Spare Tyre

Changing the tyres!

John Holmes, Executive Director

15 June 2022

Time flies... except possibly in a pandemic. A lot has happened in the three years since I was appointed Spare Tyre’s Executive Director, not just Covid-19 but also becoming a father for the first...

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And we call it Tyre Pressure

Rebecca Manson Jones - Artistic Director, Curator Tyre Pressure

01 June 2022

Content warning: contains references to and examples of ableism

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We Will Be Happy Here social story

Neelam Chhara

08 April 2022

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Introducing Sarah Dean, our new Chair

Sarah Dean

18 January 2022

Sarah Dean has been a Spare Tyre Trustee since early 2021 and recently took over as Chair from Michelle Smith. We're very grateful for Michelle's four years service as Chair and delighted to say she...

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The Twelve Days of Spare Tyre - 2021

John Holmes, Executive Director (Joint CEO)

01 January 2022

1. We Will Be Happy Here

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The Land of Maybe (or some things I learnt on shared parental leave)

John Holmes, Executive Director (Joint CEO)

09 December 2021

It’s about a month since I returned from Shared Parental Leave caring for my baby daughter while her mum went back to work. It was a unique and special time, one that I appreciate not everyone gets...

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The Covid Cafe and Action Learning

Rebecca Manson Jones

10 November 2021

In October 2021 as we were in the midst of our tour of We Will Be Happy Here a multisensory, immersive co-created installation made for and with learning disabled people, I was asked to speak at the...

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Four weeks of Tyre Change - Part 1

Neelam Chhara

02 July 2021

Over the Summer at Spare Tyre, we ran our pilot sensory training programme - Tyre Change – a collaborative training project hosted via zoom for 8 artists to explore sensory practices, share ideas and...

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Statues for the Unforgotten - contributors and credits

Spare Tyre

31 March 2021

Who is celebrated in public space goes to the core of who we value in life. These are the people who have submitted their ideas for Statues for the Unforgotten for our live unveiling on Wednesday 31...

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Going Away to Come Back - retread

Rebecca Manson Jones

22 March 2021

This is a long read.... 

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Get Well Soon? Thanks but we'd rather Get Well Slowly

Rebecca Manson Jones - Artistic Director (Joint CEO)

18 March 2021

Today I woke up too tired to get up. I pushed my luck yesterday. But today I had to get up, because today I got my Covid Vaccine. I put on a dress that was my Christmas present and still unworn. At...

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Statues, commemoration & the importance of taking up space on International Women's Day 2021

Rebecca Manson Jones

08 March 2021

“Shakespeare wrote King Lear during the Plague” – Twitter 2020

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