6 Months
On Friday May 11th Foxlowe arts centre will have been open for 6 months.
What have we done so far?
- Foxlowe Youth Theatre – two classes that are oversubscribed
- Cinema programme that sold out most films in its initial programme of 10 films
- 4 exhibitions have been held in the Foxlowe gallery
- 2 exhibitions currently on display in the Heritage rooms
- A fabulous May music programme hosting 14 arts festival events
- A cafe bar that is the place to be seen in Leek
- Home to The Situation live music events
- Soon to be home to Leek Comedy Club
We’ve come a long way together but we couldn’t have done this without your help and support, Thank You.
Here’s to the future!
Carol Phillipson Raffle
An all cotton quilt designed and stitched by Carol Phillipson to raise money for the Foxlowe arts centre (raffle tickets can be purchased from the Foxlowe gallery).
60″ square, it can be used for a bed topper, sofa throw, wall hanging or just to snuggle into on a cold evening.
The winning raffle ticket will be drawn at Carol’s talk ‘Through the eye of a needle’ at Foxlowe arts centre on Wednesday, April 25th, 2012
Films return to Leek!
Foxlowe Films are pleased to announce their pilot programme of films starting on Tuesday 28th February at 7.45 with a screening of Jane Eyre in the newly refurbished Rainbow room at the Foxlowe.
Tickets will be on sale from early next week (13th February) from Colloco, Over the Rainbow and from the Foxlowe itself and are priced at £4 (£3 unwaged/concessions).
To download a full Foxlowe Films programme click here or pick up a brochure from the Foxlowe. Brochures will be distributed as widely as possible across Leek and local towns. We will be showing films every Tuesday from 28th onwards for 10 weeks with an exciting programme including My Week with Marilyn, Chico and Rita, We need to talk about kevin and lots, lots more . . . How exciting – films back in Leek at last!!
Foxlowe Films
Foxlowe Youth Theatre
Dramatic News For Young Actors
Moorland’s youngsters with a taste for the stage are being offered the chance to get involved in a fantastic new project at Leek’s Foxlowe Arts Centre.
Starting in late February, the Foxlowe will play host to regular Saturday morning drama workshops for youngsters aged 7 to 16.
The workshops will be led by Katie White, a graudate of the prestigious Central School of Speech and Drama in London. After following her dream and gaining experience of the professional stage, she has returned to her home town of Leek as a teacher at a local school.
Aided by a team of other leaders, the workshops will run every Saturday morning throughout term time, with plans for performances, plays and even mini-musicals to be staged at the end of each term.
Katie, aged 23 and a former pupil of Leek’s Westwood High School, said she was delighted to have been asked to lead the workshops.
“Most young people enjoy being involved in drama because it is great fun to be able to pretend to be someone else for a while”, she said, “But it is also a great educational tool that helps build confidence and bring out peoples natural abilities ”
The workshops will run in two sessions each Saturday, the first for 7-10 year olds and the second for 11-16 year olds. Activities on offer will include acting, singing and mevement and dance, together with sessions on stagecraft, props and scenery making and, later for the seniors, lighting and sound.
Peter Kent-Baguley, a trustee of the Foxlowe Arts Centre said, “Leek has needed something like this for a long time. We are very excited that it is going to happen at the Foxlowe and that the workshops will be led by someone with Katie’s exceptional skills and talent”.
Fred Jeffries, the Foxlowe’s Performing Arts Co-ordinator added, “This is a wonderful opportunity for Leek’s young people to get involved in something that will not only provide them with an interesting and entertaining activity on a Saturday morning, but will boost their skills and confidence for the future”.
Classes will be £39 per six/seven week block / half term
Foxlowe Art Centre Gallery Now Open
The Foxlowe Art Centre Gallery inaugural exhibition featuring work by local artists David Hunt, Anita Hill and Johnathon Walker Exhibition was opened on Friday 2nd of December at 6.30pm. With over 200 people attending and many red dots it was a launch for Leek’s long awaited art centre. More news to come soon.
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- Foxlowe Art Centre Gallery
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- Foxlowe Art Centre Gallery
Countdown To Launch
Foxlowe Arts Centre is on the verge of being a reality at long last. The application to register the Foxlowe Arts Centre as a limited company by guarantee with charitable objects has been approved by Companies House.
Now that has been accepted we will be in a position to contact all those people who have pledged to donate £2 a week for the community purchase of the Foxlowe. We have already received two definite pledges for donations of £10,000 and £2,000 respectively. Continue reading
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