May 2024
Friday 3rd May 2024
Step Up to The Stage!
STEP UP! This is an opportunity to step up onto the Soft Touch Stage, whether you are new to performing or want to try out new material, this is a place for young Soft Touch performers to give it a go!
March 2024
Monday the 25th March – Friday 29th March 2024
A Million Ideas
This is an open access session for making music, art, video and performance, running over the first week of the Easter Holiday 2024, all working towards a performance on the Friday.
February 2024
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This is not your usual networking event. This is a Soft Touch Arts networking event and this is what you can expect:
*A delicious hand-made pizza lunch followed by a selection of cakes made by our young chefs.
August 2023
Saturday 19th august Glastonblaby Festival! 12pm onwards!
Once again we’re pleased to bring this prestigious event to the village of Blaby.
This time it’s going to be bigger and better than ever.
It is going to be hosted by the Leicester Lions Rugby Football Club who will be opening the clubhouse again serving drinks on the day.
This event will have some fantastic live music from many different artists throughout the day. Plus a wonderful selection of stalls selling food and drinks plus other items and fun things to do.
Pretty Dirty Rats
Joey B-Side
Honest Dave
Dada Women
Dave Kerr
Apparently Shane
Eco Fest
as part of Re/action Festival
On the 26-27th August re/action festival celebrates Creativity for the Climate, with a focus on people and communities coming together to make small changes that add up to a big difference. This inclusive festival will share marvellous outdoor shows, giant puppets and tiny creatures in Leicester’s city centre
Friday 25th August
Step Up to the stage!
Step up! this is an opportunity to step up onto the Soft Touch Stage, whether you are new to performing or want to try out new material, this is a place for young Soft Touch performers to give it a go!
Meet The Revolutionaries. Punk: Rage & Revolution Opening Weekend Event
Punk:Rage and Revolution
at Leicester Museum and art gallery and at Soft Touch Arts New Walk
27th May – 3rd September 2023, opening times
Monday - Friday 11:00-16:30 - Saturday - Sunday 11:00-17:00
June 2023
Friday 30th June
Step Up to the stage!
Step up! this is an opportunity to step up onto the Soft Touch Stage, whether you are new to performing or want to try out new material, this is a place for young Soft Touch performers to give it a go!
Meet The Revolutionaries. Punk: Rage & Revolution Opening Weekend Event
Sat, 27 May 2023 14:00 - 15:00 BST
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery 50 New Walk Leicester LE1 7EA
Contributors to the exhibition Roger K Burton, Will English, Steve Pyke and Juliana Sissons talk to Dr Sandra Baum and Ginny Copley about Punk and it's influence on their lives and creativity.
Punk:Rage and Revolution
at Leicester Museum and art gallery and at Soft Touch Arts New Walk
27th May – 3rd September 2023, opening times
Monday - Friday 11:00-16:30 - Saturday - Sunday 11:00-17:00
MARCH 2023
Friday 31st March
Step Up to the stage!
Step up! this is an opportunity to step up onto the Soft Touch Stage, whether you are new to performing or want to try out new material, this is a place for young Soft Touch performers to give it a go!
March Saturday 25th
Fundraiser Gig Night
Come and support Soft Touch Arts on
Saturday 25th March 7pm-11pm
See what our music leaders do
when they are not working at Soft Touch Arts!
Blue Skys in June
featuring our own Helen Collins
Lee Spreadbury
Guru front man who also leads SEN music sessions
Caroline Rowland
singer song writer dancer and music leader
at Soft Touch and regularly gigs in Leicester
Strizzy Strauss
Mc Poet and Music leader
here at Soft Touch
No introduction needed for for the legend that is
Wavey on the decks playing hip hop classics and local!
Pay what you can afford on the door
Freshly cooked Vegetarian and Vegan food
Bar
All profits raised go to delivering projects to young people
50 New Walk Leicester, LE16TF
FEBRUARY 2023
February Tuesday 21st
The Big Chilli 2023
Every year for the past 7 years Pete Miller (now sadly without Tracey Miller who was such a great supporter of Soft Touch), has put on a comedy fundraising event for Soft Touch. Over the 7 years around £25000 in profit has been raised. This year’s event is on 21st February, 6.30-10.30pm at Chutney Ivy with Jessica Fostekew as the headline act. Please could you share the flyer far and wide and encourage anyone you know who might like this type of event to come along, as ticket sales are not what they should be this year for various reasons. Chris will also need some help on the night so any volunteers welcome – curry and comedy provided in return. A couple of our young people James Sheridan and Jamie will get involved reading out puns to guests on the tables
JANUARY 2023
Friday 27th January
Step Up to the stage!
Step up! this is an opportunity to step up onto the Soft Touch Stage, whether you are new to performing or want to try out new material, this is a place for young Soft Touch performers to give it a go!
NOVEMBER 2022
The prison art exhibition is currently in the cafe/exhibition space during cafe opening hours.
SEPTEMBER 2022
Saturday 3rd September,
You’re invited!! Come along to our Pride Parade Pre-Party (try saying that ten times quickly) on Saturday 3rd September, 10:00 – 12:15. We’ll have glitter, face paint, flags, and all other Pride essentials, including coffee! Hope to see you there!
The Soft Touch café has re-opened for 2022!
As of the 23rd of February, we will be open from 11-2:30 every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
We serve Vegan and Vegetarian food perfect for a Lunch break pick-me-up.
Come down to 50 New Walk and enjoy some of our delicious offerings and support our community of young participants who make and prepare all of the food themselves.
Visit the café. Currently open on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. The cafe serves delicious vegetarian and vegan food and is run by young people. The café space also hosts exhibitions throughout the year.
