We would be delighted if you could join us for the Glasgow Launch of LicketyLeap on

Tuesday 22nd May 2012, 6pm – 8pm (refreshments provided)

Drumchapel Community Centre, 320 Kinfauns Drive, Glasgow G15 7HA.

Funded by Scottish Government through the Inspiring Scotland Early Years Early Action

Fund, Licketyspit is the first theatre company commissioned to deliver Early

Intervention in this way. LicketyLeap is a unique immersive theatre project for three

to five year olds, which engages with nursery staff, parents, carers and wider children’s

service providers. Interim evaluation on recent work in North Edinburgh, to be announced

at this event, indicates remarkable results in relation to confidence, social skills,

emotional literacy and resilience and problem solving among the vulnerable early

years children who have participated. This, the first year of the project, will see 230 early

years children in Drumchapel experience LicketyLeap, together with their teachers,

families and carers.

The event will include a presentation, followed by a short film of LicketyLeap in action.

There will be an opportunity for questions and a discussion about the relevance of this

work to other children’s service providers. LicketyLeap has been getting an unprecedented

response from families and carers and is a prime example of the way arts projects can

empower vulnerable children and inspire communities. Local nursery staff engaged in

LicketyLeap deliveries will be present together with representatives from many of the

groups in Glasgow with an interest in nurturing and supporting vulnerable early years

children and their families and carers.

Earlier this year, Glasgow Film Theatre, Starcatchers, Platform and Toad’s Caravan joined forces to produceThis Sucks: The Movie, starring a talented cast of hundreds of children from nurseries around the East-End of Glasgow.

Over two weeks during February, hundreds of children from Glasgow nurseries participated in making the film with directors Matt Addicott and Katy Wilson from Starcatchers and the support of Toad’s Caravan. The film tells the story of Hetty the Hoover and the love of her life — Mike Dust. The concept grew from a previous, highly successful Starcatchers project, This Workshop Sucks, which premiered at the Glasgow Youth Film Festival 2011.

Nursery pupils from Barlanark Family Learning Centre, Helenslea Nursery School, Hullabaloo Children Centre, Sandaig Nursery School and Westercraigs Nursery all took part in the filming. They joined us last week for the world premiere last week at a special ceremony at GFT. Click here to see photos of our red carpet premiere!

The funding for This Sucks: The Movie was made possible by Glasgow City Council’s Area Committee Grants.

You can watch the completed film online now on YouTube: This Sucks: The Movie

​Paul Macgregor, Learning Projects Coordinator at GFT remarked:

“It’s been exciting to see everyone’s hard work rewarded with such a charming and inspiring film, made by and for young children. Glasgow Film is dedicated to engaging young audiences with moving image technology and This Sucks: The Movie is perfect example of the creative projects that take place at GFT all year round. We’ve loved working with Starcatchers, Platform, Toad’s Caravan and we are extremely proud of all the wonderful children who took part.”

Matt Addicott, co-creator of This Sucks, also made a wonderful behind the scenes short about the making of the film: The Making of This Sucks: The Movie

We hope you enjoy the films as much we did making them! Click here to read more about the project.