The Big Swim

Rachel Welford 
Cold Water Creativity 
Fri 20th, Sat 21st, Sun 22nd May, 10.30am – 4pm, Free, Drop-in

No booking required 
Beach chalet 237  
See and chat to artist Rachel Welford whilst she creates artwork based on her experiences  of sea-swimming. Rachel’s main inspiration is light on the water’s surface and the ever  changing horizon line. Rachel will be launching her Cold Water Creativity project, an online  and in-person opportunity to learn and share all things art and cold-water swimming. 
Rachel’s specialism is art-glass for architecture. She uses the transparency and reflectivity of  glass to play with light and transform inside or outdoor spaces. Detailed observations of the  natural world are her main source of inspiration.  

Elaine Powley & Andrea Brewster 
Sea Fever 

Tue 24th May , 9am – 2.30pm, Free, Drop-in 
No booking required 
Beach chalet 237  
Taking John Masefield’s poem Sea Fever “I must go down to the sea again” as a starting  point, Elaine and Andrea will be creating a collage inspired by the poem's imagery and by  watching the sea. They will use recycled materials- scrap fabric, card, paper, plastics etc. and  probably some knitting....

The Blow-ins 
Bridget Cousins (harp and voice), Phil Bennett (guitar and voice) 
Wed 25th May, 9am – 3.30pm, Performances (30 mins long) 10am, 11am, 2pm, 3pm, Free 
Booking required for performances, email beepjc@gmail.com or phone 07717738243 Capacity – 6 
A musical journey with the Blow-ins will take you from ancient love songs to contemporary  protest with gentle humour and powerful emotion. 
During their day at the chalets The Blow-ins will be working on ideas and arrangements for  new music. They will also be staging four 20-minute performances with a Q&A afterwards,  offering an opportunity to explore what they do in a way not usually possible at their usual  gigs. 
The Blow-ins make gentle acoustic music with Celtic harp, guitar and voices. Playing  together since they met in 2012 they’re well known at local folk sessions and have been  heard on Coast and County Radio, Tempo FM , FAB Folk and Blues and Sound of  Scarborough live streams. They’ve performed their eclectic mix of old and new folk songs  and tunes and their own compositions at Sea Fest and Folk East, making their debut on the  virtual stage at Scarborough’s own Headland festival in 2020.  
'One of the North Yorkshire folk scene’s best kept secrets’ : Tony Haynes, Tempo FM ‘Mesmerisingly beautiful instrumentals’ : Luke Barker, Coast and County Radio ‘Captivating, emotive and genuine’ : Jim Taylor, Headland Festival 

Chantal Scott-Anderton 
Transitions - From Flotsam To Object 
Sat 28th May, Sun 29th May, 11am – 4pm, Free, Drop-in 
No booking required 
Beach chalet 237  
Chantal uses salvaged materials washed ashore, and transforms them into objects and  images. She is a mixed-media artist who studied jewellery and fine-art at Hull University,  Central School of Art and Design and Camberwell School of Art.

Jo Smith 
Mindfulness and Movement 
Sat 28th May, 11am – 12 noon, Free, Drop-in 
No booking required 
South Bay beach, below The Clock Café 
Gain focus and calm the mind with this guided activity to connect with the environment and  the inner-self. 

Lesley Armour & Kate Stancombe 
Place of Peace 
Sat 28th May, 1.30 – 4pm, Free, Drop-in 
No booking required 
Under ‘the arches’, South Bay beach, below The Clock Café 
Sound and aroma join to provide a place of sanctuary. Through aromatic smells and the  sound of singing bowls, Kate and Lesley will be creating a quiet place for people just to sit  and be. Indian head massage or Thai chair massage will be available too. Possibly the odd  poem read aloud if it feels right… 

Lesley Armour & Elaine Mimms 
Seaside Smells 
Tues 31st May, 10am – 4pm, music performance, 1-2pm, Free, Drop-in 
No booking required 
Beach chalet 237  
Discover the scents of the sea and learn about the seaweed, herb and flower aromas of the  seaside. Appreciate the meaning behind the song Scarborough Fair, and the aromatherapy  qualities of its herbs. Local artist Elaine Mimms will be singing Scarborough Fair between 1  
and 2 pm along with other sea faring songs. There will also be information about the  benefits of Clinical Aromatherapy for health and its beauty as an art. 
Lesley is a Clinical Aromatherapist and recognizes the value of scent and its effects on our  overall health. As a previous nurse Lesley believes self-care, using aromatherapy can  support us at difficult times in life by providing a space for a sense of peace and well-being. 

Kerry Davies - artist in residence 
Mon 30th May, 1-4pm, Free, Drop-in 
No booking required 
Beach chalet 237  
Kerry is an artist and illustrator. He enjoys spending time outside sketching people and  places. Come along to see Kerry at work, chat and maybe have a go yourself…

Lesley Warner 
Haiku By The Sea 
Wed 1st June, 10am – 3pm, Free, Drop-in 
No booking required 
Beach chalet 237  
After walking on the shore or swimming in the sea you are invited to the Sea Swim chalet for  a spot of haiku-making (the Japanese poetry form comprised of 17 syllables [3 lines with 5, 7  & 5 syllables] evoking the natural world) based on your immersion in the seascape. Haikus  and related artwork will be posted on the Sea Swim Facebook page.