Connect the Dots event album
On Tuesday 22 October 2015 we held a pop-up event at our new community space in Dewsbury town centre. Connect The Dots brought people together to get a sneak peek of the venue in the raw and to explore ideas, share stories and start conversations. We welcomed 145 people to the festival – including partner organisations, tenants, service users, shareholders, Board members and one local MP. Here are the photos of the event.
On Tuesday 22 October 2015 we held a pop-up event at our new community space in Dewsbury town centre. Connect The Dots brought people together to get a sneak peek of the venue in the raw and to explore ideas, share stories and start conversations. We welcomed 145 people to the festival – including partner organisations, tenants, service users, shareholders, Board members and one local MP. Here are the photos of the event.
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A FESTIVAL OF IDEAS,<br />
STORIES & CONVERSATIONS<br />
TUESDAY 22 SEPTEMBER<br />
3PM - 6:30PM
On Tuesday 22 October 2015 we held a<br />
pop-up <strong>event</strong> at our new community space in<br />
Dewsbury town centre.
<strong>Connect</strong> The <strong>Dots</strong> brought people<br />
toge<strong>the</strong>r to get a sneak peek of <strong>the</strong><br />
venue in <strong>the</strong> raw and to explore ideas,<br />
share stories and start conversations.
We were delighted to welcome<br />
145 people to <strong>the</strong> festival – including<br />
partner organisations, tenants, service<br />
users, shareholders, Board members and<br />
one local MP.
<strong>Connect</strong> staff and volunteers were<br />
ambassadors for <strong>the</strong> <strong>event</strong> – welcoming<br />
people and being on hand to help.
People arrived, picked up <strong>the</strong>ir festival<br />
packs and made <strong>the</strong>ir mark on <strong>the</strong> wall.
We asked people to stick up a brick<br />
and tell us what barriers <strong>the</strong>y think exist<br />
in <strong>the</strong> community.
i’m not<br />
really<br />
here...<br />
we’re knocking this wall down<br />
and opening up this space.<br />
what barriers do you think need<br />
removing in our communities?
In our community space people shared<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir ideas about what <strong>the</strong>y want to see<br />
happening <strong>the</strong>re.
It was all about getting toge<strong>the</strong>r with<br />
local doers and thinkers and bringing<br />
people toge<strong>the</strong>r.
People shared stories and we heard<br />
from people and organisations making a<br />
difference right now.
Paul Burr<br />
The Real Junk Food<br />
Project
Mark Griffin<br />
Batley Smile
Martyn Broadest<br />
<strong>Connect</strong> Housing
Scott Bell<br />
Inclucid
Kirsty Morgan<br />
&<br />
Lindsey Gibbs<br />
<strong>Connect</strong> Housing
Larry Eve<br />
The Basement<br />
Recovery Project
There was music and dance to set your<br />
heart racing including singer and songwriter<br />
Jake Smallbones, Lindy Hop dancing, Hank’s<br />
Monologues, and Batley Poets.
artists<br />
CONNECT THE
In our conversation space people had fireside<br />
chats with our community reporters and<br />
added <strong>the</strong>ir words to <strong>the</strong> festival bunting.
People looked at our architect’s plans for<br />
<strong>the</strong> building and gave us feedback to help<br />
shape <strong>the</strong> space.
In our café space festival goers experienced<br />
coffee creativity from <strong>the</strong> independent Bean<br />
Bro<strong>the</strong>rs, enjoyed delicious food by The Real<br />
Junk Food Project and helped us write <strong>the</strong><br />
menu for <strong>event</strong>s in our future happy café.
connect<br />
<strong>the</strong><br />
BEST<br />
people<br />
food<br />
conversations<br />
ingredients
food by<br />
<strong>the</strong> real junk<br />
food project<br />
dewsbury<br />
reduce food waste, feed hungry<br />
people and build communities
We all enjoyed delicious mocktails by Inclucid,<br />
who create alcohol-free spaces for all<br />
communities to enjoy.
What every festival needs… between 5.30pm<br />
and 6pm <strong>the</strong>re was <strong>the</strong> opportunity to be<br />
part of <strong>Connect</strong>’s AGM session.
Our Secret Cinema featured community films from<br />
Alzheimer’s Society, Mencap in Kirklees, Real Junk Food<br />
Project, Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing, Hea<strong>the</strong>rstones<br />
Court, <strong>Connect</strong> Housing, Callaloo Carnival Arts,<br />
Yorkshire St Pauli, Voluntary Action Kirklees.
Outside <strong>Connect</strong> tenant Elliot Wigsell, from Urban<br />
Art Leeds, brought to life <strong>the</strong> ideas of some of our<br />
younger tenants. Throughout <strong>the</strong> afternoon <strong>the</strong><br />
bigger picture emerged.
A big thank you to<br />
everyone who was part<br />
of <strong>the</strong> <strong>Connect</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Dots</strong><br />
festival of ideas, stories<br />
and conversations.
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