Pocket Printing
Thursday 7 May, 5pm - 6.30pm
Gateshead Central Library
Join artist Millie Avis for this exciting workshop learning to make and print your own unique prints!!
For ages 12 - 18.
Tickets are £3, book your place at /article/36099/Pocket-Printmaking-with-Millie-Avis
There are still places on HAFplus Easter for eligible* young people in Years 9, 10 and 11.
Simply download the app at /HAFplus and enjoy 5 days of funded travel as well as activities such as Escape Rooms, Darts, Italian cooking, Drumming and Photography.
All activities include food and drink.
E-vouchers for eligible young people* were issued on 4th March – check your spam/junk folder or contact [email protected]
*Young people are eligible if they receive benefits-related free school meals
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There’s still great availability across Gateshead on the Easter Holiday activity programme
/BrightenEaster2026
All the activities are fully funded and include a meal for the child.
E-vouchers for eligible children* were issued on 4th March – check your spam/junk folder or contact [email protected]
*Children are eligible if they receive benefits-related free school meals”
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WHAT AN AMAZING WEEK!!!!
Here’s just some of the amazing workshops and events, thank you to everyone for being a part of it, the artists, the young people, the venues, the shape team and of course all the amazing participants.
This festival might be over but keep following for more shape fun to come. And please keep using the Shape website to see all of the amazing work we are doing with young people and our cultural ambassadors with all of our amazing local artists.
Also keep an eye out for more amazing coverage of our Shape events!! Here’s to more exciting Shape fun in the future!!!
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So much fun at last night’s gig!! Amazingly organised by the Shape team and the young people of Reverberate. Thank you to @marketplaceband and @itsjennacolee for the great performances. And not to mention the brilliant venue @downcastgateshead
We’re all danced out and hope everyone had a great time, thank you to all the young people who attended and made the night so much fun!!
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🌻 LAST DAY OF SHAPE FESTIVAL 🌻 come and join us until 3pm to paint your own pebble, make a windchime, collage a giant map of Gateshead or stitch a squishie decoration! You can pop in and make one of these things, or ALL FOUR 💥 find us opposite Peppa Pig land at the Social Hub ☀️🐽
Join us TODAY for the big finale of our Shape Festival!!
After an amazing week of fun and creativity we’ve got a whole lot more today to celebrate the amazing festival
Shape Festival’s Final Fling!
Sunday 1 March, 11am - 3pm,
Metrocentre Community Hub, Upper Green Mall @metrocentre
Join us for the final day of our Shape Festival with a creative extravaganza of art and making for all ages. Enjoy so much craft and fun, there’ll be a range of activities to fuel your creativity and we’ll have professional artists on hand to help provide plenty of inspiration.
Add to our art collage about what cultural activities you enjoy and help us shape ideas for future events.
For children and young people of all ages.
Free, drop in anytime!
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Funded by @northeast_ca@aceagrams@northeastmuseums@gatesheadcouncil
So much fun at the artists workshop yesterday with Jess Kinnersley @jessicakinnersleytextiles making concertina books at @vanegallery !! Even more exciting crafts tomorrow at the final fling at the Metrocentre!!
So much fun making 3D horse sculptures out of paper with Pui Lee yesterday!! Can’t wait for even more crafting fun tomorrow at the final fling!!
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