An Escape2Make Business Breakfast was held in Lancaster on 7th October and was arranged by North Star Projects to raise awareness and funds for the charity.
The Escape2Make (E2M) event took place at Lancaster’s Scotch Quarry on Saturday, an open invitation to the local community to see what 11-18s had been doing over the summer in a variety of free workshops. read more
Over the summer, Lancaster and Morecambe youth-led charity Escape2Make (E2M) have been working with professional practitioners and artists to deliver free sessions to local young people. Everything they have made and learnt will be showcased at Lancaster’s Scotch Quarry. read more
Swedish furniture giant IKEA and Eden Project International are the latest major
organisations to throw their support behind Lancaster-based charity Escape2Make.
Representatives from the firms were at the charity’s inaugural away day at Lancaster
Castle on Saturday 26th February. read more
On Friday 19 February 2021, Eden hosted an online community conversation to give people the latest news on plans for Eden Project North. E2M explain (from 5 minutes in) how we will be working closely with Eden North to help young people in the area.
North West Youth For Eden (NWYFE) is launching two competitions that will see letters and videos sent out to Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak asking for support and funding for the planned attraction in Morecambe. Young people in Lancaster and Morecambe have launched a campaign in support of Eden Project North.
The charity is setting up the socially distanced project in an effort to maintain positive wellbeing among two groups who need it the most in this unprecedented time: the young and the elderly.
Around 250 people gathered at the Dukes Theatre on Thursday November 14, to take part in the launch of Escape2Make (E2M).
The evening began with Lancaster University Prof Dame Sue Black, patron of the charity, who told the audience about the importance of the charity given the mounting evidence that more and more young people are feeling lonely and isolated.
The charity, which is for anyone aged between 11 and 18, has also received a boost after Lancaster University and Eden Project North announced they would be backing the charity. read more
A “lifesaving” new project for young people in Lancaster aims to tackle bullying, depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts head on. Escape2Make (E2M) is the brainchild of Jenny Natusch, and it is already gaining support from the NHS, police, councils and the education sector in its mission to tackle and prevent mental health issues in teenagers caused by boredom and increasing isolation, and aggravated by social media.
There are now plans for an E2M hub in the proposed new Canal Corridor development in Lancaster. read more
Local 11-18s are being offered the chance to get creative and make new friends next month in a series of hands-on free workshops covering everything from hairstyling, make-up and fashion up-cycling to street magic, guerrilla poster art and broadcasting with the BBC.
The 23 workshops, run by professionals in city venues, will be filmed to create an advert for the launch of Escape2Make (E2M), a newly forming charity which aims to give teenagers in the Lancaster and Morecambe district a safe place to make things, make friends and make a difference. read more
