Ace Holds The Space Group

04/12/2025

03/12/2025

Free creative media hangout for 11-25s 🎙️📹📸 Sat 10 Jan | Barnstaple Library Podcasting • Video • Photo • Animation • Music 🎵
Come solo or with mates No pressure, just explore

02/12/2025

🎨🎙️📸 Ever wanted to try podcasting but not sure where to start? Fancy having a go at video editing, photography, or animation? Come hang out at Creative Media Social on Saturday 10 January at Barnstaple Library.

No pressure, no expectations - just professional equipment and space to explore whatever creative media interests you. Bring mates or come solo. Try one thing or dabble in several. It's your afternoon🎉

We've got podcasting setups, video cameras, photography gear, animation software, graphic design tools, social media content creation, and music production kit. Everything's ready to use - you just turn up.

Ages 11-25. Completely free. Top floor of Barnstaple Library, 1:30-4pm.

Register through this link (or scan the QR code on our stories).
https://forms.office.com/r/LvAKKxAXaM
Spaces are limited so we can give everyone proper time with the equipment.

Questions? Email [email protected]

Website: https://www.aceholdsthespace.com/whats-on

28/11/2025

Been reflecting on last Saturday's Devon Youth Council event - really powerful hearing young people talk about what they actually need. (That's me with the cheesy grin in the photo! 3rd row up 5th person in😊)

We were lucky to be invited, and the clarity was striking. Young people kept saying the same things: safe spaces where they can just be, different creative things to try, and people who'll actually listen.
Which is pretty much what we've been trying to work out how to do properly for three years now.

What's happening next:

Creative Media Social launches 10th January at Barnstaple Library - came through the Places To Go Things To Do fund that Devon Youth Council had a say in. It's designed around what young people have been telling us: offer varied activities, make it feel safe, let them explore at their own pace.

We've joined the co-production group on diversity and inclusion too. Our approach is quite specific - we bring professional creative equipment (podcasting, video, photography, animation, social media, music kit) to venues young people already feel comfortable in.

Seems to work well for people who find their voice better when there's no pressure to perform.
🎙️ Podcasting • 🎬 Video • 📸 Photography • 🎨 Animation • 📱 Social Media • 🎵 Music

Creative Media Social:

Saturday 10 January 2026, 1:30-4pm
Barnstaple Library (3B Top Floor)
Ages 11-25 | Free | No pressure, just try stuff out
Register: https://forms.office.com/r/LvAKKxAXaM
Or just email: [email protected]
Call: 07832 511119

Turns out when you actually listen to what young people say they need, you can build something that might actually work for them.

Devon Youth Council’s biggest event of the year was a huge success!! 🥳

Following on from our annual youth vote earlier this year, the Devon Youth Council has been hard at work researching the number one issue for young people in Devon: Places to Go, Things to Do.

This Saturday, the Devon Youth Council – along with guests from Space Youth Services, Barnstaple Town Youth Council, and Sidmouth College School Council – presented their research, personal experiences, and positive examples of successful community initiatives to over 40 local councillors and other decision makers!

As a result of the day, the Devon Youth Council hopes to launch four new co-production groups on:
🫂 Promoting a culture of inclusion in Devon which includes safe spaces for young people
🚌 Exploring what we might be able to do with transport costs for young people
🌐 Creating a web-based directory of all activities for young people in Devon
🤝 And working with Space Youth Services to consider an offer for 18- to 25-year-olds

One councillor said: 💬 “Hearing views of the Youth Council members was so important, and I am certainly considering how I can further engage young people in my local area.”

It was such a successful day, where so many young people spoke bravely about their personal experiences and expressed young people’s need for change and communication! Huge well done and thank you to everyone who got involved!

28/11/2025

I am excited to share this brilliant and progressive workshop based in Barnstaple Library, 10th January 2026.

Young people aged 11-25 are invited to attend and explore the use of creative media with Roshani and her team from Ace Holds The Space Group - the session is FREE so please share the event so that this is well attended!

For more information or to book, scan the QR code on the poster or contact Roshani at [email protected] / 07832511119

Any other youth-based queries for Braunton area young people, drop me an email [email protected] - Ellie :-)

15/08/2025

📬 Our Summer Newsletter is here!

✨ The ACE Team's incredible transformation
🏛️ Museum of London Archaeology collaboration
💪 Real employment pathways created
🎨 Creative economic empowerment success
🎉 Special day trip celebrating our heritage champions - showing rural young people creative possibilities beyond North Devon

Plus responses are already coming in from the community - exciting times ahead!

Read the full update https://www.aceholdsthespace.com/news/summer-2025-newsletter-major-breakthroughs

Discover our heritage methodology breakthroughs, MOLA collaboration success, and exciting day trip celebrating The ACE Team's incredible journey

02/08/2025

🎉 What an incredible showcase!
Our Young Voices Heritage™ event at Bideford Library exceeded all expectations. The professional recognition we received was genuinely moving.

MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology) said it perfectly:
"The young people were the crucial key component that made the event so interesting."

✨ Freya (age 10) managing sound engineering like a pro
✨ Fire's wisdom: "Be Kind - Treat them like you like to be treated"
✨ Physical hugs from heritage professionals celebrating our young people
✨ Stakeholders travelling specifically to see what we've achieved
(aliases used for social media)

The transformation has been remarkable: 100% of participants report increased social connections. These sessions became "the highlight of their week."

One participant already progressed from attendee → volunteer → moving toward employment.

📖 More about our work: https://www.aceholdsthespace.com

🎙️ Hear their work featured on MOLA blog: https://cim.mola.org.uk/blogs/ace-holds-the-space

For organisations interested in similar approaches, we're happy to chat.