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BLINK Dance Theatre granted funding by Paul Hamlyn Foundation to support nationwide Participatory and Training Programme
BLINK Dance Theatre granted funding by Paul Hamlyn Foundation to support nationwide Participatory and Training Programme

BLINK Dance Theatre is thrilled to announce the receipt of a grant totalling £114,000 from Paul Hamlyn Foundations’ Arts-based Learning Fund. This substantial funding, distributed over three years, will support the national expansion of BLINK’s ‘relentlessly inclusive’ NURTURE programme, reinforcing their commitment to neurodiverse-led education work in SEND settings. The grant will also enable the growth of their POLLINATE programme; an empowering training programme designed to equip emerging neurodiverse facilitators with the necessary tools to independently facilitate and develop their own practice. 

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BLINK's 2021 Moments
BLINK's 2021 Moments

We are biggin’ up ourselves for weathering all the storms of 2021, wow what a year!

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BLINK's 2020 Thankyou's
BLINK's 2020 Thankyou's

2020 was a cold and prickly year, but we are thankful to still be standing and looking forward to creative times in 2021. We couldn’t have done it alone…

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