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Beach of Dreams @beachofdreams.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

A partner of our Thames Estuary commission, we spoke to T100’s Programme Manager Nicole Artingstall on this year’s Our River theme. 🔗 Read the full interview: www.beachofdreams.org/stories/t100...

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Beach of Dreams @beachofdreams.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Both an annual festival and a free, year-round cultural programme, T100 encourages participants to experience Thurrock and its surrounding areas in new and unexpected ways.

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Beach of Dreams @beachofdreams.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Their Wavemaker Programme is equipping young people aged 16–25 with the knowledge and tools to take action for the ocean, by integrating ocean intelligence into future careers. Find out more: www.beachofdreams.org/stories/ocea...

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Beach of Dreams | UK-wide Coastal Arts Festival | 1 May – 1 June 2025

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Beach of Dreams @beachofdreams.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

At Beach of Dreams, we believe in the power of storytelling and science to inspire change - and Ocean Generation is doing just that 🌍✨

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Beach of Dreams @beachofdreams.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

🚀 Gawain Morrison, @playthinkbrink.bsky.social – creative entrepreneur exploring climate solutions 🎭 Jacinta Hamley, Climate Craic – champion of community-led climate action

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Beach of Dreams @beachofdreams.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Chaired by Stephen Beggs, this panel brings together four expert speakers: 🌿 John Barry, @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social – expert in sustainability and just transitions 🌍 James Orr, @friendsofearthni.bsky.social – advocate for environmental justice

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Beach of Dreams @beachofdreams.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

How can creativity drive climate action in Belfast? This virtual Beach of Dreams panel will be an inspiring discussion on the city’s dynamic and innovative responses to the climate emergency. Register your free place: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/belfasts-c...

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Emma Cameron @ecameron.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Only just a month to go until the @beachofdreams.bsky.social festival! The wild plants are growing beautifully on the shingle. Join us @rosy.garlic for a morning of creativity on West Worthing beach. Sat 3rd May - 11am to 1pm. Tickets are free but please book. www.eventbrite.com/e/an-art-for...

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Beach of Dreams @beachofdreams.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

📆Fri 4 April from 3.30pm at St Peter and St Paul's Church Aldeburgh, Victoria Road Aldeburgh IP15 5DY 🔗Both events are free, but with limited capacity, so be sure to register your place: www.eventbrite.com/e/1306781371...

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Searching for the Soul of the Sea

A walk and lyric writing workshop to create a song for the Dawn Chorus of the national Beach of Dreams festival taking place in May 2025.

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Beach of Dreams @beachofdreams.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

In Aldeburgh this Friday: 🥾Take part in a creative walk (3:30–5:15pm) with Ali Pretty, Artistic Director of Beach of Dreams. 🎵Join a lyric-writing workshop (5:30–8pm) led by Kirsty Logan, director of Rabble Chorus, and poet Bob Flowerdew.

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Beach of Dreams @beachofdreams.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

This new composition will be performed at sunrise on 4th May for International Dawn Chorus Day, against the incredible backdrop of the 800 Beach of Dreams Silks on Aldeburgh Beach, marking the start of an extraordinary month-long journey with Beach of Dreams.

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Beach of Dreams @beachofdreams.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Looking to celebrate the Dawn Chorus next month? Join our in-person lyric writing workshop this Friday, as we begin to create ‘Searching for the Soul of the Sea’ 🌅

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Beach of Dreams @beachofdreams.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

The final result? Cyd-Wrando (Listen Together) will be an immersive sound installation, set to transform Colwyn Bay Promenade this May. Find out more: www.beachofdreams.org/submissions/...

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Beach of Dreams | UK-wide Coastal Arts Festival | 1 May – 1 June 2025

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Beach of Dreams @beachofdreams.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

During the day he caught up with TAPE to share progress on how the recordings and music are coming together 🎶 In the evening, Jason used his freshly-captured recordings as part of a special performance at Tape, alongside electronic music group Modulate.

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Beach of Dreams @beachofdreams.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

JasonSingh returned to Colwyn Bay last week to capture more recordings for our Wales commission’s soundscape.

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Beach of Dreams @beachofdreams.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

📆Join us on Sandhaven Beach on Sunday 11th May as we question ‘What lies beyond the water’s edge?’ www.beachofdreams.org/submissions/...

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Beach of Dreams | UK-wide Coastal Arts Festival | 1 May – 1 June 2025

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Beach of Dreams @beachofdreams.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

This sparked lots of discussions within the group, with many people noticing that sections of the coastline were disappearing as a result of coastal erosion.

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Beach of Dreams @beachofdreams.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Stronger Shores’ Emily Ross shared with the group how the North Sea organisation is exploring natural solutions to coastal erosion and their research activities around establishing and re-introducing kelp forests, seagrass meadows and oyster reefs.

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Beach of Dreams @beachofdreams.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Over a two-day creative workshop with The Creative Seed, our commissioned artists for South Tyneside, Tessa Bunney and Stevie Ronnie, guided the group in exploring the power of storytelling, photography, and writing to connect with Sunderland’s coastline. 🌊✨

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Beach of Dreams @beachofdreams.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

📣 Beach of Dreams launches nationwide on Saturday 3rd May at Tilbury Cruise Terminal and you’re invited! 📆 Sat 3 May, 1pm – 5pm 🎟️ Free event – sign up: www.beachofdreams.org/submissions/...

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Beach of Dreams @beachofdreams.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

🗓️ Threads for Tomorrow, Tue 25 March at 18:00 (GMT) 🔗 Register for this Walk, Listen, Create café: lnkd.in/ekRtvP5U

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Beach of Dreams @beachofdreams.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Next week, join walking artist and Beach of Dreams Artistic Director Ali Pretty in a conversation spanning continents, with textile artists Rachna Toshniwal, Elspeth ‘Billie’ Penfold, and Rahemur Rahman as they explore the intersection of art, waste, and environmental storytelling.

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Threads for Tomorrow

Hosted by Ali Pretty, walking artist, community activist and founding artistic director of the 2025 Beach of Dreams coastal art festival that will bring a festival of banner art, sculpture, performanc...

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Beach of Dreams @beachofdreams.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Interested in joining? Bring your ideas to the roundtable this week: 🎶🐦 Wednesday 19th March, 3—4pm 🔗 Register your place: www.eventbrite.com/cc/beach-of-...

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Beach of Dreams @beachofdreams.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

To mark the beginning of our month-long festival, we’re also inviting choirs, bird watchers and nature lovers to join us on beaches across our coastline for International Dawn Chorus Day on Sunday 4th May, celebrating the beauty of birdsong and the arrival of lighter, brighter days.

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Beach of Dreams @beachofdreams.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Choose the session most convenient for you: 📅 Wednesday 26th March ☀️ Morning Roundtable: 10—11am 🌿 Afternoon Roundtable: 2—3pm 🌙 Evening Roundtable: 6.30—7.30pm

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Beach of Dreams @beachofdreams.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Join our March virtual roundtables to shape your Beach of Dreams event! We’re hosting three national roundtables this month. Our Artistic Director, Ali Pretty, will be providing updates on the festival and it’s a great opportunity to learn more about being involved. 📸 Credit: Tessa Bunney

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Beach of Dreams @beachofdreams.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Our writer, Kevin Rushby, heads out to Colwyn to survey this soundtrack in progress… Read ‘Echo Beach’ by Kevin Rushby: lnkd.in/eZziprYZ

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Beach of Dreams @beachofdreams.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Our Wales commission, in collaboration with TAPE Community Music and Film and the Bay of Colwyn Town Council, is uncovering the unheard voices of nature through an immersive soundscape by Jason Singh, Underground Artist Movement and Modulate.

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Beach of Dreams @beachofdreams.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

What if we could truly listen to the symphonies our environment is creating minute by minute? How would it connect you to the trees, insects and animals we share our communities with? 🎤🎶

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Beach of Dreams @beachofdreams.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

We’re so excited to reveal our final programme for Beach of Dreams – a landmark festival of art, community and climate action 🌊🥾💬 Explore each of our eight commissions, and find out how you can take part in Beach of Dreams this May: www.beachofdreams.org?extra=storie...

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Sarah Clarkson @sarahclarksonart.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Can’t wait to see this amazing work!

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Emma Cameron @ecameron.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Less than two months until the brilliant @beachofdreams.bsky.social festival! On 3rd May I’m co-leading an art forage in Worthing - exploring the vegetated shingle and responding to the plants with art & writing. #naturewriting More info & tickets (free) here: www.beachofdreams.org/submissions/...

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Beach of Dreams | UK-wide Coastal Arts Festival | 1 May – 1 June 2025

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Beach of Dreams @beachofdreams.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Head to our website to find out more about our Fife programme of events this May, featuring The Big Hoof, Largo Communities Together, Cambo Gardens, Anstruther Improvements Association and Art Moves Fife. Visit now: www.beachofdreams.org?category=art...

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Beach of Dreams | UK-wide Coastal Arts Festival | 1 May – 1 June 2025

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Beach of Dreams @beachofdreams.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

We'll be meeting Scottish Beach of Dreams members along the way on our journey to Brook’s Tide Line. We’ll hear their experiences of coastal erosion and the changing coast line in east Scotland, and all the while questioning: ‘When is it that we are in our element?’.

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Beach of Dreams @beachofdreams.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

The commission marks the centrepiece of a 12-day celebration hosted by the Fife Coast and Countryside Trust. By horse, by bike or on foot, join us in May as we traverse the Fife Coastal Path from Kincardine to St Andrews.

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Beach of Dreams @beachofdreams.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Whether you’d like to gather your choir on the beach for sunrise, join other birdwatchers for dawn, or organise a guided beach walk, together we’ll celebrate the beauty of birdsong and the arrival of lighter, brighter days.

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Beach of Dreams @beachofdreams.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Are you planning a dawn chorus celebration this May? 🐦‍⬛ To mark the beginning of our month-long festival, we’re inviting choirs, bird watchers and nature lovers to join us on beaches across our coastline for International Dawn Chorus Day, Sunday 4th May.

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Beach of Dreams @beachofdreams.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

We’ve created a resource pack to support you, from kick-starting your idea to making sure your event is as sustainable and accessible as possible. Find it on our Take Part page: www.beachofdreams.org/take-part

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Beach of Dreams | UK-wide Coastal Arts Festival | 1 May – 1 June 2025

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Beach of Dreams @beachofdreams.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Our interactive map is designed to support and showcase your community action: simply gather all of your event information and use our Take Part form to submit. After sharing your event, we’ll feature it on our map – inviting others to discover, explore and participate.

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Beach of Dreams @beachofdreams.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

From creative walks, wild swims and film screenings to speakers’ corners, hikes and open mics, this May, we invite you to shape a new vision of our coastlines 📣🥾🏊🏻🎥

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Beach of Dreams @beachofdreams.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Beach of Dreams is an opportunity to challenge the status quo, connect with others and build a better future for our coastlines in the face of the climate emergency.

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Hey, artists, in case you were wondering if your work matters: I'm a scientist working on climate change and biodiversity, and I would not be who I am today without The Lorax, The Secret of NIMH, Watership Down, The Last Unicorn, and The X-Files. I know I'm not alone. Thank you for all you do.

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Beach of Dreams @beachofdreams.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Choose a workshop that suits you, to share your progress, ask questions and link up with like-minded organisations and creatives: 📅 Wed 26th March, on Zoom ☀️ Morning Roundtable: 10—11am 🌿 Afternoon Roundtable: 2—3pm 🌙 Evening Roundtable: 6.30—7.30pm Register: www.eventbrite.com/o/beach-of-d...

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Beach of Dreams @beachofdreams.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Ready to shape your Beach of Dreams event? We’re hosting three national roundtables next month – the perfect opportunity to connect with our Artistic Director, Ali Pretty and learn more about our nationwide celebration you are invited to be part of.

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Beach of Dreams @beachofdreams.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Led by choreographer Teo Dontu these movement workshops will combine easy-to-learn steps and flag waving choreography. Fri 28 Feb: www.startthurrock.org/whats-on/bea...

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Beach of Dreams @beachofdreams.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

We like to move it, move it! 🌀 This February, in partnership with Kinetika, Start Thurrock and T100 Festival, we invite you to take part in a series of free movement workshops – a chance to get creative, build confidence, feel good! Sat 22 Feb: www.startthurrock.org/whats-on/bea...

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Beach of Dreams @beachofdreams.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

...and scaling production from saucepans on home stoves to over 600 silk pennants for the Beach of Dreams’ national commission, The Beach of Dreams Silks. Read Green Is The Hardest Colour: www.beachofdreams.org/stories/gree...

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Beach of Dreams | UK-wide Coastal Arts Festival | 1 May – 1 June 2025

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