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Today’s Storey Gallery occupies the impressive space that was home to Thomas Storey’s original gallery, still exhibiting some of the country’s most highly respected and exciting contemporary artists.

 
Litfest has been hosting its famous literature festival for thirty years, today having established its position as a major player in the development of literature.

 
Lancaster’s award winning Visitor Information Centre occupies a space on the ground floor and, as well as offering valuable services to all residents, will significantly increase footfall to the centre.

Residents

Storey Gallery

 

Today, the Storey Gallery is an artist-centred, publicly-funded organisation, commissioning, promoting and presenting a highly respected programme of contemporary visual art by national and international artists. The splendid Victorian gallery is one of the best exhibition spaces in north-west England.

 
The Gallery nurtures and commissions innovative and challenging practice in visual art. All activity is centred around engagement with audiences, and aims to stimulate critical thought, debate and reflection.

[http://www.storeygallery.org.uk/]
 

Litfest

Litfest is Lancaster's annual literature festival and literature development agency, incorporating Flax Books, independent publisher for the North West. Litfest 09 will take place from 16th - 25th October. Litfest is always a great event and a wonderful place for writers and audiences to come together and share their stories. Litfest also runs event programmes and workshops throughout the year.
 
Litfest's new home in The Storey, with its auditorium space, is a place from where Litfest will continue to explore the possibilities that literature offers, creating a space where people will be able to enjoy contemporary creative writing on the page and on the stage.
Click here to see more about Litfest, the latest Flax and Litfest publications, including the Midland Hotel book, and other exciting Litfest projects. [http://www.litfest.org]
 
 
Lancaster Visitor Information Centre
 
Excellence is the feature of Lancaster’s award winning Visitor Information Centre. The VIC had a home on Lancaster’s historic Castle Hill for 20 years, but moved across the road to The Storey in March, becoming very welcome, key residents.
 
The VIC is key to Lancaster’s buiness and tourist trade. As agents and as retailers for venues in and around the area, the VIC is the first port of call for visitors for information, leaflets, tickets and timetables. [http://www.citycoastcountryside.co.uk]
 
 

Andy Diggle is a freelance comic-book writer, currently under exclusive contract to Marvel Comics, for whom he writes DAREDEVIL.

 

In October 2009, principal photography was completed on the movie adaptation of his cult action-thriller series THE LOSERS, starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Idris Elba and Zoe Saldana, which is due for worldwide release in April 2010.

 

Formerly the Editor of influential British sci-fi comic 2000 AD, Andy now has over a dozen graphic novels in print, including JUDGE DREDD, HELLBLAZER, BATMAN, SWAMP THING, THUNDERBOLTS, ADAM STRANGE, GREEN ARROW: YEAR ONE and GUY RITCHIE'S GAMEKEEPER, which has been optioned by Warner Bros.

 

London born and bred, Andy moved to Lancaster in 2005 and was one of the first residents to move into the newly-refurbished Storey Creative Industries Centre.
 

 
Hotfoot Creative
 
Hotfoot Creative are an award-winning, recommended* graphic design agency offering professional, cost-effective design solutions to its local and national clients in both the public and private sectors. With over 12 years experience in the design industry Hotfoot build great working partnerships with their clients to fully understand their business and reflect this in the work produced.
 
"We love Hotfoot's professional work ethic and easy going attitude. Thoroughly recommended." - Mark Luraschi, Project Manager, Lancashire County Council

"Impressed us so much with our direct mail campaign that we now use them for all out off-line marketing". - Gary Flyn, Managing Director, cartridgemonkey.com

"Hotfoot understand the meaning behind the messages we need to capture to reach both internal and external audiences". - Gill Haigh, Head Of Communications, Lancaster City Council

"Our experience with Hotfoot has been very positive. We’ve found the team to be creative, responsive and thorough". - Guy Cookson, Marketing and Communications Manager, JobsGroup.net (DMGT plc)

*Recommended Agency Register - www.agencyregister.co.uk
Website: www.hotfootdesign.co.uk 

Proto-type Theater

Proto-type Theater is a company of multi-disciplinary artists interested in live performance. Creating original works that are diverse in scale, subject and medium, Proto-type is currently exploring the relationship between sight and sound, the virtuoso performer, and the role of the spectator in performance. Proto-type’s work is demanding and intricately crafted to create experiences for a diverse audience of intelligent, modern humans.

Website: www.proto-type.org

 

 

Workshop Productions

 
Workshop Productions seeks the newest and brightest talent, actively working in the local, regional and national community to train the talent of tomorrow via workshops and practical experience of corporate, broadcast television and film production.
We employ this cutting edge talent for our own creative projects but also seek out opportunities to apply them in the arena of corporate filmmaking, merging our own knowledge and experience to produce a professional end product whilst utilising the talent, vision and energy of the emerging filmmaker to deliver a unique and original piece of audio/ visual media.
It is a proven synergy that any business or organisation benefits from.
Behind this, is our vision of a sustainable UK film industry, allowing grassroots level access and developing opportunities for young filmmakers.
 

Website: www.workshop-productions.co.uk 

 

 

Morph Films

 

Morph Films is a small friendly media production company based at The Storey in Lancaster. 

We create video, web, graphics and other digital media content.
We offer full video production services from quirky corporate videos and event recording to serious content led documentary and anything in between.

Simply and effectively, we create distinctive films and video content for delivery on DVD, web or mobile devices. We aim to make imaginative, positive great looking films.
We try to be a force for good and aspire to do great things or at least nice looking.

 
Fat Media
 
Fat Media is a unique and innovative digital marketing company based in the North West of England.

The team consists of 20 people who have outstanding skills in graphic design, programming, SEO and marketing. Each member within Fat Media has been handpicked for their excellence in a certain field to give all of our clients the very best in online marketing.
 
Fat Media have an impressive pan-UK client base, both public and private sector. With big names such as Balfour Beatty, Pilkington Glass, Conlons Opticians and Booths Supermarkets, they have built a strong national reputation.
 
Locally, they enjoy doing business with organisations including South Lakeland Parks, the OCS Group, Morecambe FC, Lancashire County and Lancashire City Councils and various regional health trusts.
 
Fat Media’s digital marketing services include:
 
• Digital Marketing Planning / Strategy
• Creative ideas / Design / Animation / 3D
• Website Production / Build
• Programming / Content Management Systems / Database Development
• Search engine optimisation / Pay per Click Management
• Hosting / Maintenance
• E-newsletter design / management / tracking
 

 

Cleopatras Needle 

 

Cleopatra's Needle are designers and manufacturers of high-quality tapestry kits, also known as needlepoint or canvas work kits. They have also designed and manufacture the best-selling

Freedom Frame, a british-designed and manufactured frame specifically developed for tapestry canvases. Their tapestry kits are available in a wide range of designs and there’s something in their range for everyone; whether you’re a newcomer to the world of tapestry stitching or a seasoned

needlework enthusiast.

 
 
Enterprise4all
 
Enterprise4All is Lancashire's leading provider of business support services. They offer specialist assistance and advice to anyone who wants to start a new business and provide expert help for established companies that are looking to expand. In recent years, they have provided free information, advice and guidance to thousands of local people and helped over 1500 of them to start or develop their own company. Working with local authorities and other business support organisations, Enterprise4all offer a range of tailor made services that encourage enterprise, employability and the growth of thriving local communities.