volunteering Archives - Blackpool Social Club

29 Sep

Calling local creative groups – How well supported do you feel by Arts Council Funded organisations?

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsLocal Newsarts, community, community groups, volunteer, volunteering

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Creative Lives is a registered charity that champions community and volunteer-led creative activity, and works to improve opportunities for everyone to be creative. One of their main areas of work is celebrating and promoting the ways that people express themselves creatively with others, recognising the benefits this kind of activity can bring. Creative Lives is meeting with the Arts Council to share the experiences and needs of the creative voluntary sector and need you to tell them what you think is important. They want to connect the different parts of the cultural landscape, so that everyone has the opportunity to improve their…

Tramshed Theatre: Connections

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsTheatre, Dance & Performancecommunity, inclusive, Theatre, Tramshed, volunteer, volunteering

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] We've got a lovely blog double-bill from our friends at Tramshed Theatre. So grab a brew and settle in for a good old read about making and maintaining connections... [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="33122" img_size="large" alignment="center" title="Holiday Reviews: Lockdown ✩⭑⭑⭑⭑ “Worst holiday ever!”"][vc_column_text]“The service was terrible (I’m not the best cook and all the takeaways were closed!) and there was very little to do. I mean one walk a day!? There are only so many times you can watch every episode of Hey Duggee before your head starts to melt! And don’t get me started on social distancing, mask wearing and hand…

Tramshed Theatre: What has volunteering ever done for me?

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsTheatre, Dance & Performanceinclusive, Theatre, volunteer, volunteering

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] We catch up with Shelley Nicholson as she shares her experience of volunteering with the Tramshed Team I am known by many names, but you can call me Shelley! So, whilst I sit here, with a nice cup of tea, in this hybrid world between lockdown and freedom, I am thinking about volunteering and in particular reflecting on my time volunteering at TramShed. I have spent a lot of hours, over the years, and used a lot of energy in meetings, sessions, rehearsals and show weeks, in a volunteering capacity. Looking back, I have given a lot! However, what has…