HATCH hosts safe spaces for communities to create, make & debate and explores how art, through good facilitation, can make a real difference to people's lives.

Joined March 2019
Digging out a few bits and pieces for The Lowry Lounge @theBluecoat next weekend and came across this little animation we made after drawing and thinking about the sea and the people we were working with youtu.be/OBXG6288v0Q
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We are very excited for @FarsleyLit 📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚 Enjoy A Screening of ‘Voice in Cookery Writing- Nigella Lawson, Ella Risbridger and Bee Wilson’ from the @britishlibrary & @LKN_Libraries at Farsley Library as part of the festival! Leedsinspired.co.uk/events/s…
Ink Slingers is the first Farsley Literature Festival. It’s brought to you by @TrumanBooks and @troublewitmill supported by our friends @sunnybankmills and @leedslibraries. We have a fun, eclectic & entertaining bunch of bookish events planned.
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In July we worked on an @BBCLeeds on location show with Gayle Lofthouse at @ChapelFM. It was all about the amazingly creative people in Seacroft & some of them made fabulous posters with us. These are a few of our favourites. And there's an exhibition of them coming soon too!
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🎨Check this out! The brill @Jo_Peel is mentoring Ace, a young person from Rotherham. So far Ace has helped Jo paint these murals - and don't they look amazing! Sign up to our mailing list to discover more opportunities with Jo & our other fab ambassadors: rotherham2025.com/hello/
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Timeless is about the passing of time & the danger that we are literally running out of it. Joli Vyann use their unique dare devil style of dance, circus & theatre to tell the story of civilisation’s fragile relationship with climate change. Rotherham Show 3-4 Sept Clifton Park
The last workshop of 2022/2022 academic year, a high school transition #creativehealth collaboration with @EvokeKirklees @batleygirls - embroidering tokens with yr 6's at their new high school - stitching what they would want to read on first day of yr 7. #textiles #ks3 #kirklees
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I know I posted this yesterday but it was late and you were probably asleep like a normal person so… ROTHERHAM HAS ITS OWN CIRCUS CLUB FOR THE OVER 55s! Go chat to the fab @tamarmillen if you want to get involved
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We've been building a website (with support from a brilliant @LeicsMusStud student). We'd love to hear from you if you have any GLAM community engagement toolkits, resources or research that you'd like to share on the website. DM us!
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Wonderful workshop so far with India Inspires! A truly fantastic exploration of culture in textiles @Heritage_Quay @FestivalSangam
We know that the last two years have had an impact on individual and community wellbeing. @MuseumsAssoc would like to explore workforce wellbeing, as a starting point for a campaign on sector wellbeing. Complete the questionnaire and share your views here:museumsassociation.org/campa…
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Join us for all sorts of silly creative shenanigans tomorrow...
BBC Radio Leeds will broadcast live from Chapel FM Arts Centre in Seacroft Thursday 21 July 10am to 2pm Radio Leeds' Gayle Lofthouse, the Art Doctors & community members will share stories about creativity in East Leeds. Visit in-person or tune in: bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0chdd0…
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Fancy joining us for the day? You can! Join us for a full or part day on any stage of the route, we have groups suitable for all levels. Sign up, all days on the page below! letsride.co.uk/rides/the-jo-…
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We want to hear your questions for Esme Young! Due to how busy the event will be on Saturday, we wish to collect a list of questions for Esme to ask at the end of her talk. Please post your dream question for Esme below, or give us a message. 😁
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#ArtistOpportunity #Dewsbury. We are seeking an artist to develop a creative temporary outdoor intervention during #HeritageOpenDays 2022 that engages the public with Dewsbury’s textile heritage shining a light on innovation. Deadline: 9am Thurs 30 June. beam.uk.net/events/open-call…
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Still a few places left on our poetry workshop this saturday (14th May) with Farah Jabeen. To book woveninkirklees.co.uk/.../we… #poetry #workshop #WovenInKirklees
A preview of Round and Around: The Story of Shoddy in Song, written for INTERWOVEN and inspired by the textile industry stories of local people. youtube.com/watch?v=vV7VLJnU… Fri 6th May, Dews Minster To book woveninkirklees.co.uk/event/… #INTERWOVEN #WovenInKirklees #performance
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Recycling and sustainability – started with the shoddy and mungo industries many years ago and they continue to thrive in North Kirklees today. Hear the story in INTERWOVEN and a live performance on 6 May 22 at Dewsbury Minster. woveninkirklees.co.uk/whats-… #Shoddyandmungo #recycling
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From 30 April - 15 May as part of INTEWOVEN there will be a special programme of FREE talks and workshops - crafts, music, poetry and dance. woveninkirklees.co.uk/whats-… #INTERWOVEN #music #dance #poetry #crafts #Shoddyandmungo #woveninkirklees @KirkleesCouncil @cr8tivekirklees
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As well as a live performance for INTERWOVEN on 6 May there will also be an exhibition which explores the history of the local shoddy and mungo industry. 30 April - 15 May Free entry - woveninkirklees.co.uk/event/… #INTERWOVEN #exhibition #woveninkirklees #textiles #recycling
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INTERWOVEN is back in 2022 with a live performance at Dewsbury Minster on 6 May as well as a pop-up exhibition, talks and workshops from 30 April – 15 May. For the full programme, more info and to book visit woveninkirklees.co.uk/whats-… #performance #music #poetry #crafts #exhibition
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