Cultural Pioneers of Heywood

"You only get one chance to make the most of your life"

Watch Hayley's film
"I would not be who I am today if it wasn’t for HeyKids"

Watch Lisa's Film
"I just knew, I was born to dance"

Watch Hollie's Film
"If we come together we can soar and do amazing things"

Watch Karen's film
“Imagine the actual privilege of putting art on someone's body for life."

Watch Ben's Film
"This is obsession of trying to learn how to be good at this thing"

Watch Jason's Film
"I think it's unbelievable, you can go literally anywhere in the world and talk to somebody about music"

Watch Jake's film
"I threw myself into what I loved, and when you do that, you find your own crowd"

Watch Kim Goldie's film
"If you are a working class creative you're going to stand out, as there's not many!"

Watch Ian Morris' film
"Self-expression for me is having that sense of self and the way I dress, showing off my personality"

Watch Kate's Film
"I’m just being me. There’s enough pain in the world, why not spread joy instead?"

Watch Big H's film
"Creativity for me is the ability to create something from nothing. I love that fluidity, I love that, where on earth does this stuff come from out of my mind?"

Watch Pete's film
"If there was no way of expressing myself through art, I genuinely don't know what I would do. I think it's such a therapeutic tool."

Watch Shannan's Film
“Expression is everything, and it should be unvetted. That’s what being human is.”

Watch Ben's Film
“Self expression is important for everyone, for people to have a voice and know that they matter.”

Watch Leah's Film
“Photography saved me, it’s my vehicle to connect and express something”

Watch Angela's film
"Rap music helps me to express myself, and write about how I see the world"

Watch Rory's film
“Coaching gives me a sense of accomplishment, it makes people feel good in mind and body”

Watch Ian's film
“Singing and performing gives you and the audience a lift, there's nothing better”

Watch Margaret's film
“I feel at ease in nature and when I sketch, I’m not stressed out doing that”

Watch David's film