DIY Summer Update 2013
‘Leading it ………Our Way’ Outreach and education work We have had an exciting time working on Arts Award projects for our ‘Leading It ……… Our Way’ programme. Eccles College —The Friday Group have just...
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‘Picking up the Threads’ DIY is hosting a very special “Picking up the Threads” Celebration and Exhibition as part of Disability History Month on: Tuesday 26th November 1-30 p.m. – 3-30 p.m. The Angel...
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Following The Thread Thanks to support from Grants for the Arts and the Trusthouse Charitable Foundation DIY members are currently taking part in an exciting new project called “Following the Thread”...
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Venture Arts DIY Theatre Company has been working on a new performance project called “Following the Threads”. This has been supported by Grants for the Arts, The Trusthouse Charitable Foundation and...
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ARTISTIC PROGRAMME FOLLOWING THE THREAD During 2014 DIY Theatre Company has been exploring the exciting possibilities for making theatre for young people with Profound and Multiple Learning...
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Picking up the Threads
“Picking up the Threads” was launched at a Celebration and Exhibition on Tuesday 26th November 2013 at The Angel Centre, Salford Textile Piece DIY members worked with local artist Claire Hignett to...
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“Following the Thread” Pilot
“Following the Thread” Pilot Come with DIY on a multi-sensory journey which explores the exciting possibilities for making theatre for young people with Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties....
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ARTISTIC PROGRAMME “Taking Steps” Over the past few weeks DIY has been developing a “Taking Steps” project based on the “Five Steps to Well-Being”. We have been spending five sessions highlighting each...
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IDEAS4ORDSALL Prepare to see The Angel Centre as you’ve never seen it before – through the eyes of DIY Theatre Company members Angela Chadwick and Cathy Rothwell. Ideas4Ordsall has been a great...
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IDEAS4ORDSALL Our “Sense of Place” film is now finished and we are eager for everybody to see it! Support through the Ideas4Ordsall initiative has enabled us to work with Hilary from Wynter...
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“SENSE OF PLACE” DIY’s “Sense of Place” film was shown at a special Ideas4Ordsall event on Saturday 12th September. The film was made by Angela and Cathy working with Hilary from Wynter Productions. At...
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“FOLLOWING THE THREAD” Throughout the Autumn, DIY has been rehearsing for our 2016 tour of “Following the Thread”. The show is designed for children and young people with Profound and Multiple Learning...
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“FOLLOWING THE THREAD” We are all very excited to be going on tour with “Following the Thread”. The show is designed for children and young people with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities and...
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“FOLLOWING THE THREAD” DIY is now nearing the end of a very successful tour of “Following the Thread”. The show is designed for children and young people with Profound and Multiple Learning...
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“Following the Thread” “Following the Thread” has just completed a very successful tour of venues across Greater Manchester. Twelve performances took place at Firwood High School, Delamere School,...
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ELEVATE DIY is very excited to have been awarded Elevate funding through Arts Council England. Through Elevate, Arts Council England is investing in a number of organisations nationally which are not...
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BLAST OFF! We held an exciting Blast Off! event for our Elevate programme on Tuesday 7th February, 4 pm – 6 pm at The Angel Centre, Salford. The event was a chance to find out about all of DIY’s...
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GIVE ME SPACE! DIY Theatre Company is busy developing our new show for PMLD audiences, which is called “Give Me Space!” We have been working with designer Nerissa Cargill Thompson to develop sensory...
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GIVE ME SPACE! DIY Theatre Company’s new show “Give Me Space!” has just completed a very successful pilot tour. We performed to two PMLD audiences at Bury College on Tuesday 13th June and two PMLD...
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DIY AGM Thank you to everyone who came along to DIY’s AGM on Tuesday 26th September at 1 pm at The Angel Centre. The AGM went well. We tried out a new way of presenting our Annual Report. We got our...
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