by Rachana Vaja | Aug 29, 2024 | Blog
In May, we saw the streets of Chelmsford city centre brighten up once again with this year’s Concrete Canvas Festival. This year, Spark co-created Concrete Canvas Classroom, a street art competition for children and young people to give them the chance to play the...
by Rachana Vaja | Aug 23, 2024 | Blog
The third annual Skills Fest, hosted by Chelmsford City Council, on June 27 at Writtle University College, was an incredible day bursting with creativity and discovery! This year, thanks to the brilliant efforts of Ignite Chelmsford’s Liz Hunter-Gray and Spark’s...
by Rachana Vaja | Aug 22, 2024 | Blog
Each month, Nikki Wilson interviews an Ignite Member, asking five simple questions, to find out what creativity means to them, and how they see culture and creativity, and its potential, in Chelmsford. This month Nikki talks to Katie Deverell. How would you describe...
by ku.gro.drofsmlehcetingi@olleh | Aug 13, 2024 | Blog
Megan Crisp highlights an opportunity for Ignite members, to provide workshops for people taking part in Home Education. Home education is a hugely growing movement in the UK, with an estimated 97600 children being homeschooled in Summer 2023 (gov.uk). Chelmsford...
by ku.gro.drofsmlehcetingi@olleh | Jul 3, 2024 | Blog
Chelmsford’s New Climate Cafe Book a place at upcoming sessions Florence Chan is an Ignite Member, and Save the Children Changemaker. I am excited to announce the launch of a Climate Café in Chelmsford this July! Building upon the success of the Climate...
by ku.gro.drofsmlehcetingi@olleh | Jun 18, 2024 | Blog
Dr Sarah McLachlan (Senior Research Fellow, Anglia Ruskin University and Research & Scholarship Lead, Essex & Herts Air Ambulance) sets out an opportunity for a visual artist to help people living with traumatic brain injury explore their experiences. I am...