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Highlights Rural Touring
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Bringing great live events & unmissable culture to communities and schools in Cumbria, Co Durham & Northumberland.

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WILD is a new show from Black Country Touring that explores what wild means to us - in the natural world, in our towns and cities, and within ourselves.

Sat 15 November at Gilsland Village Hall!

Tickets! 🦁
highlightsnorth.co.uk/events/wild/

#RuralTouring #Cumbria #Northumberland
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November 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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This week is #TrusteesWeek - a chance to celebrate the achievements of nearly one million trustees across the UK.
We would love to take this opportunity to say THANK YOU! to our amazing board of trustees for their time and commitment!

#RuralTouring#Cumbria #CountyDurham #Northumberland
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November 3, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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🍂 Weaving music through storytelling and folklore, The Singing Bones is a welcome and soulful meditation on the natural world which surrounds us.
1 & 2 Nov - tickets & info here! highlightsnorth.co.uk/events/the-s...
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October 15, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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🌟 GRIMM - a daring, immersive new play resurrecting a forgotten 1960s Grimsby fishing community through poetry, 1960's music, dance and exhilarating stage combat.

📅 31 Oct-02 Nov #CountyDurham #Northumberland

highlightsnorth.co.uk/events/grimm/
#RuralTouring @evieh2012.bsky.social #TheatreSky
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October 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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PITCH UP (rural) provides a welcoming space, where you can pitch your show to programmers from across the rural touring network via a digital showcase.

Applications between: Wed 01 October - Fri 07 November

Find out more! 👇
artsalive.co.uk/artist-devel...

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October 9, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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🍂 It's happy new brochure day, and the autumnal colours are making us excited about hot chocolate and chunky knitwear! Browse our full programme online here... highlightsnorth.co.uk/events/

#RuralTouring @ruraltouring.bsky.social @rtdi.bsky.social #Cumbria #CountyDurham #Northumberland
September 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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🍂 The wait is (nearly) over... grab a pen and mark your calendars, as a very special offer is on its way! Our jam-packed Autumn 2025 Season launches on Mon 25 August - stay tuned to grab Early Bird tickets! #EarlyBird #TheatreSky #RuralTouring @ruraltouring.bsky.social @rtdi.bsky.social
August 18, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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We would like to invite you to join us for our 2025 AGM:

Thu 18 September at 2pm
Cotherstone Village Hall
Co Durham, DL12 9PH

Please RSVP to jo@highlightsnorth.co.uk by Mon 1 Sep
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#RuralTouring #SupportTheArts #Cumbria #CountyDurham #Northumberland #TheatreSky #MusicSky
Invitation for Highlights Rural Touring AGM on 18 September at 2pm, Cotherstone Village Hall, with presentations, tea, and cake. RSVP by 1 September. Illustrated village scene in background.
August 8, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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🇳🇴 Our Artistic Director, Kate Lynch, was recently invited to the Arctic Circle to attend Riddu Riđđu - The International Festival of Indigenous Peoples in Kåfjord, Norway

You can read the full article here- tinyurl.com/3pz474tc

#RuralTouring #TheatreSky #Norway #CultureSky #Kåfjord
A woman with dark hair wearing a striped sweater smiles at the camera. Behind her, there is a person in a red costume with antlers. A crowd sits nearby under a cloudy sky. Outdoor music festival with a wooden stage, colourful lights, and performers under a cloudy sky. The audience is surrounded by tents and a scenic mountain backdrop. Outdoor festival scene in a rural setting with wooden benches covered in animal hides. A music stage is visible in the background, surrounded by mountains and trees. Outdoor festival scene with vendor tents set along a track. The background is forested mountains under a partly cloudy sky.
July 22, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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We are seeking new trustees for our Board of Directors. For more information, please head to highlightsnorth.co.uk/.../vacancie... Thank you! 😊

#RuralTouring #RuralTouringNetwork #Cumbria #CountyDurham #Northumberland #Community #TheArts #SupportTheArts @ruraltouring.bsky.social
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July 8, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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Last week, we said farewell to Spring 2025! A season of comedy and creativity, felting and fell running, the tango and the Titanic, as well as much more. A huge Highlights Thank You to all! 🥰

#RuralTouring @ruraltouring.bsky.social @rtdi.bsky.social #Theatre #Dance #LoveTheArts #SupportTheArts
July 1, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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This week, 16-22 June, we are celebrating #RefugeeWeek 🧡
The theme this year is Community - because, as we know well at Highlights, community is a superpower!

#RuralTouring #RuralTouringNetwork #Cumbria #CountyDurham #Northumberland #Community #RuralArts #SupportTheArts @refugeeweek.bsky.social
June 17, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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From 2-8 June, we are celebrating our wonderful team of Volunteer Promoters as part of #VolunteersWeek 2025. We love Volunteers' Week - an opportunity for us all to hold hands across the UK, and celebrate the millions of volunteers who so generously give their time to help others. #RuralTouring 😊
June 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Highlights Rural Touring Scheme is seeking new trustees for its Board of Directors. For more information please download our recruitment pack:

tinyurl.com/y5hw9ncp

Deadline Mon 30 June 2025.

#RuralTouring @ruraltouring.bsky.social #SupportTheArts
#Cumbria #CountyDurham #Northumberland #TheArts
June 3, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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STEEL - @tbtlake.bsky.social

Two lads. Twelve hours. One million pounds. But who rightfully owns the mile of steel?

⭐⭐⭐⭐ - The Stage

30-31 May at Amble and Arnside (29 May SOLD OUT)
Book online here! highlightsnorth.co.uk/event/steel/

#RuralTouring #TheatreSky #Theatre #Cumbria #Northumberland
May 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Just a few spaces left for tomorrow's (sunny! 🌞) Nature Journalling Workshop with artist Steve Pardue.

Sun 11 May - 11am Newbrough Town Hall
01434 674315

Book your (sunny! 🌞) space here!
tinyurl.com/4hysvndu

#RuralTouring #Nature #Art #Mindfulness #RuralTouringNetwork #Northumberland
May 10, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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Vivid, graceful, powerful, and a message of hope for us all, Fault Lines will be performing at Gilsland and Appleby on the 9 & 10 May.

info: tinyurl.com/37kyj24a
company: Lila Dance
#InternationalDanceDay #RuralTouring #DanceSky #Cumbria #Northumberland @rtdi.bsky.social @ruraltouring.bsky.social
April 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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This great review of Fifi La Mer was written by our Young Promoter, Katie Laidlow. tinyurl.com/yta55mkt
Katie is a student from Cumbria, and currently part of our Young Promoters Programme, gaining experience in arts journalism and programming.

#RuralTouring #Cumbria #SupportTheArts #ArtInSchools
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April 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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✨The Mountain Witch is coming to Arnside Educational Institute on Sat 19 April - a perfect family treat that tells an adventurous tale of seasons gone awry. For ages 3-8. highlightsnorth.co.uk/event/the-mo...

#RuralTouring #Dance #DanceSky #Cumbria #FamilyFun #TheatreSky @ruraltouring.bsky.social
April 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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A whizz-popping afternoon with Wark Primary School at the Town Hall, as we helped the Ancient Guild of Tale Tenders find the lost words from Roald Dahl’s books. #RuralTouring #Northumberland #RoaldDahl #GetLostAndFoundTheatre
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March 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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At the #VisitEden networking event this afternoon… with, probably, the most colourful table and, definitely, the only needle felted sheep. #HuttonInTheForest #Cumbria #WestmorlandAndFurness #EdenValley
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March 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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We’re fundraising as part of the @biggive.bsky.social #ArtsforImpact week! From 18 to 25 March, we're raising money to provide free creative workshops in rural secondary schools. Thanks to BigGive all donations up to £2000 are doubled! To donate go to tinyurl.com/ycycfewf - thank you! #RuralTouring
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March 18, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Now in its 8th year, Village Halls Week 2025 highlights the invaluable role that these venues play in connecting people in our beautiful rural areas. We are delighted to be a part of the celebration! There is more information on ACRE and Village Halls Week here: tinyurl.com/4ypkjnm3
#RuralTouring
March 17, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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This week Kate and Susan are in Berwick for a residency at The Maltings, where @pagravdanceco.bsky.social & Britten Sinfonia are developing a new piece as part of the Rural Touring Dance Initative. This morning they worked with the wonderful Memory Laners Music Group. #RuralTouring #Northumberland
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March 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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We are delighted to be part of The Big Give's Arts for Impact campaign! From 18-25 March we're fundraising to deliver free creative workshops to schools across the north of England. The countdown has started ...

#ArtsforImpact #TheArts #InspireCreativity #BigGive #RuralTouring @biggive.bsky.social
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March 4, 2025 at 10:41 AM