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Rich talk for Prince's Trust

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Rich from We Create* gave a talk up at the Custard Factory in Birmingham for the Prince's Trust at an enterprise event as part of his role as a Young Business Ambassador.

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We Create*

Rich In-house Social Entrepreneur for Reach the People Charity

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Rich from We Create* started his part-time position, three days a week, in the Social Investment team as an In-house Social Entrepreneur for Midlands-based charity Reach the People Charity.

The charity runs 40 services across the region, employs 700+ people, and turnsover £15+million a year.

Rich's roles and responsibilities revolve around designing, developing, and implementing large-scale projects and social enterprise to support the individuals from disadvantaged and socially excluded backgrounds the charity supports.

Rich continues to spend the rest of his time running and developing We Create*.

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We Create*

Birmingham Zine Festival

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The first annual Birmingham Zine Festival is going to be held on the 10th-12th September.

We Create* has a little stall in the Victoria on Saturday 11th - we will be showcasing the first We Create* Zine 12-6pm...PARTY!

The illustrations and poster for the Birmingham Zine Festival is done by James Nash - BLOG

Website www.BirminghamZineFestival.com
Twitter twitter.com/birmzinefest
Email birminghamzinefestival@gmail.com
Facebook www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=104056762967490

Many Thanks and Kind Regards
We Create*

DRAWN Pop-up Stall

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100

We Create* is participated in DRAWN - PARTY!

The event showcased young up-and-coming artists around Wolverhampton on Friday 2nd July 7-11pm at Newhampton Arts Centre - MAP.

There was guest DJs, a students bar, and stalls selling handmade products by local designer makers - all for a £2 entrance.

We Create* ran a pop-up stall along with Cut-Out.

See the DRAWN Facebook Event Page for more details.

DRAWN are looking to run another event around Christmas to showcased young up-and-coming artists around Wolverhampton.

You can email event organiser Megan Hopkins megs_hopkins@hotmail.co.uk for more information.

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We Create*

We Create* Out and About

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100

We Create* out and about around Wolverhampton - summer sunshine PARTY!

Photographer Liam Perkins
Flickr www.flickr.com/liamperkins
Email liam_perkins@live.co.uk

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We Create*

DRAWN Wolverhampton

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100

We Create* is participating in DRAWN.

The event is showcasing young up-and-coming artists around Wolverhampton on Friday 2nd July 7-11pm at Newhampton Arts Centre - MAP.

There will also be guest DJs, a students bar, and stalls selling handmade products by local designer makers - entrance £2.

We Create* is running a pop-up stall along with Cut-Out.

See the DRAWN Facebook Event Page for more details.
Can also email event organisaer Megan Hopkins megs_hopkins@hotmail.co.uk

Many Thanks and Kind Regards
We Create*

City Style Wolves Fashion Show

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100

We Create* City Style Wolves fashion show with Any Broken Nerd, Let The Kids Dance, VAGRANT, Ashley Marc Hovelle, and Cut-Out.

Models were participants from a city wide 'grassroot' collaborative voluntary youth organisation based in Wolverhampton - EYES.

Photographer Liam Perkins
Flickr www.flickr.com/liamperkins
Email liam_perkins@live.co.uk

Many Thanks and Kind Regards
We Create*

City Style Wolves Pop-up Stall

Sun, 20 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100

We Create* was invited to participate in the City Style Wolves event held over the weekend of the 19th and 20th June in the Wulfrun shopping centre.

The event was run to help promote the national and local fashion and beauty retailers based around the city centre organised by Wolverhampton City Centre Company.

We Create* participated in one of its catwalk shows and ran a pop-up stall on the Saturday and Sunday.

For more information www.CityStyleWolves.co.uk

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We Create*

We Create* Workshops

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100

We Create* has been running a series of seven creative re-new recycling and up-cycling workshops above its shop in Wolverhampton in

Jewellery Making - costume and felt
Stenciling - creating stencils for spray and print
Basket Weaving - making baskets from newspaper
Rag Rugging - making rugs by recycling cotton garments
Pin Badge Making - 25mm, 38mm, and 58mm
Clock Making - making clocks from vinyl records
Printing - screen printing and cut vinyl

For more information email workshops@wecreate.org.uk

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We Create*

We Create* in KRASH Magazine

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100

We Create* and its shop is featured in this months KRASH magazine - a Wolverhampton City Council Young People's Services youth publication for 13-25 year olds about what's going on in Wolverhampton.

6000 copies an issue of the magazine get distributed around Wolverhampton to youth groups and clubs, libraries, schools, colleges, and the university.

Stories in KRASH are written by young people in Wolverhampton or written based on interviews with young people - young people also photograph for, design, and help edited the magazine.

Any young person in Wolverhampton who has a story to tell can be featured in KRASH and the magazine is always looking for new writers, new photographers, and artists. Contributors need to be linked to Wolverhampton; from there, born there, living, or studying there and between 13-25 years old.

You can download issue of the magazine on the KRASH website and the site also features other material which can't be put in the magazine like videos, animation, and music created by local young people.

For more information contact KRASH

Email info@krash.org.uk
TXT CYP and your message to 60006
Phone (01902) 552 456

Mail
KRASH Magazine
c/o Children and Young People
Civic Centre
St. Peters Square
Wolverhampton.
WV1 1RR

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We Create*