Making A Comeback Workshops at The Great Escape

All materials and equipment will be provided and all events are free to attend. Lunch will be provided as part of the day and public transport costs can be reimbursed on the production of a receipt on the day. The events will be in the Black Gull Cafe at The Great Escape (Grimsby Docks) so fully accessible with accessible toilet. Let us know of any dietary requirements. Funded by Arts Council England and match funding from Create North East Lincolnshire.

Workshops

Saturday 23rd August - Recovery Town Celebration Day at The Great Escape 10am-2pm Kath 3D Pen Design + Sid Artist Stickers

Saturday 30th August - Sarah Palmer House with a Blue Door Sketchbooks

Monday 8th September - Ashley Butterfield Wildlife Houses

Sunday 14th September - Monday 25th August - Holly Serpentine Designs Glass Painting

Monday 15th September - Brigitte Watkinson Making Sketchbooks

Sunday 21st September - Suzie Greenbeck Machine Sewing (Upcycled Bags)

Monday 22nd September - Suzie Greenbeck Machine Sewing (Laptop/Ipad case)

Saturday 27th September - Dan Clarke Portrait Photography for Beginners

Saturday 4th October - Dan Clarke Basic Photography techniques

Saturday 1st November - Jeanette Decoupage Tins (Limited Places Left)

Saturday 8th November - Francesca Young Sketchbooks (One place left)

Saturday 15th November Sarah Palmer House with a Blue Door Calligraphy workshop and creating your own pen (Limited Places left)

Saturday 22nd November The Dice Factory Painting Miniatures

Saturday 29th November Christmas Wreath Making with Jo from Blooms at Borrowdale FULLY BOOKED, BUT THERE IS A WAITING LIST

Saturday 6th December - Holly Serpentine Designs Christmas Decorations FULLY BOOKED, BUT THERE IS A WAITING LIST

Saturday 10th January - Annabel McCourt Amplify the landscape - listen to and respond to the immediate landscape with fresh ears. Work as a team to record found sounds, create noise art poems, explore hidden depths and new meanings… reinterpret everything around us - the stranger the better!

Saturday 17th January - Annabel McCourt Amplify the Landscape - Interactive Sound Discover beauty in the dereliction and then listen to your audio played through the architecture of the docks.

Saturday 24th January- Annabel McCourt - Amplify the Landscape - Film

Saturday 31st January 2026 - Caroline Carr Grimsby Docks models

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Great Escape, 1 auckland road, Grimsby, United Kingdom

Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.

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