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25 January 2023
Wave Theatre present From Loch Ness with Love
Friday 24th February 2023 at 7pm From local writer Richard G. Wilson comes a moving and insightful play based on events and experiences from his own life. From Loch Ness … “Wave Theatre present From Loch Ness with Love”
6 December 2022
A Winter Night ’22
Join us on Thursday 15th December for A Winter Night with Headway Arts & Friends featuring a line-up of international artists presenting a gorgeous inclusive celebration of joy, kindness and … “A Winter Night ’22”
4 November 2022
Announcement
Incredibly proud, joyful and delighted to announce we’ve been awarded NPO funding from Arts Council England! This will enable us to support full inclusivity for learning disabled artists.
9 August 2022
Notice of AGM
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Date: Wednesday 16th November 2022 Time: 10.30am Place: Headway ArtSpace, Waterloo Road, Blyth, NE24 1BY Contact kerri@headwayarts.co.uk to register your attendance.
17 February 2022
Théâtre Sans Frontières presents Sherlock Holmes: The Speckled Band
Be enthralled by this exciting and thrilling mystery, featuring a feisty heroine, struggling with and overcoming a domineering presence in her life. With everything we’ve come to expect from a … “Théâtre Sans Frontières presents Sherlock Holmes: The Speckled Band”
1 December 2021
Winter Festival Cancelled
If you’ve been into Blyth since Friday you might have noticed our building sustained some damage to the roof during Storm Arwen, like much of the local area. Until the … “Winter Festival Cancelled”
22 November 2021
Headway Arts Winter Festival 2021
Our Winter Festival starts on Monday 29th November – click here to read more about what we’ve got coming up! Update: Headway Arts Winter Festival Cancelled due to storm damage … “Headway Arts Winter Festival 2021”
19 October 2021
Hold Your Peace Podcast Release
Hold Your Peace was a Heritage Lottery funded performance piece set in the summer 1919 during preparations for a ‘Peace Tea’. Unfortunately, and as with so many shows last year, … “Hold Your Peace Podcast Release”
27 September 2021
COME ON DOWN 2021!
We are playing it safe and going online this year with a super exciting Come On Down 2021. I get to be a glamorous presenter alongside DJ Andy 007 playing … “COME ON DOWN 2021!”
7 July 2021
ENERGIES: Blyth’s Industrial Pasts and Energy Futures
ENERGIES is a new exhibition which features work by nine regional artists to explore how industrial change is affecting Blyth. Work by artists from The Stars and Headway Arts’ Creative … “ENERGIES: Blyth’s Industrial Pasts and Energy Futures”
20 May 2021
AGM 2021
Join us online on Tuesday 17th August at 2pm for our Annual General Meeting and Review of the Year (2020-21). You can register your interest by emailing hello@headwayarts.co.uk. We will … “AGM 2021”
31 March 2021
Feel Good Guide
Our Releasing Potential group will be sharing their Feel Good Guide on our Facebook page from 11.30am on Thursday 1st April 2021. Releasing Potential invite you to join the … “Feel Good Guide”
25 March 2021
Headway Arts is an accredited Living Wage Employer
We are delighted to announce that we are now an accredited Living Wage employer! We are committed to paying all staff the real Living Wage for the real cost of … “Headway Arts is an accredited Living Wage Employer”
24 March 2021
Spring Share: Here Comes The Sun
Join us online for the Stars’ spring share – we’ll be streaming via our Facebook page (no account necessary), details below. Wednesday 31st March 2021 at 1pm: DIARY The … “Spring Share: Here Comes The Sun”
9 December 2020
Midwinter Festival 2020
THURSDAY 17TH DEC 2020 A midwinter sharing of joyful dance, heartwarming stories and a little light in the darkness – streamed live & free online. 2pm Twelve Starry Months Moving … “Midwinter Festival 2020”
26 August 2020
Headway Arts Community at Blyth Beach
Our first socially distanced outdoor workshop. A day at the beach full of art & dancing & enjoying being back together for the first time since lockdown began. Filmed on … “Headway Arts Community at Blyth Beach”
4 August 2020
Counting The Lights in the Darkness
Our Headway Arts community have been connected and co-creating together every day from the very first day in lockdown. Anticipating lockdown Headway Arts felt it was vital to support the … “Counting The Lights in the Darkness”
14 May 2020
AGM & Review of the Year
Update: Here’s a recording of the event! Our AGM will be a bit different this year! In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and in accordance with the UK Government’s … “AGM & Review of the Year”
20 March 2020
Northumberland Lottery
You can now buy your tickets for the new Northumberland Lottery and support Headway Arts! Visit NorthumberlandLottery.co.uk to buy your tickets. If you choose to support Headway Arts we will … “Northumberland Lottery”
18 March 2020
Coronavirus Statement (18th March 2020)
We wanted to share with you our plans regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation and measures we are taking to reduce risk to our fantastic Headway Arts Community. Here is the … “Coronavirus Statement (18th March 2020)”
15 November 2019
Tales and Tunes
Tales & Tunes, our Great Northumberland Winter Festival event is taking place on Thursday 5th December at 6pm at Headway ArtSpace. We are hosting the final meeting of our 2 … “Tales and Tunes”
Headway Arts Winter Festival 2019!
Our Annual Winter Festival runs between Tuesday 19th November and Tuesday 17th December 2019 and is supported by Northumberland Culture Fund and Great Northumberland Winter Festival. View events
4 July 2019
Creative Cafe – To the moon and back
At 20:17:39 GMT on July 20th 1969, the Apollo 11 Lunar Module landed on the Moon. Join Headway Arts on Thursday 18th July 2019 at Headway ArtSpace, Blyth to celebrate … “Creative Cafe – To the moon and back”
13 June 2019
REAL Project Films
You can read about our current Erasmus Plus-funded partner project visit the REAL – Reflective Expressive Artistic Learning page of our website where you will find a project description, links … “REAL Project Films”
12 June 2019
Community Arts Internship
Based: Headway Arts, Blyth Hours: 35 per week Duration: 2 weeks Pay: £8.75 per hour Eligibility: These vacancies are open to currently-enrolled Northumbria students, and Northumbria graduates who graduated in … “Community Arts Internship”
4 June 2019
One Hundred Homes at Headway ArtSpace
How do we define what makes a home? Belgian theatre maker Yinka Kuitenbrouwer visited over 100 people to find out – from newborns to pensioners, from people who’ve lived in … “One Hundred Homes at Headway ArtSpace”
18 April 2019
The CoCreART Symposium and Networking Lunch
About The Symposium will explore the equity of process between disabled and non disabled artists. Through our Arts Council Funded ‘CoCreART’ programme we have brought together learning disabled artists with … “The CoCreART Symposium and Networking Lunch”
17 April 2019
Call Out for Artists!
We’ve had a great response to the first call out but are still missing some art forms. Because of this we have extended the deadline for applications to Friday 17th … “Call Out for Artists!”
Hold Your Peace performance
Hold Your Peace is a drama production devised and performed by learning disabled adults. Set in the summer of 1919 during preparations for a ‘Peace Tea’ garden party, Hold Your … “Hold Your Peace performance”
22 January 2019
Come On Down 2019 – coming soon!
CALL OUT FOR PARTICIPANTS IN THIS YEARS COME ON DOWN FESTIVAL! We are happy to announce that our annual festival Come On Down will be happening at Headway ArtSpace over … “Come On Down 2019 – coming soon!”
7 January 2019
Review of the Year 2018
Take a look at our short film: ‘Review of the Year 2018’ which shows a lively snapshot of some of last year’s highlights.Please feel free to share the video if … “Review of the Year 2018”
28 November 2018
Winters Kiss
Join us on Thursday 13th December for a sparkly circus cabaret performance by The Stars: Winters Kiss. The show starts at 1.30pm at Headway ArtSpace. This is a free event, … “Winters Kiss”
Candlelit Concert
Join us for an evening of seasonal songs with Seaglass Choir and guests, Thursday 6th December at 7.30pm, Headway ArtSpace, Blyth. There will be a bar serving alcohol, soft drinks … “Candlelit Concert”
21 November 2018
Winter Exhibition 2018
Local artists will be displaying and selling their work at our Winter Exhibition from Thursday 6th December. Join us for our Exhibition Preview at 6pm on 6th December at Headway … “Winter Exhibition 2018”
6 November 2018
Old Boy at Headway ArtSpace
Old Boy is a funny and moving show about the bond between grandads and grandsons. With a community cast of men and boys from Northumberland, it explores that special relationship … “Old Boy at Headway ArtSpace”
24 September 2018
Hold Your Peace: GeNErosity Festival
Join us at Headway ArtSpace on Thursday 22nd November for our latest performance of Hold Your Peace. We’ll have guest speakers, discussion and a real peace tea. Tickets are free and can … “Hold Your Peace: GeNErosity Festival”
13 September 2018
CoCreART – call out for artists
Headway Arts is delighted to announce that we have been awarded funding towards our dynamic CoCreART programme from Arts Council England through Grants for the Arts. CoCreART is an ambitious … “CoCreART – call out for artists”
15 August 2018
We’re Hiring
This post has been filled. Thank you for your interest. Job Title: COMMUNICATIONS & ENGAGEMENT WORKER Responsible to: Chief Executive Hours: 28 hours per week. Based: Headway ArtSpace, Blyth, Northumberland … “We’re Hiring”
13 August 2018
Blue Flag Workshops
Pop in to create your Blue Flag between Monday 13th – Wednesday 15th August, 10am-3pm. We’re almost at 600!
1 August 2018
Annual General Meeting 2018
Join us at Headway ArtSpace for our AGM on Thursday 30th August, 6.30pm.
