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Great news for @SkiptonTownHall – we’ve …

9 September 2019

Great news for @SkiptonTownHall – we've secured over £60,000 for an exciting new project! Thanks to @ace_national and #NationalLottery #ACEsupported #ThanksToYou https://t.co/1I8xb4cBW2 pic.twitter.com/0rc3Wu1QXg— Craven Council (@CravenCouncil) September 9, 2019

Well done guys . You’ve pulled off a sto…

8 September 2019

Well done guys 👏. You've pulled off a stonking good festival!! ❤️👍🏻🎉 Thank you!! 😊 #proud @lakesalive @ace_national @lakedistrictnpa @SouthLakelandDC @KendalBID @GP_LakesDales @lakelandarts @BACKendal @CumbriaCC @TheLakesTony @netteedgar pic.twitter.com/Fs0pT3cgX6 — Kerry Powell (@LakesDirector) September 8, 2019

DYSTOPIA is in performance at 12:45/ 15:…

8 September 2019

DYSTOPIA is in performance at 12:45/ 15:15/ 18:00 today at Abbot Hall Park @lakesalive An urgent, action packed show about the power of influence and a fight to save a broken world! @ace_thenorth @ForestryEngland @VisitGrizedale ImageCredit @gazcook pic.twitter.com/gBY0uFwIg4 — The…

Love, love, love #kendal #livemoredomo…

7 September 2019

Love, love, love 💖 #kendal #livemoredomore @lakesalive @lakedistrictnpa @GP_LakesDales @LakesCulture @cumbriatourism pic.twitter.com/wxS3VnCKkN — Kerry Powell (@LakesDirector) September 7, 2019

I totally loved this !! It’s a must see …

7 September 2019

I totally loved this ❤️!! It's a must see at Abbot Hall this weekend. LEAP @ImitatingtheDog @lakesalive @GP_LakesDales @lakelandarts @lakedistrictnpa @lakelandarts pic.twitter.com/VSzY5WzefK — Kerry Powell (@LakesDirector) September 7, 2019

Dont miss this! My favourite performance…

7 September 2019

Dont miss this! My favourite performance of the year. @ImitatingtheDog deliver on so many different levels @lakesalive @GP_LakesDales @ace_thenorth https://t.co/DCXIpfYHup — Chris Hogg (@CllrCJHogg) September 7, 2019

@GP_LakesDales @lakesalive great fun tod…

7 September 2019

great fun today, looking forward to the park tomorrow! hope you like the boards! pic.twitter.com/B4IC64yWZO — Mufti Games (@muftigames) September 7, 2019

Did you know that over half the musician…

7 September 2019

Did you know that over half the musicians featured in our 2019/20 programme trained at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester? We are proud to be supporting them! https://t.co/fUa3Vpyxg7 @RNCMvoice @rncmalumni @lindarncm #northernpowehouse #musicsociety #greatupnorth pic.twitter.com/Ii24LbcM63 — Skipton…

After running a video mapping project wi…

7 September 2019

After running a video mapping project with our seed funding earlier this week @imitatingthedog are back with LEAP at Abbot Hall as part of @lakesalive too. We are inspired by the amount going on! #LiveMoreDoMore pic.twitter.com/kjDYAXpMk5 — Great Place: Lakes…

We are part of ON EDGE from Justice in M…

7 September 2019

We are part of ON EDGE from Justice in Motion & the Inspire Parkour community with exciting choreography, theatre & athletics. Sat & Sun12 – 12.45pm; 5.15 – 6pmThe Parkour Park is open: 1.15 – 2.45pm; 3.15 – 4.45pm; (and…

If you’re heading to @lakesalive this w…

7 September 2019

If you’re heading to @lakesalive this weekend look out for projects we are involved in including Ferguson’s Gang, a high street takeover of satirical games, installations and theatrical interruptions. Saturday: Finkle Street 11am – 5pm Sunday: Abbot Hall Park 11am…

If you’re heading to @lakesalivefestival this weekend look o…

7 September 2019

If you’re heading to @lakesalivefestival this weekend look out for projects we are involved in including Ferguson’s Gang, a high street takeover of satirical games, installations and theatrical interruptions. Saturday: Finkle Street 11am – 5pm Sunday: Abbot Hall Park 11am…

Don’t miss our incredible Training Compa…

7 September 2019

Don’t miss our incredible Training Company performances @lakesalive today! Strong young women expressing their views on our complex world! @GP_LakesDales @ace_thenorth 1:45, Abbot Hall Park / 4:15, The Birdcage / 5:15, Brewery Gardens. Please RT! pic.twitter.com/Y1rJDpmwdf — The Knotted Project…

Today was the last day in #Kendal, learn…

6 September 2019

Today was the last day in #Kendal, learning about #choreographinglight with @marybranson @ludusdance at @BACKendal and producing with @lakesalive and @JulieProduces – thanks to @ImitatingtheDog and @GP_LakesDales for a fantastic week 😊 pic.twitter.com/p7WcHu5pdU — Action Factory Arts (@Action_Factory) September 6,…

The final day of our week-long learning …

6 September 2019

The final day of our week-long learning residency @BACKendal supported by @GP_LakesDales on video mapping. Projecting onto dolls houses instead of buildings (a controlled environment for this week’s purposes!), the two groups came up with some incredible material – great…

Our staff member Jon has been on some su…

6 September 2019

Our staff member Jon has been on some super-cool projection mapping training from @ImitatingtheDog this week at @BACKendal thanks to funding from @GP_LakesDales Look closely at the dolls house – it's mapped over with a projected picture of it! #accuracy…

Ourselves and the artists Harriet and Ro…

6 September 2019

Ourselves and the artists Harriet and Rob Fraser of @butnorain would like to invite you to join us in a visit to The Archive of Lost Woods – an outdoor art installation to mark the forthcoming loss of #AncientWoodland to…

The @TourofBritain arrives in the Yorksh…

6 September 2019

The @TourofBritain arrives in the Yorkshire Dales on Tuesday! Riders pass through #KirkbyStephen at 13.45 and head south to #Sedbergh then onto #Gawthrop and #KirbyLonsdale. Details here ⤵️https://t.co/lGITFO9adj#TourofBritain pic.twitter.com/xVzNJEUUGD — Yorkshire Dales (@yorkshire_dales) September 6, 2019

Which book changed the way you see the w…

6 September 2019

Which book changed the way you see the world? #NationalReadABookDay #creativitymatters pic.twitter.com/RhiW57PaPx — Arts Council England (@ace_national) September 6, 2019

A really great day at @CAMEo_UoL’s #ReFu…

5 September 2019

A really great day at @CAMEo_UoL's #ReFuturing #CreativeEconomies conference. So good to be here talking @GP_LakesDales, @SReadBooks and #LittleUnsuspectedParadise… glimpses of @annaleese_j, @halekatie and @pollyrowena on these slides. https://t.co/KNmTITXKkz — Will Smith (@likewinterblue) September 5, 2019

Tell us in an emoji about your life here in the Lakes and Da…

5 September 2019

Tell us in an emoji about your life here in the Lakes and Dales and you could win an incredible prize from three awesome, creative businesses in #Skipton. Head to the post from one day ago (image of people having…

Don’t forget there’s still time to enter…

5 September 2019

Don't forget there's still time to enter our competition. celebrating the launch of the #LiveMoreDoMore campaign. You can win some incredible prizes from @Alexanders_Bar @Skiptoncastle and @ArtShopSkipton Head on over to our instagram account and look for this image! #win…

What are you doing this afternoon? Join…

5 September 2019

What are you doing this afternoon? Joining an online chat with our Screen Heritage Producer Andy and the good people @GP_LakesDales to discuss art and activism? Lovely! It all kicks off at 2pm. Sign up here >> https://t.co/KVu8RQNb0t pic.twitter.com/2MTthY6GuF —…

Today’s #ThursdayTreat is this view from…

5 September 2019

Today’s #ThursdayTreat is this view from Caudale Moor looking towards Ullswater. It’s all the motivation we need to keep our ideas flowing. #livemoredomore #lakedistrict #wainwrights @GP_LakesDales pic.twitter.com/GWZTqMzX9L — AKA PR (@akapr1) September 5, 2019

Tons of creative jobs in the area, peopl…

4 September 2019

Tons of creative jobs in the area, people just make the wrong assumptions. Plus, you get to live somewhere nice!! #LiveMoreDoMore #creativitymatters @ace_thenorth https://t.co/XrDhMr2pVg — Usha Mistry (@u_mistry) September 4, 2019