Estuary Festival and Metal announce ‘This is Us’, an 18-month creative engagement programme with opportunities for local residents to share and explore experiences of living in Castle Point and aspirations […]
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NetPark Wellbeing win at The Mental Health Awards 2023
Earlier this month, our mental wellbeing coordinator Emma Mills and class facilitator Ian Wilson attended the Mental Health Awards evening in London after being shortlisted for the ‘Most Innovative Mental […]
Host your festivities at Metal Southend
Looking for somewhere to host your annual Christmas get together? Hoping for a fun and unique setting to bring people together to celebrate the end of the year? Metal Southend […]
Climate Storytelling: Vietnam, Nine Earths, and a home away from home
Jen Porter, Director of Metal Liverpool, reports back on a journey to Southeast Asia. I was recently invited to take part in a series of Climate Storytelling workshops organised by […]
Summer with our NetPark Wellbeing Project at Hyde Hall
Over the last few months, our NetPark Wellbeing Project and Hyde Hall have held a joint summer wellbeing project for 15 people living in the Southend area with mental health […]
Our Open Advice Sessions for artists will return
In August 2023, we launched the first edition of our Metal Open Advice Sessions offering free 1:1 sessions for artists in our local areas. The sessions were open to artists […]
Mark your calendars: Lucky Dip returns
Lock in these dates – Wednesday 4 October, Wednesday 6 December, Wednesday 6 March – because Lucky Dip is back at Chalkwell Hall to spice up your creative calendar! Brought […]
Simon Says / Dadda podcast
Presented below is Nkechi Onuora’s audio response to Beverley Bennett’s film Simon Says / Dadda. Simon Says / Dadda is a collaborative film exploring father/daughter relationships together with Black and […]
Our new food residency artist is here
We are delighted to announce mother and daughter duo, ‘MumTas’ who will be in residence with us, cooking across August in our pop-up café space! Get ready to have your […]
