Louth 13 Plus Project

If you have the free time and experience to be a voluntary trustee, or for an informal chat about the role, please get in touch with James Pocklington on 07873 861353.

#LOVCreative Summer

We are so excited to be working with Liz McIntosh and Louth Riverhead Theatre as part of a Lincolnshire One Venues project called ‘Reinvent’, supported by a grant from the Esmee Fairbairn foundation.  As part of the project we are holding a number of creative workshops this August to create some stunning artworks for our final Celebration Event at The Riverhead Theatre on Sunday 18^th September.

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Art Workshops

Monday 1 August, 4-6pm – work with an architect to create a scale architectural model of the Louth Youth & Community Centre.  This workshop is completely FREE and would be great for any young people aged 13+, who are interested in a design-based career in the future.  Places are limited due to the nature of the activity.

Sunday 7^th August, 10 – 12pm – a photography workshop where all you need is a smart phone (although you can bring a proper camera if you have one).  Looking at how to compose better photographs and see the world differently through the camera lens.  This FREE workshop is suitable for anyone aged 11+, including adults and we welcome parents and grandparents to join in.

Friday 13th August, 11am – 3pm – tetrapak eco printmaking and bag/t-shirt screen printing with artists from the Eleos Collective.  Learn how to create printed designs from images of Louth & the Lincolnshire Wolds/coast to make striking artworks and clothing. The artworks you create will be displayed at the Big Skies Celebration Event.  Suitable for ages 11+ and while we encourage parents and grandparents to stay this is not necessary.  We are asking for a suggested (not compulsory) donation for this workshop at £5 on the day to cover the cost of materials. Bring a packed lunch.

Saturday 14^th August, 11am-3pm – tetrapak eco printmaking and book and badgemaking with artists from the Eleos Collective.  Learn how to create printed designs from images of Louth & the Lincolnshire Wolds/coast to make striking artworks and accessories. The artworks you create will be displayed at the Big Skies Celebration Event.  Suitable for ages 11+ and while we encourage parents and grandparents to stay this is not necessary.  We are asking for a suggested (not compulsory) donation for this workshop at £5 on the day to cover the cost of materials.  Bring a packed lunch.

What do you LOVE about Lincolnshire?

We are so excited to be collaborating with Liz McIntosh and Louth Riverhead Theatre, with funding from Lincolnshire One Venues, on a NEW Community Arts festival! And we need artists young and old, of all experience levels, to show us what makes Lincolnshire so fabulous.

Paintings, photographs, sculpture… whatever your medium, send us a photograph of your work and it will automatically be entered into our digital exhibition. Selected works will also feature in our celebration exhibition at Louth Riverhead Theatre on Sunday 18th September where there will be prizes for the following categories: Child (up to 12), Teen (13-19) and Adult (20+).

Each entry should follow one of the following broad themes: People, Places, Heritage, Future.

Deadline for entries is 29th July. There is no fee to enter – you just need to send us a high quality jpeg to bigskiesartsfestival@gmail.com or sarah@13plus.org with the theme as a subject header. Make sure you tell us the title of your work and provide your name if it is different to your email address. If you are selected for the celebration exhibition we will be in touch. Ownership of the work will remain that of the artist but by sending us an entry you are giving us permission to showcase that work through our digital exhibition and social media.

The Big Skies Festival is taking place place throughout the Summer of 2022, and will culminate in a celebration event on Sunday 18^th September 2022 at the Riverhead Theatre, Louth.

Working with young people aged 11 – 19, and supported by our youth workers, the successful artist(s) will help to inspire and guide the creation of visual artwork(s) inspired by what we love about Louth & Lincolnshire or encouraging us to look differently at where we live, under any of the following broad themes:

• People
• Places
• Heritage
• Future

Deadline for expressions of interest is 3 June 2022.

See document below for further details.

Enthusiastic? Caring? Enjoy talking to people?

 If so, why not apply for the roll of Support Worker to assist our Project Lead in developing our Co-Op Community Funded project working with people aged 55+ in our local community.

The successful candidate will assist at a weekly Sunday club, working with attendees to offer activities, friendship and support.

3 hours p/wk. Salary £1,638 per annum for 46 sessions p.a.

This is a temporary 2 years contract which may be extended subject to funding.

 If you’re interested in supporting a limited number of sessions please explain this in your application as we may be able to job share this role.

Deadline for applications is 14^th April 2022

For further details please see our website 13plus.org or

Email Gabriella: 55pluslouth@gmail.com   

Phone Gabriella: 07565 274 419

Fancy a New Challenge for the New Year?

Please send completed application forms to sarah@13plus.org

We are so excited to be almost fully reopen for our Youth groups… just the Friday nights to get back up and running and we are so close you can almost touch it!

AND we have had some amazing support from funders over the last few months…so its a HUGE thank you from us all!

We have repainted the Centre with the support of recently opened Brewers Decorator Centre, who donated all the paint and equipment needed to brighten the space up (see before & after photos below). Now we have a blank canvas to really update the Centre with plans for an art gallery space and bright new sofa covers, a new chill out space, a dedicated gaming space… and plenty of scope to develop and adapt the space as needs arise.

Ros Jackson, labour district councillor for Trinity Ward has awarded us £600 for our ‘Space Inbetween’ project to improve an overgrown and unsightly area of our grounds. We will be removing the brambles that have taken over and overgrow neighbouring properties, before planting shrubs and installing an insect hotel. This will make the space better looking for us humans and safer for retrieving lost footballs, as well as making sure there is still a habitat for the creatures and creepy crawlies to thrive.

We are also so excited to have received a Louth Town Council grant for just over £300 to create a new art gallery space and doodle wall in the Centre. Our youth groups will be the first to create exhibitions before we offer the space to our soon-to-start over 55s group.

So when we said watch this space, we really mean it. There are lots of exciting things about to happen!

DEADLINE EXTENDED

We are looking for people to join our team and have the following positions available:

Lead Support Worker (Sports Focus) – working alongside the Youth Services Manager, a Sports Coach and volunteers to support the delivery of our sports sessions for young people aged 11-18 (Tuesday evenings, 3 hours)

Lead Support Worker (Open Door) – working alongside the Youth Services Manager, a Support Worker and volunteers to support the delivery of our open door sessions for young people aged 11-18 (Friday evenings, 3 hours)

Support Worker (Open Door) – working alongside the Youth Services Manager, a Lead Support Worker and volunteers to support the delivery of our open door sessions for young people aged 11-18 (Friday evenings, 2.5 hours)

All positions are 44 weeks per year, reviewed annually.

For further details and an application form, please contact Sarah Allen, Youth Services Manager, on 07565 274418 or email sarah@13plus.org

Applications deadline: 12 noon, Friday 12 November 2021

Interviews: week commencing 15 November 2021