Love Film, Games and TV? Want to work in a real film crew al…

Love Film, Games and TV? Want to work in a real film crew alongside professionals making an animation film this term? Want to make contacts and find out how to get started with a career in the industry? Applications are now open for the BFI FILM ACADEMY taking place at @SignalFilms in Barrow this Winter.…

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Join us this Thursday for the second in our mini-series of i…

Join us this Thursday for the second in our mini-series of insta-lives. This week we are chatting to Actor, Director and Writer @clementinebogghargroves who started her independent creative journey with a one-woman theatre show at Hettie’s Café in Skipton back in 2016. Described as Yorkshire’s answer to Phoebe Waller-Bridge, creator of @skank_the_play and Co-Founder of…

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Instead of a live festival this year, @aerialfestival have c…

Instead of a live festival this year, @aerialfestival have commissioned new work from some amazing artists, all of which will be presented online and for free, from Saturday 26 September. Aerial is more than a festival. It is intended as a platform for new work inspired in some way by the natural, cultural or social…

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Our Autumn newsletter will be hitting inboxes this week! Wan…

Our Autumn newsletter will be hitting inboxes this week! Want to know more about what’s going on in the Lakes and Dales? Sign up now to receive it! Just head to the link in our bio. – – – #livemoredomore #letscreate #autumnnews #arts #culture #creativity #theatre #animation #poetry #publicart

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Earlier today we asked you to list your priorities for the f…

Earlier today we asked you to list your priorities for the future. If you haven’t answered that question please do head back and make your voice heard. What we’d now like to know is: Do you need to leave (the Lake District or Yorkshire Dales) to focus on this priority? A simple “yes” or “no”…

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Put these things in order of what’s most important for your …

Put these things in order of what’s most important for your future: 1. My job & career opportunities 2. Relationships & family 3. My education & learning. For example, you might answer 3,2,1 We would really like to hear from you if you’re aged between 16 and 34 and from the Lake District or Yorkshire…

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CALLING ALL SINGER SONGWRITERS @welcometoyorkshire have laun…

CALLING ALL SINGER SONGWRITERS @welcometoyorkshire have launched the LNER Song for Yorkshire competition. Do you love Yorkshire and want to make a song and dance about it? Enter this year’s LNER Song for Yorkshire competition. 🎤 With huge prizes on offer, they are looking for Yorkshire’s next aspiring singers and song writers. The competition is…

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Tell us what new things you’ve discovered in your local area…

Tell us what new things you’ve discovered in your local area during lockdown 👇 1 – A local business 2 – A new creative activity 3 – Something else (please tell us what!) 4 – Nothing We’re especially keen to hear from 16-34 year olds in the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales. – – #LakeDistrict…

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Following lockdown, do you agree or disagree with this state…

Following lockdown, do you agree or disagree with this statement? “I know my local area better now”. ⭐️Strongly agree 👏Agree 🤷Neither agree nor disagree 🤨Disagree 👎Strongly disagree We’d love you to reply with an emoji if you are aged 16-34 and from the area (Craven or South Lakeland). – – – #LiveMoreDoMore #LifeSinceLockdown

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Have you had better access to training opportunities during …

Have you had better access to training opportunities during lockdown? You don’t have to tell us what the training was in, a simple “yes” or “no” will do. If you’re aged 16-34 and from the area we’d love to know the answer to this. – – – #LiveMoreDoMore #LakesDistrict #YorkshireDales #training #opportunity #future

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WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU ABOUT WHERE YOU LIVE?Earlier today …

💫WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU ABOUT WHERE YOU LIVE?💫Earlier today we asked you to list four things in order of importance for where you live. If you have something else to add to the mix, now is the time to tell us! If you’re aged 16-34 and from Craven or South Lakeland then please let…

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TUESDAY’S RESEARCH QUESTION Aged 16-34 and live in Craven or…

👇TUESDAY’S RESEARCH QUESTION Aged 16-34 and live in Craven or South Lakeland? Put these things in order of importance for where you live right now: 🏠Affordable housing 👩‍💻Wifi 🚌Transport 🤔Learning 🙋🏼‍♀️Other (please tell us what!) Either type each thing in the order that matters to you or use the emojis. We can’t wait to hear…

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We are excited to announce our first insta-live mini-series!…

We are excited to announce our first insta-live mini-series! This lot have REALLY interesting careers AND lives here in the Lakes and Dales so come and hear why they love where they live and how or why they do what they do. Join us for these informal chats on Thursdays at 12:30pm, starting with @avagracemusician…

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Monday: What one word describes your life in lockdown? We …

👇Monday: What one word describes your life in lockdown?👇 ⭐️We want to know what you think⭐️ Back in 2018, near the beginning of the Great Place:Lakes and Dales programme, we commissioned a research project which considered younger peoples’ attitudes towards and perceptions of living and working in the Craven and South Lakeland. You can see…

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If you’re from Skipton and the surrounding area then don’t …

If you’re from Skipton and the surrounding area then don’t forget to head to the @freshperspective Facebook group (link in bio) to get access to events and workshops coming up in the area as well as to have your say on things in the Lakes and Dales. #LiveMoreDoMore – – – #facebookgroups #whatson #whattodo #comingoutoflockdown…

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The new opportunities for artists to work remotely are very …

The new opportunities for artists to work remotely are very exciting to us here in the Lakes and Dales. Just yesterday we posted about a Dales based artist collaborating remotely with a Director in the USA! The Jerwood / @fact_liverpool Fellowship will appoint 3 emerging artists, curators, creative technologists, critical thinkers, or cultural activists, from…

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@katyperry … yes THE Katy Perry’s latest music video was r…

@katyperry … yes THE Katy Perry’s latest music video was released on Monday and it was created right here in the Dales – in Skipton! The video for song “Resilient” from her album “Smile”, has just been released. The stop motion animation video was directed by USA based Aya Tanimura, commissioned by Hound Content production…

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