Culture
In Tameside

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What's On?

Lantern Making Workshops with Handmade Parade

Where?

Stalybridge Civic Hall (Victoria Market Hall)

When?

25 Oct

29 Oct

Christmas

Craft

Northern Lights Winter Parade

Where?

Stalybridge

When?

15 Nov

Christmas 2025

Portland Basin's Spooky Spectacular

Where?

Portland Basin Museum

When?

19 Oct

Family

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Global Grooves

A Carnival Arts Organisation

Global Grooves is an artist-led Carnival arts organisation based in the North West of England based in The Vale. We bring together the very best culturally diverse artists from around the world to create stunning carnival presentations, develop next generation artists, incubate companies, stimulate innovation in the sector and inspire diverse communities to participate in Carnival, both across UK and internationally. ‍ ‍ We draw on worldwide cultural art forms to deliver jaw-dropping, inspirational Carnival experiences through music, dance and visual arts. As the only Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation (NPO) in Tameside, we are proud to say we will soon run the North's only Carnival Centre of Excellence. Artist-led and ambitious, we work throughout the UK and ‚ as our name suggests ‚ internationally, bringing together world-class artists with young people, communities and organisations to create the most extraordinary opportunities, moments and memories. ‍ ‍ Providing training, mentoring and consultancy coupled with volunteering, participation and performance, we have witnessed that the immersive nature of Carnival can take people on phenomenal journeys, allowing them to discover everything they need for their own personal growth.

Global Grooves

A Carnival Arts Organisation

Mossley Writers

Community writing group

This friendly, inclusive writing group meets on the third Tuesday of the month at The Vale, 7.30-9.30pm. We welcome all kinds of writers, at all stages of their career. A typical Mossley Writers get-together includes critiquing members’ work, writing together using fun and thought-provoking writing exercises, and – of course – tea and biscuits. To find out more about Mossley Writers, to join the mailing list and to receive writing to critique, please email mossleywriters@gmail.com. There is a small monthly fee to cover the hire of the space at The Vale.

Mossley Writers

Community writing group

Gordon Banks

Freelance Visual Artist and Street Theatre Performer/Producer

Freelance Visual Artist presenting arts workshops working in schools and community groups.

Work for Councils, theatre groups, festivals. Open to commissions....loves commissions!! Visual Arts mostly 3D: sculpture, heads, puppets, masks, headdresses structures, backpacks, props, scenery, murals, painting too.
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Street Theatre as Greenbanks Productions: performance of their own shows and shows written and built for others.

Gordon Banks

Freelance Visual Artist and Street Theatre Performer/Producer