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After everything this year has thrown at us, New Years is the perfect opportunity for contemplation, reflection and making resolutions. Facilitators Sita Brand and Pete Armstrong are offering a series of guided and silent meditation sessions to rest and connect with the world around you, all from the comfort of your own home. Sessions will…

“Future Fixers gives you a structured programme of learning and personal development which feels like a step-by-step to launching your own business. It’s been wonderful to learn from the 3 Ps perspective (people, profit, planet) to see how sustainable businesses can and do create an incredible impact in the world.” – Harriet Wills – Participant,…

If you’re joining us and @yarndale for our first Craft Club session tonight then your host this evening is Manon! Don’t forget we will be asking for your help in naming the club! There are people from the Lakes and Dales coming along with people from Scotland to Reading and even from over the pond…

‘Skipton, a gateway to the Yorkshire Dales and one of the best and happiest places to live’. A beautiful review in @theyorkshirepost of our stunning town of Skipton, named ‘best place to live’ in 2014 and placed among the nine best towns in Yorkshire and the North-East in 2016. Well worth the read to learn…

@julietklottrup‘s film Youth of the Rural North is available to stream from 6pm tonight as part of @kendalmountainfestival We were very proud to support the making of this film and if you didn’t catch it at Yorkshire Festival of Story from @settle.stories earlier this year – now is your chance! #LiveMoreDoMore – – – #filmphotography…

Did you know? The National Lottery Heritage Fund is the largest dedicated grant funder of the UK’s heritage? They fund us alongside @aceagrams so we can fund you (check out Funding the Future on our website to see the projects we have funded) and so that we can bring you resources like @thefold2020 , Create…

Did you spot Creative Champions @westwoodbooks in The Times on Monday or online today? We love to support our Champions wherever we can and supporting them with PR is one way we can help. This article about successful indie bookshops not only helps @westwoodbooks but shows a national audience that this is a great place…

A few weeks ago, @thefold2020 from @decopublique were able to bring to life Bentham Skate park with the help of artists @charliekondras @hello.mr.ben and @jiveprints and young people in the area- captured by @jakeowenpowell here. Listen to Charlie and Mr Ben talk about the process of choosing the right design for the area and how…

Discover the young creatives living and working in the Lakes and Dales with Create Your Future. Emily Knight owns @studio_vault in Settle. She started her business four years ago and has developed it incrementally over the years. She enjoys working alongside different artists and promoting their work, often running workshops so local people and customers…

@artfund are currently offering a wealth of support for museums and galleries, especially throughout the pandemic for those affected by Covid and the restrictions. One of the many grants is the Jonathan Ruffer Curatorial Grant which aims to provide funding for UK travel, courses, online learning, conferences, subscriptions and more which support the development of…

Crafting, knitting, sewing and making….the beauty of these is that you can do them solo and without leaving the house. But sometimes, a bit of social crafting is just what we need! We have joined forces with @yarndale to organise a virtual making club. We’ll be getting together on Zoom each month at to chat…

If you haven’t already, join @freshperspective’s Events and Workshops facebook group to keep up to date with all the latest events in the area and upload your own events and workshops to reach a wider audience. Photo credit to @stephengarnettphotography #freshperpective #events #workshops #creativeworkshops #lakesanddales

Happy Diwali! Although we can’t celebrate as normal this year, we hope you all have a safe and wonderful day! #happydiwali #diwali #diwali2020 #livemoredomore

We’ve joined TikTok! so whether you’re a TikTok whiz or it’s still all completely alien to you, give us a follow at ‘Greatplacelakesdales’ to keep up to date with the latest information, tips, hacks and events happening in the Lakes and Dales! #tiktok #tiktokers #tiktokviral #lakesanddales  

Skipton based guitar teacher @matthewannable.education has had fantastic feedback for an innovative new music group that he has been running online to help students continue playing music socially during lockdown. Matthew had been teaching a weekly guitar group in Skipton prior to lockdown, and after adapting to the new normal of online teaching, began trying…

Discover the young creatives living and working in the Lakes and Dales with Create Your Future. Hannah Kingsbury is a Cultural Heritage Officer and sits on a panel for her work on the Westmorland Dales Partnership scheme. She is the youngest member by quite some distance and believes she is listened to and her contributions…

Artist, Print-Maker and Creative Champion @rachelthorntonart is based in Bentham. She specialises in wood-based artwork and printing as well as drawings and carvings. Her inspiration is wood, nature, animals and trees, all of which she finds in abundance in the Lakes and Dales. During the first lockdown Rachel set up her own online shop, saying:…

North Yorkshire’s Award-Winning indie theatre company Everwitch Theatre have launched a powerful 3-part audio play to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe. Listen now on YouTube or Podbean with the option to pay if you can towards the ‘Bomb Happy’ Project. https://linktr.ee/EverwitchTheatre #VEday75 #everwitchtheatre

Calling all actors, sci-fi fans and improv enthusiasts! @sophie_chapman and @kerrijefferis, with support from @joyinnumbers, have produced a new online workshop to allow people to get lost in their imagination to produce fantastical stories. No performance experience needed, just a willingness to give it a go! Come with us and temporarily transport yourself – outside…

We were so pleased @thefold2020 from @decopublique was able to go ahead a few weeks ago, sticking to the then guidance of rule of six. See the skate park in Bentham brought to life by young people from the area alongside artists @charliekondras @hello.mr.ben and @jiveprints captured by @jakeowenpowell here. You can read more about…