August 2007: Installation of green PVC flooring in parlour

July 29th 2007: Labour Swap with Castlefield gallery staff. Thinking Space for the North closes Castlefield Gallery for one day to take staff on an overnight visit to Low Parkamoor to engage in physical labour. Jobs included painting shutters, eco-loo and interior walls, installing the parlour stove and building a new wall to keep out sheep
photos on flickr | Castlefield exhibition info

July 12th 2007: Discussion about Low Parkamoor with Adam Sutherland and Alistair Hudson at Castlefield Gallery

July: Princes Drawing School residential visit

June 30th - August 12th 2007: Exhibition, 'To the Left of the Rising Sun' at Castlefield Gallery, Manchester we have swapped a barn door from Low Parkamoor for the gallery invigilators desk | Castlefield exhibition info

May: Pump up and running, parlour interior begins to take shape

April: New windows and shutters! Volunteer labour weekend

March: Renovated Sefton range re-installed

February 2nd - March 10th 2007: Group Exhibition 'The Return of the Seven Samurai' at Galerie Lucy Mackintosh, Lausanne, Switzerland includes photographs and furniture from the Low Parkamoor collection | Lucy Mackintosh exhibition info

October 19th 2006: Served a scouse (stew) from a Saxon revival pot made by Lynn Wait at the opening of the Biennial conference event at Static, Liverpool. Part of Cecilia Andersson's Supersocial programme | Supersocial | feature on /Seconds

14th September - 26th November 2006: Exhibition 'Grizedale Arts - Virtual Grizedale' opens at Greenland Street, Liverpool, featuring furniture and interior schemes for Low Parkamoor parlour. Commissioned by A Foundation for the Liverpool Biennial, the new designs include a Bureau by Artist House and a panelling system by Dan Robinson www.afoundation.org.uk | Liverpool Exhibition press release (doc)

3rd March 2006: Exhibition opens at Artist House, Leeds, of photography by Polly Braden with TSN. Polly Braden won the Jerwood Photography prize in 2003. This show is a backdrop for workshops and new partnerships towards developing Thinking Space for the North. Exhibition runs till 30th April 2006 | Leeds Exhibition press release (pdf)