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Top Tips: Zine Making Video Tutorial

by Peterborough Presents | Oct 18, 2023 | Interesting Stuff, Past Projects, Peterborough

Watch: a video guiding you through the steps of turning your artwork into a zine! BSL interpreted and delivered by Fae Kilburn.

Data Driven Decision Making – a case study

Data Driven Decision Making – a case study

by Peterborough Presents | Apr 26, 2023 | Past Projects, Peterborough, Useful Stuff

Read: how Peterborough Presents uses data and research to decide which neighbourhoods to work in and who to work with.

Creativity and Wellbeing – a case study

Creativity and Wellbeing – a case study

by Peterborough Presents | Apr 25, 2023 | Past Projects, Peterborough, Useful Stuff

Read: Evaluator Jamie Buttrick looks at the impact of creative activities on the wellbeing of participants, attendees, creative practitioners and communities. .

Westwood Encounters

Westwood Encounters

by Peterborough Presents | Apr 25, 2023 | Past Projects, Peterborough, Westwood

Westwood Encounters was a fun programme of pop-up outdoor events in Westwood from May to July 2023, featuring spray painting, giant paper aeroplanes, pebble painting, scavenger hunts and more.

Top Tips: Creating Accessible Programmes

Top Tips: Creating Accessible Programmes

by Peterborough Presents | Dec 20, 2022 | Past Events, Peterborough, Useful Stuff

Read: We’ve been working with Julie Fernandez to make our programmes more accessible for people with disabilities, and want to share with you.

Light up Eye – Lantern Parade- 2022

Light up Eye – Lantern Parade- 2022

by Peterborough Presents | Oct 29, 2022 | Eye, Past Projects, Peterborough

Eye village was the backdrop of a spectacular Lantern Parade in early November of this year. A creative community project that supported wellbeing at one of the darkest times of the year.  

Make your own DIY Lantern at home!

Make your own DIY Lantern at home!

by Peterborough Presents | Oct 28, 2022 | Eye, Interesting Stuff, Past Projects, Peterborough

Watch: Make your own lantern at home to bring to Eye Lantern Parade or just to make a fun decoration!

Westwoof

Westwoof

by Peterborough Presents | Oct 21, 2022 | Past Events, Past Projects, Peterborough, Westwood

Ten dogs were turned into fantastic works of art as part of an outdoor display in Westwood!

Why we are hyper-local and community focused

Why we are hyper-local and community focused

by Peterborough Presents | Oct 19, 2022 | Interesting Stuff, Past Projects, Peterborough

Listen/Watch: Here’s a 60 second poem about Peterborough Presents, why we are hyper local and community focused.

Millfield Magical History Tour

Millfield Magical History Tour

by Peterborough Presents | Oct 1, 2022 | Interesting Stuff, Past Projects, Peterborough

Watch: a series by Emily Steele and Osvin Dias, where Deljit Singh looks back fondly at the changing landscape of the city.

Top tips and favourite bits: Peterborough Murals

Top tips and favourite bits: Peterborough Murals

by Peterborough Presents | Jun 21, 2022 | Millfield, Past Events, Useful Stuff

Watch: a short film where 4 Peterborough street artists and the PP team tell you about their favourite murals, and some top tips for future mural projects.

Growing Together: Westraven Community Garden

Growing Together: Westraven Community Garden

by Peterborough Presents | Jun 15, 2022 | Interesting Stuff, Past Projects, Peterborough

Watch: a 7 minute film by Red7 Productions, all about Westraven Community Garden in Westwood.

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It’s been great to see how the ‘Making A Mural’ co It’s been great to see how the ‘Making A Mural’ collaborative sessions for Eye Village has been developing.

This set of four creative workshops/sessions has been focusing on the design and soon to be installation of a mural/ outdoor art/ street improvement in Eye village.

Through the sessions, the young people have explored their creativity, collabed with others, experiment with scaling up their artwork, and help to decide on a location for the mural.  They will also decide on the final design and will be invited to help paint or install the mural too, which will be in August 2026.

There is just ONE session in the series left! 
Join us on Monday 27th July from 5:30-8pm.

Each week is led by illustrator, artist and photographer Emily Bowers.

All materials will be provided.
Cost: FREE but please book via the Eye Gets Green webpage
Where: Eye Youth Club and Community Centre, Crowland road, PE6 7TN.

Who: For ages 12-16 year olds. 

#mural #eyevillage #creative #createyourplace #peterborough
What a cool selection of creations from Welland Ma What a cool selection of creations from Welland Makers! Needle felting, jar/glass decorating and more. 

Whilst this new enthused group take a little pause of the summer holidays, we’d love to hear from you about what other creative things you’d love to see in/with Welland! 

#creative #createyourplace #welland #peterborough #community
We are thrilled to be supporting our friends Glads We are thrilled to be supporting our friends Gladstone Connect - Allama Iqbal Centre who have received funding from @aceagrams  Project Grants to host a series of artist residencies at the Allama Iqbal Centre! 🎉🎉

Their first artist residency will be with their Friday teatime Youth Connect, a group of energetic and inspiring 8-16 year olds. Charley went along to their last session and got the group deciding on what kind of artist they want to work with. They overwhelmingly voted for a film / moving image artist!

All the artist residencies will respond to the works of Allama Iqbal, who the centre is named after. Youth Connect want to explore the themes of justice and/or nature during the project. As such we're looking for an artist who works with film, has experience co-creating high quality creative projects with young people, and someone who either has knowledge of the works of Iqbal, or willing to learn a bit during the process.

Full info about the brief and application process can be found on our linktree, link in bio.
And today…. we have MOVED home! Thanks to the @p And today…. we have MOVED home! 

Thanks to the @peterboroughmuseum, we have a great temporary space for a few months while we wait for our forever home. 

Phone number is still the same: 07436 031343

Our temporary address will now be: 
Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery, 
51 Priestgate, 
PE1 1LF 

Please do pop in and say “Hi!” 

#newhome #newoffice #createyourplace #peterborough
Thanks for sharing a few words (Sandra Keating) ab Thanks for sharing a few words (Sandra Keating) about the Dogsthorpe and Welland Photo walks that turned into these inspiring Photo Exhibitions: 

“What a lovely project and mindful urban photo walk series to have been part of! 
Leading walks alongside Toby Wood in Welland & Dogsthorpe earlier this year for Peterborough Presents and their beginnings of working within these much under represented areas of the city. 

This wasn’t about taking professional pictures or scenic landscapes, it was about creating moments of pause and as a collective capturing unexpected beauty in urban environments. It was about celebrating beauty in the everyday and as Toby’s incredible poem that he read on the Welland walk encapsulated so perfectly, it was nothing more than capturing together “The Glory of The Ordinary”.”

If you would also like to go and see these exhibitions in Dogsthorpe or Welland (or Eye Village too), then go whilst you can, before they are taken down. 

If you have seen them - and would like to share any thoughts, we would love your comments and feedback too. 

Thanks y’all!

#photographyexhibition #welland #dogsthorpe #photographywalk #creativity
Welland Makers are enjoying themselves. 🫶 Here’s Welland Makers are enjoying themselves. 🫶

Here’s the latest from yesterday’s lil gathering. 
(See pics to enjoy the wood slice decorating)! 

2 more sessions and themes to enjoy (Wednesday 8th and 15th July). 

Join these FREE creative afternoons where you make, create, and chat. We’ll make you a brew, whilst you make something useful or beautiful. 

Encouraging people to try new things with no worries about failing, and in safe and enjoyable meetings. 
These sessions are open to everyone, whether you knit, carve, glue, draw, or make. 

🙏🏽Whatever you make you take away and we will provide materials and support for FREE. 

You are welcome to bring along a personal crafting project. But, if you don’t have anything to bring but fancy having a go at making something, then there will be an activity for you to try. You can also come along if you just want to meet others for a chat. 

No experience necessary, just an interest or curiosity in making / craft. We will provide the materials, tea, coffee, and biscuits. 

WHEN:  Wednesdays between 12:30-2:30pm 
WHERE: Woodfield Park Community Centre (The Charteris Centre), Normanton Road, Welland, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 4XE 
COST: FREE! (No booking necessary, just drop in). 
WHO: Age 16+ unless accompanied by an adult. 

HOW: Email Keely Mills with questions (including questions on accessibility): keely.mills@neneparktrust.org.uk 
or 07436 031383

#createyourplace #creative #peterborough #welland
We’ve had such a great response so far from the !S We’ve had such a great response so far from the !SNAP! Photo exhibitions, we are going to keep these epic expressions up for a couple more weeks! 😎

Get down to Woodfield Park, Normanton Road in Welland, or The Focus Centre, Chestnut Avenue in Dogsthorpe for a delightful viewing of the residential photos captured of the local areas. 📸

What are your favourite images? 
We’d love to know. 
Any stories behind them too?

#LoveWhereYouLive 
#Creativity 
#CreateYourPlace
Join our Allama Iqbal Festival 2026 celebrations! Join our Allama Iqbal Festival 2026 celebrations! Peterborough Presents, ARU Peterborough, and Numra Ghafoor are going to be hosting a Lunchtime Talks series called ‘Navigating Allama Iqbal: A Personal Present’
 
Tuesday 10 November 2026
12pm – 1:30pm
The Living Lab, ARU Peterborough, Bishop’s Road, PE1 5BW
 
Lunchtime Talks is a celebration of the work, contributions and enduring relevance of the visionary poet and philosopher Allama Iqbal. The event will be a relaxed, informal series of talks / lectures. We invite you to be part of the event and be one of our Community Lecturers! We’re looking for people from all backgrounds and walks of life to share something about your relationship to Iqbal’s poetry, philosophy, or life. Find out more and get involved via our link in bio
🎨Welland Makers 🎨 A new crafty, making, chatty gr 🎨Welland Makers 🎨

A new crafty, making, chatty group based in Welland. 

We’ll make you a brew, whilst you make something useful or beautiful. 

Join these FREE creative afternoons where you make, create, and chat. 

Welland Makers will be hosted by the amazing team of Orton Makers, which is a craft group that has been running for nearly four years over in Orton. (And was set up with Peterborough Presents originally). They are volunteers with busy lives, but they also have a passion for sharing easy, accessible, fun and different crafting. 😎

They encourage people to try new things with no worries about failing, and in safe and enjoyable meetings. 

These sessions are open to everyone, whether you knit, carve, glue, draw, or make. 

🙏🏽 In this first session, try decoupage. Which is the art of decorating objects with paper. Whatever you make you take away and we will provide materials and support for FREE. 

You are welcome to bring along a personal crafting project. But, if you don’t have anything to bring but fancy having a go at making something, then there will be an activity for you to try. You can also come along if you just want to meet others for a chat. 

No experience necessary, just an interest or curiosity in making / craft. We will provide the materials, tea, coffee, and biscuits. 

WHEN:  Wednesday 24th June between 12:30-2:30pm 
WHERE: Woodfield Park Community Centre (The Charteris Centre), Normanton Road, Welland, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 4XE 

COST: FREE! (No booking necessary, just drop in). 

WHO: Age 16+ unless accompanied by an adult. 

HOW: Email Keely Mills with questions (including questions on accessibility): keely.mills@neneparktrust.org.uk 
or 07436 031383 

Hopefully see you there! 

#welland #creativity #making #creative #craftgroup @keelymillspoet
‼️Last call for week 1‼️ Peterborough Presents ar ‼️Last call for week 1‼️

Peterborough Presents are hosting free creative workshops for local young people aged 12–16, leading to the creation of a new mural

Peterborough Presents are hosting a series of free creative workshops for local young people aged 12–16, leading to the creation of a new mural or street artwork in Eye Village. These workshops are the next stage of Eye Gets Green.

Led by artist @emilybowers.studio , the beginner-friendly sessions will give participants the chance to experiment with drawing, photography and large-scale public art while collaborating on a final mural design inspired by Eye and its green spaces.

Join Week 1- Take part in creative drawing and photography activities inspired by nature and local green spaces.

All weeks: Monday 15th, 22nd, 29th, June & 27th July - 5:30-8pm

All materials will be provided.

FREE but book you free space at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1990385507633?aff=oddtdtcreator (link in link tree). 

Venue: Eye Youth Club and Community Centre, Crowland road, PE6 7TN

Please note: You don’t need to sign up to every week, just come along to whichever you can and want to attend.

The programme is funded by The National Lottery Community Fund and Arts Council England. 

#mural #community #creativity #eyevillage
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