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CCG - Creative Communities Group
CCG Creative Communities Group

CCG - Creative Communities Group

The CCGUK aims to empower people, locally, nationally and internationally for positive change through volunteering and community engagement.

Supporting University and Community partners in a variety of activities including, the Arts, Sciences, History, Health and Social Awareness

The CCGUK also supports Creative teaching as a pathway to inclusion and accessible education.

"Creative Communities like this are vital to support our bourgeoning creative industries. Modern technology is increasingly allowing creative businesses to be based anywhere so having communities based around and supported by regional universities can help to provide mutual support and help to share knowledge and opportunities"

Wayne Hemingway MBE (CCGUK Member)

HemingwayDesign

Events & Exhibitions

Sir Ranulph Fiennes :- Mind Over Matter

The Guild Hall And Charter Theatre

Tue 11/07/2017 - Tue 11/07/2017 (Ends in 15 days days)

~Recently the climbing world has lost one of it’s greatest explorers the daredevil Swiss Ueli Steck. His bravery and courage was a testament of a lifetime taking risks. One of the UK’s living legends Sir Ranulph Fiennes has paid tribute to him as he too has traversed across some difficult terrain. Thankfully, Ranulph is still with us and in a show coming to The Preston Guild Hall and Charter Theatre on Tuesday 11th July 2017 he reveals the very things that have made him the person...

Ladies Night \'Lion\' Film Screening

The Grand Clitheroe

Tue 04/07/2017 - Tue 04/07/2017 (Ends in 8 days days)

~Nearly ten years ago Dev Patel starred in a blockbuster hit that made him a credible and noteworthy actor,  that film was ‘Slumdog Millionaire’. Now in 2017 and as an adult Dev has once again struck gold with a film that deals with loss and gain. Courtesy of The Grand in Clitheroe and Ladies Film Night, ’LION’ is being shown on Tuesday 4th July. It tells the true story of a five year old Indian boy who  gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilo...

International Festival 2017

North West

Thu 29/06/2017 - Sun 16/07/2017 (Ends in 20 days days)

~Sometimes things work biennially and sadly some things don’t.  If your looking for something with a little more class and sophistication than the Manchester International Festival, could be right up your street, well, if you happen to live in Manchester that is. Here is a brief history of the festival and how it has grown over a 12 year period. It began in 2005 with the pioneering Gorillaz :- Demon Days Live. The following four festivals included monkey theatre, legendary elect...

Summer On The Flag Market

Flag Market

Sat 03/06/2017 - Sat 26/08/2017 (Ends in 61 days days)

~Didn’t it always feel like the summer lasted forever as a child. Our concept of this warm season changed as we became adults yet having fun and enjoying the activities that this season encouraged,  got us out of our sofas and into an exciting environment. From Saturday 3rd June - Saturday 26th August 2017 from 9am -11.30pm the Flag Market in Preston City Centre has got a whole feast of summer fun to be had. All the events are free including performances and activities for the k...

Barbara Brown Exhibition

The Whitworth Art Gallery

Wed 22/03/2017 - Sun 03/12/2017 (Ends in 160 days days)

~The fine needle, the vast array of colours, the intricate attention to detail and the impact it has on the incoming public. Words that best describe a fabric exhibition and the great work that gone into showcasing such an artistic craft. From now until 3rd December 2017 you can experience a fabric exhibition that targets the above thing with sheer accuracy and beauty. Barbara Brown was the golden girl of Heal Fabrics throughout the 1960s and the early quarter of the 1970s. She came to pro...

News

UCLAN Lecturer Shortlisted For Turner Prize

~Since 1984 the artistic world has been officially celebrated and honoured for those that have contributed some excellent pieces on a thematic project or in a unique exhibition. Simply known as ‘The Turner Prize’, it seeks to accolade British artists who have created works that are co...