August Workshops

Wednesday 21st, Tuesday 27th, Wednesday 28th, Thursday 29th

Come and join Gil Burns to create dance and movement pieces for the parade.
Think moving Flash Mob in parade costumes!
This is a great fun way to be involved in the parade. No experience of dance is needed (it’s really designed to suit everyone’s abilities).
You need to attend 3 sessions out of 6 to really be prepared for the parade- get in touch if you really want to join in but are struggling to make 3 sessions. 
No need to book, just turn up!

5.30-7pm FAMILY SESSION
Be one of our Guardian and Protectors looking after the planet. This group will be representing Lancashire’s Famous Knitting Nanas !

Be a baddie – every parade needs some! This group will be chainsaw wielding maniacs trying to chop down the trees. Add a little mayhem and be prepared to be booed at!
All for fun of course…

Workshops are free to attend, donations welcome. Children must be accompanied at all time. Ability to attend the parade on the afternoon 1st September is essential.

Costume making session for dancer on Tuesday 27th before/ after the dance session.

Themed Costume Making

Tuesday 20th, Weds 21st, Friday 23rd, Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th August

Come and make yourself costumes for the parade!

TUESDAY 20TH and SATURDAY 24TH 10AM-1PM & 2PM-5PM 
Trees, Plants and Nature Spirits.
Join the Beech Leaf  and Sycamore Warriors, or make a beautiful Bluebell costume. Bluebells are  a protected British Wildflower – did you know that from the time the seed  falls and  germinates to flowering normally takes about five years as the plant first has to grow a bulb.

WEDNESDAY 21ST and SUNDAY 25TH 10AM-1PM & 2PM-5PM
Guardians and Protectors – help create hope for the future – make an eco- energy costume, a Robin Hood outfit,  or join the youth climate strikers in calling for action on Climate Change with a Greta Thunberg outfit!

Greta Thunberg is a young Swedish girl who has been ‘skipping’ school to protest about adults not taking action on Climate Change. She has started a Global Climate Strike movement of children and young people calling for governments and adults to take action to save their futures.  She is currently sailing to America for a conference as she won’t fly due to the high carbon emissions caused by planes.

Extinct and Endangered Species- We’ll be creating Orangutans, Crayfish and Hedgehog costumes from fabric and cardboard.
Orangutans are in the top 10 most endangered creatures list, as their habitats are being destroyed at a rapid rate due to the increased demand for palm oil, which is grown as a cash crop after companies have cleared the rainforests from the land. You can help by avoiding buying things with palm oil in.

Workshops are free to attend, donations welcome. Children must be accompanied at all time. These are messy activities. Ability to attend the parade on the afternoon 1st September is essential.

Stilt Walking and Circus Skills

Thursday 22nd, Monday 26th, Tuesday 27th, Wednesday 28th, Friday 30th, Saturday 31st

Join Dimitri, who will teach you some great circus skills that work in a moving parade, or teach you how to walk on stilts!

3.15-5.15pm Circus Skills
Learn poi, clubs and hula hooping skills and join our circus troupe for performance in the parade! Not just for kids!
Costume making session Thursday 29th August time TBC

Be the tallest people in the parade! Learn to stilt walk and wow everyone! Tall tree costume making for stilt walkers on Thursday 29th time TBC.
You need to attend 5 sessions out of 6 to really be prepared for the parade as these are skills that take some practice. 
Stilt walkers will need a support person for the first 2 sessions and the parade itself.
Please book, as places are limited!
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/the-bureau-centre-for-the-arts

Workshops are free to attend, donations welcome. Children must be accompanied at all time. Ability to attend the parade on the afternoon 1st September is essential.

Flag Making Residency 

We are excited to announce that with funding from the Arts Council, we not only have a Resident artist on the market making the Ark, but we also have a resident artist who will be based at The Bureau to make a series of flags for us for site decor. There will be chances for people to join in with this as well…. details are being firmed up right now, so look out for updates.