Jack Drum Arts

12/06/2026

We had a fabulous time at the Bristol Encontro in April this year showcasing our Nordestinos music with our team of musicians from across our various bands including our young musicians, many of whom had the privilege to take part in Global Grooves - Manchester Future Leaders programme.

Our carnival programme would certainly not be what is today without the input of the talented young people who had the opportunity to immerse themselves in carnival culture through the amazing opportunities they experienced at Future Leaders.

We’re super proud of all of them and immensely grateful to Global Grooves for delivering such an inspiring life changing programme.
Youth Music

11/06/2026

Our Youth Rock Band Jazzy Dystopia are playing at Durham Fringe Festival this year on Friday the 31st of July 4:40pm - 5:35pm at the Stretch Tent on Palace Green!!!

They've worked really hard this past year and put together some wild new material, so grab yourself some tickets and come have a dance!!!

Jazzy Dystopia are a 10-piece, genre-bending, foot-stomping youth music collective [...]

10/06/2026

Man Made, our creative crafting group for men aged 18+, made crackets this week! Crackets are a special type of small wooden stool 🔨🪵

Man Made has a rolling programme of professional arts facilitators delivering a range of arts activities such as pottery, wood carving, welding, soldering, electronics, metalwork and more. Sessions are free to attend.

If you are interested in joining, email [email protected] or ring 01388 765002.

Man Made is funded by the Baring Foundation.

09/06/2026

🚨 ACTION STATION SUMMER PROJECT 🚨

Are you aged 13–19 and want to make a difference in your community?

Join Action Station — a FREE 3-day summer project where young people can explore ideas, develop leadership skills, and create real social action projects that matter to them, with a small pot of funding to bring ideas to life through The Key.

Through creative activities, teamwork, discussion, and planning sessions, you’ll build confidence, meet new people, and learn how to turn your ideas into action.

📅 Dates: 22nd, 23rd & 24th July
🕥 Time: 10:30am – 4:00pm
📍 Location: Jack Drum Arts
🍽 Free lunch provided
🚌 Travel bursaries available

Whether you care about the environment, mental health, your local area, more activities for young people, or making positive change — this is your chance to have your voice heard and take action.

Places are limited, so get in touch to sign up or find out more!

📧 Email: [email protected] to register your interest

Funded by Million Hours via Department for Culture, Media and Sport and The National Lottery Community Fund

08/06/2026

Last week, our Action Station group had the chance to work with Bex Harvey to create gel prints of leaves and plants found around the centre. They created lots of beautiful prints, and got to make tote bags with them! 🌸🌱

Should you wish to take part, Action Station is suitable for people aged 11-18. It takes place every Wednesday evening 5:30-8:30 during term time!

To enquire or book a place please email Ruby at [email protected] or phone 01388 765002.

Action station is funded via the Department of Culture, Media and Sport and TNL Community Fund.

06/06/2026

Great selection of photos of Durham Pride UK by DD Photgraphy

04/06/2026

LATE AVAILABILITY: DRAWING AND SKETCHING WORKSHOP FOR WOMEN AGED 18+TOMORROW 12-3PM

FREE TO ATTEND

Artful Connections is a project for women aged 18+ to boost wellbeing through getting together and enjoying creative workshops led by a variety of artists and craftspeople. We always provide a tasty lunch as part of the session which is very friendly and welcoming.

Tomorrow Weardale based artist Susan Abel will be leading a session on sketching and drawing. Absolutely no experience is needed and the session is more about having fun and seeing what happens, rather than producing a masterpiece.

Time 12-3pm
Location: Jack Drum Arts, St Cuthberts' Centre, Church Hill. Crook, DL15 9DN

If you'd like to come along then please use the link below to book your free place.

For more information, please contact [email protected]



https://www.ticketsource.com/jackdrumarts/artful-connections-sketching-drawing-and-painting-with-susan-abel-session-1/e-glqkyd

04/06/2026

What an incredible day we had at Durham Pride last weekend!

Now that we’ve all had a moment to recover, we just want to say a huge thank you to everyone who helped make the Disco Bloco such a joyful part of the day — whether as a performer, puppeteer, volunteer, or as part of the public lining the streets or joining us down at the Sands after the parade.

The atmosphere throughout the day was amazing: so many smiling faces, people dancing with us, cheering us on, taking photos, and celebrating side by side. It was a real privilege to bring the Disco Samba Bloco to the streets of Durham and to be part of a celebration of Pride month.

We’ve had such lovely feedback from members of the public, organisers and fellow performers, and it’s clear the music and energy added something special to the day.

Most of all, what stood out was the sense of community, inclusion and togetherness — a reminder of how important Pride is, and how powerful it is when people come together to celebrate openly and joyfully.

Events like this don’t happen by accident. They take commitment, creativity, teamwork and care from so many people, both on and off the day so a big shout out to the Durham Pride UK team especially Mel for going the extra mile.

Thank you to everyone who brought their energy, talent and generosity — it was a real privilege to share the day with you all, and we hope we get to do it all again soon.

National Lottery Good Causes

03/06/2026

Great to be part of this with our youth partners from across the YouthPrint Network. Our artist did a fantastic job running drop in workshops with support from a team of young volunteers from our new youth session Action Station which is funded by and