About Us
We’re here to be a round table for poetry where everyone is welcome. We are a poetry organisation that does all sorts of things – from hosting our much-acclaimed biennial festival in Winchester, to our popular Winchester Poetry Prize competition, to our wider work with schools and community organisations.
Our expertise
- Education
- Events
- Performing arts
- Workshops
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Swan Samba (Roynon Music)
- Hampshire |
- National |
- Winchester
Swan Samba is a Hampshire-based samba fusion drumming and movement band, proudly affiliated with Roynon Performing Arts since 2019.
Our core aim is to provide accessible, enjoyable drumming experiences while supporting community wellbeing, fitness, cultural connections and musical understanding.
Swan Samba have performed at events across the south including Wickham Festival, Winchester Hat Fair, Andover Carnival, Winchester Bonfire Procession and Eastleigh Mela as well as numerous appearances on TV and radio.
We deliver workshops across a range of schools, community organisations and corporate retreats and welcome all enquiries!
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Wakey Wakey ARTS
- Hampshire |
- National |
- New Forest
We are a Community Interest Company producing creative wellbeing projects for young people, because we know that life can get messy.
This includes one-off projects, ongoing collaborations and commissions with arts, youth and health partners, mentoring for over 16s, and weekly dance and sensory play classes for under 5s and their grown-ups.
We raise funds to deliver specialist projects which support young people living with adverse childhood experiences, and to reduce social isolation for Parents/Carers supporting vulnerable young people.
We work collaboratively with other sectors so that work can continue to support young people through the arts after our projects have finished.
We work across Dorset and Hampshire. Please get in touch!
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Play to the Crowd
- Hampshire |
- Winchester
Play to the Crowd is an Arts and Education Charity. We believe in a world where Communities are Delighted and United through live performance and participation. We put culture, learning, joy and community at the heart of all our work. We run both a beautiful heritage venue, Theatre Royal Winchester, and the internationally recognized Outdoor Arts Festival, Hat Fair. Our charitable mission is to Delight and Unite Communities through the power of live performance and participation by;
Celebrating the joy excellent creative performance experiences offer
Connecting people together to improve community cohesion and reduce loneliness
Improving mental wellbeing and fostering happiness
Nurturing talent and offering opportunity
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Contact us
Through Culture Connects, we work to support the delivery of cultural provision across the region. Do you have an idea you want to discuss or need some advice? Get in touch with us to book a one-to-one conversation.
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