July 2024

Flash Company Arts has been working with volunteers and community members to prepare our community allotment for planting.  It has been such a rainy year so far that we have been taking advantage of the sunshine. We look forward to getting some seasonal vegetables in the ground so that we can distribute fresh, homegrown vegetables through the community fridge.  If you want to get involved with this or volunteer for the community fridge, pop into Flowergate Hall for a chat – we would love to have you involved!

We were lucky enough to receive a donation from Ingrid Flute Cottages to keep our Wednesday music club running.  The sessions are entirely free, and young people have the chance to get free music lessons, learn new art skills, and have some food with new friends. 

Our plans to deliver another fun-packed four weeks of our award-winning FEAST sessions are well underway, but a handful of free places are left. Get in touch if you need help booking or if you’re not sure if you are eligible for free places—we are here to help!

In September, we are launching a new community voice group, ‘Whitby Community Voices’, where we can talk about what we love about our communities and how we can bring new opportunities and experiences to our brilliant town and villages.  We already hold a monthly Whitby Community Alliance meeting on the third Tuesday morning of the month for organisations to get together, share information and ideas, and make plans. We hope that a group of community members will bring even more brilliant, joined-up thinking to the table so that we can try out new ideas and raise our voices together for change in a positive way.  If you would like to be part of the first meeting, look out for information on our social media or email rebecca.flashcompanyarts@gmail.com to be added to our group list.

During the summer months, our projects will all be working on a fabulous immersive installation for Flowergate Old Chapel as part of our ongoing ‘Edge of the World’ project. The theme is ‘Flowers of the Forest’, and our ambition is to decorate the chapel with community-made flowers.  You can get involved either at one of our Crafternoon sessions or by making something at home that ties in with the theme.  A celebration event will happen at the end of September – more information to follow in the coming weeks!