World of Women - artificial gametes film.

We have secured funding from the Wellcome Trust to produce this twenty minute film in collaboration with Tom Lloyd, Dreamtime Film. It features the actor Barbara Marten and is written by Graham Mitchell.

Scientific and ethical consultants are Prof. Karim Nayernia from the Centre for Life, Newcastle and Dr Anna Smajdor from University of Norwich.

World of Women (working title) has been shot in Cumbria and Newcastle and is now in the edit/post production stage. It will be ready for screening in the autumn.

There will be a dedicated website hosting the fim which will include downloadable workpacks for schools for years 11 & 12.

click here to go to our gallery for photos of the shoot

Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care Documentary Film

We have been commissioned to make a twenty - minute documentary looking at the innovative specialist treatment foster care programme currently running in the UK. Originally brought over by the team from the Oregon Social Learning Centre, USA, the film will feature young people in foster care in five locations, Glasgow, Gateshead, Salford, Trafford and Pickering.

Currently at editing stage.

Tup's Night Out 2 - the return of the Ram



Fire Tup image by Bob Fisher, photo - Alan Wilson.

Tup's Night Out 2 was created by our specially recruited group of ten Graduate Apprentices - an evening of music,comedy, film & pyrotechnics - It was a wild and windy night but despite the weather the capacity audience still turned out and had a great time.
click here for poster.

To see the Tup's Night Out 2009 gallery click here.

Photographs were all taken by Ulverston photographer Alan Wilson.

This year we are also publishing a very attractive and collectable Tup's Night Out 2009 hard back book. Contact our office if you would like a copy. Price £30 + p&p.

We have just completed our film documentary of the project too, click here to go to our Vimeo site to see the film. (14mins)

Or you can listen to some of the new songs from the show written by the company:

Opening Song

The Tiny Tup song

Wrap up warm

To see the gallery of photo's of the Job’s Knackered Project last year click here.

Projects with looked after children and young people.

For more detail on current projects in Cumbria go to our looked after children page.

The Pledge - make it real

Exhibition launches July 2010

Beyond the Mainstream/Sing Up! Workforce development project

Singing and musician training projects in Barrow and Kendal in partnership with SIng Up and the Sage Gateshead.

Work in three Cumbrian Children's Homes

The Nano Diaries - creative writing, digital media and film project with young trainers and small teams of young people takes place this summer and autumn in Carlisle and Kendal.

Barn Studio. The barn studio continues to be used regularly by local people for all sorts of recordings. . Local band Funkit have recently recorded their first demo in our Barn studio.

click here to listen to Funkit’s new single, “Be my lover”.
For more information email Funkit direct on:
joeflembo@hotmail.com