Trafford CYPS is offering schools in Trafford an Alternative Curriculum programme to assist these young people in meeting their full potential and gaining alternative qualifications. They work with Specialist Youth Arts Workers whose background and method of working allows for a more informal relationship, allowing the young person to talk with more ease and for [...]

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  Don’t Miss the Let’s Be Blunt Film Project Pancake Day Special! Free workshops & pancakes ‘Lets Be Blunt’ is  an innovative digital filmmaking project, that explores knife-crime.  Young Filmmakers will learn hands on film making skills and gain new digital arts skills using state of the art production equipment at Gorse Hill Studios. You [...]

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We are about to launch a Knife Crime Awareness Project, that aims to raise awareness to knife crime, get young people to make a stand against knife crime and stop people from carrying knives. The BLUNT Project will recruit young people and develop 3 groups based in various parts of Trafford, who will meet to [...]

Get ready for Pandemonium at The Fuse! Trafford’s most exciting youth music festival Pandemonium returns once again with a music showcase that is guaranteed to inspire and invigorate  y’all. Taking place in a brand spanking new youth arts centre in Partington – The Fuse, this showcase will feature a vast array of original music from [...]

Young fashion designer and visual artist Stephanie Pownall has been on the Gorse Hill Studios Alternative Curriculum Programme for the last 2 years. During this time she has taken part in a variety of activities such as fashion design, photography, sewing and creative writing as well as cookery and rockclimbing.  She is working towards a [...]

On Tuesday 9th of August 2011, as violent riots were breaking out all over the UK and particularly in Manchester , hundreds of young people gathered in Stamford Park, Trafford, Greater Manchester, to celebrate Pandemonium Festival, organised by Trafford Youth Service. Check out the video highlights here.  More photos will be added soon so check [...]

Anthony Kanes, lead singer of up and coming indie band from Carrington, has achieved the first ever Gold Arts award in the borough of Trafford.  The singer worked with his band –  Nascent – and used the arts award gold to develop the band further and learn about the music industry whilst gaining a nationally recognised [...]