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  • Enter the Darkness!

      On Friday 2 November 2012, Youth Arts Network High Peak came together for their second joint performance, inspired by the atmosphere of Peak Cavern and their own fevered imaginations.  The show  featured young people from Fairfield Dreamscheme and from Buxton Opera House’s Youth Theatre, who had worked together to set up the story.  They had

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  • Some funny animations made at Low Leighton Methodist Church!

    We had a good turn out for cartooning and animation with Jim Medway when we opened up at Low Leighton Methodist Church in Ollerset. And here are some of the contributions from the people who came in: Tommy’s Avengers: Katie’s Dancer: Isabelle’s Singboom: Finley’s Dancer: Emily’s Dancer: Hope you like them!

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  • Padfield Play Park Opening

      JULY 15th 2012  This event was a great one to be involved with, not only because it was a celebration of all the hard work that people in Padfield had done to create a fantastic play park, but also because it was the first Yurt event so far this summer where the sun shone! Local

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  • Buxton Olympic Event

    June 29th 2012 This event was a great sucess for everyone that took part, performed and came down on the day to see the Torch go by. In the Yurt we made flags and olympic rings with lots and lots of excited and eager children, some great designs came out of the day and later

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  • Chernobyl Children’s Project

    Chernobyl Children’s Project (UK) works in Belarus, the country most heavily affected by the nuclear disaster of 1986. Local groups throughout Britain host children and teenagers for recuperative holidays away from their contaminated homeland.  Many of these children are in remission from cancer and we also supply medicines for the cancer hospital in Minsk and support

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  • Animations and cartooning at Fairfield

    Here’s some of the results of Friday’s animation session: Carla’s snowscene:   Lucy’s Dippy Duck:   Millie’s Flying Pig:   The seating outside the ROFA office – are they waving or beckoning?   The latest dance craze:    

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  • Celebrating our summer programme

    Come rain or shine, we said.  It’s been mostly rain!  But today we braved putting up the yurt and were rewarded with a variety of showers!  Happy to provide a sheltering service for foolhardy picnickers, we made puppets and stalagmites – and we made a great big mess! Here is our celebratory time-lapse film of

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  • Rain or Shine Summer Programme

    SUMMER PROGRAMME 2012 ~ Dates for your diary.  MONDAY 30TH JULY 2012 ~  1.00PM-4.00PM:   JUNK4FUNK MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MAKING WORKSHOP AT COTTAGE LANE PARK , GAMESLEY GLOSSOP.  FREE EVENT. SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES FRIDAY AUGUST 3RD 2012  FAIRFIELD RESIDENTS SOCIETY OFFICES, FREE EVENT WITH CARTOONIST JIM MEDWAY.  COME AND MAKE YOUR OWN ANIMATION. CHILDREN AND

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  • Fairfield Dreamscheme report on the Olympic Torch on its way through Buxton

    Young people from the Dreamscheme in Fairfield worked hard all afternoon, to capture the spirit of Buxton on 29th June.  They had prepared themselves with photography skills and interview questions to find out what people thought about the historic moment as the Olympic flame entered the town. A reported 15,000 people flooded the town centre

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