About Us
We are Flying Monk Community Projects, a Community Interest Company based in Wiltshire and working across the UK. We run community projects to promote social inclusion, often using media, the arts and outdoor activities. The projects encourage groups that would not normally interact to mix and encourage social inclusion and creativity.
We make films, community radio, promote and encourage accessibility, and run disability awareness training. We provide a platform for different members of the community to express themselves creatively. Here are a few of our recent projects:
We were commissioned to make a promotional film for the Wiltshire Parent Carer Council (WPCC) to showcase the services that are available to parent carers of children and young people aged 0-25 in Wiltshire.
In 2024 we made a documentary called Athelstan to Aldi about the making of a community album involving the town.
We made a podcast about local artist's work as part of the art trail in Malmesbury which encouraged people to engage with local art.
In summer 2024 we interviewed living history Anglo Saxon re-enactment group Regia Anglorum during the Athelstan 1100 project.
We hosted recordings of the 70th anniversary of Malmesbury twinning with Niebull.
We have a working relationship with Athelstan Museum and in 2024 we made a dedicated page for the Malmesbury Voices spoken memory project which Bill Reed helps to coordinate.
Since 2017 and throughout the pandemic, we have run Malmesbury Carnival Community Radio, reaching thousands of listeners and involving hundreds of contributors in the town.
In 2016 we made a documentary called Heels and Wheels promoting inclusion in ballroom wheelchair dancing, which was selected for the Together 2016 Disability Film Festival and Ability Fest 2017 in India.
"Our audience loved your film Heels and Wheels! The film had a powerful impact on all of us" AbilityFest 2017
In 2015 we were commissioned to make a short film for Wiltshire Council to promote an internship scheme for young people with Special Educational Needs and/or disabilities.
In 2014 we received Heritage Lottery funding to make a film called From Mons to Le Cateau in partnership with a group of local scouts who retraced the steps of Wiltshire soldiers from the British Expeditionary Force in the First World War.
We have run disability awareness training and presentations for organisations including the University of Bristol and the NHS since 2014.
We make films, community radio, promote and encourage accessibility, and run disability awareness training. We provide a platform for different members of the community to express themselves creatively. Here are a few of our recent projects:
We were commissioned to make a promotional film for the Wiltshire Parent Carer Council (WPCC) to showcase the services that are available to parent carers of children and young people aged 0-25 in Wiltshire.
In 2024 we made a documentary called Athelstan to Aldi about the making of a community album involving the town.
We made a podcast about local artist's work as part of the art trail in Malmesbury which encouraged people to engage with local art.
In summer 2024 we interviewed living history Anglo Saxon re-enactment group Regia Anglorum during the Athelstan 1100 project.
We hosted recordings of the 70th anniversary of Malmesbury twinning with Niebull.
We have a working relationship with Athelstan Museum and in 2024 we made a dedicated page for the Malmesbury Voices spoken memory project which Bill Reed helps to coordinate.
Since 2017 and throughout the pandemic, we have run Malmesbury Carnival Community Radio, reaching thousands of listeners and involving hundreds of contributors in the town.
In 2016 we made a documentary called Heels and Wheels promoting inclusion in ballroom wheelchair dancing, which was selected for the Together 2016 Disability Film Festival and Ability Fest 2017 in India.
"Our audience loved your film Heels and Wheels! The film had a powerful impact on all of us" AbilityFest 2017
In 2015 we were commissioned to make a short film for Wiltshire Council to promote an internship scheme for young people with Special Educational Needs and/or disabilities.
In 2014 we received Heritage Lottery funding to make a film called From Mons to Le Cateau in partnership with a group of local scouts who retraced the steps of Wiltshire soldiers from the British Expeditionary Force in the First World War.
We have run disability awareness training and presentations for organisations including the University of Bristol and the NHS since 2014.
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Sidney Robb has worked with Flying Monk on films and community radio as a presenter, editor and producer. She is passionate about the inclusion and involvement of everyone in all activities. Sidney has a degree in Theatre Studies from Goldsmiths College and has a professional theatre qualification from Ecole Philippe Gaulier. She is fluent in French.
She also works for The Last Baguette theatre company, which is company in residence at Pound Arts in Corsham, Wiltshire. She works as an actor and regularly leads community projects and theatre workshops for young people. |
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Daniel McAleavy is passionate about inclusion, disability awareness and the arts. He has cerebral palsy and is a wheelchair user. Daniel has a degree in Media Communications and Culture. He makes films and leads disability awareness training to highlight problems and challenges that people with disabilities might face.
With Flying Monk he has created and directed films for several organisations including Wiltshire Council and the WPCC (Wiltshire Parent Carer Council). He has led disability awareness training for organisations including Bristol University and given talks to and facilitated workshops on the subject for the NHS. He regularly contributes to steering groups and policy around wheelchair development for NHS England, and is a board member for the Wheelchair Alliance, a national organisation that aims to improve wheelchair provision across England. |
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Tristan Green is the technical whizz at Flying Monk and enabled the community radio to broadcast over the internet. He has also worked as an actor, editor and producer for Flying Monk. He believes in the importance of inclusion and accessibility. Tristan has a degree from Goldsmiths College and won the Entente Cordiale Scholarship to study at the Ecole Jacques Lecoq theatre school. He is fluent in French.
He also works for The Last Baguette theatre company and is an actor and technician for theatre, radio and film. |
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Chris McAleavy was initially a scientist with a degree in Chemistry. She has worked as a teacher, carer and as a garden designer. Chris has an MA in Garden History. She is a keen gardener and is passionate about accessibility and inclusion in all aspects of life.
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