Photo Gallery: Open Water, Andrea Hall, Stephen Joseph Theatre

Posted by Helen Nugent | Dec 9, 2024 | Archives

It’s long been known that open-air swimming is good for your mental health. Outdoor exercise, especially near water, can improve your mood and self-esteem, and being close to nature has a calming, stress-reducing effect.

A new exhibition of paintings, Open Water, celebrating the joys of open water swimming will soon be displayed at Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre. Each painting is created by open water swimmer, Andrea Hall, and features a tiny rubber duck. Tadcaster-based Hall is a professional artist and designer who was inspired to return to swimming by London 2012. She now combines her passion for painting with her love of open water.

Main image: White Wave, Andrea Hall

Open Water can be seen in the gallery at the Stephen Joseph Theatre from September 2 to October 26, 2019.

The gallery is open from 10am to 6pm, Mondays to Saturdays, except during show times (mostly evenings, but some afternoons – please check the website before travelling). Entry is free.

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Helen Nugent is the Founder and Editor of Northern Soul. A Northern lass, born and bred in Manchester, Helen has been back in her home town for 13 years after working in London for The Times and a number of other national newspapers. You can find articles by Helen in, among others, The Guardian, The Mail on Sunday, The Times, the i newspaper, The Observer, Big Issue North, The Yorkshire Post, and The Spectator. Previous roles include producing and presenting the business news at BBC Radio 5 Live and on BBC local radio across the UK, and freelancing for The Daily Telegraph, The Independent on Sunday, The Sunday Times, and the Financial Times. She also spent 18 months as Money Editor of The Spectator. During ten years at The Times, she won a series of awards including Journalist of the Year and had a number of jobs including News Reporter, News Editor, Lobby Correspondent in the House of Commons, Business Reporter, and Financial Writer. In addition, Helen runs her own media training and PR consultancy firm, Helen Nugent Consulting. Helen has appeared on Sky News, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4, BBC 6 Music, BBC Radio Manchester, BBC Radio Merseyside, BBC Radio Lancashire, BBC World Service, talkRadio, and GB News. An experienced chairperson and speaker, she regularly chairs conferences and events for, among others, literature festivals, award ceremonies, and tech shows. She was also a Guest Lecturer at Westminster University in the Department of Journalism & Mass Communication, and a Guest Lecturer at City University and at MMU. She taught Music Journalism at Salford University for a number of years, and taught Political Reporting at Huddersfield University. In 2017, she was shortlisted for Person with Purpose at the Northern Power Women Awards. In 2019, she was a judge for the HWA Gold Crown Awards which recognise the best historical novels. Feel free to drop her a line at nugenthelen@hotmail.com or via the contacts page. All correspondence is welcome, particularly if you would like to share a magical Northern experience.

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