Tuesday 12th August 2025
Report written by Laura Boldison
Stockport’s creative future is looking brighter — literally! Tonight, five GoodGymers rolled up their sleeves (and maybe a few paint-splattered cuffs) to help transform Grit Studios’ newest space, recently acquired from Stockport Council, into a welcoming hub for community art projects.
Armed with rollers, brushes, and boundless enthusiasm, the team brought fresh white colour and energy to the walls, turning a once-empty building into a space brimming with possibility.
Between brush strokes, ideas flowed for exhibitions, workshops, and creative collaborations that will soon fill the rooms.
This new home will be a place where artists, residents, and curious visitors can come together to make, share, and celebrate art in all its forms.
Grit Studios is hugely grateful to the volunteers whose hard work has painted the first strokes in this exciting new chapter for Stockport’s creative community.
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This occasion is an opportunity to raise awareness of the hospice and the vital support it provides to children and young people with life-shortening or life-threatening conditions, and their families.
