Opera Events – Coming Soon to Marine Hall

I went along to Opera Event’s latest performance at Stanley Park, Blackpool this weekend in anticipation of their up coming concert at Marine Hall in Fleetwood. It was, in a word – brilliant! Opera is not something I know much about but I was surprised at how many of the songs I recognised. Charlotte and David were amazing and really captivated the audience. Young and old were there and I was surprised to see how many people the performance appealed to. I’m really excited now about the big concert we have coming up. To recognise all the changes and upgrages taking place on Wyre’s coastline as part of the Sea Change project it will be a ‘sea themed’ celebratory concert. A great chance for everyone to get dressed up and enjoy a night at the opera.

Emma.

Celebrating Art in Fleetwood

Artists Residency at The Mount, Fleetwood

As Louise Wood’s artists residency at the Mount, Fleetwood has come to an end – we have been busy organising a celebratory event to showcase each of the ten sculptures she has made. Each piece reflects the maritime history of Fleetwood and has been on a journey before arriving back in time for today’s event.

I didn’t think we’d get all the exhibition ready in time,the last two pieces which had been over to Northern Ireland, arrived back at noon, and we opened the doors of The Mount at 1pm. Actually, we opened up at 9am to let Tony, the skipper of the Knott End ferry see his artwork!

Another artwork reflected local men’s involvement in the royal Naval Patrol Service, and they did us proud by bringing along their standards. The Mayor officially unveiled their artwork. He and the Mayoress (Fleetwood born and bred) stayed to talk to residents who had contributed during the community workshops, or who contributed stories. All this was set to a musical accompaniment provided by local musicians.

Children were catered for by storyteller Domonic Kelly. We’d scattered cushions upstairs and there was so much to see from the ten-sided clocktower that he was never short of inspiration for a story. To follow that, we’d devised a quiz about the park keeper in times gone by (the Mountie) and solvers all received a prize.

Many people were amazed at the beauty of The Mount and looked to what the future use of the building might be. All agreed that Louise Wood’s sculptural pieces both looked at the history of The Mount and saw a rosy future for the building.

 Jean Laurie, Arts Development Officer

Dinner Dance at Marine Hall

Mayoral Ball at Marine Hall

I was lucky enough to be invited to the annual Mayoral Ball at Marine Hall in Fleetwood this weekend. I’ve been to Marine Hall for many meetings and to see some shows but it’s not somewhere I’ve been for a night out before. The main ballroom looked great, all set up beautifully for the 280 guests. The service was excellent, we all enjoyed a nice meal and everyone danced the night away!

Emma

Kids Fun at Marine Hall

My and my sister-in-law took our kids to see ‘How the Koala Learnt to Hug’ at Marine Hall this weekend, what a great show! It was really interactive, the kids loved it (especially when the cuddly koala and sweets made their way around the audience.) There was plenty of singing and laughter and some comedy for the grown ups too! More shows like this please!

Writing on the Wall

Creating masterpieces in the sunshine!

It’s been none stop for last few weeks and I completely forgot to share what a great event we had on the 10th October at Marine Hall in Fleetwood. ‘Writing on the Wall’ was part of the National Drawing Campaign, The Big Draw, with events across the country.

We had a fantastic day, the sun was smiling on us and everybody really enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere, lounging around on the grass watching the artists at work, exploring the beach with Len, our Waterside Ranger and then doing some lovely observational drawings of their finds. The great team from Spearfish in Manchester then helped everyone transform their ideas, with spray cans, into vibrant graffiti boards that will be used again and again to decorate the Marine Hall.

Louise Smith
Arts Development Assistant

Wyre Shock

It’s not often a nationally renowned performer starts their UK tour at Fleetwood Marine Hall. It’s even more unusual that he’s doing it for half his usual fee. Jah Blakks Mosiah is doing just that. Wyre Shock, Wyre’s own Young Promoter’s Group, contacted the reggae legend to see if he’d come along to their first ever event, at the Marine Hall on Saturday October 16^th . The 14-19 year olds had already signed up local group Shaolin Monkeys. In between the beat is heating up with Junksta and King Tafari, followed by Myth of Unity, who are completing a UK tour which included rave reviews from Glastonbury.

Wyre Shock are planning their next event for February and they’ve already been asked to organise the evening celebration for the regional dance festival at Fleetwood on 19^th March 2011. If you know anyone aged 14-19 who’d like to get involved with Wyre Shock, contact me for more details at jlaurie@wyrebc.gov.uk.

Jean