From July 2021 until Summer 2023 we’ll be hosting workshops for storytelling, self-expression, and pageant creation, across Miles Platting and Newton Heath.

These will cover:

• What is a community folk pageant??!
• Discussions on climate change, resilience, nature, food, waste, weather, community action 
• Mapping neighbourhoods (walking, documenting, archives, geographical & biodiversity data)
• Filming sessions on location in the ward (performance, costume, puppetry)
• Workshops on creative writing for performance and narrative
• Workshops on music and sound
• Workshops for animations
• Collecting and assembling found “stuff” or “trash” (visual and material culture) 
• Puppetry making and performance techniques for exploring climate issues and actions 
• Pageant events planning and preparation 
• Legacy planning for community action and policy-making