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Thursday 17th February 2011 1-2.45pm
4.15-6pm
at the Forum, Duke Street

...96% of us rely on the other 4% to give blood.

Please don’t leave it to someone else.

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FREE Lecture at the Forum - ‘The Cumbria Floods of 2009’

‘The Cumbria Floods of 2009’

Speaker: Glyn Vaughan - Environment Agency, Area Flood Risk Manager

Organised by BDAE

Thursday 17 February 7.30pm

Admission Free

Ashton Group Theatre Factory - youth theatre deal!

3 for 2 youth theatre deal at the Forum, Duke Street

All shows are on both nights at 7.30pm

Monday 21 & Tuesday 22 February

Tickets £4.50/£3.50 concessions

'BEYOND THE TREES' by Sarah Miller and Barrow Junior Youth Theatre.

A game of hide and seek in the forest. An old house, the furniture covered in dust sheets. A secret door and beyond the trees, a silent pond where a boy sits fishing.

What is that noise? Is it just the wind in the trees?

A chilly mystery.

'SEEING THINGS' By Sarah Miller and Barrow Senior Youth Theatre 1

Felicitiy’s Nanna Rita is out on the estate and she’s started seeing things.

A heart-warming story about home, community and the generations.

'FACE SPACE' by Sarah Miller and Barrow Senior Youth Theatre 2

BOOOOOOOOM!!!!

“That’s it, there’s no internet anymore! It’s retribution time…I knew it would happen! Now then you will have to get up and walk! Yes, that’s it, use your legs! It’s called walking! We are going back to basics!!!!” A satire on how we live today.

Free Theatre Tickets for under 26's.

'The Forum' is pleased to be involved in the Arts Council scheme offering free theatre tickets to under 26's. The scheme will run until February 2011. Events included under the scheme are;

'We're Going on a Bear Hunt' - Thursday 3 February

The Ashton Group 3 for 2 youth theatre deal - Monday 21 February

Ring the Forum on 01229 820000

The Men and Women on the Moon Tonight – Lecture

Speaker: David Brands from Coppenhall Ltd (consultant to Acrastyle).

Organised by PESC.

9 February 2010 – 7.30pm

ADMISSION FREE

FREE Lecture – ‘Directional Drilling’ at the Forum

Thursday 20 January 7.30pm

Admission Free

Speaker: Peter Allen, Technical Director - Gyrodata Drilling Automation Limited

Organised by BDAE

FREE lecture at the Forum

‘Reactor Fuel and Core Design’ lecture at the Forum, Duke Street.

Wednesday 12 January 7.30pm

Admission Free

Speaker: Tim Abrams, Manchester University

Organised by IMechE, PESC, and IET

Up & Comin' Live at the Forum

Friday 21 January - Grapevine Fires 7pm at the Forum

Friday 25 February - Hexed Hands 7pm at the Forum

Friday 18 March - End of Solitude 7pm at the Forum

Tickets £2.50

Up & Comin' showcases the best new bands from the Up & Comin' out of school project delivered by Neil Armstrong and Kirsten Taylor and each gig features three bands from either Furness Academy, St Bernards or Dowdales, playing alongside locally established headline acts from the thriving Barrow live music scene. Under 18's music night.

Exhibition - at the Forum, Duke Street

'Positive Perspective' by clients from Jubilee House and Furness Day Opportunities.

1 January to 28 February 2011.

 A collection of paintings, drawings and photographs. This exhibition delivers a simple message, mental ill health, learning and other forms of disability are no barrier to creativity, social inclusion and contribution. Visitors to the exhibition are encouraged to judge the art, not the Artist. At the same time find out more about Time for Change, a national campaign which aims to end the discrimination faced by people who experience mental health problems.

Anne Frank & Family Photographic Exhibition

The Forum, Duke Street, Barrow

Monday 6 - Thursday 30 December

Open to the public and groups, however, restrictions may apply. Please contact the box office. Admission free.

Anne Frank's diary is one of the most famous and widely read diaries in the world but now a different aspect of Anne Frank's life has been put into pictures.

The exhibition of Anne and her family tells the untold story of the life Anne led before the Nazi occupation of Holland. It adds context and poignancy to the extraordinary power of her famous diary. http://www.annefrank.org.uk/

UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) System Design and Operational Challenges

FREE lecture on Wednesday 24 November 7.30pm at the Forum, Duke Street.

Speaker: Rob Holland, Combat UAF Product Manager, BAE Systems, Warton.

Organised by IMechE

Exhibition at the Forum, Duke Street

'Serenity from Madness'  by Malcom Harrison from 1 November – 31 December 2010.

Admission Free

Malcom was born in London and studied Art and Design at Furness College and Media Photography at St Helens. The style of work Malcom produces is influenced by his fondness for early 20th century gothic authors with a touch of fantasy. Artists which inspired him from an early age include Marvel comic artists such as Barry Windsor Smith, Gene Colon and publisher Jack Kirby.

Christmas Craft Fair

Youth Work Celebration Day!

Lots on offer for young people at the Forum, Saturday 6 November 2010 11am-2pm.

So please tell everyone about Saturday and bring along some young people there will be so much to do, including;

Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service
Art sessionsFor Young People

T-shirt printing
Meet Furness Youth Council
Manicure
Stalls
Information on youth work watch
Films!!
and so much more ...

Also you can enter the free priize draw and win ...

There will be a young person prize draw of an ipod shuffle, stomp rocket and high street vouchers.

For Youth Workers

There will also be a prize draw for the youth workers – a 3 course Sunday lunch at the Duke of Edinburgh.

To be eligible for both draws you need to be there to enter on the day at Forum 28 on Saturday 6th November between 11:00 and 14:00. Both draws are free to enter.

Jesus Christ Superstar at the Forum

Lectures at the Forum …

Wednesday 13 October 7.30pm

‘Pocket Battleships’ by Professor Eric Grove of Salford University.

Admission Free

Organised by IMechE, RINA, PESC, IMarEST

Thursday 21 October 7.30pm

‘Future Surface Ships’ by Alan J Johnson, Managing Director BAE Surface Ships

Admission Free

Organised by BDAE

Wednesday 27 October 7.30pm

‘Submarine Aircraft Carriers’ by Marc Dobson from the Ministry of Defence

Admission Free

Organised by IMechE, RINA, PESC, IMarEST

Walney Junior Amateur Operatic Society presents ‘Oliver’

Tuesday 19 - Saturday 23 October 7.30pm.

Tickets £8/£6.50 concessions

(No concessions available Friday 22 or Sat 23 October).

This October, Walney Juniors present their staging of Lionel Bart's masterpiece 'Oliver' at the forum. Clare Rigg brings to life Dickens' timeless characters with the ever popular story of the boy who asked for more. The sensational score, directed by Ian Bird, with choreography by Tracy Warby, is full of songs that you'll know (and love) including Food, Glorious Food, Consider Yourself', I'd Do Anything and many more.

Limited free theatre tickets are available to anyone under 26 under the Arts Council England 'A night less ordinary' scheme on Wednesday night only.

20 Years of the Hubble Space Telescope

20 Years of the Hubble Space Telescope at the Forum, main hall.

A lecture about 20 years of the Hubble Space Telescope from Dr Robin Catchpole, Research Astronomer at the Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge.

Wednesday 29 September at 7.30pm

Admission Free

Free Theatre Tickets for under 26's.

The forum is pleased to be involved in the Arts Council scheme offering free theatre tickets to under 26's. The scheme will run until February 2011.

Events included under the scheme are:

People's Theatre Company 'How the Koala Learnt to Hug' - Thursday 2 September

Theatre Productions 'The Naked Truth' - Wednesday 8 September

Barrow Amateurs Operatic & Dramatic Society '100 Not Out' - Wednesday 22 September

Femme Fatale 'Scrubbers' - Friday 1 October

Red Ladder Theatre Company 'Ugly' - Thursday 14 October

Walney Junior Amateur Operatic Society 'Oliver' - Wednesday 20 October

The Ashton Group Theatre - Diffusion - Wednesday 27 October

Seabright Productions 'Hit Me! The Life and Rhymes of Ian Dury' - Tuesday 2 November

Scamp Theatre 'Stickman' - Friday 12 November

Walney Musical Theatre Company 'Jesus Christ Superstar' - Wednesday 17 November

Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp - Friday 17 December

We're Going on a Bear Hunt - Thursday 3 February

The Ashton Group 3 for 2 youth theatre deal... - Monday 21 February

EXHIBITION at the Forum – REVEALED by Andrew Sweeting

September and October 2010 - Admission Free

Andrew's art was inspired by numerous trips to his local DIY stores.

He often used to look at the relief patterns on anaglypta wallpaper and wonder what they would look like if they were painted in a way that revealed and enhanced the patterns.

He decided that he wanted his pictures to have some impact, so he pasted the wallpaper on large pieces of hardboard and then used acrylic paints as his colouring medium.

Once they were pasted he used technical drawing instruments to extend the patterns, giving them a three dimensional look and then coloured them in using bold and contrasting primary colours on very dark or light backgrounds.