Tales from the WAWA
From the 16th to the 18th of April Wac Arts Ignite Easter project saw students thinking about the history of the Old Town Hall building… Read More »Tales from the WAWA
From the 16th to the 18th of April Wac Arts Ignite Easter project saw students thinking about the history of the Old Town Hall building… Read More »Tales from the WAWA
T.S. Elliot One of the most notable early marriages conducted at Hampstead Town hall was that of T.S. Eliot. Prior to becoming arguably the greatest… Read More »Hampstead Town Hall Marriages
A lot of animals have passed through Hampstead Town Hall over the years – although sadly they’ve not always been alive. In 1972 the town… Read More »T.S. Eliot vs. Animal Farm
David Thomas Pitt (1913-1994), later Baron Pitt of Hampstead, was Britain’s longest serving Black Parliamentarian. A doctor by trade, he spent his adult life campaigning… Read More »David Pitt: Black Parliamentarian and campaigner for racial equality
Raising money has been high on the agenda for Hampstead Town Hall over the years. In 1881, almost as far back to when the building… Read More »A Place of Charitable Aims
Hampstead Town Hall played an important part in helping protect civilians in the area during World War 2. Between 1939 and 1945 the building became… Read More »Hampstead Town Hall in War Time Britain
Una Marson was a Jamaican feminist, activist and writer. She was employed by the BBC in 1932, and became their first black producer. Hampstead-based Una… Read More »Una Marson: Jamaican feminist and creative
The Old Town Hall has been the locus of a number of exciting events throughout its 140 year history, from tea dances and balls, including… Read More »The Old Town Hall throughout its 140 year history
The young people from Wonder Wac Arts (a Disability and Inclusion programme at Wac Arts) spent the afternoon with Dominique, our Digital Content Creator to… Read More »Why we love Wac Arts
On March 8th, our young people from the Diploma and Senior Wac Arts programmes had the wonderful opportunity to perform at Move It 2019 on… Read More »Wac Arts at Move It 2019
March was Showcase Season at Wac Arts, with young people from our programmes having the opportunity to share their work from the past term. Senior… Read More »Our March Showcase Season Roundup
Our amazing team of Wac Arts runners have raised a fantastic £8,000 so far with donations still coming in. Watch their journey and why they… Read More »Wac Arts runners have raised a fantastic £8,000 so far!