entertaining shows were commissioned by trade unions, and toured with their support.

The pandemic of two years ago brought near-disastrous financial difficulties to many sectors, including ours. Despite this, we have continued to support trade unions and community organisations by producing online video ballads and virtual performances. This has helped us raise much needed cash for the company.

We are continuing to research and develop ideas for our next major production which celebrates Banner’s 50 years, and the essential role radical performing arts can play in the labour movement today.

To continue to sustain the company and stage this ambitious new project, we need to raise £25,000 every year for essential core costs: a part-time administrator and tour organiser, as well as raising funds towards a new touring van as our old one finally died a death earlier this year.

This new show will start touring in 2024 and mark Banner’s 50th Anniversary.

We do hope you will consider making a donation – no matter how small!

Another great way to back the company is to book us! We have a fantastic range of material to enhance your online events and socials. If you’re interested, please do get in touch.

If you would like to join the growing number of trade unions and trades councils who are making a regular donation to help meet Banner’s core costs, please contact Dave
by email at: bannerauto2013@gmail.com
or by phone on: 07878 848695 

Alternatively, or in addition to a cash donation, do consider purchasing one of our fantastic CDs, DVDs or songbooks. They are a wonderful souvenir, and make an ideal gift.

See the Shop page for detail.

Thank you.




Donate either using the PayPal button above, OR make cheques payable to ‘Banner Theatre Company Ltd’ and post to:

Banner Theatre, c/o Unit 1, Izons Industrial Estate, Oldbury Road, West Bromwich, West Midlands B70 9BS

OR by BACS payments: Banner Theatre Company Ltd / Sort code: 40-11-17 / Account no: 31161334

We are very grateful to have received financial support from the following trade unions and trade union councils in 2021:

National

Fire Brigades Union (FBU)

Transport & Salaried Staff Association (TSSA)

The Communications Union (CWU)

Prison Officers Association (POA)

Regional & local branches

CWU ALGUS National Branch

CWU Central Counties & Thames Valley Branch

CWU London Region

CWU Midlands Region

CWU East Lancs Amalgamated Branch

North Yorkshire NEU

GMB WM & Birmingham Region                                                                                                                               

UNITE West Midlands Region                                                                                                                                            

UNITE Milton Keynes Branch 

UNITE Sheffield East Branch 

UNITE Tyneside Electrical Engineering & Electronics Sectoral Branch                                                                                                                           

UNITE Huddersfield Branch

UNITE West Yorks Retail Logistics Branch                                                                                                                    

UNITE Liverpool Construction Branch                                                                                                                    

UNITE Nottinghamshire Health Branch                                                                                                                       

Greater Manchester UNITE Community Branch

UNITE Birmingham South                                                                                                                                            

UNITE Burnley Branch                                                                                                                                        

UNITE Fylde Coast                                                                                                                                 

UNITE Leicestershire Retired Members                                                                                                                                   

UNITE Community Nottingham                                                                                                                                     

UNITE South East Finance & Legal Branch                                                                                                                                    

UNITE NE/GEO/1 Sheffield Branch                                                                                                                                    

UNITE NW64 Branch                                                                                                                                         

UNITE Doncaster Branch                                                                                                                               

UNISON North West Region                                                                                                                                      

UNISON Burnley Branch

UNISON Lothian Health Branch                                                                                                                                    

UNISON St Helens Knowsely Health Branch                                                                                                                                

Glasgow City UNISON

UNISON City of Wolverhampton Local Gov Branch                                                                                                                                         

UNISON University Hospital                                                                                                                                            

UNISON Blackburn West Branch

Musicians Union, Midlands Region  

Nottingham NUJ

TUC & Trades Union Councils

Stockport TUC

Lewisham TUC

Lancashire Association of Trades Union Councils                                                                                                                                   

Derby Area TUC 

We are very grateful to have received financial support from the following trade unions and trade union councils in 2019:

National

Fire Brigades Union (FBU)

UNITE the Union

Transport & Salaried Staff Association (TSSA)

Bakers, Food & Allied Workers Union (BAFWU)

Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers & Firemen (ASLEF)

The Communications Union (CWU)

Union of Shop, Distributive & Allied Workers (USDAW)

Social Workers Union (SWU)

Prospect

Professional Footballers Association (PFA)

Regional & local branches

UNITE West Midlands Region

UNITE South East Region

UNITE Tom Mann Branch

UNITE Nottingham University Branch

UNITE Milton Keynes Branch

UNITE Chorley Branch

UNITE Doncaster Branch

UNITE Sheffield East Branch

UNITE Tyneside Electrical Engineering & Electronics Sectoral Branch

UNITE Huddersfield Branch

UNITE Newcastle University Branch

UNITE Hull Branch

UNITE West Yorks Retail Logistics Branch

UNITE Liverpool Construction Branch

UNITE Nottinghamshire Health Branch

Greater Manchester UNITE Community Branch

UNITE Durham RTC NE Branch

UNITE Birmingham South Branch

UNITE Manchester Central Branch

UNITE Bolton & District Branch

UNITE South Yorks Retired Members Branch

UNITE Preston Branch

UNITE NE/5 Leeds, Wakefield, York Branch

UNITE Burnley Branch

UNITE NW 6/522 Branch

UNITE Community Nottingham Branch

UNITE Community Huddersfield Branch

UNITE Rolls Royce Aerostaff Derby Branch

UNITE Merseyside Area Civil Engineering Branch                                                                     

UNITE Yorks & Humberside Energy & Utilities Branch

UNITE NW/64 BEA Systems Branch

UNITE Fylde Coast                                                                                                                        

UNITE Scunthorpe NE/GEO/5 Branch                                                                                         

UNITE Leicestershire Retired Members

UNITE Landrover WM 7686 Branch

UNITE LE/2116 Branch

UNITE Darwin 236

UNITE LE/1860 Branch

UNITE Portsmouth Composite SE/218 Branch

UNITE LE Fenland Community Branch

GMB WM & Birmingham Region

GMB Yorks & North Derbyshire Region

GMB Southern Region

GMB Barking & Dagenham Branch

GMB Cambridge 2 Branch

GMB Barking Shopstewards

GMB North West London Branch

GMB Harlow Gas H20 Branch

GMB Luton Branch

UNISON NW Region

UNISON Eastern Region

UNISON Warrington United Utilities Branch

UNISON Manchester Branch

UNISON Burnley 06/ Branch

UNISON Knowsley Branch

UNISON Scottish Health Branch

UNISON Lothian Health Branch                                                                                                     

UNISON Lanarkshire Health Branch

UNISON National Grid

UNISON St Helens Knowsely Health Branch

Greater Manchester Mental Health UNISON Branch

UNISON Napier University Branch

UNISON Glasgow City Branch

UNISON Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Community Health Branch

UNISON City of Wolverhampton Local Gov Branch

Nottingham Ex & Retired Miners Branch

UCU University of Coventry Branch

Musicians Union, Midlands Region

Nottingham NUJ Branch

TSSA West Midlands

Nottinghamshire NEU Division

TUC & Trades Union Councils

Barnsley Trades Union Council

Colchester Trades Union Council

TUC, London, East & South East

Ipswich & District Trades Union Council

Wisbech, March & District TUC