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    CABASA CIC is a registered Community Interest Company No. 11911095

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    • Cabasa partners with Global Grooves to deliver Creative Careers visual arts training

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    Cabasa CIC
    The Annexe, Unit 5 Vale Mill
    Micklehurst Road
    Mossley
    OL5 9JL

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    Join us tomorrow for Super Saturday in Ashton town centre for a fantastic day of free family fun ☀️ 

We’ll be there with Small Is Beautiful, come and try on a butterfly 🦋

📍 Fletcher Square & Market Street
📅 Saturday 11 July
⏰ 11am–3pm

See you there?

@intameside @tamesidecouncil 

#Cabasacic #Smallisbeautiful #carnivalcostume #SuperSaturdays #silkbutterflies
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    Join us tomorrow for Super Saturday in Ashton town centre for a fantastic day of free family fun ☀️ We’ll be there with Small Is Beautiful, come and try on a butterfly 🦋 📍 Fletcher Square & Market Street 📅 Saturday 11 July ⏰ 11am–3pm See you there? @intameside @tamesidecouncil #Cabasacic #Smallisbeautiful #carnivalcostume #SuperSaturdays #silkbutterflies
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    It’s here! Come see us today and tomorrow at Stalybridge Civic Hall. Here’s a sneaky peek.

Unheard Stories: The Exhibition

🗓 Friday 3rd July: 10am - 5pm
🗓 Saturday 4th July: 11am - 4pm
📍Stalybridge Civic Hall, Trinity Street, Stalybridge, SK15 2BN
🎟 Free entry
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Through body art portraits, textiles, sculpture, photography, audio stories, poetry, and film, this large-scale exhibition shares lived experiences of endometriosis, pregnancy, and access to reproductive healthcare.

Over the past six years, Cabasa has worked with hundreds of women and people across Greater Manchester. Now, we invite you to hear their stories and celebrate the people who have shaped this work.

The exhibition will include images from both our Endomorphosis groups, pregnancy and postnatal body painting, audio stories, written experiences, textile work, and a large batik dress created for our Living Dress sculpture, carrying women’s stories of accessing reproductive healthcare.

We hope to see you here.

Curated by @lillietew.curatorial 

@heritagefunduk  @aceagrams  @postcodelotteryuk  @the_vale_mossley
 
#UnheardStories #BodyArt #Cabasacarnivalarts #BodyPainting #Stalybridge
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    It’s here! Come see us today and tomorrow at Stalybridge Civic Hall. Here’s a sneaky peek. Unheard Stories: The Exhibition 🗓 Friday 3rd July: 10am - 5pm 🗓 Saturday 4th July: 11am - 4pm 📍Stalybridge Civic Hall, Trinity Street, Stalybridge, SK15 2BN 🎟 Free entry ___ Through body art portraits, textiles, sculpture, photography, audio stories, poetry, and film, this large-scale exhibition shares lived experiences of endometriosis, pregnancy, and access to reproductive healthcare. Over the past six years, Cabasa has worked with hundreds of women and people across Greater Manchester. Now, we invite you to hear their stories and celebrate the people who have shaped this work. The exhibition will include images from both our Endomorphosis groups, pregnancy and postnatal body painting, audio stories, written experiences, textile work, and a large batik dress created for our Living Dress sculpture, carrying women’s stories of accessing reproductive healthcare. We hope to see you here. Curated by @lillietew.curatorial @heritagefunduk @aceagrams @postcodelotteryuk @the_vale_mossley #UnheardStories #BodyArt #Cabasacarnivalarts #BodyPainting #Stalybridge
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    It’s happening…

Unheard Stories: The Exhibition

🗓 Friday 3rd July: 10am - 5pm
🗓 Saturday 4th July: 11am - 4pm
📍Stalybridge Civic Hall, Trinity Street, Stalybridge, SK15 2BN
🎟 Free entry
___

Through body art portraits, textiles, sculpture, photography, audio stories, poetry, and film, this large-scale exhibition shares lived experiences of endometriosis, pregnancy, and access to reproductive healthcare.

Over the past six years, Cabasa has worked with hundreds of women and people across Greater Manchester. Now, we invite you to hear their stories and celebrate the people who have shaped this work.

The exhibition will include images from both our Endomorphosis groups, pregnancy and postnatal body painting, audio stories, written experiences, textile work, and a large batik dress created for our Living Dress sculpture, carrying women’s stories of accessing reproductive healthcare.

We hope to see you there! 

@heritagefunduk  @aceagrams  @postcodelotteryuk  @the_vale_mossley
 
#UnheardStories #BodyArt #Cabasacarnivalarts #BodyPainting #Stalybridge
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    It’s happening… Unheard Stories: The Exhibition 🗓 Friday 3rd July: 10am - 5pm 🗓 Saturday 4th July: 11am - 4pm 📍Stalybridge Civic Hall, Trinity Street, Stalybridge, SK15 2BN 🎟 Free entry ___ Through body art portraits, textiles, sculpture, photography, audio stories, poetry, and film, this large-scale exhibition shares lived experiences of endometriosis, pregnancy, and access to reproductive healthcare. Over the past six years, Cabasa has worked with hundreds of women and people across Greater Manchester. Now, we invite you to hear their stories and celebrate the people who have shaped this work. The exhibition will include images from both our Endomorphosis groups, pregnancy and postnatal body painting, audio stories, written experiences, textile work, and a large batik dress created for our Living Dress sculpture, carrying women’s stories of accessing reproductive healthcare. We hope to see you there! @heritagefunduk @aceagrams @postcodelotteryuk @the_vale_mossley #UnheardStories #BodyArt #Cabasacarnivalarts #BodyPainting #Stalybridge
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    A sneak peek of one of the film elements to our Unheard Stories exhibition this Friday and Saturday at Stalybridge Civic Hall in Tameside. 

In 2025, as part of @commonwalls_festival in Rochdale, artist Rhian Kempadoo-Millar designed Still She Rise, our first mural directly inspired by the anonymous stories and workshop conversations gathered through Unheard Stories.

This film is centred around Still She Rise, featuring poetry by @sophieparkeswriter.

Come see our Unheard Stories exhibtion this week:

🗓 Friday 3rd July: 10am - 5pm
🗓 Saturday 4th July: 11am - 4pm
📍Stalybridge Civic Hall, Trinity Street, Stalybridge, SK15 2BN
🎟 Free entry

Mural Designed by and Lead Artist: Rhian Kempadoo-Millar @rkm_mangoarts
Lead Artists: Lizzie Rigby, Emily Wood, Mary O’Neill 

Film by John Grey.

#UnheardStories #StillSheRise #cabasacic #stalybridge #Mural 

@heritagefunduk @aceagrams
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    A sneak peek of one of the film elements to our Unheard Stories exhibition this Friday and Saturday at Stalybridge Civic Hall in Tameside. In 2025, as part of @commonwalls_festival in Rochdale, artist Rhian Kempadoo-Millar designed Still She Rise, our first mural directly inspired by the anonymous stories and workshop conversations gathered through Unheard Stories. This film is centred around Still She Rise, featuring poetry by @sophieparkeswriter. Come see our Unheard Stories exhibtion this week: 🗓 Friday 3rd July: 10am - 5pm 🗓 Saturday 4th July: 11am - 4pm 📍Stalybridge Civic Hall, Trinity Street, Stalybridge, SK15 2BN 🎟 Free entry Mural Designed by and Lead Artist: Rhian Kempadoo-Millar @rkm_mangoarts Lead Artists: Lizzie Rigby, Emily Wood, Mary O’Neill Film by John Grey. #UnheardStories #StillSheRise #cabasacic #stalybridge #Mural @heritagefunduk @aceagrams
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    Just a reminder that our Unheard Stories exhibition is this July at Stalybridge Civic Hall! You're very much invited.

Unheard Stories: The Exhibition

🗓 Friday 3rd July: 10am - 5pm
🗓 Saturday 4th July: 11am - 4pm
📍Stalybridge Civic Hall, Trinity Street, Stalybridge, SK15 2BN
🎟 Free entry
___

Through body art portraits, textiles, sculpture, photography, audio stories, poetry, and film, this large-scale exhibition shares lived experiences of endometriosis, pregnancy, and access to reproductive healthcare.

Over the past six years, Cabasa has worked with hundreds of women and people across Greater Manchester. Now, we invite you to hear their stories and celebrate the people who have shaped this work.

The exhibition will include images from both our Endomorphosis groups, pregnancy and postnatal body painting, audio stories, written experiences, textile work, and a large batik dress created for our Living Dress sculpture, carrying women’s stories of accessing reproductive healthcare.

We hope to see you there! 

@heritagefunduk  @aceagrams  @postcodelotteryuk  @the_vale_mossley
 
#UnheardStories #BodyArt #Cabasacarnivalarts #BodyPainting #Stalybridge
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    Just a reminder that our Unheard Stories exhibition is this July at Stalybridge Civic Hall! You're very much invited. Unheard Stories: The Exhibition 🗓 Friday 3rd July: 10am - 5pm 🗓 Saturday 4th July: 11am - 4pm 📍Stalybridge Civic Hall, Trinity Street, Stalybridge, SK15 2BN 🎟 Free entry ___ Through body art portraits, textiles, sculpture, photography, audio stories, poetry, and film, this large-scale exhibition shares lived experiences of endometriosis, pregnancy, and access to reproductive healthcare. Over the past six years, Cabasa has worked with hundreds of women and people across Greater Manchester. Now, we invite you to hear their stories and celebrate the people who have shaped this work. The exhibition will include images from both our Endomorphosis groups, pregnancy and postnatal body painting, audio stories, written experiences, textile work, and a large batik dress created for our Living Dress sculpture, carrying women’s stories of accessing reproductive healthcare. We hope to see you there! @heritagefunduk @aceagrams @postcodelotteryuk @the_vale_mossley #UnheardStories #BodyArt #Cabasacarnivalarts #BodyPainting #Stalybridge
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    Small Is Beautiful! 🦋 We've been having a lovely time delivering this workshop this season so far. We bring 10 sets of our smaller silk backpack butterflies for young people and their grown ups to try on. From town squares to festival fields, we'd love to bring this lovely workshops to your event. Who doesn't want to be a beautiful butterfly?!

Send us a DM or email hello@cabasacarnivalarts.com if you're interested and we'll send you some more info..

📸 Visit Barnsley

#SmallisBeautiful #CarnivalCostume #Childrensworkshops #Outdoorarts #CabasaCIC
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    Small Is Beautiful! 🦋 We've been having a lovely time delivering this workshop this season so far. We bring 10 sets of our smaller silk backpack butterflies for young people and their grown ups to try on. From town squares to festival fields, we'd love to bring this lovely workshops to your event. Who doesn't want to be a beautiful butterfly?! Send us a DM or email [email protected] if you're interested and we'll send you some more info.. 📸 Visit Barnsley #SmallisBeautiful #CarnivalCostume #Childrensworkshops #Outdoorarts #CabasaCIC
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    WhatsAppppp?!

We always have volunteering opportunities over the year, so if you’d like to be in the know, why not join our Volunteer WhatsApp community? 

We never send spam, just opportunities and project updates. 

Carnival can’t happen without many hands, so if you’d like to do some creative volunteering we’d love to have you here with us at The Vale here in Mossley. Jobs can include wax Batik, dyeing fabric, costume embellishment, painting, embroidery and more!

If you’re not into WhatsApp, you can sign up to our mailing list instead. 

Follow the link in our bio @cabasacarnivalarts .

📸 @lordbanks 

#Cabasa #Mossly #Tameside #Manchestervolunteer
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    WhatsAppppp?! We always have volunteering opportunities over the year, so if you’d like to be in the know, why not join our Volunteer WhatsApp community? We never send spam, just opportunities and project updates. Carnival can’t happen without many hands, so if you’d like to do some creative volunteering we’d love to have you here with us at The Vale here in Mossley. Jobs can include wax Batik, dyeing fabric, costume embellishment, painting, embroidery and more! If you’re not into WhatsApp, you can sign up to our mailing list instead. Follow the link in our bio @cabasacarnivalarts . 📸 @lordbanks #Cabasa #Mossly #Tameside #Manchestervolunteer
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    We had a fabulous day bringing the Great Garden Carnival to Barnsley Garden Party recently. Thanks to the fine folk of Barnsley for turning out. Check out these great pics! 🌞 🐝 🌺 

A Cabasa x Global Grooves collab ft @katumbadrummingmovement.

📸 @visitbarnsley 

#BarnsleyGardenParty #VisitBarnsley #GlobalGrooves #CabasaCIC #UkCarnival
    We had a fabulous day bringing the Great Garden Carnival to Barnsley Garden Party recently. Thanks to the fine folk of Barnsley for turning out. Check out these great pics! 🌞 🐝 🌺 

A Cabasa x Global Grooves collab ft @katumbadrummingmovement.

📸 @visitbarnsley 

#BarnsleyGardenParty #VisitBarnsley #GlobalGrooves #CabasaCIC #UkCarnival
    We had a fabulous day bringing the Great Garden Carnival to Barnsley Garden Party recently. Thanks to the fine folk of Barnsley for turning out. Check out these great pics! 🌞 🐝 🌺 

A Cabasa x Global Grooves collab ft @katumbadrummingmovement.

📸 @visitbarnsley 

#BarnsleyGardenParty #VisitBarnsley #GlobalGrooves #CabasaCIC #UkCarnival
    We had a fabulous day bringing the Great Garden Carnival to Barnsley Garden Party recently. Thanks to the fine folk of Barnsley for turning out. Check out these great pics! 🌞 🐝 🌺 

A Cabasa x Global Grooves collab ft @katumbadrummingmovement.

📸 @visitbarnsley 

#BarnsleyGardenParty #VisitBarnsley #GlobalGrooves #CabasaCIC #UkCarnival
    We had a fabulous day bringing the Great Garden Carnival to Barnsley Garden Party recently. Thanks to the fine folk of Barnsley for turning out. Check out these great pics! 🌞 🐝 🌺 

A Cabasa x Global Grooves collab ft @katumbadrummingmovement.

📸 @visitbarnsley 

#BarnsleyGardenParty #VisitBarnsley #GlobalGrooves #CabasaCIC #UkCarnival
    We had a fabulous day bringing the Great Garden Carnival to Barnsley Garden Party recently. Thanks to the fine folk of Barnsley for turning out. Check out these great pics! 🌞 🐝 🌺 

A Cabasa x Global Grooves collab ft @katumbadrummingmovement.

📸 @visitbarnsley 

#BarnsleyGardenParty #VisitBarnsley #GlobalGrooves #CabasaCIC #UkCarnival
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    We had a fabulous day bringing the Great Garden Carnival to Barnsley Garden Party recently. Thanks to the fine folk of Barnsley for turning out. Check out these great pics! 🌞 🐝 🌺 A Cabasa x Global Grooves collab ft @katumbadrummingmovement. 📸 @visitbarnsley #BarnsleyGardenParty #VisitBarnsley #GlobalGrooves #CabasaCIC #UkCarnival
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    We are so excited to announce our Unheard Stories exhibition this July at Stalybridge Civic Hall!

Unheard Stories: The Exhibition

🗓 Friday 3rd July: 10am - 5pm
🗓 Saturday 4th July: 11am - 4pm
📍Stalybridge Civic Hall, Trinity Street, Stalybridge, SK15 2BN
🎟 Free entry

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Through body art portraits, textiles, sculpture, photography, audio stories, poetry, and film, this large-scale exhibition shares lived experiences of endometriosis, pregnancy, and access to reproductive healthcare.

Over the past six years, Cabasa has worked with hundreds of women and people across Greater Manchester. Now, we invite you to hear their stories and celebrate the people who have shaped this work.

The exhibition will include images from both our Endomorphosis groups, pregnancy and postnatal body painting, audio stories, written experiences, textile work, and a large batik dress created for our Living Dress sculpture, carrying women’s stories of accessing reproductive healthcare.

We hope to see you there!

@heritagefunduk @aceagrams @postcodelotteryuk @the_vale_mossley 

#UnheardStories #BodyArt #cabasacarnivalarts #BodyPainting #Stalybridge
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    We are so excited to announce our Unheard Stories exhibition this July at Stalybridge Civic Hall! Unheard Stories: The Exhibition 🗓 Friday 3rd July: 10am - 5pm 🗓 Saturday 4th July: 11am - 4pm 📍Stalybridge Civic Hall, Trinity Street, Stalybridge, SK15 2BN 🎟 Free entry ___ Through body art portraits, textiles, sculpture, photography, audio stories, poetry, and film, this large-scale exhibition shares lived experiences of endometriosis, pregnancy, and access to reproductive healthcare. Over the past six years, Cabasa has worked with hundreds of women and people across Greater Manchester. Now, we invite you to hear their stories and celebrate the people who have shaped this work. The exhibition will include images from both our Endomorphosis groups, pregnancy and postnatal body painting, audio stories, written experiences, textile work, and a large batik dress created for our Living Dress sculpture, carrying women’s stories of accessing reproductive healthcare. We hope to see you there! @heritagefunduk @aceagrams @postcodelotteryuk @the_vale_mossley #UnheardStories #BodyArt #cabasacarnivalarts #BodyPainting #Stalybridge
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