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It’s International Women’s Day! Throughout the day we’ll be sharing what women in the Lakes and Dales #ChooseToChallenge this year. We’d also love to hear your thoughts! #iwd #internationalwomensday #strongwomen

If you’ve taken part in @freshperspective’s and @joyinnumber’s Stop Motion Animation Workshop, Embroidery Workshop or Yoga Workshop recently, head over to the link in their bio to fill out a short feedback form which will help them greatly when putting on new workshops and events for you! #feedbackform #workshopfeedback #eventfeedback #onlineworkshop #freshperspective #joyinnumbers

Each month, @wordsworthgrasmere are hosting Discover Poetry sessions where you can share your thoughts and ideas about a selection of classic and contemporary poems inspired by the changing seasons and times – as well as a wildcard poem reflecting on current events, all through zoom. Sit down with a cup of tea and talk about…

@wordsworthgrasmere are hosting fortnightly Dove Cottage Young Poetry groups to read, discuss and write poetry with contemporary poet Kim Moore. Young writers can also work towards a Bronze, Silver or Gold Arts Award, attend and perform at poetry events and meet other young writers! Their next event is on Friday 5th March so head over…

There’s still a few places left on @joyinnumber’s Let it Go Yoga Flow workshop with @ebruevrim.studio this Friday! Follow the link in their bio to grab your free place while you can! #yogaworkshop #freshperspective #yogaflow #meditation #livemoredomore

“Go to the poets, they will speak to thee” This year @wordsworthgrasmere are launching a contemporary poetry reading series curated and hosted by poet Kim Moore, listening to what poets have to say about our turbulent times, and how poetry can cross borders to challenge, delight and inspire us. This month their guest poet is…

What are you most looking forward to when restrictions ease? Photo taken at @lakesalivefestival 2018 by @stephengarnettphotography #lakesalive #lakesalivefestival #meetingpeople #liveevents #livemoredomore

@freshperspective are bringing you one last workshop for a little while – an hour and a half of calm, stress-relieving Let It Go Yoga Flow and Meditation with @ebruevrim.studio! And if you’re serious about yoga, check out her active wear range at @ebruevrim.activewear – perfect for all your workout needs! Whether you’re a yoga novice…

If you’re based in the Lakes and Dales area and have events coming up, virtual or otherwise, then we’d love to hear from you! Get in touch and let us know what you’re getting up to by emailing hello@commskick.com. Photo with thanks to @craven_arts_skipton and @stephengarnettphotography #creativeworkshops #onlineworkshops #creativeopportunities #events #onlineevents #livemoredomore

If you haven’t already, sign up to our newsletter through the link in our bio to get all the latest news and updates about all the fantastic projects we’ve supported straight to your inbox! Photo of @kettustudios by @stephengarnettphotography #newsletter #emailupdates #inbox #lakesanddales #signup #livemoredomore

Over the past two days as part of our Watch This Space project and in partnership with Kendal Poetry Festival @melissawrote has created a poem in the windows of @comida_kendal using your responses to the question “How do you feel when you step out of your front door?”. The poem will be displayed in the…

Are you an established poet or someone just starting out? Each month, @wordsworthgrasmere is hosting ‘Dove Cottage Poets’ – an informal poetry writing group that meets online for conversation, collaboration, and friendly critique. Meetings range from member-led sessions on a particular theme or technique to sharing poems that members have written or enjoyed. The next…

As part of Kendal Poetry Festival and in collaboration with our Watch This Space project, Poet Melissa Davies has been collecting responses to the question ‘how do you feel when you step outside your front door?’. Watch her now form a poem using these responses live from @comida_kendal either on this channel or through the…

Last week our partner project @thefold2020 put together 100 activity packs for children around the ages of 10-12. Each pack contained five written activities from northern artists and all the necessary art materials and stationery in a tote bag designed specifically for the project. These were donated to the children’s charity @selfa_charity in Skipton and…

Are you a young person concerned with your future and how working may look once the pandemic has passed? As the way we work is evolving, now is the time to learn about all the different creative careers you can forge right here in the Lakes and Dales. To read more about the types of…

As part of this year’s Dark Skies Festival, @yorkshiredales welcomes Sam Cornwell, inventor of the Solarcan, for a tour into outer space to explore art & sculpture that has left Earth’s atmosphere. From Sagan’s Gold Voyager disc to RocketLab’s disco ball and beyond they’ll will discuss and look at our civilisation’s culture that now inhabits…

“Into the Wild invited young creatives to experience a range of creative therapeutic arts and wellbeing exercises indoors and out, we journeyed taking in wellbeing walking, soul collage, mindfulness & other self-help tools to improve self-care and show how the arts can help creatives work on their inner landscapes to support them in their work…

Are you taking part in First Site’s Great Big Art exhibition? Artist Speaking about it to the Standard, Anthony Gormley says the silver lining of lockdown “is the fact that people have begun to apply their inner creativity to their daily lives. The fact is we’ve discovered bits of our own creativity that we perhaps…

@freshperspective and @joyinnumbers have not one but two online workshops for you this month! Next up is an introduction to embroidery workshop with the lovely Lana Grindley from @loveartworkshops! Learn basic stitches and patterns, how to use all the materials and create your own beautiful designs so you can go on to up-cycle your own…

Write it down, record your voice, sing, dance, draw or however else you’d like to express your feelings and share with us by commenting on this post or emailing hello@lakesanddales.org with your first name by 21st February 2021. You’ll be able to watch @melissawrote forming the poem from everyone’s feelings in the windows at @comida_kendal…