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Arts. Culture. Community. High Street, Hadleigh, Essex. SS7 2PA

Hadleigh Old Fire Station (HOFS) was refurbished and re-opened in 2011 ahead of the London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games. HOFS is now a vibrant and well-used community hub and home to up to fifteen resident artists and a base for several community groups. HOFS is managed by ACAVA, an arts education charity, and has been developed by Essex County Council with the support of Castle Point Regenerat

ion Partnership. HOFS is a founder member of the Essex Network of Artists' Studios and a registered Arts Award Centre.

18/06/2026

Our work experience students wanted to share a few pictures of what they’ve been up to so far this week⭐️

Painting signs for the garden 🪴
Writing articles for our upcoming booklet(!) 📖
Setting up the speaker system for the cinema🎬

We have four main departments here at HOFS (Programme, Cinema, Marketing, and Maintenance) and they are spending time with each one.

15/06/2026

Day one complete with our brilliant work experience students at HOFS! They spent today familiarising themselves with the space, meeting the team, and beginning their own week-long project to manage📝

Stay tuned to see what fab work they’ll get up to!

12/06/2026

GIVE IT A GO - IMPROV🎭
📆Thursday 18 June | 6-7PM | £12

Learn to open your imagination, embrace failing, increase your confidence, build your communication skills all whilst having a laugh!

Run by Lee Tearrell The Laughter Academy ; credits include Scared Scriptless, The Comedy Store, The Barbican, Birmingham NIA

Our workshops will usually begin with an “An Introduction to being a better Communicator/ Team Player” and touch on the cornerstones of good improvisation; ‘Yes and…’, ‘Don’t Block’, ‘Accept and Build’, ‘Being Present in the Moment’, ‘Listen’

Come and give it a go!

hofs.org.uk/tickets

04/06/2026

“Ready for a relaxing evening that is all about you and your skin?

A calm, friendly skincare class where you’ll learn how to take care of your skin properly without the overwhelm.”
-The Natural Glow Company

💄🥂Wednesday 24 June | 7.30PM | £12
Book your tickets below!
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thenaturalglowcompany/2199781

03/06/2026

An important message from Harriet in preparation for her Give It A Go - Puppetry workshop happening TOMORROW at HOFS, 6 - 7PM, £12 tickets⭐️

Spaces still available! If you’re looking to fill your Thursday evening with some creative fun, book on now!🤩

01/06/2026

Kingsway Community Cinema presents…

🎬H is for Hawk
📆Wednesday 17 June
🕖7PM (doors 6.30PM)
🎟️£5

H is for Hawk follows Helen (Foy), who, after the sudden death of her father (Gleeson), loses herself in the memories of their time birding and exploring the natural world together and turns the ancient art of falconry—rooted in European tradition—training a wild goshawk named Mabel to navigate her profound loss.

But as she teaches Mabel to hunt and fly free, Helen discovers how deeply she has neglected her own emotions and life. What begins as an act of endurance transforms into an intimate journey of resilience and healing.

Tickets £5 available now via Ticket Tailor (fees apply)

Rated 12

Runtime 114mins

hofs.org.uk/tickets

29/05/2026

Harriet is running our upcoming Puppetry - Give It A Go workshop! Hear her chat with Rachel about what to expect next week🪩

For more info (and to book tickets!) visit our website✨

hofs.org.uk

28/05/2026

NT LIVE @ HOFS🎭

🎬The Pl***oy of the Western World
📆Thursday 11 June
🕢7.30PM (doors 7PM)
🎟️£12

Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) joins Éanna Hardwicke (The Sixth Commandment) and Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls) in John Millington Synge’s riveting play of youth and self-discovery.

Pegeen Flaherty’s life is turned upside down when a young man walks into her pub claiming that he’s killed his father. Instead of being shunned, the killer becomes a local hero and begins to win hearts, that is until a second man unexpectedly arrives on the scene…

Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Caitríona McLaughlin directs this darkly funny tale full to the brim with secrets.

BBFC Certificate: 12A

Running Time: 2hrs 30mins (inc. interval)

hofs.org.uk/tickets

27/05/2026

OUR NEXT GIVE IT A GO⭐️

🎭Puppetry with Harriet
📆Thursday 4 June | 6 - 7PM
🎟️£12

Want to learn how to become a puppeteer??

In this one hour session you’ll learn the basics of puppetry and work as a group to bring simple objects to life - the perfect introduction to puppetry!

Run by Harriet, whose credits include; Disney’s Aladdin, The Globe, Rainbow Productions

hofs.org.uk/tickets

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Address

High Street
Hadleigh
SS72PA

Website

http://www.hofs.org.uk/

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