MAKING TROUBLE: A new live musical panorama conceived, created & performed by young musicians North London, inspired by 200+ years of UC history
9 Feb | FREE tickets at unionchapel.org.uk/venue/whats-...
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Film | Saving our Grade II* listed Sunday School Hall 🎥 Discover how heritage building, innovative renovations & community workshops are bringing this rare space back to life as a cultural hub.
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Archive Finds 🔎 In 1995, local children from refugee, asylum seeker or low-income families were offered free creative play sessions while their parents could access benefits support.
Discover more of our 200+ year archive at unionchapel.org.uk/projects/eve...
#SundaySchoolStories
Local Schools / Youth Groups 🎨✂ Apply now for a FREE Protest Poster creative workshop inspired by Union Chapel's 200+ year archive to explore black music & art, feminist voices, inclusive design, Pride + more
Info at unionchapel.org.uk/projects/eve...
#SundaySchoolStories with Estorick Collection
Archive Finds 🔎It's Gandhi's birthday month so we're sharing this precious find of his autograph in #UnionChapel's then minister Charles James Barry's bible, from his visit to London in 1931.
Discover more of our 200+ archive at unionchapel.org.uk/projects/eve...
#SundaySchoolStories
Archive Finds 🔎Inauguration of the Organ Programmes: 1867 & 1878
The 1878 Henry 'Father' Willis organ is the same organ audiences & students enjoy at #UnionChapel till this day!
See both programmes + more archive discoveries at unionchapel.org.uk/projects/eve...
#SundaySchoolStories
WE’RE HIRING: Participation Assistant #PartTime
Help bring stories to life through arts & culture + connect with our communities. Make a difference & gain hands-on experience in our inspiring #SundaySchoolStories team
Full JD & apply by 6 Oct: unionchapel.org.uk/work-at-unio...
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#SundaySchoolStories Archive🔍 Mencap's 'Little Noise Sessions' began at Union Chapel back in 2006, curated/hosted by Jo Whiley & returned for many years feat. performances from Amy Winehouse, Lily Allen, Noel Gallagher + more.
Discover more + see clips at unionchapel.org.uk/projects/eve...
Collage zines gave moving messages on 'The art of Rest', inspired by items in our 200+year archive, co-created by participants of our free Hidden Treasures workshop, led by guest artist Zoë Gardner. Part of our cross-arts, heritage-led #SundaySchoolStories Project
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Archive Finds 🔍 Renovations of our Sunday School Hall unearthed gems from beneath floorboards; a letter to teachers, school report, cigarette + match packets & a beautifully preserved clay pipe!
Discover more of our 200+ year archive: unionchapel.org.uk/projects/eve...
#SundaySchoolStories
Archive Finds 🔍 Recently discovered programmes from 1917 to early 2000s celebrate the importance of music throughout all of Union Chapel's legacy; check them out at unionchapel.org.uk/projects/eve... alongside other gems from our 200+ year archive as part of our heritage-led #SundaySchoolStories
#SundaySchoolStories Archive🔍Lantern Plates: c1904
Collection assumed to be taken by 1 of the 1st female photojournalists, Frances Benjamin Johnston, incl image of Pres. Roosevelt
Discover more at unionchapel.org.uk/projects/eve... of Union Chapel's heritage of social justice, music + more
As part of our #SundaySchoolStories Project, we're delving through our vast 200+ year archive of incredible pieces of Union Chapel's heritage + local history to bring them back to the community
Go to unionchapel.org.uk/projects/eve... for recent discoveries of education & culture from 1900 & beyond
Delve into archive gems that inspired our recent #SundaySchoolStories art workshops; The Primary Department book of lessons/child development, suffragette articles & key players of our legacy from ministers, organists, The Jubilee Singers, Amy Winehouse & more:
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Our bustling Hidden Treasures #SundaySchoolStories workshops brought adults from different walks of life together to create unique artworks inspired by our Social Justice, Music & Heritage legacy & 200+ year archive.
Discover more, photos & thoughts at unionchapel.org.uk/projects/new...
FREE arts workshops this month ✏️🎭✂️ Join artists to create pieces inspired by Union Chapel's 200+ heritage.
Hidden Treasures | #SundaySchoolStories
15 July - Mosaic
18 July - Be a Singing Postcard
24 July - Collage & Zines
Find out more & apply now at bit.ly/ssshiddentreasures
Rainbow Streets: Then & Next | 17 June & 24 June | 1-2pm
Celebrate #PrideMonth with our community co-produced exhibition of art & song inspired by LGBTQIA+ trailblazers through the ages.
Free tickets: unionchapel.org.uk/projects/new...
#SundaySchoolStories in collaboration with Estorick Collection
rainbow pride progress flag background with big text reading CELEBRATE PRIDE WITH SUNDAY SCHOOL STORIES and gives detail on exhibition and song submissions. There is a logo for Union Chapel, Estrocik Collection, and National Lottery Heritage Fund
Champion your fave LGBTQIA+ artists by submitting songs to co-produce a soundtrack for ‘Rainbow Streets: Then & Next’ #SundaySchoolStories #PrideMonth exhibition by 18 May. Find out how: unionchapel.org.uk/projects/new...
Collab with Estorick Collection
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Photo of large red crane lifting equipment above a complex Victorian Gothic chapel red roof, set to a bright blue sunny sky
Photo of large red crane lifting equipment above a complex Victorian Gothic chapel red roof, set to a bright blue sunny sky
Photo of large red crane lifting equipment above a complex Victorian Gothic chapel red roof, set to a bright blue sunny sky
Yesterday, Fullers worked with mechanical sub-contractor S&G + City Lifting to install the new Sunday School Hall air handling unit. All went like clockwork; another step towards breathing new life into our community hub.
Learn more about #SundaySchoolStories at unionchapel.org.uk/projects/her...
Multiple photos showing adults wearing safety gear and participating in carpentry, plastering, brickwork and roofing within Union Chapel's Sunday School Hall plus photo of participants sitting for a meal together and another photo of smiling participant walking up scaffolding.
People from all walks of life have been enjoying our #SundaySchoolStories Heritage Workshops. Learn what happens at these immersive, hands-on, enriching celebrations of heritage, community, traditional materials & skill-building: unionchapel.org.uk/venue/news-v...
📸1&2 David Peach, 3 Brittany Genis
