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Vamos! Mexican Wrestling by Simon Williams

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2800+ join the party

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Creative Space Management welcomed over 2800 visitors to Toffee Factory last weekend at their ‘Swing for Toffee’ event. Celebrating all things vintage, the evenings were programmed for The Late Shows, Newcastle and Gateshead’s free cultural crawl held after hours in … Continue reading

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Swing for Toffee

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The Late Shows return in May and Toffee Factory invites you to take a step back in time. Saunter down and join them on Friday 16th and Saturday 17th May (7.00 – 11.00pm) for vintage glamour, killer cocktails and sounds … Continue reading

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TEDx Talks at Toffee Factory

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Toffee Factory is pleased to announce it is hosting a day of TEDx talks on Saturday April 5th. The event will feature numerous inspiring speakers, ranging from a street artist to an Olympic athlete, who, through various presentations, will explore … Continue reading

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Ouseburn Open Studios Spring Salon Sale!

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Toffee Factory presents Spring Salon Sale, a collection of the varied work being produced by local – emerging and established – designers and makers. Featuring affordable and varied gifts for all tastes: prints, ceramics, jewellery, candles, soap, chocolates, cards, tables, lamps, stained … Continue reading

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Ouse Turn is it for Lunch? Back for 2014

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Ouseburn’s favourite weekly lunch offer, Ouse Turn is it for Lunch?, returns to Toffee Factory for 2014. The concept is a simple one: each week a different food vendor pitches up under the Glasshouse Bridge and, between 12 and 2pm, … Continue reading

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Tanya Garland – Managing Director of Cool Blue

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“The team at the Toffee Factory do a great job in fuelling a creative work place. They put a lot of effort into what many landlords might consider to be the softer side of working life such as organising exciting … Continue reading

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Courtyard

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Lobster Party

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“Send Three and Fourpence…”

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Memories of The Rink Ballroom, a former dance venue in Hartlepool, were the inspiration behind Northern artist Neil Armstrong’s multimedia installation at Toffee Factory this November. This once bustling venue, opened in 1910, known locally as “the Rink” provided the … Continue reading

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MADE Fresh – Ouseburn Open Studios Design Market pop up

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MADE NORTH in partnership with Toffee Factory presents MADE Fresh, a collection of the most exciting new work being produced by Northern designers and makers. The pop up will feature contemporary design objects by emerging as well as established designer/makers from … Continue reading

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MADE in the NORTH

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Toffee Factory is delighted to be joining forces with the creative minds of MADE NORTH to bring EDITION#1, a celebration of contemporary northern graphic art, design and illustration, to Newcastle. For the duration of Northern Design Festival (10th – 19th … Continue reading

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Al fresco Lobster Fest at Toffee Factory

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Toffee Factory hooked up with Riley’s Fish Shack this weekend to welcome 80 lucky diners to Lobster Fest. Inspired by traditional Swedish crayfish parties the sell-out event wowed guests and rounded off this year’s EAT! Festival in style. The night … Continue reading

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Have a go Sweet ’Art

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Set of Drawers, a group of illustrators from the North East of England, are asking for your help in transforming Toffee Factory into a crafty ‘Sweetie Shop’, full of themed creative activities as part of the Ouseburn Festival weekend fun. … Continue reading

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Toffee Pop!

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Toffee Factory is set to launch Toffee Pop! this month and you’re all invited.  As Ouseburn venues, workshops and studios entice you down to the Valley to join in Creative Ouseburn weekend in June; the Toffees have invited local design … Continue reading

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The Sweet Smell of Nostalgia

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Toffee Factory are rather fond of their building, now home to numerous creative and digital companies, it is an award-winning redevelopment in the heart of the Ouseburn Valley. But this flagship construction is only the latest chapter in a fascinating … Continue reading

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Ouse turn is it for lunch?

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Join Toffee Factory as they brighten up grazing in the valley with Under the Arch. One day a week you’re invited to put that soggy sandwich to the back of your mind; alleviate the hassle of having to pack lunch, … Continue reading

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Thousands enjoyed The Big M and The Big Mmmm

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Toffee Factory welcomed a total of 2184 visitors this weekend, as part of The Late Shows cultural crawl. Toffee Factory’s management team, Creative Space brought Isis Arts and their Big M to Ouseburn for the first time and the attendance … Continue reading

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The Big Mmmm

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Toffee Factory brings art and food together Counting down the days until The Late Shows, Newcastle and Gateshead’s annual culture crawl, Toffee Factory is thoroughly excited to be playing host to The Big M, a stunning mobile exhibition venue that … Continue reading

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Pixel House Media

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  We have been producing highly creative, top quality work for some big names for more than a decade. Pixel House loves to get animation, film, motion graphics, web design, interactive media and branding projects on the desk. We aim … Continue reading

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Is The Ouseburn Valley The Coolest Part Of The City?

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Sky Tyne & Wear recently ran a feature on the cultural and creative hub that is Ouseburn Valley. We and some of our lovely neighbours feature in this short film:

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Toffee Factory brings The Big M to the Ouseburn!

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After a hugely successful launch event last year, Toffee Factory hope to entice you back to The Late Shows in May. You’re invited to join them as ISIS Arts presents the premiere of their stunning new touring programme ‘On the … Continue reading

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Your project…

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Get in touch and we can put up your project details here!

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Project 1

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Lisa Tolan

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lisa.tolan@toffeefactory.co.uk Centre Manager Lisa is delighted that Toffee Factory has become home to so many exciting and innovative firms. Lisa works with the team to provide the best possible working environment for them and their visitors. She has loved joining the established cluster of creative … Continue reading

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Fiona Birkbeck – Creative Director of Multiminded

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“I remember the moment we saw that the Toffee Factory was being redeveloped. We hadn’t even started trading yet but we made a note in our business plan to get a place there.”

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Creative Space appointed to manage Toffee Factory

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