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 three days on Tuesday 26th, Wednesday 27th and Thursday 28th March 2019! This year for Come On Down we will have our young people’s day on Tuesday 26th March and the 27th/28th will be for adults. What is Come On Down? Come on Down! is a festival of performance and creativity for and by learning disabled people. If you haven’t been to Come on Down before, it’s a ‘bring and share’ event. This means we love it when people attend for a full day to perform or showcase their work, join us for lunch and stay to watch the other groups as well. Want to showcase your work? More information on the festival will be provided soon however, if you’re interested or know of anyone who might want to perform, exhibit or showcase any work at this years Come On Down, please do get in touch with us as soon as possible. In previous years, many people have showcased their work through dance, acrobatics, drama, film, music and creative workshops – so whatever your talent, get in touch! We would love to see you at Headway ArtSpace for Come On Down 2019, it’s going to be a good one. See you there! Get in touch via email at: hello@headwayarts.co.uk or call us on 01670 351962 Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/327577517967355/

We gratefully acknowledge the generous support of all our funders which recently includes:

  • Architectural Heritage Fund
  • Arts Council England
  • Blyth Town Council
  • Community Foundation
  • Edward Gostling Foundation – RW Mann Trust – Shears Foundation
  • Erasmus+
  • Hadrian Trust – High Sheriff of Northumberland – Rothley Trust
  • Henry Smith
  • Heritage Fund
  • National Lottery Community Fund
  • North East Combined Authority
  • Northumberland County Council
  • Postcode Community Trust
  • Scope
  • Sir James Knott Trust
  • The 1989 Willan Trust – Wellesley Trust
  • the Coalfields Regeneration Trust
  • This project is part-funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund
  • This project is part-funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund – North of Tyne Combined Authority