This Here '23
Friday 2nd-Sunday 4th June
Three Days of Street Food, Live Theatre and Music Performances
+ Craft Activities!
FRIDAY 2ND JUNE
BACUP MARKET | LIVE MUSIC | REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE
ABD CENTRE | FILM SCREENING
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Join Sarah, a blues/rock/folk singer with a powerful and soulful voice.
Her original music is lyrically and vocally powerful, as well as singing an eclectic mix of covers in her own unique style. Her covers include music from artists such as Tom Waits, Ani Difranco and Jason Mraz to name a few!
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Lewis Paul is a singer-songwriter who grew up in Burnley.
He picked up his guitar at the age of 15 and now has an album on Spotify, 'Blossom'. He performs contemporary music from the likes of Ed Sheeran and Olivia Rodrigo with his guitar and loop pedal!
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Sophie learns more about her mother Donna's history on the island of Kalokairi with her three possible fathers as she reopens the family hotel in this electic musical romantic-comedy sequel to the iconic ABBA-based classic.
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This Here Festival is free, however, Mamma Mia Here We Go Again is set at £5pp & requires booking through ticketsource below!
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SATURDAY 3RD JUNE
IRWELL TERRACE | DROP IN WORKSHOPS | THEATRE | STORYTELLING | BACUP | WALK ABOUT PERFORMANCES
BACUP MARKET | CRAFTS & WORKSHOPS
Sarah is experienced in delivering circus skills workshops including juggling, diabolo and more, taking inspiration from past and present circus acts. She currently leads on delivery of Horse + Bamboo's Arts Award Program.
Circus workshops are back on Saturday of This Here! Join Sarah on Irwell Terrace to brush up on your plate spinning skills! Sarah will be spinning multiple plates at once - quite literally - from 10am, and will be with us throughout the day - so come along whenever you like!
The Old Time Rags music and dance duo combine two multi-skilled performers to present a fun, energetic and engaging show featuring; Tap dancing, harmony singing, drum contraptions, and multi-instrumentallity to name but a few. Having toured extensively Since 2015, The Old Time Rags have gained a reputation as a truly unique and entertaining act wowing audiences across the world with past performances including the likes of Glastonbury festival!
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We are thrilled to have them join us for This Here 2023 with their one-man-band and clog performance. You will find them on Irwell Terrace with three sets of performances starting approx. 11.50AM | 1.20PM | 3.20PM
Purveyor of tall tales, shaggy dog stories and joyful exaggerations, Rogan Mills joins us for This Here '23!
Funny, absorbing, scary, thought provoking, and surprising, Rogan has a wealth of stories in his pretty little head, so come prepared to be entertained; but be warned, audience participation is compulsory!
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You can join Rogan on an electic journey through his zany stories at Irwell Terrace at approx. 10.30AM | 12.20PM | 2.00PM | 3.50PM
Baybeat has performed around the country entertaining crowds at a vast number of parades and festivals creating a carnival atmosphere wherever they go. They have performed at the likes of The Encontro Streetband Festival in Glasgow with other street bands from all across the world.
Now, they join us again for This Here 2023 to line the streets of Bacup with their electic and energetic music, which is sure to generate a buzz around town!
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Baybeat will be venturing around Bacup town centre. See if you can spot them! Approx. 10.10AM | 11.30AM | 1.40PM | 3.00PM
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Thingumajig Theatre creates and performs innovative puppet plays and interactive giant puppet street acts. Based in West Yorkshire, their puppets have played throughout the UK and 14 other countries and have been seen on television and a major Disney film.
Despite all the odds, an unknown subspecies of the Dodo has been discovered! Much larger than their extinct cousins and able to fly (sort of), Charles and Amelia, two relics of a bygone era, are very excited to be travelling the world to see what they’ve been missing!
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See if you can spot them around Bacup town centre at Approx. 11.10AM | 1.00PM | 2.50PM
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Participants will work with sculptor Jill Randall to create their own mini doll’s house from wood, card, paper and a range of unusual and exciting materials, put together with scissors, glue and guns (the glue kind!)
This is an opportunity to get creative with a wide range of simple materials and use your imagination to create your ideal mini-home! Suitable for children, families and adults.
Young and very young children will need to work with an adult.
This craft is drop in - turn up at any time from 10.00AM, Bacup Market. (Note: artist is expected to take a one hour break at 1.00PM).
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Alan Birch is a printmaker with over 25 years experience delivering workshops in galleries and schools. He will bring his portable printing press to the workshops enabling participants to print their own colourful prints. Textured and patterned wallpapers will be used to create rich, colourful prints, based on the theme of music and play. All inks are water based and artists can take their prints away.
Parents and children will be invited to create their own prints - “Its just like a magic trick!” - A 7 year old artist
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You can join Alan from 10.30AM at Bacup Market
and join in any time from there. (Note:
Artist is expected to take a one hour break
at 1.00PM)
What's This Here? A bunny under your hat?
You're not wearing a hat? Never mind, because we still have a trick or two up our sleeves - as we bring you the miracle making, thought provoking, and hilarious MagicALEXcellencE , the enthralling close up magic man himself who you may just be lucky enough to meet if you're in Bacup on Saturday (3rd) of This Here - He will be around Bacup all day!
SUNDAY 4TH JUNE
IRWELL TERRACE | GAMES
ABD CENTRE | THEATRE | CRAFTS | WORKSHOPS
BACUP | STORYTELLING | PERFORMANCES | & MORE
Acclaimed children's poet Dommy B joins us for This Here '23, with his new show, "Sparks the Goblin Wizard"!
'Spark’s magic rhymes can turn anything into anything. He’ll turn the bogeys up his nose into some pink ribbons and bows. He’ll make a gorgeous high heeled shoe out of a pile of donkey poo… However… Something terrible begins to happen in the enchanted forest.
Here be wasps, werewolves and wily wickedness!
Maybe not even Spark’s spells will be enough to stop a strange new power threatening the woods and everyone in them…
With lyrics, laughs and lots of joining in, poet Dommy B needs your help to save the day!'
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Dommy's showtimes are 12.30PM & 3.30PM
Note: This performance is FREE to attend, but requires booking due to capacity. Click 'Book Here' Below.
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Participants will work with sculptor Jill Randall to create their own mini doll’s house from wood, card, paper and a range of unusual and exciting materials, put together with scissors, glue and guns (the glue kind!)
This is an opportunity to get creative with a wide range of simple materials and use your imagination to create your ideal mini-home! Suitable for children, families and adults.
Young and very young children will need to work with an adult.
This craft is drop in - turn up at any time from 10.00AM, ABD Centre. (Note: artist is expected to take a one hour break at 1.00PM).
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Alan Birch is a printmaker with over 25 years experience delivering workshops in galleries and schools. He will bring his portable printing press to the workshops enabling participants to print their own colourful prints. Textured and patterned wallpapers will be used to create rich, colourful prints, based on the theme of music and play. All inks are water based and artists can take their prints away.
Parents and children will be invited to create their own prints - “Its just like a magic trick!” - A 7 year old artist
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You can join Alan from 10.30AM at ABD Centre
and join in any time from there. (Note:
Artist is expected to take a one hour break
at 1.00PM)
Join local Valley Artist Alastair Price in an engaging lino-print workshop at the ABD Centre.
Work with Alastair to discover the artistry and potential in crankie boxes as you make your own!
You can drop into this workshop also any time from 10.00AM (Note: Artist is expected to take one hour break at 1.00PM)
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We are beyond excited to share that Rossendale Ladies Choir will be joining us for This Here '23!
Why not joing the ladies for a participatory sing-along? Go on, you know you want to!
A little bit about them here:
The Rossendale Ladies Choir was formed in 1977 and has won outstanding acclaim both at home and abroad. The choir rehearses weekly and sings at a wide range of concert and festival venues including the international Eistedfodd in Llangollen, the “Festival of Festivals” in Warwick, fundraising concerts in the Albert Hall, London, Christmas events in Manchester Cathedral and many local churches, concerts in Germany, and numerous first prizes in choral competitions nationwide.
The choir joins together at times with the Rossendale Male Voice Choir and a variety of brass bands, musicians and solo artists to give unique concerts which audiences really enjoy. Their repertoire is varied and ranges from music by classical composers to spirituals, folksongs, modern songs, songs from the shows and songs which have been specially arranged for the choir by eminent contemporary musicians.
Their present conductor, John Gray, is carrying on the Rossendale tradition of fine music, bringing his own individual style, repertoire and expertise.
Joining us for Sunday 4th June, we have a magical, electic show coming to Bacup Market, 'Windowsill Garden' by Colour The Clouds.
"Windowsill Garden is the story of Alice, whose life is boring and grey until a tiny seed takes root in her teacup, leading to a garden adventure which will change her whole life".
Suitable for ages 3-8 years | You can find this show on Bacup Market at 11.10AM, 1.00PM & 2.50PM
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