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A Creative Christmas Cracker - Online Festive Networking Party
17 December 2020 — 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Venue: Online Event
A Christmas corker of an event for the creative community with speed networking, music, presents and a few festive beverages!
Calling all creatives ...
Tired of 2020? Are Tiers causing you tears? Perhaps you're just fed up with endless video calls, making your own lunch and reminding colleagues to unmute?
Well, don't let COVID ruin your festive cheer!
Instead we invite you to clock off early, throw on that Christmas jumper and dig deep to find your Christmas spirit, because Creative England wants to throw a party just for you!
Brought to you by Advance - a new creative business support programme based in Wakefield - and in partnership with Tileyard Education - a professional education centre for the music industry - this event will be bringing the Christmas party to your living room.
It'll go a little something like this ...
16:00 - Welcome from Creative England
Hello and welcome from the Creative England team. Find out more about the current support on offer for Creative and Cultural businesses.
16.15 - Musical Interlude 1
Enjoy some tunes from Tileyard artists and top up your drink.
16:30 - Speed Networking Round 1
Time to get chatty. You'll be randomly paired with other party goers for some speed networking. 3 mins a pop and if you want to carry on the conversation, you can request their contact details.
16:45 - Musical Interlude 2
Sit back and relax with a few more songs from Tileyard. You're probably feeling quite thirsty after all that chatting. Best get a refill too.
17:00 - Speed Networking Round 2
Off you go again. See who else is at the party and do some mingling.
17:15 - Spotlight on Tileyard North and Tileyard Education
Harry Leckstein; Managing Director at Tileyard Education will be discussing what Tileyard has planned for their new creative hub in the North and we'll also be hearing from one of Tileyard's students Kyarah Boon about her experience on a Tileyard Education course.
17:35 - Speed Networking Round 3
Work the virtual room one last time. Choose your favourite networker of the evening by putting them on Santa's Nice List and they'll receive a Christmas present in the post!
17:50 - The 'Wrapping' Up (get it?)
We'll announce the top networkers on Santa's Nice List and reveal the presents that will be sent straight to their door.
18:00 - Home Time
At least it's not far.
This networking event is brought to you by Advance - new business support programme for creative and cultural practioners, freelancers and SMEs based in Wakefield and the wider Yorkshire Humber region. Advance is delivered in partnership with Wakefield District Council and funded by The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s Cultural Development Fund grant, which is administered by Arts Council England.
