Here is the latest newsletter detailing upcoming creative events:
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Hello and welcome to our newsletter!
As Summer most definitely comes to an end and as we head full steam
into Autumn, we thought we would take a look back at the events
we’ve hosted recently and share with you some of our highlights.
There are way too many to mention but hopefully it should give you
an insight into what we got up to during the summer months!
From July to September, over 1,400 Kirklees residents came along to
or took part in our events and activities, and over 500 more
watched our short films online.
A huge thank you to everyone who came along and took part – we hope
you enjoyed it as much as we did!
As always, any queries drop us an email hello@creativescene.org.uk
or send us a direct message on our socials – Facebook, X and
Instagram.
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What we did during the summer
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We supported local events – Batley
Gala and Batley
Fun Day in bringing communities together with fun
walk about shows for all the family to enjoy. The Legends of Cricket
were a big hit at Batley Cricket Club’s Gala and The Bee Cart brought
a special buzz to Change Grow Live’s Batley Fun Day in Wilton Park,
entertaining as well as educating about the importance of bees!
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SCRUMPTIOUS!
This summer we teamed up with The Friends of Crow Nest Park to
bring theatre company Beggars Believe Collective and their show SCRUMPTIOUS!
the magical story of Sylvie the sweet shop owner to the Walled Garden
at Crow Nest Park. We all enjoyed sunshine, stories and sweet things
as well as learning all about friendship and learning hilarious
songs. We hosted four sell out shows over two days as well as special
performances for families from Ravensthorpe Community Centre.
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Heritage
Open Days 2024
Play Lawns
& Walled Garden Tea Party
The Walled Gardens, Adventure Playground and The Friends of Crow Nest
Park hosted our special Heritage Open Day event in September
2024.Taking inspiration from the ‘play lawns’ that were once a
feature of the park, we brought lots of fun, family friendly
activities for all to enjoy. They included Cloud Gazing, Circus
Skills, craft workshops and special performances from Trixie and
Tillie, The Tea Ladies.
Older residents and families alike were hosted for a special
afternoon tea by our own tea ladies in the Walled Gardens with
a classical music string trio, and beautifully decorated tables
created by artist Donna Ramsden with local young people - they really
did make the setting extra special!
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Peace by
Piece
One of our favourite projects through the summer was Peace by Piece -
a series of creative workshops for women and girls to learn the craft
of lino printing and discover what Peace meant to them. Held in the
beautiful surroundings of Bagshaw Museum and led by textile artist
Ranya Abdullateef the women embraced the opportunity and created some
truly stunning pieces. The final collaborative piece will be
displayed later in the year with a special launch event- keep
checking our website or follow our socials tor the launch date
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October Half Term - The
Firework Maker's Daughter
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1st
November 2024
Dewsbury
Elim Pentecostal Church, Wellington Street, WF13 1LY
This half term, get ready for Bonfire night and join us for our
family friendly performances of The Firework-Maker’s Daughter.
This magical story of Lila takes her on a voyage across lakes and
over mountains, facing her biggest fears and learning everything she
needs to know -to become the person she has always wanted to be.
The show features talking elephants, silly kings, magical creatures,
magic and lots of audience participation.
£2 per person or pay what you feel.
Book in advance – two showings at 10.30am and 1.30pm with a free
craft session running in between.
To book - https://www.creativescene.org.uk/events/the-firework-makers-daughter/
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Festive
Phone Box Gallery – Heckmondwike
We’ve teamed up with Keep Hecky Tidy and the Salvation Army in
Heckmondwike to create a festive phone box gallery for Christmas.
We are e hosting e craft sessions with artist Rachael Gorton
every Friday morning from 4 October – 22 November. Come and join us
create this year’s special design which will be launched on the High
Street in Heckmondwike just before Christmas. There will be lots of
new art materials and techniques to explore and enjoy as well as our
usual warm space with a cuppa!
Keep checking the website for launch dates too!
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Bringing a
special Spark to town centre Christmas Events
We’ll be supporting local festive events in Cleckheaton (Saturday 16th
November) Birstall, (Tuesday 26th November) and
Dewsbury (Saturday 7th December) in the run up to
Christmas with some very special guest artists and performers. Make
sure you keep checking our website for further details.
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And finally,
we have some exciting news!
We’re thrilled to be able to share the news that we have been
successful with our extension year of funding from Arts Council
England. This means that we can continue to deliver the work we do
until April 2026 so there will be lots more exciting events and
opportunities for you to get involved with. Make sure you are signed
up to our newsletter to receive the latest updates about our
programme and how you can get involved.
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Creative
Scene is the Arts Council England Creative People and Places
project operating in North Kirklees, West Yorkshire. For more
information about Creative People and Places, check out their website.
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