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23 Dec 2021
#12daysofST - day 12. Our last look back at the year is one of our favourite moments. We debuted our Zoom version of We Will Be Happy Here with guests @UnitingFriends1. Our performers were in Bethnal Green, sensory materials sent to Redbridge for the group to actively take part.
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23 Dec 2021
#12daysofST - day 11 In September we teamed up with @AngelaClerkin @TheAlbanySE8 for the Festival of Radical Care. Our Pods Of Solace sensory installation was complemented by workshops exploring writing as self care, microgreens, and a meeting for carers. sparetyre.org/whats-on/event…
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22 Dec 2021
#12daysofST - day 10. After much delay due to Covid closures, we were able to safely resume in-person workshops at the Haynes Dementia Centre, Haringey. This is the fourth year of a partnership with @jacksons_lane, called Together, and funded by @CityBridgeTrust 1/
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20 Dec 2021
#12daysofST - day 9. This year we've been developing an idea called Covid Café - a creative inclusive space for anyone learning to live with Long Covid. Here's an explainer from @JustRMJ ahead of the first Café on January 26 with @StMargaretsLDN sparetyre.org/about-us/blog/…

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17 Dec 2021
#12daysofST - day 8. As a sponsor organisation, we were excited to be matched with contemporary dancer Tanja Erhart to work on Creative Freelancers: Shaping London's Recovery, operated by @FuelTheatre #cfslr tanjaerh.art/ 1/

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16 Dec 2021
#12daysofST - Day 7. Artists Yolande Bramble-Carter and Lisa Muten (pictured) worked with @SolaceWomensAid on a project using creativity to help women with experience of abuse or violence rebuild their lives. Supported by the Cultural Recovery Fund. #HereForCulture @ace_national
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14 Dec 2021
#12DaysofST - Day 6. Our Autumn tour of We Will Be Happy Here took us to @KingstonMencap and @the_spring - our first time out on the road since the start of the pandemic. sparetyre.org/whats-on/event…
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13 Dec 2021
#12daysofST - Day 5. We were funded by the NHS Better Care Fund to offer 'Through Your Letterbox' multisensory packs to people living with dementia in Haringey. After being referred, our artists made phone calls and sent interactive postal packs. (1/2)
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10 Dec 2021
#12daysofST - Day 4 In May and June, we recruited 8 early-mid career facilitators and artists from a range of disciplines, backgrounds, and experiences, to take part in Tyre Change, a paid training programme. #supportfreelancers #paidtraining
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#12daysofST - Day 3. In October, we began year 2 of Ghyama! Arts (meaning ‘awesome arts’ in Bengali) with @bpcaonline. With enhanced Covid-safety protocols and a bubble system, our facilitators have been able to attend @stmargaretsldn to resume in-person sessions.
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24 Dec 2020
#12daysofST The third year of our Together residency at @HaynesDementia continued, with weekly sensory activities, until the pandemic struck. We continued to meet the participants remotely with Spare Tyre Through Your Letterbox. sparetyre.org/whats-on/proje…
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23 Dec 2020
#12daysofST We're proud to be based in #Lewisham. With our friend @roughinform, we relaunched the Lewisham chapter of @WhatNextCulture, hosting fortnightly online meetings and discussions. Follow @WhtNxtLewisham or get more info here: whatnextculture.co.uk/chapte…
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22 Dec 2020
#12daysofST In the summer, we sponsored four artists to join the #FreelanceTaskForce. Alice Theobald & @elliemartist made this film with @AAATheatre artists exploring the challenges facing freelancers that are neuro-divergent and/or have a disability. youtube.com/watch?v=4nweYWKJ…

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21 Dec 2020
#12daysofST From May, we started work on personalised multi-sensory packages for people living with dementias, with materials to stimulate all the senses sent through the post. These included interactive films, for example Moves by Debbie Bandara.
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18 Dec 2020
Covid & a chronic illness: our GM, Rose, shares her experiences of the term 'vulnerable'. Read the full blog on our site: tinyurl.com/ycszr52s #12daysofST #vulnerable #chronicillness
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16 Dec 2020
#12daysofST Back in Jan and Feb, we collaborated with @BpcaOnline & @StMargaretsLDN in #TowerHamlets for the first time. The R&D tested ideas for our planned show We Will Be Happy and paved the way for Ghyama Arts! with BPCA this Autumn.
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14 Dec 2020
Looking back to January in our #12daysofST, @Baring_Found published our research into art and dementia in the UK South Asian diaspora, written by @nefertiti35 and @artiprashar. sparetyre.org/about-us/news/…

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13 Dec 2020
It's time again for #12daysofST - reflecting back on what's happened in this extraordinary year. Back before everything went very strange, we started January by appointment three brilliant new Associate Artists - @elliemartist, David Munns and @lisamuten sparetyre.org/about-us/blog/…
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#12daysofST A brand new show, a trip to Edinburgh Fringe, a tour of an old favourite, a revival from 40 years ago... 2019 was a massive year for us. Here's to more in 2020. Happy New Year! sparetyre.org/about-us/blog/…

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20 Dec 2019
#12daysofST This autumn we were delighted to take part in @TheAlbanySE8 ‘s Festival of Creative Ageing with The Garden. Watch our short film to discover the impact this multi-sensory show can have for people living with dementias & their carers bit.ly/2rZAcMz

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