This year, we want to extend the ambition and reach of Blaze, developing the skills and talents of the current young producers and offering new young people from across the North West region new opportunities to get involved. The Trailblazer Programme includes 7 new commissions for artists to work with Blaze young producers. The best [...]
CALLING ALL YOUNG CREATIVE PEOPLE! Blaze and Brighter Sound are working together to present a major new festival, produced and programmed by young people for WE PLAY Expo, the North West’s closing event for London 2012, as part of Preston Guild 2012 – 7th to 9th September. This is an exciting project that is part [...]
The Blaze Boom Bike Band took center stage at Manchester United’s Old Trafford stadium as part of a summit to look at the huge number of opportunities that 2012 Games will bring to the North West. The band played to a packed room of over 300 delegates from across the North West region including Jeremy Hunt, Secretary [...]
Documenting a year of creativity and hard work, this highly engaging film by Handstand tells the story of Blaze 2011 through the experiences of the young producers and participants. Their inspiration, learning, and many achievements come through loud and clear in this film, with the young people themselves narrating and telling their own stories of why they [...]
As the Blaze programme comes into its third year, we are gearing up for major celebrations in Preston at the Blaze Festival in September 2012. This three-day event will be part of the We Play Expo, hosted by Preston Guild, and will bring together all the Blaze projects from Lancashire, along with work developed by young producers across the North West [...]





