OUR HISTORY

The Events Collective is the brainchild of Bob Worm, who has worked with a team of people from Sheffield and Manchester for many years.  Bob and his team have been producing events in the South Yorkshire area for over 15 years.  The teams experience covers both commercial and community events.  The first events Bob produced were live concerts and all night club events at the Arches Nightclub in Sheffield in 1994.  The first festival performance event to be produced was The Dance Tent at the Music in The Sun Festival in 1996. This was followed by a wide variety of events ranging from pub gigs for bands and festival stages, to skills shows and conferences for voluntary groups, all from the base of operation formed in 1996 called the Collective, which included rehearsal facilities for bands, and studios for design artists.

In 1999 Bob undertook a 6 month contract with Gatecrasher Events to plan and deliver various roles and services for two main events, one of which was the 30,000 capacity Millennium event at Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield on NYE 1999.  In January of the following year, Bob started a 2 year full time contract as Events Coordinator for the Nonstop Foundation.

Suburban Sounds Live @ Arches – Monthly – August 1994 – March 1995

Livemind Dance event @ Arches – Monthly - May 1996 – September 1997

Foundry and Firkin Band Night – weekly – February 1997 – September 1998

Collective Leadmill Showcase – May 1997

Devonshire Green Festival Main Stage – May 1997 / 8

Dragonfayre Festival Main Stage –  June1997

Music in the Sun Dance tent –  July 1996

Music in the Sun Dance tent & New Talent Stage – July 1997 / 1998

Gatecrasher Lotherton Hall Festival – June 1999

Gatecrasher Millennium event – December 1999

Ponderosa Carnival – June 2000

The Edutainment Experience @ Music in the Sun Joy2k – June 2000

ILM (Intermediate Labour Market) open day conference at Ponds Forge Centre – July 2000

The Edutainment Experience Pt 2 – November 2000

Apollo Talent Quest – November 2000

South Yorkshire Skills Show – March 2001

Lakeside Festival – July 2001

After 3 years of traveling and organising private parties around the UK, Bob began working for Green City Action in February of 2005 as an Event Coordinator of their community events program.  This included delivery of the award winning Abbeyfield Park Multicultural Festival in 2005.  The development of the festival over the years has led to Green City Action gaining valuable experience that enabled them to apply for additional funding to plan and produce a raft of events for the Burngreave area.  These events are as follows:

·         Environment Day – 2005 – 2008

·         Theatre in The Park –2005 – 2006

·         Abbeyfield Park Multicultural Festival –2005 – 2008

·         Wensley Fun Day – 2005

·         Firvale Festival –2005 – 2007

·         Carnival of Lights –2005 – 2007

In addition to the above Bob has produced the following events as Events Coordinator for Green City Action over the last four years:

·         Baghdaddies Xmas party – December 2005

·         Lord Mayor’s Parade (Burngreave Schools) – July 2006

·         Burngreave Community Art Project – March – July 2006

·         Sheffield Live & Unsigned – Plug Nightclub - Sub contract — September 2006

·         Electric Carousel - 2007

·         Highland Fling – Sheffield City Council - Sub contract - May 2008

·         Green City Days – May 2008

·         NHS Pulse –  Unison Sub contract - 2008

·         Fir Vale Day of Celebration – October 2008

During his time with Green City Action, Bob Worm has worked closely with members of the community to plan, organise and deliver shows and projects for the Burngreave area.  Local people have lent their support in the following areas:

·         Volunteers before and on the day of the events

·         Steering groups for local input

·         As performers / artists

·         Stall holders / exhibitors

·         Attendees

The aim of the events was to provide an opportunity for the community of Burngreave to gather and meet in a harmonious environment, where people can share food, experience art and culture, learn new skills and crafts, and celebrate the wonderful and diverse community in which they live.

Angelbury 2003