Sew Much Fun in Hammersmith

More photos from our sewing workshops run in partnership with the Befrienders’ Service at the Masbro Community Centre. It’s a fantastic group and a credit to Martha Romero who manages the programme. The Befrienders’ Service works with older people who are isolated, need help with shopping or DIY – or simply want a friendly face to visit occasionally. […]

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The moment you’ve all bean waiting for

Caffe Nero’s pun, not mine! But… for the first time EVER you can raise donations for Bridging Arts when you grab a coffee at Caffe Nero thanks to a new in-store donation scheme. As Caffe Nero says “…whether it’s a flat white that takes your fancy or a cappuccino that catches your eye, from this moment on it’ll be […]

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Local heroes’ stories: looking at a church war memorial

As part of Heart of Conflict, we staged a free event at Penponds Church near Camborne, Cornwall, on Friday 6 November 2015 to mark Remembrance Day. Local historians Craig-Carey Clinch and Carol Richards presented their research into names on the World War One memorial there. This is an unusual monument as it is in the church […]

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Skateboards painted at Pengegon competition launch

A gallery of decks painted at the 2012 launch in Pengegon, Camborne, of our competition for a Cornish skateboard design. It was a sunny afternoon and people – of all ages – used brilliant acrylics to paint on deck templates created by apprentices from

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Heart of Conflict – Boys Brigade visit to Helston Museum

It was great to visit Helston Museum as Heart of Conflict, our project in west Cornwall marking the centenary of World War One. Assistant curator Tracey Clowes opened the museum especially last evening for a group of boys (and one girl) from Redruth Boys’ Brigade.  (We visited this group at one of their meetings in […]

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Heart of Conflict – reactions from visitors

‘Fascinating, and deeply moving, exhibition – so many brave men, so many lost’ ‘Very interesting and moving. Wonderful to read real stories of those who lived through the war. Poems are wonderful and a credit to all.’ ‘What a great piece of work and clearly a joint labour of love. thank you.’ ‘So many interesting stories […]

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