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SUMMARY:First Flags of Hope Exhibition – Mossley Market Ground
DESCRIPTION:Mossley Market Ground will be transformed into an open-air gallery of colour\, creativity\, and community spirit as 100 towering silk flags take flight during the monthly farmers market. \nEach flag is a unique artwork\, hand-painted and standing between three and six metres tall. Together they create over 540 square metres of art – the equivalent of half a kilometre if laid end to end\, enough to rise higher than Blackpool Tower. \nThese flags have been years in the making. From school workshops to care homes\, from neighbourhood projects to artist studios\, hundreds of people across Greater Manchester – of all ages\, cultures\, and traditions –  have shared their voices\, memories\, and hopes to create them. Side by side\, their stories are woven into the fabric of every design. \nAcross history\, flags have marked identity and belonging. In this exhibition\, they mark something greater: resilience\, unity\, and shared pride. This is a movement that welcomes\, not excludes – showing what can be achieved when communities come together to listen\, share\, and create. \nAnd here in Mossley\, that story runs deeper still. The town was once at the heart of the Industrial Revolution\, its mills powering a textile trade that carried designs and fabrics from Greater Manchester to communities across the world. Textiles here have always been about connection\, creativity\, and exchange across cultures. Flags of Hope continues that legacy\, returning textile artistry to the town where it once shaped identity and industry\, and reimagining it as a living symbol of community pride and collaboration. \nThe Flags of Hope Exhibition is presented by Global Grooves and Cabasa CIC\, two Mossley-based organisations dedicated to bringing people together through art and celebration. It has been made possible by the dedication of many volunteers including those from Mossley Town Council\, The Vale\, and local artists – whose energy and commitment have helped bring this vision to life. \nWe invite you to explore the farmers market\, stand among the flags\, reflect\, and celebrate the pride and creativity that unites our communities. \nMossley Market Ground\nSunday 31st August  \n9am – 5pm  \nThese are not just flags.\nThey are memories.\nThey are voices.\nThey are hope. \nGet involved\nThis is the first Flags of Hope Exhibition. With your support\, we can take this movement further – creating more exhibitions across Greater Manchester\, sharing more voices\, and raising more flags of resilience\, unity\, and pride. Together\, we can keep building spaces where creativity brings communities together. \nIf you’d like to volunteer to help create more Flags of Hope in the future\, visit: the-vale.co.uk/volunteer-with-us \nIf you would like to make a donation to help take this exhibition to more people across Greater Manchester\, you can donate here \nAbout Cabasa CIC\nCabasa CIC is a Mossley-based community interest company that mixes traditional textile craft with powerful storytelling. They celebrate heritage whilst pushing boundaries\, creating work that’s large-scale\, visually stunning\, and deeply meaningful. Everything they do is rooted in community and collaboration. \nAbout Global Grooves\nGlobal Grooves is a Mossley-based cultural organisation using music\, dance\, and carnival arts to inspire and strengthen communities. Their work brings together diverse voices locally\, nationally\, and internationally to create powerful\, inclusive celebrations.
URL:https://the-vale.co.uk/event/first-flags-of-hope-exhibition-mossley-market-ground/
LOCATION:Mossley Market Ground\, Market Street\, Mossley\, OL5 0HE\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Crow
DESCRIPTION:Crow – Live at The Vale🗓 Saturday 24th May | 🕖 Doors 7pm | 🎟 Donate What You CanRecommended age: 14+ | Duration: ~1hr 30 mins \nA gig… with a twist.What starts as a live music performance by three musicians slowly transforms into something much stranger – and funnier. \nAs night falls\, songs give way to surreal surprises: playful illusions\, shadowy video projections\, and a good dose of offbeat comedy. Imagine a cross between a dreamy gig and a magic show gone slightly off the rails – more Tommy Cooper than David Blaine. \nCROW is a visually rich\, genre-bending experience that blends music\, theatre\, projection\, and sleight-of-hand into a darkly comic journey through the unexpected. \nCreated by Avanti Display – one of the UK’s most inventive outdoor performance companies – this is a show full of imagination\, absurdity\, and wonder. \n\n“A wonderfully curious and genre-defying musical and visual performance.”— Inside Out Dorset Festival \n\nFeaturing collaborations with:🎵 Seaming To (music)✍️ Lou Glanfield (words\, IOU)🎭 Mark Long (dramaturgy\, People Show)🎥 Chris Squire (AV design\, Impossible Arts) \n👁️‍🗨️ The evening opens with a special pre-show performance from Jon Mambo \n \nJon Mambo is a guitarist\, vocalist\, bass player and writer. He got his nickname ‘Mambo’ from earlier years as guitarist in the Manchester based Afro-Latin Jazz ensemble ” The Mambo’s”. Jon’s focus right now is on Brazilian and African style music played on the acoustic guitar and electric bass\, delving into the rhythmic and percussive foundations of the music and culture. \n\n\nPay what you can – no questions asked.We believe great art should be for everyone. Choose the ticket price that suits your circumstances – no evidence needed. \n📧 Need access info? Email: hello@the-vale.co.uk
URL:https://the-vale.co.uk/event/crow/
LOCATION:The Vale\, Unit 2 Vale Mill\, Micklehurst Road\, Mossley\, OL59JL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Poetry,Theatre,Upcoming
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