Loomeweight Party

Loomeweight is an interdisciplinary durational performance piece created by Patricia Auchterlonie and Hestor Dart. This project began with building an Iron Age style warp-weighted loom. Our loom is made from foraged materials and hung with hagstones (rocks with a single hole worn by the sea). The loom provides the framework for the creation of a tapestry is woven from ‘trash’ or rejected and broken items (e.g. plastic bags, rope, discarded clothing etc). While working, musical materials are passed between two voices, undergoing micro changes as the project unfolds. These improvised changes involve gradual shifts in rhythm, and melody, as well as experimental vocalisations and other non-sung materials. 

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Open Day Bonnington Centre

We are organising an open day on Saturday 22nd of March 11-3PM. Come and see what we are doing. Find out how to get involved and become a member- it’s only £1! There will be tours of the building, teas, coffees, delicious cakes and snacks from the Bonnington cooks.

Café celebrates international grant win

The community owned and run Bonnington Café is this week putting final touches to some major upgrades, after winning an international grant.  The Café is one of 70 community restaurants in the UK, Japan, Mexico, Australia and Canada, which between them have shared a combined total of $1m in a scheme run by the International …