by Leanne Fawcett | Dec 11, 2019 | Local News
Two student-led art projects designed to celebrate the anniversary of an iconic County Durham structure have culminated with shining success. Pupils from The Academy at Shotton Hall and Dene Academy in Peterlee have been working with artists throughout the year to...
by Leanne Fawcett | Sep 16, 2019 | Local News
Schoolchildren have been visiting a unique County Durham landmark for an art project, as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations. Students from The Academy at Shotton Hall at Peterlee were at the town’s Apollo Pavilion, for Playful Places, which is part of a year of...
by Leanne Fawcett | Aug 27, 2019 | Local News
A unique County Durham landmark is to be transformed by a celebrated local artist as part of a year of celebrations to mark its half-century. The Apollo Pavilion at Peterlee is to host an inflatable and illuminated installation by Steve Messam – the man behind Hush in...
by Leanne Fawcett | Aug 23, 2019 | Local News
The story of Peterlee and the Apollo Pavilion are the subject of a new exhibition. When the visionary artist Victor Pasmore took over the design of the emerging new town of Peterlee in 1955 he was told to “do what you like but don’t do what we have done before”....
by Leanne Fawcett | Jul 18, 2019 | Local News
Celebrations have been held to mark the Apollo Pavilion’s 50th birthday. A free-of-charge musical extravaganza took place yesterday at the structure, on the town’s Sunny Blunts estate, featuring performances from Mr Wilson’s Second Liners and Oompah Brass, as...
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