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Captain Jonny Quick. Photo by Nigel Hillier.

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Can you help us to continue making gorgeous artwor Can you help us to continue making gorgeous artwork with communities? We’re looking for new board members and particularly interested in people with experience in: ⭐️Business development and partnerships ⭐️Finance ⭐️HR ⭐️Fundraising Some of the benefits of joining the board include: ❤️Supporting an organisation through its transition to charity status ❤️Working alongside a passionate and creative team ❤️Opportunities to experience the work first-hand through parades, events and workshops ❤️Making a meaningful contribution to a project with real community impact Interested? We’d love to hear from you. Click the link in bio to find out more and download the recruitment pack. THANK YOU! (❤️Lovely fishy film excerpt from our We Are Here film, made in lockdown with a huge, international community❤️)
☀️STEWARD CALL OUT☀️ We are looking for a steward ☀️STEWARD CALL OUT☀️ We are looking for a stewarding team for a small Happy Valley Pride community parade on Saturday 25th July in Hebden Bridge. If you have stewarded before and would like to join us, we’d love to hear from you. If you have never done this before but enjoy outdoor events and would like to be involved in the delivery of the parade, get in touch. You’ll be needed on Saturday 25th July, from approx 9-12:30 (time tbc). You also need to be available for a one hour training session on an evening during the week before the event (day and time tbc). Stewarding duties on the day will involve: ▪ Walking with the parade ▪ Assisting with crowd management ▪ Being part of the Handmade Team ▪ Helping us to deliver a safe event ▪ Helping to take artwork back to base after the event This role will be paid at National Minimum Wage and applicants must be 18+. Contact hello@handmadeproductions.org.uk to get involved THANK YOU!
Hello! Can you help us to find some lovely new boa Hello! Can you help us to find some lovely new board members? We’re particularly interested in people with experience in: ⭐️Business development and partnerships ⭐️Finance ⭐️HR ⭐️Fundraising Some of the benefits of joining the board include: ❤️Supporting an organisation through its transition to charity status ❤️Working alongside a passionate and creative team ❤️Opportunities to experience the work first-hand through parades, events and workshops ❤️Making a meaningful contribution to a project with real community impact Interested? We’d love to hear from you. Click the link in bio to find out more and download the recruitment pack. THANK YOU!
COULD YOU BE OUR NEWEST BOARD MEMBER? Or do you kn COULD YOU BE OUR NEWEST BOARD MEMBER? Or do you know someone who’d be perfect? We have two vacancies available (voluntary positions) and would love to hear from you if you’d like to be part of this very special team. Click the link in our bio for more details, and please help to spread the word. Thank you!
GIANT PUPPET MASTERCLASS, anyone? Location: Handm GIANT PUPPET MASTERCLASS, anyone? Location: Handmade Productions, Unit 5 Victoria Works, Victoria Road Hebden Bridge, HX7 8LN, UK Date: 14-24 July 2026 (day off on 19 July, parade on 25 July 2026) Cost: £700 Deadline: Friday 17th April 2026 This unique, hands-on masterclass, will run alongside preparations for @happyvalleypride Parade, West Yorkshire’s LGBTQIA+ Pride Charity & Queer Arts Festival taking place in Hebden Bridge. The masterclass offers a rare opportunity to dive into the world of giant puppet-making with expert guidance from Andrew Kim of @thingumatheatre Over the course of this 10-day workshop, you’ll gain the skills and techniques needed to design and create stunning, processional giant puppets. Whether you’re an artist or a puppet maker, you’ll work alongside fellow creatives to build two different types of giant puppets—covering everything from design and mechanics to sculpture, papier-mâché, Worbla (thermoplastic), foam, painting, costume making, and performance. FULL DETAILS - link in bio. Book quickly, our masterclasses are always very popular!
Have you ever wanted to bring larger-than-life cha Have you ever wanted to bring larger-than-life characters to the streets? Here’s your chance! Location: Handmade Productions, Unit 5 Victoria Works, Victoria Road Hebden Bridge, HX7 8LN, UK Date: 14-24 July 2026 (day off on 19 July, parade on 25 July 2026) Cost: £700 Deadline: Friday 17th April 2026 This unique, hands-on masterclass, will run alongside preparations for @happyvalleypride Parade, West Yorkshire’s LGBTQIA+ Pride Charity & Queer Arts Festival taking place in Hebden Bridge. The masterclass offers a rare opportunity to dive into the world of giant puppet-making with expert guidance from Andrew Kim of @thingumatheatre . Over the course of this 10-day workshop, you’ll gain the skills and techniques needed to design and create stunning, processional giant puppets. Whether you’re an artist or a puppet maker, you’ll work alongside fellow creatives to build two different types of giant puppets—covering everything from design and mechanics to sculpture, papier-mâché, Worbla (thermoplastic), foam, painting, costume making, and performance. FULL DETAILS - link in bio. Book quickly, our masterclasses are always very popular!
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