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How does a dance company, a community and local business work together to create significant positive change? The answer is We Are Holyrood
ZoieLogic Dance Theatre with the community of Holyrood estate are on a mission to raise aspirations, create opportunities, challenge perceptions and illuminate the place we proudly call home – we call it, We Are Holyrood.
Since 2019 and driven by the community, we have been bringing to life stories of past, present and have been imagining the future through dance performance, film and social gatherings. To continue this work we need you.
Together, we’re striving to create a safe and thriving place, overflowing with creativity, where resident pride leads the way and a lasting legacy never ends.
Our programme of yearly activity includes:
- Annual community festival – The Holyrood Hub
- Regular creative dance and film projects
- Monthly dance and movement sessions
- Youth ambassador and workplace programmes
Holyrood in detail
Set in the heart of Southampton, Holyrood is a tight-knit pocket of social housing built in the 1950s, featuring high-rise flats, terraced houses, green spaces and a community hub.
Historic negative stereotyping, rising gentrification and zero youth service provision have led to a community feeling disconnected, forgotten and misunderstood, where aspirations are low for the young people living there as well as support networks and access to positive activities non-existent.
Holyrood in numbers:
- Over 2,500 residents live on the estate
- Over 25 languages are spoken on the estate
- 32% of young people live in low income families (the city average is 23%)
- 35% of residents in this ward live in the top 20% most deprived areas in England
Contact Community Engagement Manager, Sam Connis, for a chat about We Are Holyrood.
We Are Holyrood is supported by our Changemakers – a group of local businesses committed to making tangible social impact. Help us keep this project thriving by becoming a Holyrood Changemaker
holyrood spotlight
The Holyrood Hub 2025: Over six unforgettable days in July 2025, The Holyrood Hub became a shared space for creativity, celebration and community spirit
Culture is Life: Watch the new music video created by the young people of Holyrood. We guarantee that you’ll be singing it for weeks afterwards [2:39]
Sit down with Zoie Golding and one of our Holyrood participants, Amaya as they chat about her experience so far with We Are Holyrood [7:42]
The Adventures of the Holyrood Heroes: Jump into an epic fantasy world created by the young people of Holyrood [9:50]
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