The Castleford Heritage Quilt
Where: 2 Sagar Street

Help create a Castleford Heritage quilt showing the links between the town's past, present and future.The project seeks to involve people of all ages. This is an on-going project and there will be more events throughout 2008.

The Castleford Heritage Quilt was launched on Friday, with people embroidering squares about their connection to Castleford.

The quilt will provide a visible, growing example of the living history in Castleford and show the links between the town's past, present and future.

Things that can be commemorated on the quilt include:
birth
marriage
birth of your children
siblings birth, marriage
It is also possible to embroider in memoriam squares as a tribute to deceased relatives.

Inspiring artist Dave Cawthorne
to lead Art workshops
at 2 Sagar Street
FREE Art workshops to be held on the last Thursday of every month at Castleford's
2 Sagar Street exhibition centre.

****IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT****
We started a monthly children's art workshop in January. Unfortunately numbers have been low
on the two occasions that the sessions have run.

Some people mentioned that Friday morning
was not a very good time for people as there
are other activities in the local area.

Below are some suggested times it could be.
If this is something you might like to attend please
could you let me know your preferred day and time
Monday 11 - 12
Tuesday 10.30 - 11.30
Thursday 11 - 12
Friday 11 - 12

We hope to re-start the session in April

Events at Sagar Street in October

Exhibition
Paintings by Annie Gannon
and John T Hetherington
Friday 5th September to Friday 10th October

Opening times: Monday, Thursday, Friday 10 - 4pm

Knitting circle
When: Thursday 2nd October
Time: 1 – 4pm (drop-in)
Following the success of Knit n Natter in the Cratehouse, come and join us for a regular knitting group meeting the 1st Thursday of every month at 2 Sagar Street. Bring your own knitting or come and use some of our wool and needles.

TALKING, WALKING, WRITING, PERFORMING!-the HOW TO workshop
When: Thursday 9th October
Time: 10 – 4pm (booking essential)
You know you WANT to! But how? Who will break that writers block down to manageable proportions and change fear of failure to the glow of achievement? Thom World Poet is an Australian born, Texan based, improvising poet he works with bands around the world and has opened for RUSSELL CROWE, BOB DYLAN, ROY HARPUR, JOHN COOPER CLARKE, GONG, KANGAROO MOON and MAGIC BROTHERS.
THE FIRST STEP is to take the first step, commit to creation come to the space.
SECOND be prepared to change starting RIGHT NOW!
If you like talking start a dialogue then add tone, cadence, volume, projection etc
If you like writing start NOW and bring some to the workshop to sharpen
If you are afraid to write come anyway and you will end up with voluminous epics

The opening times are Monday, Thursday, Friday 10.00 - 16.00

Emma

The Cratehouse

Friday 1st August
Yorkshire Miners' Day

To celebrate Yorkshire Day we organised a series of interviews with local miners and their families at 2 Sagar Street. To view a selection of the interviews click on the following links...

My First Day Down The Pit

Working As A Pit Deputy