Behind the scenes film of RESONATE
We are so happy to share with you the behind the scenes film of our RESONATE event. The actual full film will be premiering on December 15th on our website.
The Vault meets Cole Brauer
In one of our most action packed interviews yet, the journalists from our after school press club, The Vault, interviewed solo round-the-world yachtswoman, Cole Brauer. To make matters even more incredible, the interview took place mid-race from the middle of the Atlantic Ocean!
Young musicians’ call to arms to help save the planet
Tuesday night saw the culmination of the fantastic “Listen Up!” project. Led by B-Sharp. this project has given a voice to young writers and musicians around Dorset who are concerned about the impacts of the climate change emergency. We worked with some extremely talented young musicians to create song lyrics and manifestos for change; a call to arms from the next generation.
The Bank visit No.10 Downing Street!
We had an amazing time working with three schools at No.10 Downing Street on Friday. The workshop was part of No.10s ‘Lessons at 10’ program instigated by Mrs Akshata Murty, the Prime Minister’s wife. The young writers were absolutely incredible and wrote brilliant ‘How to…’s to make current and future Prime Minister’s lives easier.
International Teams Meet to Celebrate Children’s Creativity!
The Bank of Dreams and Nightmares travelled to Edinburgh last week to meet up with other young people’s writing charities from around the globe. There were representative from Austria to Australia, Manchester to Milan and New York to Rotherham.
Desert Island Discs
Nick shares his Desert Island Discs with Neil Charleton on Lyme Bay Radio
Empowering young voices.
In October Bridport hosted its first TEDx speakers event and Nick was very honoured to take his place alongside Matt Smith, Jyoti Fernandez, Anna Ledgard, and Alison Lapper MBE.
Hidden Haiku at BridLit
The Bank of Dreams & Nightmares has teamed up with the Bridport Literary Festival to offer a fun-filled challenge during this year’s event.
Our podcasting workshops
Our podcasting workshops are available from November with big thanks to Gear4Music for the equipment.