If you would like to meet up with other local folk and play a game, colour a picture, do some knitting or just have a chat - then come along and join us. No need to book, just turn up.
A free drop in session for ancestry advice and practical demonstrations. No need to book, just turn up.
New and previous participants to workshop welcome, collating your favourite images from sessions to create tourist posters and postcards.
Join the Bay: A blueprint for recovery to explore the beautiful grasslands and seascape at Larkholme, Fleetwood. An easy and informative stroll along this coastal habitat, which plays host to many beautiful wildflower, insect and bird species. Feel free to bring along your phone for information about great ID apps and websites.
Bring your own photographs to share a story of Fleetwood, exploring the ferry and local cafe culture. A basic introduction to DSLR cameras.
Join an exploration of our shoreline, searching for shark and ray egg cases to count and send species records to the Shark Trust. Event volunteers will be encouraged to stretch along the coast at Rossall point, to search the strandline for egg cases. Other interesting treasures should also be brought back to basecamp for ID. Just turn up, equipment will be provided.
In folklore what does “safe as Wyre Water” mean to you? We are looking at how we can tell our own stories through a camera. Claire Walmsley Griffiths will be your guide to explore your creativity through photography, exploring Fleetwood’s unique connection to the seaside. You can have a go at using a DSLR camera and use your own camera or phone to take photographs and add to our special collection of images that will be shared as part of the Picturing High Streets project commissioned by Historic England and led by Photoworks.
Do you enjoy volunteering for nature? Join the Bay & Wyre Ranger service to gain valuable conservation experience in your local area. Learn how to manage a local meadow area, with help from Wyre ranger service. Tools may be used including scythes, all training provided. Please bring appropriate clothing (long sleeves and pants, sturdy boots), a packed lunch and drinks.
Join Artist Ian Halawi in this lino printing workshop taking inspiration from the buildings in the Blackpool HAZ area. Choose from a selection of lino blocks/stamps, ink them up using ink pads in a variety of colours, and then print them onto paper, making your own piece of printed artwork. Learn about traditional printing techniques and colour theory, and explore the richness and beauty of the buildings and structures in the HAZ area. You'll not only go home with ayour own striking artwork, but also with a sense of curiosity about the area the prints were inspired by.
Join Artist and Educator Ann Carragher in a mindful walk and workshop, connecting with the Blackpool Heritage Action Zone (HAZ) area. Considering notions of a sense of place and belonging, as well as connecting with the area through listening, touch and thoughts, you will record the walk in a variety of ways such as drawings, writing, photos and memory. Back in the studio, you will explore commonalities and share your experiences. The experiences and the information gathered will then be used to create an artistic ‘map’ in response to the walk. This can be done individually or collectively.