Posts Tagged ‘blog’
Song Surgery in the Lakes
Songs and poems are set to be the new pick-me-up at a trial ‘song surgery’ next month. Prescription poems and remedial tunes will be handed out to anyone feeling under par or stressed out at the special surgery being held in the Lake District at Ambleside Parish Centre. Opera singer Bibi Heal will offer drop-ins…
Read MoreSpaces and Young People Team Up For New Initiative
You can try your hand at digital art in a groundbreaking open weekend which allows young artists to test their ideas. Matthew Annable, a Skipton-based musician and digital artist, and Mary Woolf, a Settle based photographic artist, are offering an opportunity to venture into the world of creative technology. At their base at Qworkery co-working…
Read MoreSpeakers for our innovative training course announced
Expert freelancers, business specialists and artists are among the speakers at our free conference aimed at young people starting careers in the arts and creative industry. The first of its kind to be held in the region: Alex Zawadzki, Creative Producer and Curator Alex Zawadzki is a creative producer ‘making stuff happen’. She is a…
Read MoreWinners of our innovative architecture competition announced
Designs taking their inspiration from the longhouses and farmsteads of the past are the winners in our architecture competition for affordable homes which encourage young people to stay in the Lakes and Dales. McMullan Studios have been chosen to design homes for Horton-in-Ribblesdale in Craven and Outpost have been chosen as winners for the…
Read MoreWhat do you love about living and working here?
To celebrate Yorkshire Day 2019 we asked you what you love about living and working here. We’ve had some fantastic responses. Here’s some of them: Callum Spencer, Singer-Songwriter “Yorkshire has so many opportunities and great ideas.Yet it manages to keep its feet on the ground and provide a caring and beautiful place to live and…
Read MoreOur innovative architecture competition reaches final stages
The final designs in our prestigious competition for homes which encourage young people to stay in the Lakes and Dales can now be seen online. Entries from the final six in our competition with the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) competition are on view here. Feedback can also be given via the webpage. In…
Read MoreFree desk space for young creatives
Free desk space has been provided in Skipton town centre as part of our Acorn and Seedfunding Scheme. As part of our aim to encourage more 16 to 34-year olds to live and work in the area, we sponsored two desks at new co-working space Qworkery specifically for the target age group. Four under 35s…
Read MoreShortlist Revealed in Architecture Competition
Our architecture competition, in association with the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) attracted 110 entries from the UK and abroad. Architects and designers worldwide were invited to submit designs for either or both rural sites at Horton-in-Ribblesdale near Settle and Burneside, near Kendal – with the brief stating they must provide well designed, flexible…
Read MoreFilm-Maker Jack Benjamin Gill on his career so far…
International Rural Film Festival, Hinterlands, launched in Skipton on 16 May. Over 22 events took place across 8 venues and it attracted visitors from across the UK. One film screened during the Horror All-Nighter was Lambing Season by Jack Benjamin Gill, originally from Skipton. We spoke to him about his film-making career so far. What inspired…
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