What we’re doing to make The Witham COVID-19 secure
Having re-opened our building to the public on Wednesday 26 August, we wanted to reassure you that we are doing...
Category: Blogpost
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Barney featured on BBC’s You & Yours
On 15th July, our town’s response to the visit by Dominic Cummings was featured on BBC Radio 4’s You and...
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Building progress
Peter Hodges, one of The Witham’s trustees, shares an update on the building developments: During this long and distressing period...
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Creative Writing: Exercise 3
As part of our creative writing project, we are working with writer and creative practitioner David Napthine to provide you...
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Staff Update
The Witham announced today that Susan Coffer, Centre Manager and Sarah Gent, Programming and Marketing Manager, are being furloughed until...
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#BarnardCastle and proud.
Sarah Gent, Programming and Marketing Manager, writes in response to the #BarnardCastle news this week. We are proud of #BarnardCastle. It...
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Creative writing exercise 1
As part of our creative writing project, we are working with writer and creative practitioner David Napthine to provide you...
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A poem for Barney
When local poet Meg Peacocke approached The Witham about creating a poem we were delighted to help. As a result,...
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A Tribute to John Lowles
By Sarah Gent, The Witham’s Programming and Marketing Manager I was shocked to hear that our friend John Lowles passed...
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Seeking pure imagination
There is nothing quite like losing yourself in a good book, but now families across County Durham can help shape...
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Help Safeguard The Witham’s Future
A number of people have been in touch to ask how they can help The Witham during this unprecedented crisis....
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Local Businesses to support during Covid-19
This is a very helpful leaflet summarising the local businesses who are providing deliveries and support during the Covid-19 crisis....
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The sad passing of Dixon J Scott
We are terribly sorry to hear of the loss of local musician Ricky, aka Dixon J Scott. He was a...
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Progress Report with postponed events
Our Programming and Marketing Manager Sarah Gent shares an event management update in light of the COVID-19 closure: The Witham...
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Creative Age exhibition
Since October 2019, this group of novel model makers aged 55+ years have been meeting weekly at Upper Teesdale Agricultural...
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It’s wonderful to see queer theatre so readily and widely supported at small, rural venues like the Witham
Our young theatre reviewer Evie Scott responds to GUY The Musical, at The Witham on Friday 7 February 2020. I’ll...
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An opportunity to showcase your business
Our Programming and Marketing Manager Sarah Gent reaches out to organisations who would like to advertise in the next seasonal...
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Dance like no one is watching!
The Witham’s Sarah Gent shares exciting news of those with an adventurous dancing spirit! We are delighted to announce that,...
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Youth Theatre company gives young people a voice
Following the huge success of their 2019 show ‘I Weigh’ – inspired by the worldwide Instagram movement of the same...
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Why volunteering is good for your mental health.
Our volunteers, like Lusia McAnna and Tony Seward pictured above, make a massive contribution to the success of The Witham...