Youth Circus Workshop Database

Any corrections or additions welcome - please contact

Albert and Friends Instant Circus

toby@circusarts.org.uk

Further detail about the regions, as defined by the Arts Council of England.

Click links below to see workshop leaders in your region:

East
East Midlands
London
North East
North West
South East
South West
West Midlands
Yorkshire

Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland

EAST

Cambridge Community Circus

Citylife Building Sturton Street Cambridge CB1 2QF
website: www.camcircus.org
Contact: Charlie Hull
telephone: 08717 334446
email: contact@camcircus.org
Age range: 8+

Cambridge University Juggling Association

Harry Waye Emmanuel College Cambridge CB2 3AP
website: www.srcf.ucam.org/cuja/
Contact: Harry Waye
telephone:
email: juggling@cusu.cam.ac.uk
Age range: all ages

Ipswich Juggling Workshop

Handford Hall School Gatacre Road Ipswich IP1 2LR
website: www.ipswichjugglingworkshop.co.uk/news.php
Contact: Jane Reeves
telephone: 01473461804
email: reevj@aol.com
Age range: all ages

Juggling Circle

31 Eade Road Norwich NR3 3EH
website: www.jugglingcircle.co.uk
Contact: Matthew Ward
telephone: 01603614525
email: matt@jugglingcircle.co.uk
Age range: all ages

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EAST MIDLANDS

Charnwood Juggling Club

101 Ashby Road Loughborough LE11 3AB

Big Top School : Swamp Circus

website: http://billbrookman.co.uk/clubs/home.html
Contact: Mat Carroll
telephone: 01509 236175
email: mat@billbrookman.co.uk
Age range: all ages

It's Him Entertainment

8 Constantine Way Bancroft Park Milton Keynes MK13 0RA
website: www.itshim.co.uk
Contact: Nigel Roder
telephone: 01908 313337
email: nigel@itshim.co.uk
Age range: all ages

Jay Linn Circus Arts

23 Salisbury Avenue Croft Leicestershire LE9 3EJ
website: http://jay-linn.co.uk/jlca/homepage.shtml
Contact: Jay Linn
telephone: 07771 933 970
email: Jay@jay-linn.co.uk
Age range: all ages

Jugglers Anonymous

Great Linford Memorial Hall Great Linford Milton Keynes MK14 5AX
website: www.thegreatgappo.co.uk
Contact: Graham Patey
telephone: 01908 210264
email: greatgappo@tiscali.co.uk
Age range: all ages

Mayhem Circus Skills

St. Ann's Centre, Hardwick Square West, Buxton, Derbyshire,SK17 6PX
Contact: Lesley or Matt
telephone: 07791657863
email: MayhemJuggling@aol.com
All ages and abilities welcome

Swamp Circus Trust

Childrens's Services, College Street, Nottingham, NG1 5AQ
Websites: www.swamptrust.org.uk
www.city-arts.org.uk
Contact: Alison / Alma or Jay Linn
telephone: 0115 978 2463 or 07771933970
email: urbancircus@jay-linn.co.uk
Age range: 11 - 16 yr olds

The Secret Circus

NACO Centre, Clare St. Northampton

Circomedia, photo: Stephen Russell

website: www.kevinburke.co.uk
Contact: Kevin Burke
email: thesecretcircus@aol.com
Age range: Currently 12-14, but hoping to expand after summer 2008

Truelee Peachi

Nottingham
website: www.trueleepeachi.com
Contact: Peter King
telephone: 07811 450795
email: info@trueleepeachi.com
Age range: all ages

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LONDON

Albert & Friends Instant Circus

Riverside Studios Crisp Road Hammersmith W6 9RL
website: www.albertandfriendsinstantcircus.co.uk
Contact: Petrea Owens
telephone: 0208 237 1170
email: aficircus@btopenworld.com
Age range: all ages

Brixton St Vincent's Community Centre

Talma Road Brixton London SW2 1AS
website: www.bsvcc.org
Contact: Carolin Furnell
telephone: 07958448690
email: carofunnell@bsvcc.org
Age range: under 11s|11-16

Cardboard Citizens

26 Hanbury Street London E1 6JR
website: www.cardboardcitizens.org.uk
Contact: Clara Clint
telephone: 0207 2477747
email: clara@cardboardcitizens.org.uk
Age range: 16+

Cirque Nova Ltd.

126b West Green Road Haringey London N15 5AA
website: www.cirquenova.com
Contact: Mr. Jean-Marie Akkerman
telephone: 0208 800 4745
email: cirquenova@googlemail.com
Age range: all ages

Circus Space

Coronet Street London N1 6HD
website: www.circusspace.co.uk
Contact: Eira
telephone: 02077299522

Circomedia, photo: Stephen Russell

email: eira@thecircusspace.co.uk
Age range: all ages

Jackson's Lane Community Circus

Archway Road London N6 5AA
website: www.circusskills.org
Contact: Nick Putz
telephone: 020 8808 3802
email: nickputz@gmail.co.uk
Age range: all ages

Splats

5 Denmark Street London WC2H 8LP
website: www.splatsentertainment.co.uk
Contact: Michael Redwood
telephone: 0207 2408400
email: mike@splatsentertainment.co.uk
Age range: all ages

UpSwing

27 Everlsey Road London SE7 7LE
website: www.upswingaerial.co.uk
Contact: Vicki Amedume
telephone: 07939027444
email: vicki@upswingaerial.co.uk
Age range: 11-16|16

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NORTH EAST

Let's Circus

7 Rothwell Road Newcastle Upon Tyne NE3 1TY
website: www.stevecousins.net
Contact: Steve Cousins
telephone: 0781 627 8287
email: projects@stevecousins.net
Age range: all ages

Hang Aerial Dance

7 Rothwell Road Newcastle Upon Tyne NE3 1TY
website: www.hang.org.uk
Contact: Helen Averley
telephone: 07802 405462
email: info@hang.org.uk
Age range: all ages

FrayedKnot

The Buddle Arts Centre 258b Station Road, Wallsend Tyne & Wear NE28 8RH
website: www.frayedknot.org.uk
Contact: Edd Muir
telephone: 07986005221
email: edd@frayedknot.org.uk

Picture Source : Circus Space

Age range: all ages

Mini Mansell

Co. Durham
website: www.minimansell.com
Contact: Mini Mansell
telephone: 0845 2571027
email: mini@minimansell.com
Age range: all ages

Stockton Unicycle and Juggling Club

Unicycle.com The Grange Business Centre, Belasis Ave Billingham TS23 1LG
website: www.juggler.net/stockton
Contact: Roger Davis
telephone: 01642 361203
email: roger@unicycleuk.com
Age range: all ages

Whitburn Juggling Club

The Barns Institute 15 East Street Whitburn, Sunderland SR6 7BY
website: www.airotherapy.co.uk
Contact: Martin Bloomfield
telephone: 0191 529 4400
email: airotherapyshop@aol.com
Age range: all ages

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NORTH WEST

Ambleside Community Jugglers

c/o Jesters, Church Street, Ambleside, LA22 0BU
website:
Contact: Andy Jester
telephone: 015394 33982
email: jesters@ukjuggling.com
Age range: all ages

Blackpool Circus School

34 Rutland Road Andsell Lytham St Annes FY8 4DX
website: www.blackpoolcircusschool.co.uk
Contact: Yuri Gridneff
telephone: 01253735725
email: yuri@blackpoolcircusschool.co.uk
Age range: all ages

Bzercus Community Circus

28 Edale Close Hazel Grove Stockport SK7 6JZ
website:
Contact: James Beswick
telephone: 01614836534
email:

Picture Source : Circus Space

Age range: all ages

Off the Ground Theatre

4a Grange Road West Kirby Wirral CH48 4HA
website: www.offtheground.co.uk
Contact: Dan Meigh
telephone: 01516252929
email: yt@offtheground.co.uk
Age range: all ages

Ppal Circus Ltd

56 Eldon Street Preston PR1 7PJ
website: www.circustraining.co.uk
Contact: June Barberel
telephone: 01772258081
email: barberel@btopenworld.com
Age range: all ages

Skylight Outreach programme

Broadwater Centre Smith Street Rochdale OL16 1HE
website: www.skylight-circus-arts.org.uk
Contact: Lindzi Miller
telephone: 01706 650676
email: office@skylight-circus-arts.org.uk
Age range: all ages

Skylight Youth Circus

The Phoenix

Bark Street Bolton BL1 2AZ
website:
Contact: Lee Brennan
telephone: 01204 535861
email: lee@boltonphoenix.co.uk
Age range: all ages

Toy Box Circus

Flat 6 57 High Lane Manchester M21 9FH
website:
Contact: Owen Gaynor
telephone: 07704954823
email: dj09tekno@hotmail.com
Age range: all ages

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SOUTH EAST

NoFit State Circus training centre

Academy of Circus Arts

Circus Headquarters Enborne Newbury RG20 0LD
website: www.academycircusarts.co.uk
Contact: Martin Burton
telephone: 07836 641277
email: acircusarts@yahoo.co.uk
Age range: 16+

BandBazi Youth Circus Theatre

PO Box 5017 Brighton BN50 9JT
website: www.bandbazi.co.uk
Contact: Philippa Vafadari
telephone:
email: mail@bandbazi.co.uk
Age range: 16+

Brighton Dome

12a Pavilion Buildings Castle Square Brighton BN1 1EE
website: www.brightondome.org
Contact: Pippa Smith
telephone: 01273 260820
email: pippa.smith@brightondome.org
Age range: all ages

Circus Monkeys

Ratton School Park Avenue Eastbourne BN21 2XR
Contact: Kate Hazel
telephone: 01323 514322
email: kate@communityarts.uk.com
Age range: all ages

Circus Scene

Hunters Point, Hughes Green Arborfield RG2 9JF
website: www.circus-scene.co.uk
Contact: Cathy Valentine
telephone: 0118 976 1702
email: info@circus-scene.co.uk
Age range: all ages

Dover Youth Theatre

8 Harold Street Dover CT16 1SF
Contact: Marie Kelly-Thomas
telephone: 01304 202544
email: doveryouththeatre@hotmail.com
Age range: all ages

Expressive Feat Productions

45 Bridgefield Road Tankerton Whitstable CT5 2PQ
website: www.exfeat.com
Contact: Tina Carter
telephone: 01227 280399
email: info@exfeat.com
Age range: all ages

NoFit State Circus training centre

Happy Thursdays

2 Park View Great Bookham KL23 3JN
website: www.burnttoast.co.uk
Contact: Paul Burbin
telephone: 0777 3399197
email: burnttoast@hugbubble.co.uk
Age range: 11-16|16

Kent Circus School Ltd

Unit 48, Joseph Wilson Industrial Estate Millstrood Rd Whitstable, Kent CT5 3PS
website: www.kentcircusschool.co.uk
Contact: David
telephone: 01227 264907
email: admin@kentcircusschool.co.uk
Age range: all ages

Reading Jugglers

Rising Sun Arts Centre 30 Silver Street Reading RG1 2ST
website: www.fakoriginal.com/reading jugglers
Contact: Fak
telephone: 0770 348 2490
email: fak@juggler.net
Age range: all ages

The Circus Project

28 Harebell Drive Portslade East Sussex BN41 2UZ
website: www.thecircusproject.co.uk
Contact: Helen Day
telephone: 07515 064149
email: circusproject@googlemail.com
Age range: all ages

Trickswop

Brighton
website: www.trickswop.co.uk
Contact: Stephen Duff
telephone: 07855 215122
email: trickswop@yahoo.co.uk
Age range: all ages

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SOUTH WEST

Bournemouth Juggling Club

72 Jewel Road Thownsend Bournemouth BH8 0JH
website:
Contact: Paul Dibben
telephone: 01202 267528
email:
Age range: all ages

Bournemouth University Juggling Society

c/o University Campus Bournemouth BH12 5BB

NoFit State Circus training centre

website: www.theclubwithballs.co.uk
Contact: Ben or Declan
telephone: 07920 409359
email: juggle_society@hotmail.com
Age range: 16+

Calstock Unicycle Club

11 Johnson Park Calstock PL18 9RH
website: www.circusintoschools.co.uk/cuc
Contact: Ali Oops
telephone: 01822 834107
email: here
Age range: all ages

Cinderford Artspace: Engage Project

The New Mercury 3 Woodside Street Cinderford GL14 2NL
website: www.cinderfordartspace.org
Contact: Sally Gibson
telephone:
email: admin@circusintoschools.co.uk
Age range: all ages

Circomedia

Britannia Road Kingswood Bristol BS15 8DB
website: www.circomedia.com
Contact: Carol Sherman
telephone: 0117 9247615
email: carol@circomedia.com
Age range: all ages

Circus Maniacs

8a Kingswood Foundation Britannia Road Bristol BS15 8DB
website: www.circusmaniacs.com
Contact: Jackie Welbourne
telephone: 0117 947 7042
email: info@circusmaniacs.com
Age range: all ages

Cirque Bijou

Epstein Building Mivart Street Bristol BS5 6JF
website: www.cirquebijou.co.uk
Contact: Billy Alwen
telephone: 0117 902 9730
email: billy@cirquebijou.co.uk
Age range: all ages

Cirque du Ciel

The Penwith Centre Parade Street Penzance TR19 7NU
website: www.cirqueduciel.org.uk
Contact: Jo Eccleston

Picture Source : Circus Space

telephone: 01736788463
email: snj@nang.fsnet.co.uk
Age range: under 11s|11-16

Club Lampu

9 Dorrit Close Gloucester GL14QJ
website:
Contact: Jane Brummitt
telephone: 01452 501751
email: jane.brummitt@blueyonder.co.uk
Age range: 11-16|16

Emerge

Hingstone House Clitters Callington PL17 8HP
website: www.emergephysicaltheatre.co.uk
Contact: Al Head
telephone: 01579370318
email: al.head@btinternet.com
Age range: all ages

Lydney State Circus

Community Centre Naas Lane Lydney GL15 5AT
website: www.lydneystatecircus.co.uk
Contact: Chris Walsh
telephone: 01594 842256
email: lydneystatecircus@yahoo.co.uk
Age range: 11-16|16

Merriman Theatre Group

38 Riverside Gardens Midsomer Norton Bath BA3 2NS
website: here
Contact: Ann Savage
telephone: 01761 414957
email: merrimantheatre@hotmail.co.uk
Age range: all ages

Phoenix (formerly known as Fumbles)

The United Reformed church, The Boulivard, Weston-Super-Mare
website: www.fumbles.co.uk
Contact: Merlyn Major
telephone: 07877391256
email: merlynmajor@yahoo.com
Age range: all ages

Suits-U-Circus

Bradford on Avon area
website: www.suits-u-circus.com
Contact: Lynn Carroll
telephone: 07976 676564
email: suits-u-circus@hotmail.co.uk
Age range: all ages

Swamp Circus South/Circo Kernow

Glenview House Saracen Crescent Penryn TR10 8PT

Circus Maniacs Early Years

website:
Contact: Brett Jackson
telephone: 01326373626
email: circokernow@yahoo.co.uk
Age range: 11-16|16

Swindon Juggling and Circus Skills Club

C/O Lower Shaw Farm Old Shaw Lane Shaw, Swindon SN5 5PJ
website: here
Contact: Jake Hirsch-Holland
telephone: 01793 771080
email: jake@lowershawfarm.co.uk
Age range: all ages

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WEST MIDLANDS

Jim Millar

106 Westfield Road Kings Heath Birmingham B14 7SU
website:
Contact: Jim Millar
telephone: 07980 485371
email: jimmymilla@aol.com
Age range: all ages

Nuneaton Juggling Club

St Nicolas Church Hall Vicarage Street Nuneaton CV11 4AZ
website: www.jugglingclub.co.uk
Contact: John Parnell
telephone: 07946413452
email: john@johnthejuggler.co.uk
Age range: all ages

Playbox Theatre

The Dream Factory Shelley Avenue Warwick CV34 6LE
website: www.playboxtheatre.com
Contact: Stuart McGill
telephone: 01926 419555
email: info@playboxtheatre.com
Age range: all ages

Shrewsbury Juggling Club

'The Lantern', Meadow Farm Drive, Sundorne, Shrewsbury SY1 4NG
website: www.juggling.org.uk
Contact: Ginny Daley
telephone: 01743 247726
email: ginny@juggling.org.uk
Age range: all ages

Circus Maniacs - full time course

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YORKSHIRE

Donny Creative Arts Studios

Springbank Road Chesterfield S40 1NL
website:
Contact: Brian Evans
telephone: 01246 220636
email: brian.evans@derbyshire.gov.uk
Age range: 11-16|16

Georgian Theatre Royal

Victoria Road Richmond DL10 4DW
website: www.georgiantheatreroyal.co.uk
Contact: Daisy Aitken
telephone: 01748 823710
email: education@georgiantheatreroyal.co.uk
Age range: all ages

Greentop Community Circus Centre

St Thomas Church Holywell Road Sheffield S4 8AS
website: www.greentop.org
Contact: Caroline Veal
telephone: 0114 2448828
email: caroline@veal.uk.com
Age range: all ages

Hebden Bridge Circus Skills Group

Ground Floor Project Salem Mill Hebden Bridge HX7 6HW
website:
Contact: Martin Millard
telephone: 07815 447407
email:
Age range: all ages

Hullabaloo Community Circus

Woodhouse Community Centre Leeds LS6 2NY
website:
Contact: Alice
telephone: 07831 555537
email: alicej_gavin@yahoo.co.uk
Age range: all ages

Scarborough Juggling Club

113 Scholes Park Road Scarborough YO12 6RA
website: www.scarboroughjuggling.co.uk
Contact: Steve Roper
telephone: 01723 364949
email: steve.roper@gmail.com
Age range: all ages

Swamp Circus Trust

Magna Sheffield Road Rotherham S6 1DX

Picture Source : Circus Space

website: www.swamptrust.org.uk
Contact: Tim Woolliscroft
telephone: 01709 828477
email: info@swamptrust.org.uk
Age range: 11-16|16

Swamp Circus Trust

RCAT (Rotherham College of Arts and Technology), Town Centre Campus, Eastwood Lane, Rotherham, S65 1EG.
website: www.swamptrust.org.uk
Contact: Jules Howarth / Claire Saddington
telephone: 01709 828477
email: info@swamptrust.org.uk
Age range: 11 - 25 yr olds

Swamp Circus Trust

York Theatre Royal, St. Leonard's Place, York. YO1 7HD.
website: www.swamptrust.org.uk
Contact: Jules Howarth / Donna Fox
telephone: 01709 828 477 / 01904 554266
email: info@swamptrust.org.uk
Age range: 11 - 16 yr olds

Urban Circus Arts

The Basement 252 Keighley Road Bradford BD9 4JZ
website: www.urbancircusarts.co.uk
Contact: Daryll Hackett
telephone: 01274 482809
email: daryll@urbancircusarts.co.uk
Age range: under 11s|11-16

York Jugglers

Cemetery Chapel, York Cemetery Cemetery Road York YO10 5AG
website:
Contact: Martin Burton
telephone: 01904 631696
email: yoyomonster@juggler.net
Age range: all ages

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SCOTLAND

Theatre Modo

Pearce Institute
840-860 Govan Road
Glasgow, G51 3UU

website: www.theatremodo.com
Contact: Martin Danziger
telephone: 0141 445 6269

Academy of Circus Arts : Photo : Y.Katsaris

email: martin@theatremodo.com
Age range: 5+

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WALES

Circus Eruption

Unit 4D
Cwm Rd
Hafod
Swansea
SA1 2AY
website: www.circuseruption.co.uk
telephone: 01792 474004
email: circuseruption@hotmail.co.uk
Age range: 11-19 to participate as a Young Person
18+ to participate as a Voluntary Youth Worker

NoFit State Circus

PO Box 238 Cardiff CF24 0XS
website: www.nofitstate.org
Contact: Ali Williams
telephone: (029) 2022 1330
email: ali@nofitstate.com
Age range: all ages

Pontypridd Community Circus

c/o NoFit State PO Box 238 Cardiff CF24 0XS
website: www.nofitstate.org
Contact: c/o Ali Williams
telephone: (029) 2022 1330
email: ali@nofitstate.com
Age range: all ages

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NORTHERN IRELAND

Belfast Community Circus School

23 Gordon Street Belfast BT1 2LG
website:
Contact: Will Chamberlain
telephone: 02890236007
email: will@belfastcircus.org
Age range: all ages

The Beat

9-11 Ballymacarrett Road Belfast BT4 1BT
website: www.belfastcarnival.com/
Contact: Jean Boyd
telephone: 02890460863
email: jean@belfastcarnival.org
Age range: all ages

Academy of Circus Arts : Photo : Y.Katsaris

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