Becoming a Jet Black Squares associate will give you the opportunity to create and run fun smartphone sessions in your local area that work around your schedule, and receive support from our friendly team.
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What’s on at Jet Black Squares this autumn?
As we get further into the autumn, this can be a great time of year to get out and about and enjoy some outdoor activities in a cooler climate. It is also a beautiful time to get out into nature and capture the changing of the season. So, here are our autumn smartphone safari highlights that will make for a fun day out for the whole family.
Join Jeanne in some beautiful North Hertfordshire spots
Brocket Hall
Brocket Hall (grounds only) - 22nd September
Hitchin - More dates coming soon
Brocket Hall - 24th September
Hertford - 30th September
Join JULIE for her iconic cornish safaris
Boscastle
Bude - 21st September, 14th October, 28th October, 6th November, 7th December
Boscastle - 20th September, 15th October, 27th October, 7th November, 8th December
Join GAIL for an explore of OXFORDshire
Bodleian library in oxford
Bicester - 22nd September, 8th October, 25th November
Woodstock - 6th October, 17th November
Oxford - 29th September, 14th October, 11th November
Banbury - 3rd November
Join MARY in and around WATFORD
Revelry Lodge
Chorleywood Estate - 19th September
Revelry Lodge - 21st September
Bushey Rose Garden (wheelchair accessible) - 25th September
Join TIM for some FASCINATING LONDON safaris
Little Venice
Richmond-upon-Thames - 7th October, 27th October
Paddington Basin - 12th October
Covent Garden - 27th September, 6th October, 28th October
Windsor - 30th September, 21st October
Camden - 13th October
Join IMI for beautiful views in YORK
York Minster
York - 25th September, 9th October, 18th October
Join Jack in exciting Manchester
Manchester Town Hall
Manchester - 30th September, 1st October, 14th October, 15th October, 28th October, 29th October
Join LISA in the stunning SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS
Invergordon Mural Trail
Inverness - 2nd October
Invergordon Mural Trail (suitable for cruise passengers) - 25th September, 29th September, 8th October
Chanonry Point - 23rd September
Join JET and experience LONDON, ST ALBANS & REDBOURN
The Shard from London Bridge station
Southbank low light/nighttime - 13th October
St James Park - 9th October
Southbank (daytime) - 13th October
Kings Cross - 15th October
London Bridge - 21st October
Soho and Chinatown - 28th September, 5th October
Barbican - 26th September, 18th October
Brick Lane - 15th October
Carnaby Street and Soho Christmas Lights - 22nd November, 6th December, 4th December
St Albans (Herts) - 8th October, 22nd October
Redbourn (Herts) FREE Snap & Chat - 23rd October, 20th November, 11th December (evening - Christmas lights)
As well as our group safaris listed above, we also offer private 1:1/family smartphone safaris.
This time of year, many parents are also looking for a Duke of Edinburgh Award skill for their child, which we offer. Our Duke of Edinburgh sessions includes a complimentary adult place, and you don’t have to buy any expensive equipment either!
Please do get in touch with jet@jetblacksquares.com for more details.
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A writer’s retreat is the perfect opportunity to hone your ideas and share your work with your peers. And having the chance to do this in Greece makes for an idyllic setting that will really get the creative juices flowing. This is the fantastic opportunity The Skyros Writers’ Lab have created in their now well-established retreat.
They have also found over the years they have been running that incorporating broader creative activates can hugely enhance your writing, and be great fun too! This is why we are delighted to announce that we will be running our smartphone photography workshops as part of the Skyros writers retreat this June.
Who is the retreat for?
The short answer is anyone with a passion and interest in writing of any kind. Over the years, the Skyros writers retreat has been attended by writers who are early on in their journey and looking to finish their first piece, to established writers with a book under their belt.
Former Writers’ Lab participants include Susan Elderkin, Crysse Morrison, Shani Solomons, Emma Darwin and Grace Wynne-Jones, who have gone on to publish books or to stage plays they started, developed, or completed in Skyros.
The retreat offers the opportunity to learn from distinguished writers, share the joys and struggles of the creative process, discover your strengths and polish your skills. All while enjoying the laid-back Greek island life.
When and where will the writers retreat be held?
The writers retreat takes place at the beautiful Skyros Centre in Skyros Island, Greece from Sat 24 Jun - Sat 1 Jul 2023
What is a smartphone photography workshop?
As part of the retreat, you will have additional masterclasses and wellbeing sessions you can attend. This is a wonderful opportunity to get creative, find a new skill or hobby and dedicate time to yourself.
During our smartphone photography workshop, you will discover all the hidden tips and tricks of your smartphone camera and editing tools. We will go ‘out and about’ looking at landscape, macro, portrait photography and how to work with the amazing light available.
Being able to focus on setting and transition in a visual sense is an adaptive skill that can be very useful for writers. And what’s great about smartphone photography is you will always have a powerful camera to use right in your pocket.
How do I find out more?
Further detail of the Skyros Writers Retreat can be found here.
We hope to see you there!
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