OCTOBER 2024
WHAT'S ON

Grimsby-based arts organisation The Culture House is hosting a number of activities for people of all ages during late October, as part of its ongoing Our Future Starts Here programme.

This innovative cultural programme presents national touring performances on ‘issues of our time’ while also offering educational, creative and well-being focussed activities to join in with.

Culture House Director, Charlotte Bowen, said:

“Our Future Starts Here is a future-facing programme of culture that aims to raise awareness of what more sustainable and inclusive futures might mean for all of us.

“We know that we need to start looking after the planet and each-other more and so we have produced what we hope is an inspiring programme touching on these themes.

“As a cultural organisation, we also want to promote the fact that creativity plays an important role in enjoying quality of life and in regenerating the places we live, which is something that motivates us to bring colour, joy and interesting activities to the streets.

“Added to this, we love highlighting local talent and also feel that if residents understood more about Grimsby’s ‘global leading’ industries they would have more reason to feel proud of their place.

Calling young poets and performers!

Freestyle Academy CIC in partnership with The Culture House is launching a brand new digital soundscape project designed to empower young voices and give a platform to the next generation of creatives!

Come along and learn about Grimsby’s past and present and share your thoughts for the future. You will go on a short walk through the town centre from Projekt Renewable, through to St James Square and back again.

You will also learn new skills in DJing, music production and performance whilst capturing audio and creating music for the Voices of the Future soundscape.

This event is free to attend and is suitable for 11-18 years of age. The workshop will take place from 11am – 3pm with a 30 minute lunch break. Please bring your own refreshments and food.

Freestyle Academy CIC is a music enrichment business that engages people of all ages and abilities through the use of music technology.

Voices of the Future is funded as part of the Create NEL project fund and is supported by RWE as headline sponsor of Our Future Starts Here project produced by The Culture House.

You are invited to come along and Sing Your Heart Out – or just enjoy others singing out theirs – at this event showcasing fantastic local talent while offering you the chance to let it flow!

After a brilliant first event, come along and enjoy upbeat popular songs that you can sing along to without fear of judgement.

The line-up includes the awesome talent that is Eden-Rae Lake, the wonderful Friendship at Home Choir and SKIP of FOOLS, who brought the funk and feel good to the park this summer!

The cafe / bar will be open and serving light refreshments before the show and at the interval.

This is a free event that needs to be booked but with donations accepted on the door (card and cash).

Sing Your Heart Out is funded by Create NEL with support from headline sponsor RWE – a globally leading renewable energy and green technology company with divisions and workforce based in North East Lincolnshire.

“As East Coast Director for RWE, I am proud to support initiatives like the “Sing your Heart Out” event by the Culture House. This event not only enriches our local community but also fosters connection, creativity, and wellbeing-offering a much-needed space for personal expression and mental health. At RWE, we are committed to empowering our communities, and this partnership with The Culture House reflects our belief in the transformative power of a community through music and the arts.”

A free to access, skilled, circus-arts performance, Lucky Pigeons is a response to the company witnessing the dehumanisation of marginalised groups, such as homeless people and migrants. Brain Fools wanted to produce something that digs a little deeper into societal issues and that sparks some thought, though it is a fun and highly entertaining show for all the family.

Using polished performance techniques, including stunning juggling and aerial tricks, the show follows a young businesswoman as she transforms from a corporate worker to a colourful pigeon, discovering a new world from a bird’s eye view.

Lucky Pigeons captures the whirlwind of busy lives, blending storytelling, movement, and street arts for an unforgettable experience.

To enhance the show children and young people are invited to make Pigeon masks with artist Anna Bean, at fellow arts organisation Our Big Picture on Bethlehem Street, between 10am and 2pm.