As well as a live performance for INTERWOVEN on 6 May there will also be an exhibition which explores the history of the local shoddy and mungo industry. 30 April - 15 May Free entry - woveninkirklees.co.uk/event/interwov… #INTERWOVEN #exhibition #woveninkirklees #textiles #recycling

This is going to be amazing!

From 30 April - 15 May as part of INTEWOVEN there will be a special programme of FREE talks and workshops - crafts, music, poetry and dance. woveninkirklees.co.uk/whats-on/ #INTERWOVEN #music #dance #poetry #crafts #Shoddyandmungo #woveninkirklees Kirklees Council Creative Kirklees

Recycling and sustainability – started with the shoddy and mungo industries many years ago and they continue to thrive in North Kirklees today. Hear the story in INTERWOVEN and a live performance on 6 May 22 at Dewsbury Minster. woveninkirklees.co.uk/whats-on/ #Shoddyandmungo #recycling

A preview of Round and Around: The Story of Shoddy in Song, written for INTERWOVEN and inspired by the textile industry stories of local people. youtube.com/watch?v=vV7VLJ… Fri 6th May, Dews Minster To book woveninkirklees.co.uk/event/interwov… #INTERWOVEN #WovenInKirklees #performance

Still a few places left on our poetry workshop this saturday (14th May) with Farah Jabeen. To book woveninkirklees.co.uk/.../weaving-wo… #poetry #workshop #WovenInKirklees

#ArtistOpportunity #Dewsbury. We are seeking an artist to develop a creative temporary outdoor intervention during #HeritageOpenDays 2022 that engages the public with Dewsbury’s textile heritage shining a light on innovation. Deadline: 9am Thurs 30 June. beam.uk.net/events/open-ca…

We want to hear your questions for Esme Young! Due to how busy the event will be on Saturday, we wish to collect a list of questions for Esme to ask at the end of her talk. Please post your dream question for Esme below, or give us a message. 😁

Fancy joining us for the day? You can! Join us for a full or part day on any stage of the route, we have groups suitable for all levels. Sign up, all days on the page below! letsride.co.uk/rides/the-jo-c…

Join us for all sorts of silly creative shenanigans tomorrow...

We know that the last two years have had an impact on individual and community wellbeing. Museums Association would like to explore workforce wellbeing, as a starting point for a campaign on sector wellbeing. Complete the questionnaire and share your views here:museumsassociation.org/campaigns/work…

The last workshop of 2022/2022 academic year, a high school transition #creativehealth collaboration with Evoke Partnership Batley Girls' High School - embroidering tokens with yr 6's at their new high school - stitching what they would want to read on first day of yr 7. #textiles #ks3 #kirklees

Wonderful workshop so far with India Inspires! A truly fantastic exploration of culture in textiles Heritage Quay Sangam Festival

We've been building a website (with support from a brilliant School of Museum Studies student). We'd love to hear from you if you have any GLAM community engagement toolkits, resources or research that you'd like to share on the website. DM us!

Timeless is about the passing of time & the danger that we are literally running out of it. Joli Vyann use their unique dare devil style of dance, circus & theatre to tell the story of civilisation’s fragile relationship with climate change. Rotherham Show 3-4 Sept Clifton Park

I know I posted this yesterday but it was late and you were probably asleep like a normal person so… ROTHERHAM HAS ITS OWN CIRCUS CLUB FOR THE OVER 55s! Go chat to the fab @tamarmillen if you want to get involved

🎨Check this out! The brill Jo Peel is mentoring Ace, a young person from Rotherham. So far Ace has helped Jo paint these murals - and don't they look amazing! Sign up to our mailing list to discover more opportunities with Jo & our other fab ambassadors: rotherham2025.com/hello/

In July we worked on an BBC Leeds on location show with Gayle Lofthouse at ChapelFM Arts Centre. It was all about the amazingly creative people in Seacroft & some of them made fabulous posters with us. These are a few of our favourites. And there's an exhibition of them coming soon too!

We are very excited for FarsleyLit 📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚 Enjoy A Screening of ‘Voice in Cookery Writing- Nigella Lawson, Ella Risbridger and Bee Wilson’ from the British Library & Living Knowledge Network at Farsley Library as part of the festival! Leedsinspired.co.uk/events/screeni…

Digging out a few bits and pieces for The Lowry Lounge Bluecoat next weekend and came across this little animation we made after drawing and thinking about the sea and the people we were working with youtu.be/OBXG6288v0Q