In 2025 Blystra Arts received funding from Great Western Railway’s Customer and Community Improvement Fund to deliver their project: Stories from the Station (SFTS), a creative heritage project that explores the impact Newquay station has had on the town. SFTS is a...
A creative community project exploring climate, identity, and the future of Newquay Reflecting on Newquay’s Present to Imagine Its Future In April 2022, Blystra Arts launched Snapshots in Time, a community arts project celebrating Newquay’s people, places, and...
Alongside Newquay Town Council, Blystra Arts delivered a Family Day on Killacourt in Newquay. There was the “Bubble-Bike Boogie”, Newquay Town Team, Beach Guardian and Blystra craft activities. We were also very pleased to welcome Craig from Squashbox Theatre who...
January – March 2022 In 2022 Blystra Arts was awarded funding from Hall for Cornwall to deliver the Welcome Back fund across Newquay from Jan to March 2022. Wholly funded by the European Regional Development Fund, the programme was about celebrating the unique...
Connecting on the Court (COTC) was a one-day celebration of Newquay held on the Killacourt in May 2022 and 2023 and was for both Newquay businesses and for local people. The event ran from 11am – 3pm, had a non-commercial emphasis and was created by local people for...
Get Creative Newquay was 14 months of creative community workshops that ran once a month at various venues/locations across Newquay. Workshops included visual arts, craft, dance and creative movement, music and singing, outdoor activities and everything in between....
