Headway Arts proudly presents A BLANKET FULL OF STORIES with Releasing Potential
Join us on an adventure through the technicolour world of our imaginations. There is no one way of telling a story. We leave an impact upon everyone we meet in our lives, and so we become part of every story we are told…
This interactive storytelling experience is the culmination of a Releasing Potential training course, our unique award winning arts based training programme funded through the European Social Fund. It showcases the talents of the group who have been developing employability skills through the arts working alongside Headway Arts’ professional company.
We invite you to become part of the story on Wednesday 1st March from 3pm at Headway ArtSpace.
Join us for an afternoon of creativity on Monday 19th December between 1 and 3pm for our festive Creative Christmas Bazaar & Afternoon Tea.
There’ll be an exhibition and sale of art and handmade cards by PrintAble, a Christmas card making workshop, carol singing, and plenty of tea and cakes for everyone!
Join us on our annual sponsored walk on Thursday 17th November at 4pm. The route will be different this year! We will set off from Headway ArtSpace and walk to Blyth beach via Ridley Park, and we’ll be doing this year’s walk as a lantern-lit procession. See some photos below from our previous lantern walks to get an idea of what it will look like.
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Lantern Walk
Lantern Walk
Lantern Walk
Lantern Walk
Lantern Walk
Lantern Walk
How to get involved
Join us on the walk.
Sponsor us.
Tell people about the event.
Share our posts on Facebook & Twitter.
Stick one of our posters & sponsor forms up at work.
As part of the North Sea Tall Ships Regatta celebrations we have a weekend of exciting events on offer at Headway ArtSpace, Blyth! Join us from Friday 26th to Sunday 28th August for creative arts workshops, live music, a performance by our very own Seven Stars Theatre Co, and more. View or Download our Headway ArtSpace Tall Ships Fringe Festivallineup.
Sagas From The Seven Seas
On Saturday 27th August we’d love to invite you along to take part in the carnival parade which takes place just after the Crew Parade at 3pm. Come along to our free Carnival Club workshops on Tuesdays if you’d like to create something for the parade, from fish hats and jellyfish umbrellas to viking ships and giant puppets, there’s all sorts of creations to made and paraded. Read more about Carnival Club.
Tickets
Tickets for our daytime events are available from seetickets.com or on the door on the day.
Tickets for Set The Scene Promotions’ evening gigs are available from seetickets.com: SaturdaySold Out & Sunday. Weekend tickets also available Sold Out. (Evening tickets are selling fast and will not be available on the door.)
Fringe Festival Events
Friday 26th August
11am – 12 noon: Tall As A Ship
Hat making workshop with artist Allie Walton-Robson creating hats to wear in the parade.
Tickets £3, available from seetickets.com or on the door
1pm – 2pm: Yachts & Knots
Yarn bombing workshop with Sheila Biggs.
Tickets £3, available from seetickets.com or on the door
1pm – 3pm: Beside The Seaside with Bill, Reg & Friends
Review with wonderful Blyth singers featuring music on our magnificent Binns Organ, including The Seven Stars Theatre Co’sA Swedish Story told by Friendly Pirates with shadow puppets!
Tickets £3, available from seetickets.com or on the door
4pm – 6pm: Tales From The Four Winds & Tea Party
with storyteller Gary Cordingley, including afternoon stottie & tea
Tickets £3, available from seetickets.com or on the door
6.30pm – 8.30pm: The Cornstalkers
A taste of American Bluegrass on fiddle, banjo and mandolin.
Tickets £3, available from seetickets.com or on the door
Saturday 27th August
11am – 12 noon: Nordic Tales
Magical stories from the lands of our friends across the North Sea with storyteller Gary Cordingley.
Tickets £3, available from seetickets.com or on the door
12.15pm: Bell & Bullock Circus Theatre with ‘Cabin Fever’ Legends in their own lifeboat bring us their marvellous maritime mayhem. Tickets £3, available from seetickets.com or on the door
3pm: The Crew Parade followed closely by Sagas From The Seven Seas
Join us for the Carnival Parade through Blyth town centre.
No tickets necessary. Get in touch with us if you’d like to be part of the parade!
6pm – 8pm: Shaw Clark Project and Driven Serious
Shaw Clark Project, Blyth’s own eclectic folk rock duo, followed by
Driven Serious, melodic exciting fun folk punk pirates with energetic guitar & vibrant vocals.
Tickets £3, available from seetickets.com or on the door
8.30pm till late: Set the Scene Promotions music event
All tickets sold out
Sunday 28th August
11am – 12 noon: Silk Banners
Have a wander through Keel Row Shopping Centre to see our maritime-themed silk banners made with local people of all ages and abilities.
12 noon – 1pm: Yachts & Knots
Yarn bombing workshop with Sheila Biggs.
Tickets £3, available from seetickets.com or on the door
1pm – 2pm: Seaside Strummers
From the serious to the ridiculous fun Nautical Ukuleles!
Tickets £3, available from seetickets.com or on the door
4pm – 5pm: Jacqui Jim & Bob
Folk ballads & toe tapping tunes with squeeze box and harmony.
Tickets £3, available from seetickets.com or on the door
6pm – 8pm: Shaw Clark Project and Tony Bengtsson Trio
Shaw Clark Project, our 21st century Sonny & Cher, followed by
Tony Bengtsson Trio, socially conscious modern Americana/country rock with glorious vocal harmonies.
Tickets £3, available from seetickets.com or on the door
8.30pm till late: Set the Scene Promotions music event Music from blues legend Paul Lamb & The King Snakes with support from awesome local lads Clippah and a cracking act Bad Bob Bates.
Tickets cost £8 and a there’s a small number still available from seetickets.com as of 16th August. Tickets for this event are not available on the door.
Our weekly Carnival Club started on Tuesday 21st June and runs until Tuesday 23rd August 2016 at Headway ArtSpace.
Local people of all ages and experience are invited to come and work alongside us to create and paint decorative sails, and design costumes and giant puppets on the themes of ‘Sagas of the Seven Seas’ for the Carnival procession taking place on Saturday 27th August at 3pm.
Carnival Club is free to attend and runs from 4pm-7.30pm.
Suggested times are 4-5pm for young people (from 11 years old), 5-7.30pm for families and individuals. You can pop in for a little while or stay the whole evening.
The street drumming workshop runs from 6.30pm until about 8pm (depending on the group.)
We’d love to hear from individuals, dance, arts and musical groups who’d like to make a costume or join our community band or participate in a colourful parade: admin@headwayarts.co.uk
Remaining Dates:
Tuesday 23rd August – Dress Rehearsal, 4.00-7.30pm
and
Thursday 25th August – Dress Rehearsal, 4.00-7.30pm
Facebook users can invite their friends via our Events.
