A FLF C.I.C Project
Part of Lowestoft’s new Cultural Quarter development
The Battery, 119 - 125 London Road North, Lowestoft NR32 1LZ
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What’s On at The Battery
The Battery of Ideas project is hosting a range of weekly activities delivered in partnership with other local arts organisations – testing ideas and activities for the new Cultural Quarter development. We have been testing regular sessions including singing groups and art workshops, plus special events including schools' workshops, drop-in family activity and live music, visual art and performance.
We’d love to welcome you to be part of our activities and testing - find out what’s on at The Battery using our events calendar.
You can also find more information about events at The Battery of Ideas by following our Facebook page.
Creative Volunteering Opportunities
If you are creative or interested in arts and culture, the Battery of Ideas project in Lowestoft needs you!
We are looking for a team of enthusiastic, committed and friendly volunteers and ambassadors to support our upcoming programme of events and activities in the Battery, a temporary arts and cultural space in the heart of town.
As a volunteer you will be an essential part of our team, supporting us in all sorts of ways. We have attached some role examples from our recent programmes, but as the project grows our roles will expand too.
In return, you will gain experience within a variety of creative sectors in a hands-on way. We hope to provide you with an opportunity to meet new people, try new things, develop skills, gain work and life experience and be part of something unique to the East of England.
Across our projects we have worked with 77 volunteers and have a core group of volunteers working with us on a regular basis.
What do our volunteers say about their experience?
“Lovely, laid back atmosphere. I feel that my help is appreciated, and the attendees are a great bunch of people”
“I would like to thank the whole team for having me and for being so kind. I hope the Battery of ideas can stay and lots more events to come”
About Battery of Ideas
Led by First Light Festival CIC, the Battery of Ideas Place Partnership is designed to fire up ideas, enthusiasm and involvement in the new Cultural Quarter development in Lowestoft town centre, to grow public awareness and engagement in the Quarter and create a step change in creative production and cultural participation in the town.
The Battery is a space for inclusive creative participation and engagement, co-production, planning and testing out activity as Lowestoft’s new Cultural Quarter develops. Currently we are testing out a programme of creative health activity, live performance, visual art exhibitions and installations in partnership with a consortium of local arts organisations and cross sector partners. Some of these activities are running weekly including Singing for Lung Health, Music for Wellbeing, adult art workshops and Next Stagers drama group.
The Battery of Ideas project has awarded 34 local creatives enterprise bursaries and art commissions, including to make work that will be shown in the Battery and at First Light Festival .
This huge, temporary space is our think tank where we are collaborating, discussing and sharing ideas that will maximise inclusive creative participation and engagement for the new Cultural Quarter due to open in 2026.
Film installations by Emily Richardson and Henry Driver presented in partnership with the Art Station – December 2024
Children get stuck into Diving into the Deep schools day delivered in partnership with the Natural History Museum – November 2024
Paperworks running screen printing workshops with families at our Diving into the Deep family day – November 2024
Watercolour painting workshop organised by The Seagull Theatre and Messums – December 2024
Nature Play family bird house making workshop – February 25 – (c) Lauren Peace
Next Stagers Drama group from The Marina Theatre - (c) Lauren Peace
Volunteers support delivery of Suffolk Artlink’s Re>Charge Programme – February 2025 – (c) Lauren Peace
Port to Port tile painting workshops with a group of Ukranian refugee women. Delivered in partnership with The Art Station – May 25 – (c) Lauren Peace
Singing for Lung Health presented in partnership with The Seagull Theatre – (c) Lauren Peace
Drop in Easter craft activity for families – April 25 – (c) Lauren Peace
High Voltage commissioned artist Frankie Rose
High Voltage commissioned artist Robert Fairclough
Posuposu Otani UK Album Launch at The Battery of Ideas presented in partnership with 33-33