Now that we are open, we’re continuing to work hard to make Heywood Civic the vibrant, warm and welcoming hub that our community deserves.

As part of this, we are getting ready to launch a brand-new programme of activities to support children, young people and families to thrive - and we need your help!

Heywood Civic: Helping Families Thrive

We’ve already secured some support, but to bring the full programme to life and keep sessions affordable for everyone, we’re proud to be launching a special fundraising campaign to raise an ambitious £12,500.

We know this is a big target – and we can’t do it alone.

If you’re able, please consider donating today to join us in shaping the very first year of activities in our new Heywood Civic — opening up creativity, confidence and connection for families across our area.

We’d be so grateful to have you with us at this crucial moment! Please keep reading to learn more about our plans and how your support will unlock opportunities for families across Heywood now and in the future.

The Future of Heywood Civic

We’ve been working hard with you, our local community, to develop a vision for the new Heywood Civic, with entertainment, activities and events for everyone.

Within this new space, as well as offering exciting events and shows, we’ll be welcoming you to enjoy a diverse programme of health, wellbeing and creative sessions. We have put together a fantastic schedule of activities to empower children, young people and families in Heywood at every stage – and now we need your help to bring this to life!

Today, we’d be so grateful if you would join us at this very special moment and support our opening fundraising campaign - 'Heywood Civic: Helping Families Thrive!'

Your donation today will offer local young people and their families a chance to connect, create and build confidence through a brilliant line-up of weekly opportunities, including:

• Movement and storytelling fun for babies, toddlers and their grown-ups, packed with imagination and play

• Musical sessions to help little ones discover rhythm, confidence and joy together

• Break Dance for young people, helping every dancer express themselves and learn new skills

• Hands-on Music Production workshops for budding creators

• Youth Theatre and Dance opportunities to create and perform, learn from industry professionals and make new friends.

Sessions will offer something for everyone, with many activities open to the whole community and others created to support young people and families when they need a little bit of extra help.

Why We Need Your Support

We’re incredibly excited about what this programme will bring to Heywood - creative opportunities, new experiences and a space that truly belongs to you, our community.

But to make it all happen, we need people like you alongside us.

To launch these activities and deliver a programme that local people deserve, we need to raise an ambitious £12,500. Your support at this moment will make a real difference!

We’ve already secured some funding to get this programme off the ground, and we’ll be keeping session fees low and accessible as possible so that cost is never a barrier for local families.

But to make sure every activity can go ahead and that every session offers the very best experience, we still need to raise £12,500.

What Your Gift Will Mean for Local Families

Your gift today towards this amount will provide a vital contribution towards everything needed to run these activities over the next year:

• Your £10 could provide pens, paper and paint for a family to create and play together

• Your £30 could buy essential music equipment, empowering a young person to experiment, express and record their ideas

• Your £100 could give families the chance to learn from a professional artist and be inspired by their creativity

• Your £200 could support four young people who need us the most to take part in our Youth Theatre programme at a reduced rate, setting them up for a bright future.

So please, if you can, support 'Heywood Civic: Helping Families Thrive' today. Every gift, no matter the size, will add up to wonderful things for local families – together we will be able to deliver over 400 activities in the next year!

Please be assured, your donation will be ring-fenced specifically for these activities, benefitting local children, young people and families in Heywood.

Special Recognition

And for those who are able to donate £200 or more, we are so pleased to be able to offer an extra special reward.

For gifts of £200 or more, we’re thrilled to offer an exclusive opportunity to “Name a Seat” in our new auditorium.

Marked by a shiny plaque on one of our brand-new auditorium seats, it’s a meaningful way to show your support, celebrate someone special or leave a message for future generations who will enjoy this space. Visit our Heywood Civic webpage to find out more about this special opportunity.

Thank you - let's see what we can achieve together

We are so grateful to our Heywood community and all the ways we’ve been able to support each other over the years. Now, you can be part of the story of our new Heywood Civic right from the start, helping us to shape everything that happens in this space now and in the future!

As an independent Charity, we rely on the generosity of wonderful, dedicated partners and community members, people just like you, to deliver creative and wellbeing activities that already help thousands of people across our Borough every single month.

Your donation today will directly fund the delivery of activities for children, young people and families in Heywood, bringing joy and connection to our neighbours. Visit our brand new Heywood Civic webpage to find out even more about our plans and other ways you can get involved.

Please, don’t miss this chance to be part of the brand-new Heywood Civic – donate today!

Thank you so much.