3D Commissions
Artworks by Les Bicknell and Alice Stallard as part of The Battery of Idea’s 3D Commission programme.
Re>Charge Together
Re>Charge Together offers a welcoming space to try out different creative activities. A team of professional artists will introduce participants to something new each week.
LOW FREQ
The Battery of Ideas and Tallulah Goodtimes presents ‘LO FREQ’ - A night of live DJs For the party faithful who don’t need to stay up ‘til sunrise to have a proper night out.
Re>Charge Together
Re>Charge Together offers a welcoming space to try out different creative activities. A team of professional artists will introduce participants to something new each week.
Christmas Paper Star Workshop
Join us at The Battery for a Christmas Paper Star Workshop by Messums Artist in Residence Kaori Kato.
Fold several sheets of paper and assemble them to create a three-dimensional star. Mix colours or change the size to create your own original star, perfect for the Christmas season.
Drop-in Family Workshop: Pop-up Paper Envelopes
Join us at The Battery for a Drop-in Family Workshop by Messums Artist in Residence Kaori Kato.
Fold the paper like a parcel to create a message envelope that unfolds in an instant.
Winter Warmers - String Trio from Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Join Academy of St Martin in the Fields for Winter Warmers, a string trio concert at The Battery.
Enjoy music by Bach, Mozart, Dohnanyi and Berkeley, and a few Christmas favourites such as Carol of the Bells and Sleigh Ride. Suitable for Adults and children alike!
Re>Charge Together
Re>Charge Together offers a welcoming space to try out different creative activities. A team of professional artists will introduce participants to something new each week.
Re>Charge Together
Re>Charge Together offers a welcoming space to try out different creative activities. A team of professional artists will introduce participants to something new each week.
No experience is necessary. A relaxed, informal way to meet others who have found themselves isolated for a variety of reasons, whether it is through their role as a carer or due to living with a long-term health condition. Refreshments are provided free of charge.
Dates: Weekly, Thursday 6th November 2025, 12th November, 27th November and 4th December 2025 10:00 am-12:30 pm
Times: 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Venue: Battery of Ideas 119-125 London Road North, Lowestoft, NR32 1LZ
To find out more, contact Gabrielle: gabrielle@suffolkartlink.org.uk 01986 873955 (Extension 5)
Halloween Craft and Costume Competition
Join us this half term for a spooktacular Halloween celebration filled with creativity, costumes, and family fun! There will be Halloween crafts with Re-Utilise, followed by a best-dressed Halloween costume competition.
3D Commissions and Creative Bursaries
Join us at The Battery for more of our 3D commissioned art work! We will be showing work by Kai Woolnough and Elizabeth Waugh McManus, and work by one of our Creative Bursary recipients, Sunarni Puji Lestari.
Opening times:
Monday - Friday: 11am - 3pm
Saturday, Sunday: CLOSED
The Sticky Dance
An interactive performance installation for children and their families.
Three dancers' shimmy through the audience weaving a tapestry of sticky tape. They invite you to stick and groove or be still, watch and listen. You’re encouraged to explore this tactile dance performance freely, where the rules are turned upside down.
Re>Charge Together
A free 8-week Creative Wellbeing Programme
Re>Charge Together offers a welcoming space to try out different creative activities, a team of professional artists will introduce participants to something new each week.
Re>Charge Together
A free 8-week Creative Wellbeing Programme
Re>Charge Together offers a welcoming space to try out different creative activities, a team of professional artists will introduce participants to something new each week.
Game Lowestoft
FREE ENTRY
Join us for an exciting weekend of gaming, competitions, and meet-ups with fellow enthusiasts!
Re>Charge Together
A free 8-week Creative Wellbeing Programme
Re>Charge Together offers a welcoming space to try out different creative activities, a team of professional artists will introduce participants to something new each week.
Next Stagers with The Marina Theatre
The Marina Theatre welcomes you to meet and discuss theatre, read plays and even rehearse and stage them!
Every Wednesday at 10.30am.
Re>Charge Together
A free 8-week Creative Wellbeing Programme
Re>Charge Together offers a welcoming space to try out different creative activities, a team of professional artists will introduce participants to something new each week.
Moving Worlds - An Evening of Film and Conversation with Rosemary Lee
Join us at The Battery for a special opportunity to hear from Lowestoft’s own internationally acclaimed artist, Rosemary Lee, in person, for an informal evening of film and conversation. She will reveal the effect Lowestoft, and its surrounding landscapes have had on her work and share a selection of her films.
Moving Worlds
An exhibition of award-winning dance films and video installation by choreographer and film maker Rosemary Lee.
Next Stagers with The Marina Theatre
The Marina Theatre welcomes you to meet and discuss theatre, read plays and even rehearse and stage them!
Every Wednesday at 10.30am.
Time Machine Disco
Calling all foot-tappers, dad dancers, disco divas, jumping jivers, old school ravers & shake-your-money- makers. Join the party and step back in time, relive your favourite dance floor moments and come and share them with Glass House Dance.
Time Machine Tea Dance
Welcome to the Time Machine Tea Dance! A space where everyone is invited to dance, watch and socialise. It’s a Tea Dance but not as you know it…. With our trusty time machine we will flip through time, covering different musical genres and dance styles.
Re>Charge Together
A free 8-week Creative Wellbeing Programme
Re>Charge Together offers a welcoming space to try out different creative activities, a team of professional artists will introduce participants to something new each week.
Next Stagers with The Marina Theatre
The Marina Theatre welcomes you to meet and discuss theatre, read plays and even rehearse and stage them!
Every Wednesday at 10.30am.
Stories from the dance floor: a celebration of Lowestoft’s dancing memories. With Glass House Dance
Join us for an exciting opportunity to share your dance floor memories as part of a unique artist residency in Lowestoft! We’re inviting you to step into your past and recount the moments that shaped your love for dancing and connected you to the music, the place, and the community around you.
Re>Charge Together
A free 8-week Creative Wellbeing Programme
Re>Charge Together offers a welcoming space to try out different creative activities, a team of professional artists will introduce participants to something new each week.
Next Stagers with The Marina Theatre
The Marina Theatre welcomes you to meet and discuss theatre, read plays and even rehearse and stage them!
Every Wednesday at 10.30am.
Heritage Open Days by The Marina Theatre
Heritage Open Days by The Marina Theatre
We invite you to look through our archive of historical and modern images, showing the journey of our beautiful theatre.
We will also display a gallery of redevelopment photos and concept images to show how the theatre is changing to become more inclusive.
Lowestoft Porcelain Mixed Reality Showcase
A project blending heritage with cutting-edge technology. Using mixed reality headsets, this immersive exhibition will display the Lowestoft Museum’s porcelain collection digitally.
Easterly Artists 'Sea This' Exhibition
Easterly Artists return with another of their highly acclaimed pop-up art exhibitions, - ‘Sea This’ in the Battery of Ideas, Lowestoft’s London Road North: Come visit and talk to the artists about the work – free entry to visit.