Welcome to Beswick, Openshaw and Clayton, where we are in our second year of Local Exchange.
Our residency in Beswick, Openshaw and Clayton is in its second year, where from 11th to 19th August 2023, we will bring our mobile theatre, the Den, to The East Manchester Academy in Beswick for the East Manchester Community Festival. Nine days of events, performances, workshops and activities, co-created and delivered by our Local Exchange Ambassador team of residents from Beswick, Openshaw and Clayton.
We’ve been working in partnership with housing association One Manchester, Beswick Library and working closely with residents in the Grey Mare Lane Estate. We have a group of Local Exchange Ambassadors who meet monthly to have a conversation about changes they would like to see in the local area and make and shape an arts programme that is bespoke to their area. With us they have co-created The East Manchester Community Festival 2023 coming to Beswick this summer. We continue to run free performance workshops in Beswick Library open to anyone aged 14-21 to develop new creative skills. We also have an exciting programme called LET’S GET CREATIVE, monthly free craft workshops for adults to get creative and chat about the area.
