The Vale

Street band & Brass Class
2024-09-03 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-08-27 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-08-20 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-08-13 19:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | The Vale, Unit 2 Vale Mill, Micklehurst Road, Mossley, OL59JL, United Kingdom
Horns and melody at The Vale!
Join us Every Tuesday 7pm – 9pm for our weekly offering of horns and melody Carnival activities here at The Vale in Mossley.
Meet new music pals and further your skills, all with a massive smile on your face as part of the Global Grooves Carnival community!
Melody players joining the project should have some experience.
Bring your instrument along! Brass, woodwind and anything else welcome!
Members aged 12-16 to be accompanied by an adult (Future Leaders alumni may come along unaccompanied).
For more information visit: www.globalgrooves.org/get-involved/courses-classes/gg-bloco/

Brazilian Dance Classes
2024-09-03 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-08-27 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-08-20 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-08-13 19:00 - 21:00
Dance at The Vale!
Tuesdays 7pm – 9pm.
Join us every Tuesday evening for our weekly offering of Carnival activities here at The Vale in Mossley.
Meet new pals and further your skills, all with a massive smile on your face as part of the Global Grooves Carnival community!
Dance classes are open to all abilities and experience levels.
Members aged 12-16 to be accompanied by an adult (Future Leaders alumni may come along unaccompanied).
For more information visit: www.globalgrooves.org/get-involved/courses-classes/gg-bloco/

Brazilian Percussion Classes
2024-09-03 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-08-27 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-08-20 19:00 - 21:00
Drum at The Vale!
Join us every Tuesday evening for our weekly offering of Carnival activities here at The Vale in Mossley.
Meet new music pals and further your skills, all with a massive smile on your face as part of the Global Grooves Carnival community!
Percussion classes are open to all abilities and experience levels. You’ll study and listen to a tantalising mix of percussion instruments in the sessions, including surdo, caixa, repinique, tamborim, and more!
Percussion instruments provided (feel free to bring yours along, but please check with a Bloco tutor first).
Members aged 12-16 to be accompanied by an adult (Future Leaders alumni may come along unaccompanied).
For more information visit: www.globalgrooves.org/get-involved/courses-classes/gg-bloco/

Reform Radio Podcasting Workshop
2024-09-03 11:00 - 13:00
Join Reform Radio at The Vale for this 2-hour session to learn about all things podcasting, including presenting, producing, scripting & creating content. Develop your practical skills and improve your confidence and wellbeing.

In order to be eligible for the project you must be:
– 18-30 years old
– Not in education
– Based in Greater Manchester

Date: Tuesday 3rd September
Time: 11am – 1pm
Address: Global Grooves, Vale Mill, The Vale Unit 2, Micklehurst Road, Mossley, OL5 9JL

***This session is free to access, travel is covered & refreshments are provided***

For more information or to sign up please contact projects@reformradio.co.uk or call / text 07983 836 252 or 0161 806 0879.

Knights of The Vale
2024-09-02 19:00 - 22:00, 2024-08-26 19:00 - 22:00, 2024-08-19 19:00 - 22:00
Knights of The Vale is a weekly Games Workshop social & hobby club for Games Workshop enthusiasts.
Activities are from 7.00pm until 10.00pm every Monday evening, likeminded collectors can meet, play, socialise, build and paint in a friendly, inclusive environment. We look forward to welcoming you!

For more information visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/[REDACTED]

Crafty Saturdays
2024-08-31 10:00 - 12:30, 2024-08-24 10:00 - 12:30, 2024-08-17 10:00 - 12:30
Join us for Crafty Saturdays, our family friendly art club

Expect a changing programme with a variety of family friendly craft activities. Keep an eye on our social media to find to find out what is happening weekly.
Time: Saturdays from 10:00am – 12:30pm
Price: Free & Drop in!
All we ask that all children are supervised throughout the sessions.

Our Space
2024-08-31 10:00 - 12:30, 2024-08-24 10:00 - 12:30, 2024-08-17 10:00 - 12:30
Our Space at The Vale

Try something different, make friends and feel good!
Join us on Saturday mornings for our exciting winter/spring programme. The sessions are totally free! Just come down and drop in.

Welcome to Our Space Garden Sessions!
Together we’ll maintain and develop The Vale’s wild garden using permaculture gardening techniques to make Our Space eco-friendly and fit for all Mossley birds, bees and everything in-between.
Each week our facilitator Jayne, will share her wealth of knowledge and skills to guide us as we create a beautiful community garden together at The Vale. Expect to be hands on learning new skills and techniques, as we plant, grow, build and make all sorts of mini environments. Some weeks you’ll make a gift for nature like a ‘pond in a pot’, a ‘bee waterfall’ or other mini wonders.

What to expect?
To have fun in a healthy, friendly environment with like-minded folk. You choose how much and what you want to do and of course, how many biscuits to have with your brew!

NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED for any sessions.
Stay for all of just part of the session, all we ask is that children are supervised.

Abney Orchestra
2024-08-30 19:15 - 21:15, 2024-08-23 19:15 - 21:15, 2024-08-16 19:15 - 21:15
Abney Orchestra rehearse at The Vale every Friday evening. They are a fun, friendly, community orchestra, playing light classics and popular film music. They are always looking for new members – no auditions – all ages and abilities welcome.
Come along and join their rehearsal on Friday evenings 7:15pm – 9:15pm.

For more information and to check their schedule you can visit their website: www.abneyorchestra.org

Film Screening and Workshop: 'Sun Beams; stories of the sun'
2024-08-29 18:00 - 22:00
Join us for a screening of three sun drenched films in our solar powered venue space.
As a venue we are aiming to generate enough power to run our music and cinema screening venue solely on solar power! You can track our progress here.
To celebrate the summer sun and its power we are screening We the Power: The Future of Energy is Community-Owned, Burning in the Sun and Catching the Sun and a short film.

Sunflower gleaning workshop with Jayne 6-7pm
Hold onto your sunflowers and ornamental plants after their best days in the sun and bring them along for a gleaning workshop with our resident permaculturist Jayne. Turn seeds into bird feed, seed bombs or keep them to share at our seed and plant swap at Carnival Flow on the 7th September.

6pm Sunflower seed gleaning with Jayne
7pm Doors (Bar open)
7.30pm Films
8.30pm Q&A and grab a drink
9.30pm Ends

– 300 Days of Sun: Communities Power Their Own Future, 2022, Jude Chehab
Lebanon faces daunting economic and energy problems. Citizens are looking to the sun — not the government — for solutions.

– Burning in the Sun, 2010, Cambria Matlow and Morgan Robinson
Seizing the moment at a crossroads in his life, Daniel decides to return to his homeland in Mali and start a local business building solar panels — the first of its kind in the sun-drenched nation. Daniel’s goal is to electrify the households of rural communities, 99% of which live without power.

– We the Power: The Future of Energy is Community-Owned, 2021, David Garrett Byars

Imagine upending the traditional energy system and giving the power of clean electricity production back to your neighbours. We the Power follows friends, families and visionaries as they break down legislative barriers and take power back from big energy companies to put it in the hands of locals and strengthen their towns. The film chronicles local cooperatives from deep in Germany’s Black Forest to the streets of ancient Girona in Spain and the urban rooftops of London, England, as they pave the way for a renewable energy revolution and build healthier, financially stable communities.

Speakers:
Hear from Mossley Community Energy about how to get involved in their new project.
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We offer a ‘Donate What You Can’ pricing structure so that everyone can join us. A suggested donation is £3-5 film screening tickets, and £10 combined, if you are able to do so.
There are a limited number of combined tickets for the film screening and sunflower and seed gleaning available. Book to secure your space.
Thanks to our funders Saddleworth Community Hydro, The Young Foundation and UKRI.
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You may also be interested in Making Waves; stories of water 5th September.

Free Artist Space
2024-08-28 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-08-21 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-08-14 13:00 - 15:00
From 1.00pm – 3.00pm each Wednesday, The Vale opens up its studio spaces for artists and creatives to use for free!
Whether you’re a sewer needing a machine to work on, a sculptor needing some work space, a musician in need of a quiet room or a henna artist needing somewhere to practice, we’d love to host you.
Just get in touch via hello@the–vale.co.uk to let us know what you need space for so we can make sure we’re all set up for you.

Mossley Writers
2024-08-20 19:30 - 21:30
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.
You may also be interested in The Tameside WordShop, a year-long programme of free writing workshops for Tameside writers. You can find out more information here.

Percussion masterclass with Vinícius Silva (Ilê Aiyê)
2024-08-17 13:00 - 17:00
Immerse yourself in the rich culture and history of Samba Reggae with a workshop led by renowned percussionist Vinícius Silva of Ilê Aiyê.
This comprehensive experience aims to not only teach rhythm and technique but provide insights into the cultural significance of Samba Reggae and its connection to Neguinho do Samba.
Date: Saturday 17th August
Time: 1.00pm – 5.00pm
Location: The Vale, Vale Mill, Micklehurst Road, Mossley, Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL5 9JL
Price: Full price £35 / Pay what you can £15 suggested minimum
This workshop is suitable for every level of experience, beginners welcome.
To book your ticket visit: https://www.globalgrooves.org/whats-on/masterclass-in-samba-reggae-with-vinicius-silva
