A free summer programme for young people aged 11-18 which encourages participation in culture and creativity through doing making and creating.
Come down to the Marina Centre to hang out and get involved with activities in the cafe and on the surrounding beach (weather permitting). There will be creative workshops, games, sports, circus, crafts and more - so there will be something for everyone. If you would rather bring your own thing to do or just chill with your friends, that is totally fine too.
No need to book - just turn up!
Workshops
Making Poetry Friends
Join performer and writer Lewis Buxton for drop in sessions where we make fun, friends and poems. You'll learn performance and storytelling skills that will boost confidence and creativity.
Edible East
Hopes for Health
Join artist Jennie Pedley to make your own Hope for Health drawing. Hang your hopes on the giant Microbe Alcove! Simply rub wax crayons on paper over textured pictures panels which explore the links between our health and the tiny creatures that help us digest our food.
Edible East
Print Making Workshop
Led by artist Tara Sampy who has a passion for printmaking – will explore themes of the nature and the natural world. Experience print making with plants, flowers as well as found objects such as plastic waste, which has been collected from the beach.
Great Yarmouth Guardians
Create your own superhero that will form part of a large comic book mural. Set in a post-apocalyptic Great Yarmouth our heroes battle to save the planet from environmental disaster. During the workshops we will explore character creation, storytelling and additional skills like drawing scenery. At the end of summer the mural will be shown at the Marina Leisure Centre.
This is Rubbish
The workshop will explore puppet making, storytelling, set and prop making, sound design and much more. There will also be a Beach Litter Pick at each session, with some found material being used in the design and making of the puppets. The six week programme will culminate in a FREE outdoor performance led by the Children and Young People involved in the Stomping Ground! project.
Access
Unfortunately, the beach by the Marina Centre is not accessible for normal wheelchairs. However, you can hire a beach wheelchair for free from the council using the link below. Don't worry though, there will be activities that are wheelchair accessible inside the Marina Leisure Centre and on the promenade overlooking the beach.
Hire a beach wheelchair