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Images show a group of people in 1940s clothes around a street party with bunting
10.10.2025

Then and Now: The Exhibition, Scunthorpe

Scunthorpe Central Library & 20-21 Visual Arts Centre are proud to present this remarkable exhibition as part of Our Freedom: Then and Now. This beautiful remounting by Tenfoot Dance Company of their The Way We Were mass movement piece takes place in wartime North Lincolnshire in the fictional Conesby station. The project gave the opportunity to … Continued

Images show a group of people in 1940s clothes dancing in the Lindy Hop style in a train station filmset at 20-21 Visual Arts Centre
10.10.2025

Premiere of Then & Now Film and exhibition launch

20-21 Visual Arts Centre and North Lincolnshire Libraries have partnered with Tenfoot Dance Company to produce an original dance performance film, and exhibition. Rooted in community collaboration, the project draws on stories and experiences from a diverse range of voices across the region. Join them for the premiere screening of Then and Now, projected on … Continued

04.10.2025

Our Freedom, Our Place

Join Norfolk Libraries this weekend for the Our Freedom, Our Place events at Great Yarmouth Library! Across two days the team at American Library will be hosting events to celebrate Great Yarmouth’s first year in their new library. Take a look through local heritage items, attend talks and workshops, enjoy sing-along-sessions, explore with object handling … Continued

29.08.2025

Oh, What A Wonderful Westgate!

The Westgate ward of Ipswich is the inspiration for this community sound collage, created using words contributed by local people who know and love this place. This audio experience can be accompanied by a 30-minute walk through Westgate. Some of the stories have been inspired by the buildings that you’ll pass on the way, and … Continued

27.08.2025

Home Fires - a new heritage play

In the shadow of a blackout, hope flickered. The war came to Ipswich, to its homes, and into the very hearts of its people. Home Fires is a powerful, immersive production that transports you to wartime Suffolk. From the families huddling in shelters, listening for the sound of a doodlebug, this is the story of … Continued

An image taken on a Colchester street at 7am. The image shows the sun rising in the distance which is dimly lighting up the street.
15.08.2025

Freedom Road: Celebration Street Party!

Colchester Arts Centre are throwing a street party and dancing the afternoon away! They’ll be serving up lunch and other refreshments, and the arts centre will be open all afternoon as the fabulous Syd Lawrence 18-piece swing band play. There will be pop-up events happening throughout the afternoon with the emphasis on what Freedom and … Continued

19.12.2019

Colchester Arts Centre

Through its distinctive network of community ambassadors – including representatives from African Families UK, Balkerne Trust Care Home Community, Colchester Gujarati Community, Colchester Arts Centre Youth Board, Colchester Nepalese Society, and Autism Anglia – Colchester Arts Centre will work with its young people, global majority, elderly, and disabled communities to design a celebratory event, exploring … Continued