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Roundup, March 24

Here at SlamFresh HQ we’ve been filling in a few reports and thinking back over what we’ve achieved in the last 12 months. The big one was that we finished a 15k project funded by Arts Council England, working in 5 schools across the North East. Poets Rowan McCabe, Donald Jenkins and Tahmina Ali workedContinue reading “Roundup, March 24”

Big New Project

We are incredibly excited to announce that SlamFresh has just been awarded a 15K grant from Arts Council England! We will be running poetry writing and performance workshops in 5 schools around the North East, working with over 100 young people to develop their writing and oracy skills. The sessions will be run by RowanContinue reading “Big New Project”

Walker Academy- Videos are Live!

We’re super pleased to announce that the filmed poems we were working on with our group in Walker Academy are now ready for release! We’ve been hard at work behind the scenes over the last few months getting them all edited. We also wanted to make extra sure that the young people and their guardiansContinue reading “Walker Academy- Videos are Live!”

Pilot in Walker- Wrapping Things Up

Wow, we’re approaching the end of the summer. That went fast didn’t it? I’ve just got back from a holiday and I think it’s about time I told you what we at SlamFresh got up to before the end of the last school term. So the week before the school closed, myself and Donald JenkinsContinue reading “Pilot in Walker- Wrapping Things Up”

Pilot in Walker Academy- It’s All Kicking Off

Good things are happening! Our pilot project in Walker Riverside Academy is well underway and it is so exciting to be starting our work. For those of you who missed it, SlamFresh are a community interest company made up of myself (Rowan McCabe), Michael MacDonald (pen name Donald Jenkins) and Jeff Price. Our aim isContinue reading “Pilot in Walker Academy- It’s All Kicking Off”

SlamFresh is GO! with Help From Arts Council England

We are incredibly pleased to announce that SlamFresh CIC has been awarded a grant from Arts Council England. The grant will allow us to run a trial project in Walker Riverside Academy, as well as to set up a website and build a social media presence. It is the first step on our mission toContinue reading “SlamFresh is GO! with Help From Arts Council England”