National Saturday Club

We are halfway through the Big Give Arts for Impact campaign ⏳  Thank you to everyone who has donated so far - your generosity is helping to expand creative opportunities for young people nationwide. There is still time to make a difference. Until 25 March, all donations will be matched, ensuring your support goes twice as far. Donate now: https://lnkd.in/ex6t4i9n #ArtsForImpact 

The Big Give Arts for Impact campaign is now live! 🎉 From today, until 25th March, every donation you make to the National Saturday Club will be matched, doubling the impact of your support.  By donating, you will help expand access to free creative education for young people across the UK, particularly those from underrepresented backgrounds. Your contribution will directly support the establishment of new National Saturday Clubs, providing 13–16-year-olds with the opportunity to develop essential skills and explore future careers in the creative industries. Donate now and double your impact: https://lnkd.in/ex6t4i9n   A huge thank you to all who have generously supported the National Saturday Club over the last fifteen years! #ArtsForImpact 

Last Saturday, me and the PriestmanGoode team had the best time working with the National Saturday Club for Science & Engineering at the The University of Salford. We were so impressed by the young people's focus, creative energy and knowledge of the world resulting in mobility concepts to face future climate challenges. If only we lived nearer, we'd be back for more tomorrow! Thank you to my colleagues Guy Genney Antonio Garnet Wan Hanna Sparks Corín McCarthy Riess Fernandes and @Lizzie Sinden for leading such a great workshop and to Lucy Kennedy Toria Brook-Hill and Adobera Ejikeme for inviting us to take part along with Charlotte and Vicky who supported the workshop in Salford. #designingthefuture

🎉  We’re thrilled to have been selected to participate in this year’s Big Give Arts for Impact match-funding campaign! During the week of 18-25 March, Arts for Impact will double your donation, so you can make double the difference. Too many young people miss out on creative opportunities. Across the UK, the National Saturday Club provides 13–16-year-olds with free, year-long creative programmes, helping them develop essential skills and explore future careers. With your support, we can establish new Clubs nationwide, reaching even more young people - especially those from underserved and underrepresented communities. How it works:  ➡️ Donate between 18-25 March  ➡️ Arts for Impact doubles your donation!  ➡️ £10 becomes £20, £50 becomes £100 - making an even greater difference! Look out for the launch of the campaign on Tuesday 18 March! #ArtsForImpact

Kent School of Fashion’s Fashion&Business Club and Art Classes Group Slough’s Art&Design Club took part in a sustainability-focused Masterclass at the Royal Ballet and Opera, exploring costume design for theatre performances 🎭    Club members sketched, coloured, and collaged their own costume concepts before bringing their ideas to life using recycled fabric scraps on maquettes! ✨ Read more about the Masterclass here: https://lnkd.in/euANTgis

We were thrilled to host a Masterclass with Burberry this Saturday for the Club members at the London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London Fashion&Business Saturday Club! Club Members took part in an inspiring mood-boarding session led by the Burberry Textile Design team and had the incredible opportunity to engage in a Q&A, gaining valuable insights into the fashion industry. A huge thank you to the Burberry Textile Design team Thomas Brindley, Inés Sánchez-Cano and AJ Weir - as well as the British Fashion Council for their continued support!

The Fashion & Business Saturday Club at Manchester Fashion Institute is one of five clubs at The Manchester Metropolitan University that offer 13–16-year-olds opportunity to come onto our amazing campus on Saturday mornings to have fun, meet new friends and explore exciting subjects, such as Fashion and Business! A proud part of the National Saturday Club, we have been running the fashion club for over 10 years with support from the British Fashion Council. Dr Benjamin Wild and I spent a fun morning with the group this weekend, exploring the emotional connections we have with our clothes and the stories that they tell. Club members generously shared narratives of their favourite clothes and accessories using drawing and storytelling methods. #FashionNarratives Thanks to Gayle Fenny for inviting us, and to club tutors Romani Alexander and Rhea Menon, the student facilitators and all the talented club members. https://saturday-club.org/

To kickstart the Masterclass season, Club members from the Art&Design and Fashion&Business Clubs at Falmouth University and Arts University Plymouth attended an incredible Speedo Masterclass hosted by Pentland Brands 🩱 The Masterclass focused on creating a Hawaii-inspired swimsuit pattern. Using bright colours like yellow, orange, pink, and deep blue, Club members had 45 minutes to bring their ideas to life on paper-covered walls. They collaborated, enhancing each other’s designs to create a vibrant collection ✨ Click the link to read more about the Masterclass and view more photos: https://lnkd.in/eaBvdptY

The 2025 Masterclass season is here ✨ Saturday Clubs across the country are coming together with top industry experts for exclusive workshops, specialist insights, and a chance to explore exciting career paths. For many Club members, it’s the moment they realise their passions could become their future! Read more about some of the incredible Masterclasses happening this year: https://lnkd.in/eGWw28Yv

Another weekend, another session with London Metropolitan University's National Saturday Club. This week we got students to write articles and edit them, ahead of creating a Saturday Club newspaper. It was incredibly heartwarming to see all of them engaged and asking so many questions. A massive thanks to Priya Khambhaita and Liz Routhorn for letting me host the past two sessions. This is truly the community spirit at the institution I have always adored. I'm unbelievably fortunate to be part of it.