Ashleigh Lowes

Community Musician and Vocalist 🙂🎶 Ma Teaching Musician @trinitylaban 📚 she/her

[Ashleigh Lowes @ashlowes]

Did I mention I love my job?! 💖🎶🤗 Thanks @SunMusicHub

https://t.co/cGvC47dVfb

[Music Connects Sunderland @MCS_Sunderland]

Our first Little Pops of 2025 is taking place this Thursday, with full dates for the Spring term also confirmed!

To join @ashlowes for a morning of singing, dancing, instrument playing and a whole lot of fun, secure your space through Eventbrite:
https://t.co/ECc63ct4Dq

[We Make Culture @we_make_culture]

Then on to the performance of the 3rd @kinshipca Panto 2024 💕💕

The families absolutely smashed the performance of their co-written panto, Snow White and the Poison Sausage Roll. We are so proud of these children, who told their story of kinship care and had so much fun.

[Music Connects Sunderland @MCS_Sunderland]

🎵 Passionate about music education?🎵

We’re looking for a visionary Chair to join the North East Music Hub Board, shaping the future of music for nearly 300,000 young people across the region.

Find out more and apply here 👉 https://t.co/Xn9v7Ott8H

[We Make Culture @we_make_culture]

From there, @Cultural_Spring have been at our side, most recently supporting us through #Bitesize to develop our first musical- Sweet Caroline & the Football Boots-& inspiring us, through their work & approach.

Thanks to the team and congrats on everything you’ve achieved 💕💕

[We Make Culture @we_make_culture]

Tonight we had the massive pleasure of performing as part of @Cultural_Spring’s 10th birthday party at @FireStationSun.

Cultural Spring has been pivotal to WMC. Our first ever grant was from them via their Your Art programme, for Pop Choir Project. 🎶

[We Make Culture @we_make_culture]

Kinship Panto rehearsals are go!!

With @kinshipca, we've been holding weekly music and drama sessions with kinship families, led by @ashlowes & @AbigailLawson_. We're having so much fun, putting @_elijahyoung ‘s co-written script into action.

Details of tickets very soon! 🎄🎅🏽

[Hebburn Town Juniors FC @HebburnTownJnrs]

🎉 Today, we transformed our players’ lounge into a mini theatre! 🎭
We had the pleasure of hosting the @Cultural_Spring Bitesize Events, supported by @STyne_Council.

[We Make Culture @we_make_culture]

Thanks so much to @HebburnTownJnrs for hosting Sweet Caroline today, as part of @Cultural_Spring’s #Bitesize programme. 💕

Really grateful to be welcomed into such a special community space, and huge thanks to @Hebburnsouth & Cllr Dean Fri supporting us.

[Laura Brewis @mslbrewis]

Massive respect to the creative team, @ashlowes @PaigeTemperley & @AbigailLawson_ for making this happen.

And to all the community spaces we’ve been to, where the commitment and dedication of the leaders shine through. These places are so so vital.

[We Make Culture @we_make_culture]

We’re performing all around South Tyneside:
⚽️29th Oct, 11am @ Brinkburn CIO
⚽️30th Oct, 11am @ Valley View Primary School
⚽️31st Oct, 11am @ Perth Green Community Association CIO
⚽️1st Nov, 11am & 2pm @ Hebburn Sports Club FC
👧: age 5-10 years
🎫: £3 per child

[We Make Culture @we_make_culture]

Today, @JillScottJS8 (accidentally) came along to a rehearsal of our children’s show, #SweetCaroline 💕

It was so brilliant to meet a @Lionesses and massive inspiration for the show, which tells the story of a girl who LOVES playing football!

@Cultural_Spring #Bitesize

[We Make Culture @we_make_culture]

⚽️🎉 @ashlowes & @PaigeTemperley took Sweet Caroline & the Football Boots to the @u3a_UK drama group in South Shields! Participants had the best time collaborating and contributing with recordings for the story 💞 Tickets are selling fast, grab yours here:https://t.co/RskosAtcXm

[Music Connects Sunderland @MCS_Sunderland]

Our partners @YoungSoundsUK are looking to contract a freelance Mentor to work as part of their Connect programme within Sunderland.

Please see our website for the full job description and application form. The deadline for applications is Monday 21st October 2024.

[We Make Culture @we_make_culture]

We’re super proud of this project and can’t wait to continue to work on our annual Kinship Panto with @kinshipca, happening this Christmas!

📺 Watch the full video here: https://t.co/A1r2cduujr

[We Make Culture @we_make_culture]

It’s #KinshipCareWeek 🎉 again, marking 1 year since 'Kinship Kids'! A beautiful project done in partnership w/ @kinshipca, @ashlowes, @PaigeTemperley & @JosieBrookes , where kinship families and children told their stories of kinship care in the form of music & illustrations 💞

[We Make Culture @we_make_culture]

We love Elijah so much!!

This super-star has written our 2024 kinship panto with @kinshipca.

We cannot wait to get going this Thursday with our first rehearsal with Elijah and @ashlowes 💕💕

[Ashleigh Lowes @ashlowes]

@we_make_culture @kinshipca Yayyyy!! It’s Kinship Panto time!! 🎄💕

Elijah is the best 🙌🏻

[Catherine McKinnell MP @CMcKinnellMP]

It was fantastic to visit Barmston Village Primary School to see the impact of the govt's new Music Opportunities Pilot, with @YoungSoundsUK @SunMusicHub @tfcsunderland @UK_Music

Every child should get the chance to develop their love of music 🎶

https://t.co/YjlrcK0i46

[Music Connects Sunderland @MCS_Sunderland]

We are pleased to be bringing our free Story Explorers sessions to Washington and Houghton Libraries!

Starting next week, our group will explore popular picture books with musician Ashleigh Lowes and join in with singing and music-making activity 🪇

https://t.co/iT4cuqdl5p

[Ashleigh Lowes @ashlowes]

🫶🏻⚽️🎶🙌🏻

[We Make Culture @we_make_culture]

This week:

⚽️ #SweetCaroline rehearsals with @ashlowes @PaigeTemperley & @AbigailLawson_ for our @Cultural_Spring #Bitesize commission
🐊Young Musician’s sessions at @ArtsCtrWton, writing songs inspired by new towns
💥Planning HAF sessions at @LambtonStreetYC & @Grangetown_PS