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Hive Projects

The Hive is a charity organisation running creative projects with various groups of people in challenging circumstances across Shropshire and the surrounding areas.

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Up Tempo 2!

Up Tempo 2 starts on Tuesday June 5th at the Hive and is a FREE weekly music workshop, run by professional musicians open to young people aged 16+ in touch with mental health services.

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Martin Simpson

Equally at home playing English traditional folk, American folk and blues and his own compositions, Martin is consistently named as one of the very finest fingerstyle guitar players in the world.

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Adult Animation Workshop

Learn how to make your own short animation using stop-frame. Materials provided to help you create models and sets or you can bring your own if you have a burning idea.

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What we offer

The Hive celebrates arts, culture and creativity and we are proud of our reputation as an organisation with a mission to provide a base for young people in Shropshire to explore and build on their creative skills.

















In the last 10 years we have worked with over 35,000 children and young people, most of them living in challenging circumstances or experiencing hardship in life.



















Use our Creative Space

You have the opportunity to bring your business or organisation into our creative centre, right in the heart of Shrewsbury. We provide three main areas.

Performance Area

  • Sound-proofed
  • 105 person capacity
  • Seating available
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Meeting Room

  • 10 person capacity
  • Table or Seminar style
  • Private / quiet location
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Gallery Space

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