Participation, engagement, play & experimentation
Who?
Noisy Toys is run by the artist and educator Stephen Summers. Larger jobs (installations, walkabout, drop-in) also involve a team of performers and facilitators, and you can find out more about them below.
What?
Scavenger Labs C.I.C. is a Community Interest Company that Noisy Toys operates through (along with the Todmorden Makery). The Directors are Stephen Summers & Mick Chesterman.
When?
Noisy Toys was born in 2007 as an event for schools at the Victoria Baths in Manchester.
Holiday periods can be busy for us, so book early.
Where?
Noise HQ is in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire. We travel all over the country and beyond to deliver our activities and performances. We have visited schools, museums and venues all over the country, music festivals, STEM events and science festivals, the Jungle (Calais), in caves, on the South Bank (London), in woodlands, and three times in Gorky Park, Moscow. We have a lot of experience and can meet your needs.
How?
We bring our expertise, experience and unique equipment to you, and we blow your minds.
Steve Summers
Steve Summers is an artist and a qualified teacher with over fifteen years’ experience in education. He started Noisy Toys in 2007. You can find out more about his artistic work and hear some noise here:
Georgios Stenos Frantzios
Yorgo is a sonic scavenger; a full-time explorer of hardware stores, kitchens and junkyards in quest for noise-making treasures. You can find out more about his work here.
Rachele Evaroa
Rachele is passionate about STEAM, equality, heritage and community. Her background is in Community Development and Youth Work and 6 years ago she set up the award -winning Community Pub, The Old Abbey Taphouse as a STEAM hub in a pub in a Science Park.
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