Blog Archives – Signals

Digital Harwich

Signals are excited to announce Digital Harwich, a three year transformative initiative for children and young people, fostering creativity, boosting confidence, and building essential digital skills for the future. Signals is a dynamic creative arts organisation delivering high-quality, innovative and engaging participatory projects for communities. Digital Harwich embodies this mission by empowers individuals and communities through creative expression and digital...

27 Oct

Peoples of Essex newsletter: Black History Month

‘Peoples of Essex’ is a three year project learning about the history of the people who settled in Essex and representing their stories through digital media. Migrants to Colchester have contributed to the history and heritage of Essex, developing the face of Colchester through its fame for textiles. Colchester became a creative hub for weaving and textile work due to...

25 Sep

Signals Game Academy Showcase 2023

Congratulations to all the students who completed our 2023 Signals Game Academy! During the Summer of 2023 we held our Signals Game Academy course, helping to train and inspire the next generation of British game makers, supporting talented and committed young people aged 16 – 18, to develop the knowledge and skills to make a career in the game industry...

22 Jun

Napoleonic Arcade Games at Jaywick Martello Tower

Ready? Aim. Fire! Explore Napoleonic history and protect the tower from the attacking ships with our brand new arcade game, Cannonball, at Jaywick Martello Tower. Napoleon never attacked Jaywick Martello Tower, so this game is an imagined war game between Napoleon and King George III at Mortella Point, Corsica. This is home to Torra di Mortella, the design of which...

27 Jun

Peoples of Essex – Project Launch

Signals is proud to announce the launch Peoples of Essex, a three-year project identifying and representing the contribution made to Essex by migrant communities throughout history, and documenting contemporary stories. Known locally as the ‘Dutch Weavers’ the 16th century Flemish refugees are at the centre of the project, some settled in Colchester, skilled in weaving they brought prosperity to the...

22 Jun

You Got This – Supporting Children’s Transition to Secondary School

To support primary school students transition to secondary school Signals worked with students from Cressing Primary to explore their concerns and create an animated film to help navigate the emotional changes when starting secondary school. Over eight weeks, Signals collaborated with Cressing Primary School to imagine, write, and animate a story all about transitioning from primary to secondary school. This...

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