Today we release our Green Space Dark Skies Sustainability Report to share best practice with organisations delivering outdoor events. We put environmental sustainability at the heart of the project, achieving some impressive carbon savings. Discover more here: bit.ly/3Zin6Ub

Haven't caught up with our newsletter yet? Read about everything we've been up to over the last two months, from the return of The Tower of Light to midsummer mischief in Norway. 🗞 walktheplank.co.uk/the-tower-of-l…

Watch our team in action as they erect #TheTowerofLight at Cobden Works before it heads to Hartlepool for #TheTallShipsRaces on Friday 7 July. The show is a dazzling display of pyrotechnics, performance, & music, celebrating the lighthouse & its keepers. bit.ly/3NkKBZS

Can't believe it's ten years since we did this Walk the Plank and Besom Productions One of the very best things I've ever been involved in youtube.com/watch?v=DmmrtY…

We're over the moon to announce that we have won two awards at the #SalfordBusinessAwards for Sustainability and Small Business of the Year. 🏆🏆 It’s fantastic to have the work of our talented team recognised in this way. #2023SBA

New Earth is a national touring theatre company placing British East and South East Asian (BESEA) artists and communities at its centre. The company is looking for up to 3 new Trustees as it approaches its 30th anniversary! Deadline 9 August. More info: newearththeatre.org.uk/news/become-a-…

It’s brilliant news that Salford City Council is set to receive almost £750,000 in funding from Arts Council England to enable Salford to become an arts & culture hotspot. As part of this funding, we will train #CreativeExplorers to bring new creativity and adventure to the city.

Today, Marketing and Communications Officer, Tanica Powell and Marketing Consultant, Helen Palmer will be speaking at the Arts Marketing Association conference about tackling your digital carbon footprint, using Green Space Dark Skies as a case study. #DigitalSustainability #OutdoorArts

Salford is getting almost £750,000 from Arts Council England - so more activities and events will be happening across the city over the next three years!😄 This morning Walk the Plank I found out more! Thanks to Liz Pugh Salford City Council @hanjanrobsmi ✨ Report link on the way🤩

On BBC Manchester with Ellie Colton & Liz Pugh from Walk the Plank about our HUGE funding boost from Arts Council England & plans to take culture to the people of Salford,open up public spaces& focus on creative wellbeing in these crazy times. Listen back here👇soundcloud.com/user-296145856…

Today is the premiere of our immersive installation BODY at Beakerhead, Calgary, Canada as they celebrate their 10th Anniversary. We can’t wait for audiences to discover anatomical science in a whole new way as they journey through six different zones of the human body. 🫀

#Beakerhead is here & Walk the Plank's BODY is LIT — LIT-erally 🎇 Explore 6 body zones with lights, sound & fire at Millennium Park in #YYC! 🧠 Fri, Sept 15: on NOW until midnight 🧠 Sat, Sept 16: 8:00 p.m. to midnight 🧠 Sun, Sept 17: 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. 📸: @NeilMcElmon

Great to see BODY Walk the Plank is delighting audiences (and academics) at its first outing in North America… thanks to Calgary’s @ Beakerhead festival “smashing up arts, science and engineering, and celebrating ten years of weird”! #STEAM #outdoorarts #science

We’re delighted to join Circostrada Network, a European network for contemporary circus & outdoor arts & want to congratulate them as they celebrate their 20th anniversary. Creative Producer Liz Pugh is attending #FRESH2023 tomorrow to connect with other members.

Creative Producer Liz Pugh is in Liverpool today to present at @LivUniArch before facilitating a Q&A as students work towards celebrating Huyton as it approaches 200 years of the railway and as a place of culture and performance. @studiopenandinc

Last week we launched the Making the Creative Majority report, looking at how to diversify post-16 educational routes into creative industries. Here's a summary thread and links to download the papers

Loved #Annwn in Caernarfon Castle - this is what you can do when you mix up light, contemporary music from Gruff Rhys and heritage. Go CADW CadwPublicProgrammes Cadw

It was a morning filled with discovery and sharing into the world of light art, urban spaces and the future of our cities. The #LAiPS Talks were given by important figures from various disciplines who shared their insights, knowledge and experiences. #LUCInetwork #urbanlighting

Could you be our next #EmergingCreative? We have a six-month, paid placement opportunity for someone interested in working in the creative industries, or who is at the beginning of arts career. ⭐Learn more about the role & application process here: walktheplank.co.uk/about/opportun…

Are you interested in working in the arts, cultural events, and the creative industries? Are you in the early stages of a career?️ If that's you, apply to become our next Emerging Creative! ⭐️Learn more about this six-month, paid placement & apply now: walktheplank.co.uk/about/opportun…