@_mattbaker

Artist. Community activism & creative placemaking. Co-founder & CEO @thestovies. Chair @lochsideLIFT16 . he/him. Own views

 South West Scotland
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Joined September 2009
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Built by Travelling Showpeople, designed by ⁦@TheStovies⁩ ‘ ⁦@martinjosephone⁩ #Dumfries…The Show Must Go On
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Consultation time! @dgcouncil, DPAG and Swestrans are consulting on the Better Streets Initiative which could potentially transform the town centre for active travel.
Screenshot of the Town Centre: Better Streets consultation with the words 'have your say on ideas aiming at creating safer, more pleasant and more accessible spaces for evyeron to walk, wheel or cycle'

ALT Screenshot of the Town Centre: Better Streets consultation with the words 'have your say on ideas aiming at creating safer, more pleasant and more accessible spaces for evyeron to walk, wheel or cycle'

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Pre-#Budget2024, we identified £2.5bn of levelling up funding that was stuck in limbo. Ending the uncertainty and honouring the commitments made to communities is the right choice for government to make – one we commend them for making in difficult circumstances.
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Today sees the start of Dumfries and Galloway's Wild Goose Festival 2024 - 10 days of family friendly events celebrating Nature, Creativity and Place. wildgoosefestival.scot/event…
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Some personal thoughts about how I'm feeling as part of Scotland's culture sector following recent events and some positive ideas for how, together, we might do things differently sacrificialmaterials.blogspo…
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Scotland’s Travelling Showpeople - pioneers of cinema Just the beginning of the incredible story of this community’s contribution to our town of #Dumfries …stay tuned! #MakingDumfries
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Some personal thoughts about how I'm feeling as part of Scotland's culture sector following recent events and some positive ideas for how, together, we might do things differently sacrificialmaterials.blogspo…
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Our new Learning & Outreach Framework ‘Making Sense of Scotland’ launches today. 📰 This new framework champions diversity, creativity & accessibility, making heritage learning inclusive for all. ❤ Find out more about the framework 👉ow.ly/QPZg50TFIJO #HeritageMatters
A man and a woman smiling at the camera holding a sign of the new framework. The people are Martin O’Neill, Artistic Director at The Stove Network, and Katerina Brown, Chief Executive at Historic Environment Scotland.

ALT A man and a woman smiling at the camera holding a sign of the new framework. The people are Martin O’Neill, Artistic Director at The Stove Network, and Katerina Brown, Chief Executive at Historic Environment Scotland.

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An interesting opportunity to work at the Mountainhall site near the old hospital, Dumfries, to reimagine this space with local communities into a place of biodiversity and sustainable activity. Part of WWDN's SPARKS Programme, funded by @EsmeeFairbairn whatwedonow.scot/mountainhal…

Mountainhall Greenspace Call Out - What We Do Now

Deadline: Friday 25th October 2024 at 5:00pm. As we continue to nurture creative engagement and community development, WWDN is excited to support Propagate and NHS D&G in their Mountainhall Greensp...

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I'm giving a creative writing workshop as part of D&G's Wild Goose Festival on Saturday 19th October. Giving, because it is completely free. Spaces are limited. Book your place here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/creative-…

Creative Writing Workshop

Join local author Stephen Rutt for this creative writing workshop inspired by the saltmarsh at Wigtown.

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Back to the auld days of @TheStovies with my pal @KatieJoAnd
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Dumfries and Galloway is looking for a chairperson (paid) for our region's Cultural Partnership - to deliver on our cultural strategy myjobscotland.gov.uk/council…
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We have an interesting event at @TheStovies this weekend, Saturday, hosted by @GalGael and their work with Grassroots Global as part of a series of Deep Listening events around Scotland. A discussion on land rights, food autonomy, community and power. grassroots2global.org/summer…

Summer Gatherings - Deep Listening: May-October 24 — Grassroots To Global

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Hear|Here a 3 year programme working with 'less-heard' sections of our local community is launched today by @TheStovies - the first community we are working with is the Travelling Showpeople of Scotland thestove.org/hear-here/
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TODAY at 3pm - Stranraer's great sandcastle competition #Harbourland #CreativePlacemaking
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Stranraer's artist in resdience for the waterfront Maya Rose Edwards with the legend that is Angus Farquhar. Check out Maya's work here: thestove.org/stranraer-harbo… #CreativePlacemaking
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Fellow Creative Stranraer board members Leigh and Jennie working on a new mural at the harbour
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There's been another big moment for us @midstquarter today as the hoarding was removed from the front of The Standard, unveiling our fabulous new entrance 😍 We just LOVE it - and hope you do too!
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'The UK in 2024 demonstrates to the world what living with high inequality means in a once affluent country.' From declining heights to more children going hungry, Prof @dannydorling explains how kids are becoming poorer in the UK – more so than in other countries ➡️ theconversation.com/getting-…
Bar chart showing the change in child income poverty rates from 2012 to 2019 in various countries. Green bars indicate a decrease, while orange bars indicate an increase. Notable countries include the United States with a significant increase, and Ireland with the largest decrease. Credit: Unicef.

ALT Bar chart showing the change in child income poverty rates from 2012 to 2019 in various countries. Green bars indicate a decrease, while orange bars indicate an increase. Notable countries include the United States with a significant increase, and Ireland with the largest decrease. Credit: Unicef.

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