The exact locations of the window displays will be released in the week beginning May 24. The window trail replaces the event s traditional Open House Trail, due to the ongoing restrictions of the pandemic. Following two successful online events last year, The Saltaire Virtual Makers Fair returns with a fresh new look, taking place at saltaireinspired.org.uk and across Saltaire Inspired’s Instagram and Facebook accounts. This will be held online over the May Bank Holiday weekend, between Friday, May 28 and Monday, May 31, and Thursday, June 3 to Sunday, June 6.
Peter Reed, event co-ordinator, promotes this year s Saltaire Arts Trail Elsewhere, a programme of exhibitions and special events includes Felt by Claire Tindale, a specially commissioned installation in the Salts Mill roof space, and a display of four large kites, created by artist Georgia Griffiths, who has collaborated with the 800-strong student body of 16 to 18-year-olds at Shipley College to create The K
Oldham charity supporting recovery from addiction after lockdown Date published: 15 April 2021
Sounds at the Edges takes place at Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester, and runs on Wednesday mornings. Image courtesy of Claire Armitage
Sounds at the Edges, a new project by pioneering Oldham-based visual arts charity Portraits of Recovery (PORe), is bringing people in recovery from substance use together with a range of contemporary artists from across Greater Manchester.
Collaborating in weekly sessions throughout April and May, the project supports increased access to high-quality artistic experiences for the often-marginalised recovery community.
COVID-19 has hit those dealing with addiction hard – a September 2020 study conducted by the Royal College of Psychiatrists found that 8.4 million people’s drinking habits were classified as “high risk”, up from 4.8 million in February.