Snapshots

Connecting older people with art and artists to inspire creativity, friendships, and conversation.

Snapshots is a new group for older people who meet for monthly sessions at The North Wall, a mixture of daytime and evening events. Spaces are free and refreshments will be provided. People will be invited to share their stories with us and then enjoy a performance, talk or exhibition at The North Wall.

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Spaces are free but limited and available on a first come, first served basis. If you would like to book a place on any – or all – of our Snapshots events, please complete our online form here – Snapshots Booking Form. Alternatively, you are welcome to call Laura on 01865 319326 to book a place over the phone.

Upcoming Dates

February 2026

  • Kendal Mountain Tour 2026: Cinematic Night
  • Friday 20 February  | 6:30pm – 8:50pm
  • This exclusive event brings you a handpicked selection of Kendal Mountain Festival’s award-winning adventure films, showcasing daring feats, breath-taking locations, and powerful stories of human resilience.
  • Show Duration: 1h 49m, No Interval

March 2026

  • 1984
  • Thursday 5 March | 7:00pm – 9:30pm
  • Award winning Box Tale Soup present a stunning new adaptation of Orwell’s dystopian classic, 1984.
  • Show Duration: 1h 40m Including Interval

April 2026

  • Incarcerating Eve
  • Thursday 16 April | 12:30pm – 2:30pm
  • Eve has existed since the dawn of humanity, every woman, every age, every struggle. She is the indigenous woman, the pregnant teenager, the survivor, the accused witch, the silenced voice blamed for humanity’s fall.
  • Show Duration: 1h plus 30m Talk at the End

May 2026

  • The Easy Rollers
  • Wednesday 6 May | 7:00pm –  9:20pm
  • The Easy Rollers are a septet who embody the famed spirit and consummate virtuosity of today’s booming British jazz scene and bring it straight back to the music’s roots: 1920s and ’30s Harlem, Kansas City and New Orleans.
  • Show Duration: 1h 50m Including Interval

About Snapshots

This group is a legacy project following a pilot that we ran in April 2023 called A New Constellation, where a group of older people from our local community collaborated with an artist to create new work. You can find more information here: https://www.thenorthwall.com/2023/05/11/a-new-constellation/

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