Skyfall despite snowfall.. with the Big Picture Show

The Big Picture Show is a service provided by Live & Local, which enables communities to screen films in their local halls, with all the necessary technical equipment and support provided. We wanted to give you a little bit of a flavour of what a Big Picture Show event is like, so we caught up […]

Live & Local Promoter Meetings 2013

We’ve been keeping busy throughout February and March with our annual Promoter Meetings, introducing a selection of shows that are available for the 2013-14 season. These meetings are a great opportunity for the Live & Local team to meet many of the new and existing promoters, answer any questions, plus a great chance for promoters to […]

Jumpstart at Worcester Arts Workshop

Worcester-based theatre company c&t hosted an open space event at Worcester Arts Workshop on 2nd February with an open call to all theatre-makers, practitioners, producers and promoters in Worcestershire to attend. Live & Local’s Sally Rew attended the day to meet theatre-makers in the county and find out more about their ambitions and needs. As […]

A kick start to celebrate the NEW Autumn season

Earlier this month we held two showcase events to help celebrate what looks set to be another jam packed and exciting Autumn season. The Live & Local team, and village residents, were joined by our volunteer promoters and local arts officers as well as our funders and councillors from local authorities. The showcases took place […]

Get Together to Celebrate South Staffordshire!

You may remember that back in January we told you about a new online resource we were launching for community groups in South Staffordshire. Well, we’ve been very busy since then, supporting event organisers and bringing people together to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, Olympic and Paralympic Games. People of all ages enjoyed more than 30 fantastic events […]

Arts on our Doorstep: Let’s Play!

‘Let’s Play!’ began in January 2012 involving local families in a truly unique experience, different to the usual parents and toddler-type groups. The project will be different to anything else already accessible in the local area of Stretton on Dunsmore. The vision for ‘Let’s Play!’ is to build stronger and more cohesive families and communities through […]

Get Together South Staffordshire

Get Together South Staffordshire is a new online resource which offers inspiration and guidance for community groups in South Staffordshire who would like to organise an event to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee or the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Already planning an event? We’ve got lots of free resources available to help. Promote your event […]

Rural cinema network

Live & Local has been awarded LEADER funding to support a pilot rural cinema project in the central Warwickshire area (Warwick District and Rugby Borough) from January 2012 to the end of March 2013. This funding will enable us to offer rural communities opportunities to programme films in their local halls, with all the necessary […]

Marquee Hire

These Live & Local ‘surprising places’ are classic, traditional marquees with blue and white striped roofs that stand out from the plain white, frame-tents available from most hire companies. They have traditional guy ropes, stakes, and wooden poles with decorative hand-turned wooden dollies atop. They are elegant and traditional with a hint of the vaudeville […]

Live & Local’s Promoter Meetings 2011

Live & Local’s annual Promoter Meetings took place in late February / early March at Weston under Wetherley Village Hall (Warwickshire), Tansley Village Hall (Derbyshire) and Kingstone Village Hall (Staffordshire). There was a record attendance by Promoters, local authority officers, Councillors and Friends of Live & Local at all three events. The meetings included updates about the Live & Local […]