Press Release 01/11/2024 Local arts company, Dream Time Creative, C.I.C has been awarded funds from Historic England, as part of the prestigious new national blue plaque scheme. Dream Time Creative C.I.C, the powerhouse behind the Forgotten Women of Wakefield blue plaque parity campaign has been awarded a grant of £6,500Read More →
Those who have been following the work DTC and the FWW project have undertaken to support the restoration of Westgate Unitarian Chapel will know it’s all cylinders firing at the moment with a little help from a trusted partner: the Yorkshire Lime Company. DTC’s own Sarah Cobham has been hardRead More →
Wakefield’s hidden past revealed in new book. Louisa Fennell, Wakefield’s famous watercolourist, whose artwork was placed on the streets showing what Wakefield looked like in by-gone times in 2019, now has a book dedicated to bringing Wakefield’s hidden past to life in 6 different languages. Louisa’s walking trail is oneRead More →
Tickets are available here https://forgottenwomenwake.com/difficult-women-buy-tickets/ All profits from the two shows will continue to fund our Forgotten Women of Wakefield Blue Plaque Parity Project.Read More →
DTC were pleased to participate in the first two of this year’s Artwalk around the city. We were delighted to be hosted at both events by Theatre Royal Wakefield Cafe on Westgate. In January, DTC showcased Edith Grace Mackie and were joined by staff and students of Mackie Hill SchoolRead More →
DTC were honoured to host stitcheduptheatre@gmail.com from Brighton during their visit to Wakefield this Spring. They are basing a whole creative project around a Forgotten Woman of Wakefield~ Mary Francis Heaton. The future holds an Opera written by the creative team, and hopefully more expressive embroidery workshops to highlight theRead More →
DTC invites Women of Wakefield to come along to our new Red Tent Group. http://redtenttemplemovement.com/ #redtent Our facebook group is https://www.facebook.com/Wakefieldsredtent/Read More →
DTC worked closely with Mackie Hill School in Crigglestone to look at Edith Mackie, now Blue Plaqued! Year six students were creative, talented and are now well aware of the role that the Mackie Family has had on their school and community to this day. Mackie Hill during this timeRead More →