Hyndburn Borough Council

Sequence Dancing

Location: Accrington Town Hall

Time: 19:00 - 22:30

Cost: £2.70 (includes tea and biscuits)

Sequence Dancing with Wilf and Frances Shorrock

EVERY THURSDAY EVENING

Come along to Accrington Town Hall, Blackburn Road, Accrington, with one of the best sprung dance floors in the North West and trip the light fantastic with MC's Wilf and Frances.

All abilities welcome.  

Pay on the Door on the Night.

The Bug Project

Location: Haworth Art Gallery

Time: 14:00 - 17:00

Cost: Free

Insect Art by Pat Ellacott and pupils of year 6 of Spring Hill School, Accrington

Pat Ellacott first became fascinated in bugs, or 'Arthropods' because of her father, who enticed them in to the bathroom overnight by leaving the window open and the light on.   Her early interest was revived recently after she started drawing crane flies while working on the cow paintings she is famous for.   She sees true beauty in the way insects are made and in how they adapt to changes in the environment and thinks we should be more respectful of them than we generally are.   Pat says 'There is an illogical paradox between our response to a dew-coated spider's web and to the creature that spun the silk for it.'

With a grant from the Arts Council, Pat worked to produce the 20 large drawings of insects in this exhibition, then used them as the centrepiece for The Bug Project.  The idea of the project was to get young people to enjoy making art while encouraging in them an awareness of climate change and its effects on insects.
 
The 10 and 11 year-old pupils at Spring Hill had access to new paint boxes, brushes, watercolour crayons and pencils paid-for by the Ribble Valley branch of NADFAS.  They looked at Pat's drawings, took part in a bug hunt and met Roger Swales, the Bug Man and his impressive collection of insects.  Pupils and staff were able to touch and hold most, though not all, of them!

The resulting fifty-plus 'Bug Project' paintings, shown here with Pat's drawings, show the different ways in which the pupils responded to the experience of close contact with bugs.   They demonstrate imagination, enthusiam and creative flair as well as a new - found respect for these creatures which are both vital to the survival of bigger creatures, like ourselves and so easy to discount in the grand scheme of things.

Prints of most of Pat's drawings are for sale in the Haworth shop.  

The gallery is open Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 2pm to 5pm

Saturday, Sunday 12 noon to 4.30pm

Advice and Information - Clayton Le Moors Library

Location: Clayton Le Moors Library

Time: 10.00 - 12.00

Cost: Free

Do you need help with your rent? Have a question about your Council Tax? Call in to see member of our Benefits and Revenues Enquiry Team for help and advice.

A member of our Benefits and Revenues Enquiry Team is available to provide help and advice about Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit.

There is no need to make an appointment, just call into the library between 10.00am and 12.00pm.

If you would like any further details please contact Benefit, Revenues and Customer Contact :

By telephone 01254 388 111

Email - enquiries@hyndburnbc.gov.uk

On-line - www.hyndburnbc.gov.uk/benefits