The Vale

03/09/2024

☺️ 𝗚𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗵. 𝟳 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿. 𝟵𝗮𝗺-𝟭𝟬𝗮𝗺
Bring a mat and for additional comfort, a blanket.

🔗 Find out more: https://www.the-vale.co.uk/event/carnival-flow-a-celebration-of-water/

03/09/2024

👋 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗧𝗛𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬. 𝟱 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗲.

🎥 🌊 Join us for a film screening and workshop on sustainability and renewable energy.

Come and see five short films about our waterways and waterpower along with a felting seascape workshop.

𝟲𝗽𝗺 Felting a seascape workshop
𝟳𝗽𝗺 Doors
𝟳.𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺 Films
𝟴.𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺 Discussion and drinks

🎟️ Tickets for film screening and workshop are 'donate what you can' so that everyone can join us.

👉 Booking here: https://www.the-vale.co.uk/event/sustainability-film-screening-and-workshop-september/

This project is kindly funded by Saddleworth Community Hydro’s grant and the Young Foundation’s Community Knowledge Fund.

02/09/2024

📖 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮. 𝟳 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟮:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟮𝗽𝗺. Two opportunities to see Ilaria perform at The Vale.

Ilaria’s stories are funny, original, interactive, informal and enjoyable for all ages, we can’t wait to welcome her to The Vale.

‘‘𝙏𝒘𝙞𝒔𝙩𝒊𝙣𝒈, 𝙪𝒑𝙡𝒊𝙛𝒕𝙞𝒏𝙜 𝙖𝒏𝙙 𝙘𝒐𝙣𝒔𝙩𝒂𝙣𝒕𝙡𝒚 𝒇𝙪𝒏𝙣𝒚’ British Theatre Guide

‘𝑰𝙡𝒂𝙧𝒊𝙖’𝙨 𝙨𝒕𝙤𝒓𝙞𝒆𝙨 𝙖𝒓𝙚 𝙗𝒆𝙮𝒐𝙣𝒅 𝒆𝙭𝒄𝙞𝒕𝙞𝒏𝙜! 𝑺𝙝𝒆 𝒂𝙡𝒘𝙖𝒚𝙨 𝙝𝒂𝙨 𝙖 𝙜𝒓𝙚𝒂𝙩 𝙢𝒊𝙭 𝙤𝒇 𝒆𝙣𝒕𝙚𝒓𝙩𝒂𝙞𝒏𝙢𝒆𝙣𝒕 𝒇𝙤𝒓 𝒄𝙝𝒊𝙡𝒅𝙧𝒆𝙣 𝙖𝒏𝙙 𝙮𝒐𝙪𝒏𝙜 𝙥𝒆𝙤𝒑𝙡𝒆 𝒂𝙨 𝙬𝒆𝙡𝒍 𝒂𝙨 𝙠𝒆𝙚𝒑𝙞𝒏𝙜 𝙞𝒕 𝒇𝙪𝒏𝙣𝒚 𝒇𝙤𝒓 𝒕𝙝𝒆 𝒓𝙚𝒔𝙩 𝙤𝒇 𝒉𝙚𝒓 𝒐𝙡𝒅𝙚𝒓 𝒂𝙪𝒅𝙞𝒆𝙣𝒄𝙚𝒔. 𝙃𝒆𝙧 𝙬𝒊𝙩𝒕𝙮 𝙨𝒕𝙤𝒓𝙞𝒆𝙨 𝙜𝒐 𝒉𝙖𝒏𝙙 𝙞𝒏 𝒉𝙖𝒏𝙙 𝙬𝒊𝙩𝒉 𝒉𝙚𝒓 𝒑𝙪𝒑𝙥𝒆𝙩𝒔 𝒂𝙣𝒅 𝒑𝙧𝒐𝙥𝒔, 𝙘𝒓𝙚𝒂𝙩𝒊𝙣𝒈 𝒃𝙚𝒂𝙪𝒕𝙞𝒇𝙪𝒍𝙡𝒚 𝒇𝙪𝒏𝙣𝒚 𝒑𝙚𝒓𝙛𝒐𝙧𝒎𝙖𝒏𝙘𝒆𝙨. 𝑺𝙝𝒆’𝒔 𝒂 𝒓𝙚𝒂𝙡 𝙟𝒐𝙮 𝙩𝒐 𝒘𝙤𝒓𝙠 𝙬𝒊𝙩𝒉’ The Lowry Theatre

🔗 Find out more: https://www.the-vale.co.uk/event/carnival-flow-a-celebration-of-water/

01/09/2024

🌊 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟱 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝟲-𝟳𝗽𝗺.

Booking is advised, donations welcome. https://www.the-vale.co.uk/event/sustainability-film-screening-and-workshop-september/

Followed by a screening of short films on waterpower and protecting our waterways with a talk from between 7.30-8.45PM

31/08/2024

Join us for this two-hour session run by to 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, including presenting, producing, scripting and creating content. Develop your practical skills and improve your confidence and wellbeing.

𝗜𝗻 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 for the project you must be:

👉 18-30 years old
👉 Not in education
👉 Based in Greater Manchester

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: Tuesday 3rd September,
𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 11am - 1pm
𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀: Global Grooves, Vale Mill, The Vale Unit 2, Micklehurst Road, Mossley, OL5 9JL

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀, travel is covered, and refreshments are provided.

30/08/2024

🐍 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀, 𝟯𝟭 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 at The Vale, 𝟭𝟬𝗮𝗺 - 𝟭𝟮.𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺. 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝗻𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗲𝘁. How long can you make yours? 🐍

No need to book, just drop in. This event is perfect for all ages. All we ask is that your little ones are supervised. 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘

[Image description: There are two images in this post. Image 1. A snake made from toilet rolls painted white with red and orange polka dots. Image 2. Crafty Saturdays and The Vale logos on a blue background with text reading “Make a snake puppet. How long can you make yours? Saturday 31 August. 10am – 12:30pm”]

30/08/2024

Thanks for being a top engager and making it on to our weekly engagement list! 🎉

Jayne McLean Kremer, Renata Patel

29/08/2024

🎥 🌊 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆.

🗓️ On the 𝟱 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 come and see five short films about our waterways and waterpower along with a felting seascape workshop.

🎟️ Tickets for film screening and workshop are 'donate what you can' so that everyone can join us.

👉 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://www.the-vale.co.uk/event/sustainability-film-screening-and-workshop-september/

This project is kindly funded by Saddleworth Community Hydro’s grant and the Young Foundation’s Community Knowledge Fund.

film screening at The Vale, Mossley. Making Waves

29/08/2024

🖌️ 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 at The Vale. 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺. 🖌️

🗓️ 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟯𝟭 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 drop in at The Vale 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝟬𝗮𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝟭𝟮:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺.

[Image description: There are two images in this post. Image 1. People enjoying working in a green and lush mill garden. Image 2. Our Space and The Vale logos on a pale green background with text reading “Paint the seating and work on the water system. Saturday 31 August. 10am – 12:30pm”]

28/08/2024

🌻 Join Jayne 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟲-𝟳𝗽𝗺, for a 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽.

Now is the perfect time to collect sunflower seeds from our summer displays. All that energy from the sun is packing into its seeds.

👉 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://www.the-vale.co.uk/event/sustainability-film-screening-and-workshop/

Let's come together to collect, store and use that goodness. We'll glean the seeds for future flowers, for seed swaps and to make seed balls for birds for the autumn.

𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲.

Stay for the short films on the sun's power 7.30-8.45pm

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲, booking is recommended. 🙏 Donations appreciated

27/08/2024

🎥☀️ 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆.

🗓️ On the 𝟮𝟵 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 we will explore the sun's power and solar energy. There will also be a sunflower seed gleaning workshop.

🎟️ Tickets for film screening and workshop are 'donate what you can' so that everyone can join us.

👉 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://www.the-vale.co.uk/event/sustainability-film-screening-and-workshop/

This project is kindly funded by Saddleworth Community Hydro’s grant and the Young Foundation’s Community Knowledge Fund.

Based in Mossley, in the foothills of the Peak District, The Vale is a former textile mill converted to a state-of-the-art venue for all kinds of artistic, creative and Carnival happenings.

24/08/2024

🖥️ 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝘄𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗮 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀.

The group visited Saddleworth Community Hydro and made a website to share knowledge on how much renewable energy the power station generates as well as the nature and art to be found at Dove Stone reservoir.

They enjoyed coding alongside Carnival arts and you can see their website: https://dovestoneshydro.net/

This project was made possible through the Community Knowledge Fund, Saddleworth Community Hydro and Stalybridge Coder Dojo. Thanks for and George's Deli too.

You can get involved in upcoming events on waterpower for our Carnival Flow day 7 September https://www.the-vale.co.uk/event/carnival-flow-a-celebration-of-water/

24/08/2024

Big shout out to our newest top fan! 💎

Annemarie Perry
Drop a comment to welcome them to our community, fans

24/08/2024

Shout out to our newest followers! Excited to have you on board!

Amanda Haran, Diana Green, Lindsay Bosson

23/08/2024

🌿 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 at The Vale. 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗯𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗲 𝘀𝘄𝗮𝗽 with Jayne. 🌿

🗓️ Saturday 𝟮𝟰 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 drop in at The Vale 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝟬𝗮𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝟭𝟮:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺.

[Image description: There are two images in this post. Image 1. A selection of green herbs in jars and labelled with cardboard labels tied with string. A deep red rose and berries in a tub. Image 2. Our Space and The Vale logos on a pale green background with text reading “Storing herbs and recipe swap. Saturday 24 August. 10am – 12:30pm”]

22/08/2024

🍂 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 🍂

Music lovers! The Vale's Autumn 2024 season is just around the corner, and we've curated something special just for you! 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻. From indie gems to electric live performances, these artists are set to make this autumn unforgettable. 🍁

Hit play, discover your new favourite band, and make sure to grab your tickets before they’re gone! 🔥

🎧 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗡𝗼𝘄: https://tinyurl.com/29bfdjb7

22/08/2024

🦆 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀, 24 August at The Vale, 10am - 12.30pm. 𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 with Martha. 🦆

No need to book, just drop in. This event is perfect for all ages. All we ask is that your little ones are supervised. 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘

[Image description: There are two images in this post. Image 1. Two beautifully clay crafted birds situated in an oriental style garden. Image 2. Crafty Saturdays and The Vale logos on a blue background with text reading “We’re making clay creations. Saturday 24 August. 10am – 12:30pm”]

20/08/2024

🎥 🌊 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆.

🗓️ On the 𝟱 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 come and see five short films about our waterways and waterpower along with a felting seascape workshop.

🎟️ 𝟱 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗮𝗿𝗲 '𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻' 𝘀𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀.

👉 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://www.the-vale.co.uk/event/sustainability-film-screening-and-workshop-september/

This project is kindly funded by Saddleworth Community Hydro’s grant and the Young Foundation’s Community Knowledge Fund.

film screening at The Vale, Mossley. Making Waves

20/08/2024

Volunteer With Us!

Are you free on the 7th September to volunteer for our birthday celebrations: Carnival Flow; A Celebration of Water! We are extending our invite to new and existing volunteers who would like to help with any of the following:

- Welcoming participants for a drumming workshop and a singing workshop

- Assisting lead artists in workshops to help visitors create a river goddess inspired headdress and a ‘pinch pot’ clay

- Assisting our walkabout acts, with the added bonus of seeing how our puppets come to life!

- And a few additional opportunities on the day

Timings: 9am - 5pm (if you can volunteer for the day or a few hours we would love to have you join us)

If you would like to volunteer please email [email protected] and one of our team will get back to you.

19/08/2024

🎥☀️ 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆.

🗓️ On the 𝟮𝟵 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 we will explore the sun's power and solar energy. There will also be a sunflower seed gleaning workshop.

🎟️ 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗮𝗿𝗲 '𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻' 𝘀𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀.

👉 Booking here: https://www.the-vale.co.uk/event/sustainability-film-screening-and-workshop/

This project is kindly funded by Saddleworth Community Hydro’s grant and the Young Foundation’s Community Knowledge Fund.

Based in Mossley, in the foothills of the Peak District, The Vale is a former textile mill converted to a state-of-the-art venue for all kinds of artistic, creative and Carnival happenings.

17/08/2024

🍂 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 🍂

Music lovers! The Vale's Autumn 2024 season is just around the corner, and we've curated something special just for you! 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 to get a taste of the incredible acts that will be lighting up our stage this season. From indie gems to electric live performances, these artists are set to make this autumn unforgettable. 🍁

𝗛𝗶𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆, 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗯 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗻𝗲! 🔥

🎧 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗡𝗼𝘄: https://tinyurl.com/29bfdjb7

16/08/2024

𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝘄: 𝗔 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿!
𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟳 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿. 𝟭𝟬𝗮𝗺 – 𝟰𝗽𝗺

Join us to celebrate our 3rd birthday with a day of activities at The Vale.

The day will include Carnival elements for all the family such as:

🥁 𝗗𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴. Get into the flow. Play Afro-Brazilian rhythms inspired by the purity of water.
😌 𝗚𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗵. Let the vibrational sounds of the Gongs wash away stress.
🎨 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆. Create a Carnival inspired headdress
🤲 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘆. Have a go and ‘throwing’ a pot
📖 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴. Dive into an adventure
💧 𝗥𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻’𝘀 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗹. Explore water’s flow

Plus, walkabout acts and much more!

We’ve chosen to theme activities for the day on a celebration of water, its power and its spirit. Dive in and get involved.

𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲. If you’d like to contribute to keep Carnival activities thriving at The Vale you can donate in advance or on the day.

16/08/2024

🌿 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 at The Vale. 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗯 𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 with Jayne. 🌿

🗓️ Saturday 𝟭𝟳 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 drop in at The Vale from 10am to 12:30pm.

[Image description: There are two images in this post. Image 1. Three people tending to a green, mature mill garden. Image 2. Our Space and The Vale logos on a pale green background with text reading “Planning and maintaining a herb garden. Saturday 17 August. 10am – 12:30pm”]

15/08/2024

🦀 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀, 17 August at The Vale, 10am - 12.30pm. 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝗻𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗯 with Martha. 🦀

No need to book, just drop in. This event is 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀. All we ask is that your little ones are supervised. 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘

[Image description: There are two images in this post. Image 1. A painted 3D crab with blue sea and orange background. Image 2. Crafty Saturdays and The Vale logos on a blue background with text reading “Create a snappy crab. Saturday 17 August. 10am – 12:30pm”]

14/08/2024

𝗝𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗮𝗵 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗶 live at The Vale – 12 October + Support from Naomi Kalu

🎫 🎫 🎫
Doors 7:30pm. Tickets: £12.50
𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://www.the-vale.co.uk/event/jeramiah-ferrari-support/
🎫 🎫 🎫

Fusing styles of reggae, rock, ska and punk to make a truly memorable and essential new sound.

, a northwest outfit are seasoned festival stage performers and have forged a superb reputation for live sets. They have been supporting The Wailers on their UK tour fusing styles of reggae, rock, ska and pop, to make a truly memorable and essential new sound.

“𝘼 𝙪𝒏𝙞𝒒𝙪𝒆 𝒇𝙤𝒓𝙘𝒆 𝒂𝙣𝒅 𝒂 𝒍𝙞𝒗𝙚 𝙨𝒆𝙣𝒔𝙖𝒕𝙞𝒐𝙣 𝙩𝒉𝙖𝒕 𝒏𝙚𝒗𝙚𝒓 𝒅𝙞𝒔𝙖𝒑𝙥𝒐𝙞𝒏𝙩𝒔.” The Mancunion

Jeramiah Ferrari and support at The Vale 12th October Mossley

13/08/2024

💃 𝗙𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀?🕺

🗓️ Saturday 𝟮𝟭 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿. 5:30 – 7pm

Join Grupo Lokito for a 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱. Iddo Donnatella, singer and dancer with the band, will guide you through the basics of Congolese dance, with its distinctive hip movements.

They will then teach you some of the classic Congolese dance moves and share some of Grupo Lokito’s own inventions. The perfect warm up before dancing the night away at their performance later in the evening.

All levels welcome.

👉 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀: https://www.the-vale.co.uk/event/grupo-lokito-congolese-dance-workshop/

Photography by Joe Fildes

Based in Mossley, in the foothills of the Peak District, The Vale is a former textile mill converted to a state-of-the-art venue for all kinds of artistic, creative and Carnival happenings.

10/08/2024

🎉 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿, 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗲!

📅 𝟳 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 - Carnival Flow: Dive into a spectacular celebration of water 🌊
📅 𝟭𝟱 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 - Sunday Sessions: Enjoy a day of fantastic tunes with special guests 🎸
📅 𝟮𝟭 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 - Grupo Lokito: Experience the vibrant Congolese fusion dance workshop 💃🕺

Find out more: https://www.the-vale.co.uk/event/carnival-flow-a-celebration-of-water/

𝙎𝙚𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚! 🎈

09/08/2024

🌿 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 at The Vale. 𝗪𝗲’𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗯𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲. 🌿

🗓️ Saturday 10 August drop in at The Vale from 10am to 12:30pm.

[Image description: There are two images in this post. Image 1. A person holding a green herb plant with a pair of red pruning shears. Image 2. Our Space and The Vale logos on a pale green background with text reading “Collecting herbs for storage. Saturday 10 August. 10am – 12:30pm”]

08/08/2024

🪼 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀, 10 August at The Vale, 10am - 12.30pm. 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗷𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗵 with Martha. 🪼

No need to book, just drop in. This event is perfect for all ages. All we ask is that your little ones are supervised. 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘

[Image description: There are two images in this post. Image 1. Three crafted jelly fish made from egg boxes and coloured ribbon with google eyes swimming in a blue sea. Image 2. Crafty Saturdays and The Vale logos on a blue background with text reading “Make a dancing jelly fish. Saturday 10 August. 10am – 12:30pm”]

07/08/2024

🎵 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 🎵

🗓️ Sunday 𝟭𝟭 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁, 𝟭-𝟰𝗽𝗺

🎵 Join our monthly Sundays to enjoy 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘅𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆; little ones are very welcome to enjoy their first experiences of live music in this friendly and stimulating atmosphere.

🔊 Volume levels are accessible for sensitive ears and for catch up chats over a drink.

🍻A well stocked bar awaits you, come for a pint with your nearest and dearest! Children's drinks and snacks also available.

👼 We have high chairs and a baby change, as well as percussion instruments for you and your family to jam along with the musicians.

🍕 You are welcome to grab a pizza from our friends at Pizza Love behind The Vale and enjoy it with your pint (in fact we'd encourage it!) - ask about our discount code on arrival.

🆓 These events are 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱, and donations are welcomed towards future creative activities at The Vale.