This is my review of Hairspray The Musical, which is currently touring the UK!

Sadly, socialising doesn't come naturally to a lot of young people, especially me, who are only just getting to grips with the real world.

Shannon has just joined the Youth Network as an Activist, and is currently working on her Gold Arts Award with Chichester Festival Theatre.

To my camera: I like it best when we are as one. My eye against yours.

The destruction of a musician's wooden instruments at the hands of US customs, on the grounds that they are agricultural products and thus pose a biological hazard to native species, poses a grave question to musicians the world over: is there any justification on which an instrument that forms a key part to someone's livelihood can be destroyed because of what it is made of?

Just over one month after I joined Unit Twenty Three as an apprentice, and so far it's gone pretty well!

Congratulations to the winners of our competition My Word is Gold.

Georgie is brand new to the Arts Award Youth Network, and has already completed her Bronze and Gold awards.

Carli Green has joined the Arts Award Youth Network as an Arts Award Activist, and is currently completing his Gold at Sixth Sense Theatre Company.

Danny Cohen has announced that he is standing down from his role as Director of Television for the BBC after eight years of working with the corporation.

Your help-at-hand, mentor and fixer. Artist, teacher or youth worker. Use them – they want to help you make your Arts Award fly, and they'll have great experience to share.

I'm taking a slightly new slant this month. Partly because I've been terrible over the summer and ashamedly got out of the habit of my regular blogging. But I hope that this blog becomes a useful resource for our exciting new Gold Hub - a dedicated collection of resources and support on Voice to help you complete your Gold Arts Award - so I'm going to improve the regularity.