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Gig review: Circle of Light at Fisher Gate Point
Sat 18 Oct 2025Circle of Light celebrated the release of their new album, COL 6, at Fisher Gate Point to coincide with World Mental Health Day 2025...
Pick Six: Tom Towle of Running Circle Records
Sat 12 Apr 2025Record Store Day takes place on Saturday 12 April this year, so we put some questions to Tom Towle, the boss of Running Circle Records on Freckingham Street…
Circle of Light director Tiffany Jade tells us about the future of creative hub Fisher Gate Point
Tue 04 Mar 2025Over the past five years Fisher Gate Point has been slowly blossoming into a creative and cultural hub in Nottingham, home to numerous collectives, businesses and events, from the Hockley Hustle crew, to Circle of Light. With a new cafe, exhibition and events space, they are currently gearing up for their launch party on International Women’s Day. We spoke to one of the people at its helm, Tiffany Jade, about the many programs she’s facilitated at the centre.
Gig review: SPRINTS at Rescue Rooms, with Chalk
Tue 03 Dec 2024A pinnacle performance of the year: SPRINTS race for gold in their cathartic celebrations at Nottingham's Rescue Rooms...
Gig review: Circle of Light album launch at Fishergate Point
Mon 14 Oct 2024The award-winning creative collective Circle of Light took over Fishergate Point on World Mental Health Day 2024 to celebrate the launch of their fifth album, COL5...
Circle of Light call for young people to collaboratively create an album
Thu 01 Aug 2024The award winning Circle of Light music and wellbeing project is looking for young people to take up the life-changing opportunity to join them to create an album this August...
Circle of Light To Orchestrate Music Career Opportunities For Hundreds of Young People
Tue 13 Feb 2024The Circle of Light music and wellbeing project is back for a fifth year with opportunities for young people aged 16-25 looking for pathways into the music industry...
In Photos: Circle of Light Album Launch at The Bodega
Sun 16 Oct 2022Nottingham-based creative community Circle of Light released a new album this week, and we took a trip to The Bodega to check out its launch event...
Circle of Light to Perform Brand New Music for World Mental Health Day
Thu 07 Oct 2021The collective will present their new album at Nottingham Contemporary on Sunday 10 October...
Plates Records: Coming Full Circle
Thu 04 Feb 2021Eileen Pegg chats with Nick Strang as Plates goes from selling records to putting out its own this year…
Circle of Light is Back This August: 2020 Applications Now Open
Sun 26 Jul 2020Following the staggering success of last year’s debut Circle of Light project, new Youth Music funding has been secured to give more young people the chance to get hands-on experience in the music industry - even during the current climate. Read on to learn how it will work, the mentors leading the way, and how you can apply for a place at the workshops this August…
Circle of Light and Hockley Hustle are Putting on a Livestream Music Bonanza
Tue 24 Mar 2020Light Hustle – a marvellous collab between the Circle of Light and Hockley Hustle – was gonna take place on Saturday 4 April as part of the Youth Music Give a Gig Week initiative. However, it’s now going digital…
Live Music Photos: Circle of Light Album Launch
Sat 12 Oct 2019The Circle of Light project pulled off the mammoth task of recording an entire album in just three weeks. Browse our pics from the launch show at Metronome, which took place on World Mental Health Day.
Circle of Light: More Than Just Making an Album
Sun 06 Oct 2019An album created by young people in Nottingham this summer will be released on World Mental Health Day with a live show at Confetti’s Metronome. We chat to those involved and find out there’s much more to this project than just the music...
Circle of Light Gives Young People Chance to Work With Music Biz Pros
Tue 02 Jul 2019The charity project helps 18-25 year olds explore mental health by getting creative and there’s not long left to sign up. Here’s why you shouldn’t ‘ang abaht...
Live Music Review: Kinkajous at Rough Trade
Wed 26 Jun 2019Local label Running Circle have just released a mega new album, so invited the band who made it to play in Notts...
It’s Okay Not To Be Okay
Sun 07 May 2017Alexander Chalkley is twenty six years old, and works as a Programme Manager. Living with severe anxiety and depression, we caught up with him in honour of Mental Health Awareness Week to talk about his own experience with mental health, in the hopes that it will encourage others to open up themselves.
British Art Show 7 Preview
Fri 01 Oct 2010We look at what's in store when the British Arts Show 7 comes to Nottingham