Great Place: Lakes & Dales

@knottedproject’s Early Career Artist commissions are BACK! The Knotted Project is excited to offer 3 Early Career Artists a £1,000 commission to create a unique live performance piece for #ForgeFestival25! Deadline is 5pm on 25 Nov - APPLY NOW: theknottedproject.co.uk/forge-festival/

@knottedproject's Early Career Artist commissions are BACK for Forge Festival 2025! The Knotted Project are excited to be offering three Early Career Artists a £1,000 commission to create a unique live performance piece for #ForgeFestival25! APPLY NOW: theknottedproject.co.uk/forge-festival/

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@knottedproject's Forge Festival is BACK for 2024! #ForgeFestival24 takes over Abbot Hall on Sat 4th May with performances from young people across Cumbria with theatre, dance, music & film! Sat 4th May 10am-4pm at Abbot Hall, Kendal Book tickets: lakelandarts.org.uk/events/forge-f…

@yarndale We love our odd socks day #WorldDownSyndromeDay 😍

Thursday usually means Yarndale Social but not tonight! So chance to stay home and knit socks 😃🧶 It's Down Syndrome Day & the Lots of Socks campaign encourages all to wear mismatched / most colourful socks that will get noticed & start a conversation. 1/2 #WorldDownSyndromeDay

🎉 Skipton Now Celebration! 🎉 Join us on Saturday 30th March to celebrate the the grand finale of Skipton’s Heritage Action Zone project. Expect a day jam packed full of activities and entertainment! #skipton-now" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">skiptontownhall.co.uk/whats-on/#skip… @historicengland #HistoricHighStreets

Calling Craven creatives! Do you want to turn your arts practice into a sustainable business? We have a practical training session that will give you the tools to help you!  Places FREE but limited, so first come, first served basis. Book here:  ticketsource.co.uk/skipton-town-h…

#ForgeFestival24 ARTISTS & PROFESSIONALS SPOTLIGHT! We're proud to be working with these exceptional professionals & artists as part of Forge Festival, allowing our young people to build their skills, talents and thrive! Here's why they're excited about being involved! 💬

MEET OUR #ForgeFestival24 EARLY CAREER ARTISTS! We are so excited to be working with these 4 talented Early Career Artists who will each create an original solo performance for the festival, with support from team TKP! Here’s what they have to say about being involved...

Happy New Year! Here's to a year filled with plenty of creativity! ✨

We have a new guest blog post from Film and Media student Beatrice Benn highlighting work by filmmaker Dawn Feather aka The Yorkshire Edit! Read the full piece at lakesanddales.org/news/guest-blo…

Merry Christmas from everyone at GPLD! We hope you have a fantastic day 🎅🎄

Still not feeling Christmassy yet? @SkiptonTownHall's events calendar is jam-packed with Christmas activities in the run up to Christmas Day. Head over to skiptontownhall.co.uk/events-calenda… for more info! #Christmas #ChristmasCrafts #ChristmasActivities #SkiptonTownHall #LiveMoreDoMore

Places are still open for The Artery’s next cohort of creative individuals and businesses! Join for free to become part of an amazing network of creatives in the area sharing skills to help boost each other’s careers and help your business excel. ieltd.co.uk/take-part/

Featured in our latest newsletter are two articles written by Film and Media student Beatrice Benn reviewing the filmmakers included in the recent showcase at The Plaza and their work. Read her full pieces at lakesanddales.org/news/filmmaker… and lakesanddales.org/news/clementin…

@FreshPerspecti3's latest mural is complete and wow, what a piece! This mural is located at Albion Place behind Pizza Express in Skipton and will join their other murals on their mural trail once they've got their online map up and running. #Mural #AlbionPlace #LiveMoreDoMore

There's only three days left to get your applications in for @knottedproject's Early Career Artist Commission! They're offering a £1K commission & bespoke package of support for Early Career Artists in Cumbria as part of #ForgeFestival24 Apply now at theknottedproject.co.uk/forge-festival/

Congratulations to The Tenmours who have reached the final of Tour Music Fest European Music Contest in San Marino with their song for Ukrainian Refugees! Finals will be held later this month so we wish them the best of luck and hope they have an amazing time! #UkraineSong

Exciting news for Creative Champion Juliet Klottrup! As well as her exhibition at Cross Lanes Projects, Juliet's new film 'Travelling Home' will be screened at @thepcclondon in Leicester Square on 16th November. We're looking forward to viewing it soon! #NewFilm #TravellingHome

Our autumn newsletter is out now! This issue features updates on Fresh Perspective, a look back at our film showcase at the end of August, Forge Festival 2023 plus much more! Head over to lakesanddales.org/news to read the full newsletter. #Newsletter #News #LiveMoreDoMore