Aunty’s Tea Party – Project update
Hello Everyone! We’re having a little get together just to update everyone on what’s going on at Aunty Towers. We’re meeting at Claremont Park Community Centre, Claremont Road, Blackpool, at 6:30pm on Monday 15th August. Do come along and find out what’s happening or to volun
August Connected and future developments!
Announcing Aunty Social Connected Part 3! We have been hard at work since the second Connected event that took place last week arranging venues and dates for the next couple of evenings of social media. With that in mind we are pleased to be able to announce that the next Aunty Social Connected will
Aunty connects more organisations!
Last night Aunty held the second in the series of Connected events which once again proved a hit with our third sector community in Blackpool. We saw some people who had been at the last event come along again to continue to find out what they needed to know about social media as well as […]
Aunty HQ: Cocked, locked and ready to rock!
On Friday evening Aunty Social opened the new HQ at 25 Deansgate, Blackpool, FY1 3AU. We managed to secure an empty shop (due to be demolished for the Talbot Gateway project in November) through the Blackpool Culture Shops Programme run by Blackpool Council Arts Service. The agreement allows us
Knittaz with Attitude: Keep Blackpool toasty!
Sorry for the delay in posting, but we’ve had a busy, busy week at Aunty Towers! The second KWA stitch-up took place last Monday at Claremont Park Community Centre, Claremont Rd, Blackpool. Following the success of last month’s session, we were delighted to meet some more new faces to
Announcing Aunty Social Connected Part 2
We’re pleased to be able to announce (after a little delay) the second evening of social media for the third sector by Aunty Social. After the success of the first Aunty Social Connected event which we ran back in June we’ve listed to your feedback and set a date for our second event. Co
Put your marigolds on for Aunty!
Help us spring clean our new HQ and get launch tickets (including cake and cocktails): Aunty has secured a town centre venue through the Blackpool Culture Shops Project 2011 and needs lovely volunteers to make her HQ spick and span in time for the launch of the project on 8th July. If you are free [
Knittaz with Attitude: Straight outta Fair Isle…
Last night was the first Knittaz with Attitude (KWA) session at Claremont Park Community Centre, Claremont Rd, Blackpool. 22 knitwits came along to knit one, purl one and maybe drop one! Our knittaz either brought their own work or joined in with our yarnbombing project…part 1 making snuggly li
AuntySocial Connected (Part 1) a huge success!
Last Wednesday evening Aunty’s first “Connected” event took place at the Number 5 Cafe. For those of you who don’t know, Connected is our evening where we help third sector organisations get to grips with social networking and how it can help their organisation. On the night
Do you know your Tweets from your Pokes?…
Introduction to Social Media, Wednesday 1st June 2011 The Number 5 Cafe, 5 Cedar Square, Blackpool, FY1 1BP. Map Social media can offer your organisation lots of opportunities to reach and engage with wider audiences, whether that’s awareness-raising, problem-solving, recruiting volunteers or get
Hey Film Buffs!
Are you interested in becoming a member of the planning committee of Aunty’s film society? It would involve various tasks including: setting up the group, sourcing suitable films, putting together funding applications, developing & coordinating publicity and running showings. If you’
CALLING ALL KNIT-WITS!
Knittaz With Attitude knitting group: 6pm to 8pm 1st Monday of Every Month at Claremont Park Community Centre, Claremont Road, Blackpool, FY1 2QJ. Bring your own work or join in with our yarnbombing project…anything goes!All ages and abilities welcome. £3.50 per session. We will provide a lig
Thanks for coming to the Stitch Up!
Felt -work Materials A lovely time was had by all at the Right Royal Stitch up. We had a great time making felt flowers, jewellery and knitting. Thanks to Kerry and Craig at Barista for being really welcoming and helpful. See more photos on Flickr
A right royal stitch-up, 2pm, Friday 29th April 2011
Celebrate the Royal Wedding (or not) with a craft workshop courtesy of Aunty. Cake, tea, beadcraft, feltwork, bunting, records, chat, biscuits…done. 2pm to 5pm on Friday 29th April 2011 at Barista, 24 Birley Street, Blackpool, FY1 1DU Cost: Only a measly £1.50 to help us pay for materials x