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Opportunity: Community Producer

Opportunity: Community Producer

by Sarah Haythornthwaite | Apr 13, 2026 | Uncategorized

Deadline 8 May 2026
We’re excited to be recruiting a new part-time Community Producer to join the PP team for the next 12 months

Reasonable Adjustment exhibition volunteering

by Sarah Haythornthwaite | Nov 13, 2023 | Uncategorized

We’re looking for people to help us welcome visitors to our Reasonable Adjustment exhibition from 3 – 17th December. Come join the welcome team…

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Celebrate the poetry and life of Allama Iqbal thro Celebrate the poetry and life of Allama Iqbal through Qawwali and musical performances.

‼️ Please note - HALF of all current tickets have already sold! ‼️

Expect an evening of music, faith, and celebration. Suitable for all ages! Headlined by the mesmerising sound of Chand Ali Khan Qawwal & Party. A portion of the sale of each ticket will be re-invested into the future of Allama Iqbal Festival, thanks to support from Landmark Theatres.

When: Thursday 5th November
Time: 6:30pm start 
Where: The New Theatre, Broadway
Cost: £11
علامہ اقبال سے متاثر قوالی نائٹ

For more info (including accessibility info), or to book please 
visit www.peterboroughpresents.org, click on the QR code.

🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

More information about the Iqbal Festival 2026: 
A community festival programme, celebrating the life & poetry of Sir Allama Iqbal this November. Read on to find out about the events planned for 2026!

اس نومبر میں، کمیونٹی فیسٹیول پروگرام، جو سر علامہ اقبال کی زندگی اور شاعری کا جشن مناتا ہے۔

Allama Iqbal Festival is a partnership between us at Peterborough Presents, Gladstone Connect Ltd, Pakistan Community Association Peterborough, Landmark Theatres, Peterborough Music Hub, Salaam Radio, ARU Peterborough, The Beeches Primary School, Gladstone Primary Academy, National Literacy Trust, and a group of passionate residents and Iqbal scholars.

This is our second year hosting the Allama Iqbal Festival, and we hope to make it an annual event in Peterborough for years to come! If you’d like to support this journey, please reach out to Charley at 
Peterborough Presents, at charley.genever@neneparktrust.org.uk 
or call/text/whatsapp 07435 985935.

#peterborough #community #qawwal #chandalikhan #allamaiqbal  @chandalikhanqawwal @landmarktheatresuk @salaam.radio  @arupeterborough @literacy_trust  @beechesprimarysch @gladstoneparkprimary
🫟 What a great pumpkin painting session with Wella 🫟 What a great pumpkin painting session with Welland Makers! 🫟

Come and enjoy the session next month where we will be doing needle punch! (Thursday 12th November). 

A crafty, making, chatty group based in #Welland. 
We’ll make you a brew, whilst you make something useful or beautiful.

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

Welland Makers will be hosted by the little 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. 

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. 

Next dates are: 
Thursday 12 November 2026- Punch needle 
Thursday 10 December 2026- Xmas Decor 
Thursday 14 January 2027-Batik Dye on tote Bags 
Thursday 11 February 2027- Embroidery/ Embellishing Batik tote bags 

TIME: 12:30pm-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 Alan Sieglow with any general questions or access questions: 
Alan.seiglow@neneparktrust.org.uk or PM us here. 

#crafting #freecreativetime #peterborough #createyourplace
Not your usual day, but a fun one… The PP team e Not your usual day, but a fun one… 

The PP team enjoyed the @neneparkpboro Annual Staff Conference at the Posh Ground this week. Especially the great company and games and quizzes (and yummy food 😉) between the important info, organisational celebrations and strategy stuff. 

I (Kim) had never been to the Peterborough stadium before (I’m deffo not a football kinda gal), but it was really nice to see the local football community’s city treasure, and learn about the history and set up of the place on our mini tour. 

On the tour - Selina ‘made’ our bird themed teams we were in - create a football chant to compete against each other. 😝 
Our little group were the Cuckoos and our winning chant went as follows: 

“We’re the best 
We’re the best 
We’ll take over your nest. 
Who are we… CUCKOOO CUCKOOOO!”
(*Flaps about like weird, crazy birds). 

…Quite fitting if you ask me. 

Thanks @neneparkpboro 🥳 
Thanks @theposh 💙

Have a good weekend everyone. 

#teamwork #neneparkfamily #whenworkisplay
🌹 Allama Iqbal Festival 2026. 🌹 A community festi 🌹 Allama Iqbal Festival 2026. 🌹

A community festival programme, celebrating the life and poetry of Sir Allama Iqbal this November. 🙌🏽

The festival programme is open to anyone to attend, and features a variety of events and activities which showcase South Asian culture, traditions, and creativity. Read on to find out about the events planned for 2026.

Allama Iqbal Festival is a partnership between us at Peterborough Presents, Gladstone Connect Ltd, Pakistan Community Association Peterborough, Landmark Theatres, Peterborough Music Hub, Salaam Radio, ARU Peterborough, The Beeches Primary School, Gladstone Park Academy, National Literacy Trust, and a group of passionate residents and Iqbal scholars. What a collab! 

Our aim is to make Allama Iqbal Festival an annual event in Peterborough. Sir Iqbal’s birthday (9th November) is celebrated every year, both in Pakistan and around the globe. We want Peterborough & our communities to be part of this celebration!

2026 – Full Programme
5 - 10 November: 

🌹Thurs 5th November: 
Chand Ali Khan - Qawwal + Party

🌹Saturday 7 November: 
Family Fun Day at the Allama Iqbal Community Centre

🌹Monday 9 November: 
Food For Thought
A relaxed, informal dinner & writing workshop for poets.

🌹Tuesday 10 November: 
Lunchtime Talks – Navigating Iqbal - lunchtime mini talks at ARU. 

🌹About Allama Iqbal and our 2025 programme 🌹
Allama Iqbal (1877 -1938) was a philosopher and poet, recognised as the national poet of Pakistan. His poetry, written in Punjabi, Farsi, Urdu, English, explores themes of community, nature, social justice, khudi (self-realisation), imagination, and spirituality.

🌹There is also a free downloadable PDF made by our community panel Numra which tells you more about Allama Iqbal’s life and legacy. 

For more information about the festival, or for accessibility, head to Link Tree for our website, or call/ text Charley Genever on 07435 985 935. 

#iqbalday #iqbalpoetry #allamaiqbal #peterborough allamaiqbalfestival 
@landmarktheatresuk  @salaam.radio  @arupeterborough  @gladstoneparkprimary @nationalliteracytrust @aceagrams
🔉Keely Mills is on the Radio talking about the 202 🔉Keely Mills is on the Radio talking about the 2027 Eye Village Lantern Parade AND how you can get involved. 🔉

(‼️Please excuse Kim’s over excitement with the screen movements‼️).

Here’s more info about one of the workshops too: 
🫟Make a Lantern Display with Eye Gets Green and be part of the Eye Village Lantern Parade 2027🫟
Eye Gets Green is a club for young people (12 - 16 years) from Eye or nearby villages, where they can get creative and explore the environment at the same time. Over the last year, young people have made films, explored drawing, designed murals, and tried other creative activities like street art or photography.

During October Half term, young people are invited to work together to create lanterns in safe, creative, and laid-back sessions. Workshops are beginner friendly – you don’t have to have any previous experience. This set of four creative workshops/sessions will focus on lantern making and the creation of lit-up displays. Through the sessions, the young people will try different ‘making’ techniques, using a mixture of natural materials. They will experiment with making structures using light. They will also work together to help create a large lantern or lanterns that will be a major part of the Light Up Eye Lantern parade in February 2027.

Each day and session will be led by the team from Light Whale International who created the Eye Lantern Parade.
All materials will be provided. We will provide snacks and drinks, but please bring a packed lunch.
Sessions are FREE but please book. 

Tuesday 27, October from 10am- 3pm
Other workshops are on: Wed 28, Thurs 29 Oct
Eye Youth Club and Community Centre, Crowland Road, PE6 7TN

Please note: You don’t need to sign up for all 4 of the workshops, just sign up to any that you can attend.
We will require permission from a parent / guardian for all participants.

Access and other information:
Please email Keely at keely.mills@neneparktrust.org.uk or peterboroughpresents@neneparktrust.org.uk.
🌱Wanderings Around Welland 🌱 New Community Produce 🌱Wanderings Around Welland 🌱
New Community Producer, Alan Seiglow is out and about in Welland. Alan loves meeting new people and hearing their stories and histories. Alan will be sporting a Peterborough Presents T-Shirt so if you see him and want to say hello whether on the street or on the 4a Bus between Queensgate and Welland do stop him for a chat. He’s in the early stages of gathering ideas and dreams from the community to make artistic happenings in Welland over the coming years! 

🫟Dunelm Delivers 🫟
A big thank you to Rachel First and the team at Dunelm Peterborough who donated an array of arts craft materials to the Welland Makers. A great kick-start to the new series of free creative community workshops, it all helps! 

🎃Welland Makers Thursday 8th October 🎃
Just in time for Halloween preparations, Welland Makers will be running a FREE craft session painting ceramic pumpkins on Thursday 8th October, 12.30-2.30pm at Woodfield Park Community Centre (formerly the Charteris Centre). Join our group of makers & crafters for activity, tea and cake and refreshments. No need to book for Ages 16+ no experience necessary. 

Know someone in or near Welland? Share this with them and receive ultimate gratitude from us. 😎
Huge congratulations to our brilliant Access Coord Huge congratulations to our brilliant Access Coordinator  @@julie.fernandez.58760  who joined a stellar line-up to be named one of 'Peterborough's Top 100' at a the @cambschamber  awards ceremony in Peterborough Cathedral last night. It's an amazing achievement and well deserved after all her work with Peterborough Presents on making our programme more accessible.

Our Director Sarah Haythornthwaite had to accept the award on Julie's behalf as unfortunately 'reasonable adjustments' hadn't been made and the stage didn't have an access ramp nor could Julie get through the crowds to get there. Just goes to show that there's still so much to do to challenge thinking and make even special one-off situations more accessible - wouldn't it be great if that was considered for everyday situations too! It's rare that any of us get it 100% right all the time but we should be further on than this.
Luckily, when the presenters came to meet us at the end of the night, Julie saw it as an opportunity to invite the Chair of the Chamber of Commerce to meet us and chat more about access. Let's see if we can extend that to Mayor Paul Bristow. Every cloud has a silver lining perhaps??

Key Fact for our business community: the purple pound (the collective spending power of Disabled people) contributes £446 billion to the UK economy per year, £14.6 billion to the tourist sector. Worth thinking about if we get it right!

 

Well done to everyone who received an award last night. There's lots to be done but equally lots to be proud of in this city.
FREE- This Saturdays in Eye Village! Lantern Para FREE- This Saturdays in Eye Village! 
Lantern Parade drop-in workshop with Light Whale International and Peterborough Presents

Join this special workshop led by the team who produces the Eye Lantern Parade. It’s a drop-in session where you can make a lantern, make a badge or do some creative doodling whilst having a brew.

The workshop is part of a day of activity celebrating Manor Farm Community Centre’s 40th anniversary. Peterborough Presents is proud to be bringing this workshop to help celebrate the Centre’s birthday. Over the last 4 years, our partnership with Manor Farm has helped to create two lantern parades, outdoor exhibitions, heritage talks, and art workshops.  To be part of the centres 40th anniversary is great and it feels good to be included. 

About the workshop: 
The workshop is free and drop-in. It will take around 1.5- 2 hours to make a lantern from beginning to end. If you don’t have the time, then you can make a badge or doodle some decorations instead. Materials are provided and there will be tea, coffee, juice, and biscuits. 

When: Saturday 26th September 2026 
Time: 11am- 4pm 

Where: Manor Farm Community Centre, 70 High St, Eye, Peterborough PE6 7UY 

Who: Everyone! Under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult. 

Cost: Workshops are FREE. No need to book.

This session is also a chance to find out more about the next Eye Lantern Parade and how to get involved. 
Eye Lantern Parade will take place on 27th February 2027. 

CALLING ALL YOUNG PEOPLE:
If you are aged 12-16 and from Eye or nearby, then you can also find out more about the upcoming Eye Gets Green lantern workshops which are happening in October half term at Eye Youth Club.

Access and other information: 
Access to the venue is step free. The doors can be opened for mobility scooters or chairs. The sessions will use art materials like PVA glue.

Please email Keely at keely.mills@neneparktrust.org.uk for more information about this. 

#lanternparade #creativeworkshop #eyevillage
Happy belated birthday to our two Peterborough Pre Happy belated birthday to our two Peterborough Presents Virgoans - Charley and Kim. Both absolute diamonds of course!
To continue our proud share from this colourful gl To continue our proud share from this colourful glimpse into Pakistani & Kashmiri heritage… here’s more photos and feedback from our  #heritageopendays Kashmiri Gharbaar Installation curated by Robina Akhtar @the_focus_venue 

For some it was the history and stories, (to remember our elders ways, their current ways, or to learn about a new culture), for others it was to see and touch the objects and installation: A favourite thing to experience seemed to be the butter churner, and a the day beds: 

“I appreciate how accurate the installation was at representing Kashmiri homes in rural areas. I enjoyed seeing a visual representation of what my grandma talks about within her stories reminiscing of when she was in Pakistan.”

“Interesting to hear about another culture.” 

“An amazing exhibition. Very poignant memories for some people. My mum-in-law talks about her time in Kashmir where she grew up participating in some of these activities.” 

“I absolutely loved the fabrics and how beautiful the patterns were. A lovely lady showed me around, and explained what things were, made me see life from a different perspective.” 

“I came across it - local and relaxed and inclusive. Beautiful objects.” 

“Today I see the things and I feel I am in Kashmir. I really appreciate and love it.” 

“It was really nicely done, welcoming and so friendly! I learnt a lot about Kashmiri culture.” 

Robina Akhtar and the team worked hard to get this up and running in quite a short timeframe. Well done to all! 

More sharing to come! 

#createyourplace #heritage #peterborough #kashmir @high_heritage_charity @peterboroughculturalalliance @peterboroughmuseum
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