Month: October 2017

Participation, performance and pledges – NW IAPT conference

On Friday we were busy at the Children and Young People’s IAPT North West conference in Manchester https://goo.gl/qe5zVK A conference celebrating the best in participation projects for young people involved in the Mental Health system. We spent the morning filming the various speakers, performances and presentations, before putting a film of the event together ready for the end… Read more »

The People’s Quilt – Bolton’s Past, Present and Future

Thanks to ‘Awards for All’ National Lottery funding, we have been able to start a fantastic new interactive textiles project, ‘The People’s Quilt’ alongside textiles artist Jennifer Gilmour. Exploring Bolton’s heritage with ex machinists from the factories and mills of Bolton’s past, the present through refugees experiences and the potential future with local schoolchildren, the… Read more »

The Scarecrows are coming….Breightmet first ever Scarecrow Festival

We’ve been busy helping the families of Breightmet create Scarecrows for Breightmet’s first ever Scarecrow Festival. The free festival will be held on October 28th, 11-3pm, with fun activities, crafts and games at the Elderdale Centre and a trail around the neighbourhood to see the Scarecrows. There’s still time to enter, just let us know… Read more »