Woolwich Works is celebrating its fifth birthday on Saturday with Brassworks, a free, all-day brass music festival. A parade through Woolwich town centre will be followed by an afternoon of music including a traditional brass band, kazoo workshops, a celebration of Miles Davis, a Balkan brass band and African dance music. The Greenwich Wire spoke to […]
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Woolwich Works gets longer to pay back its £2 million council loan
The trust that runs Woolwich Works has been given 15 more years to repay a £2 million council loan that bailed out the arts venue four years ago. Greenwich Council leader Anthony Okereke authorised the payment to the Woolwich Creative District Trust in July 2022, despite concerns from Labour councillors, who raised concerns about how […]
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Immersive art show Luminarium: Myriad coming to Woolwich Works for Easter
A colourful immersive art show will come to Woolwich Works over Easter, featuring winding tunnels and cavernous domes to “encourage curiosity, play and innovation”. The inflatable Luminarium: Myriad, which will open on April 2 for five days, is billed as “a feast for the senses and an adventure for all ages”. Ambient music will play […]
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Woolwich Works to throw open its doors for Heritage Open Days festival
Woolwich Works will be throwing open its doors later this month to show off the history of the Royal Arsenal as part of the Heritage Open Days festival. Free tours of Woolwich Works will be on offer on the open day, on Sunday September 21, along with talks and activities. The Chineke! orchestra, one of […]
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Lander 23: Punchdrunk to bring video game action to Woolwich
The immersive theatre company Punchdrunk’s latest production will come to Woolwich next month – turning audience members into players in a video game. Lander 23 will feature “ true video game mechanics” and bring immersive theatre into “unchartered territory”, the company says, meaning that tickets for the first two weeks of the show have been […]
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Dust off your instruments and join Woolwich’s Brassworks parade
People in Woolwich and beyond are being asked to dig out their old brass instruments to take part in this year’s Brassworks parade through the town centre, which returns in September. Last year the event had bands parading through the area at lunchtime to end up at Woolwich Works, where a whole day of shows […]
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Woolwich Works goes back in time with free Windrush Front Room
Woolwich Works is honouring the Windrush generation with an exhibition that will transport visitors to an African or Caribbean front room from 1950s London. The free Windrush Front Room, which will be in place until March 16, features decor from the time such as a home bar, plastic pineapple ice bucket, glass fish, a Bluespot […]
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Woolwich Works set to make its first profit after ‘substantial donation’
Woolwich Works is likely to turn a profit for the first time this financial year, its boss has said – two years after Greenwich Council bailed out the cultural hub with a £2 million loan. But the improved financial situation has been helped by a mystery “substantial donation” that has helped secure its future for […]
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