Amy Wilcockson

For many, all of us included, university is a rite of passage, an incredible journey that we are undertaking. From the lows of Freshers week, wondering bemusedly round campus attempting to find exactly where the pesky Coates Auditorium is, to the highs of third year and becoming a graduate...

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past fourteen or so years, its a given that you’ve heard of The Killers. The four piece from Las Vegas have gifted the world not just singalong anthem ‘Mr Brightside’, but ‘When You Were Young’, ‘Smile Like You Mean It’,...

Winner of ‘Best Vintage Fair’ at the National Awards for three years running, when you attend Lou Lou’s Vintage Fairs you’re know to expect good quality clothing, friendly traders and a lively atmosphere. Not to mention the irresistible cakes on offer by the Secret Cake Club, which are enough...

Based on the best-selling novel by Mark Haddon, and turned into a play by Simon Stephens of Punk Rock fame, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time was bound to be an out-and-out success. And the National Theatre’s production, on tour at the moment at the Theatre...

Impact Arts recently interviewed Abi Whittaker, retail assistant at the legendary Hopkinson Vintage, Antiques and Arts Centre to find out all about the wonderful and wacky world of working in such a unique place. Why do you enjoy working here?  “I’ve always been attracted to old things, I think most...

When the idea was put to me to write an article about the idea of Gaming Studies – or studying video or computer games as a subject, I was a little dubious. What are the values of games? Surely they’re what people play in their bedrooms, furtively attempting to...

Being avid vintage fans here at Impact Style, we were ecstatic when we were invited to interview the organiser of Preloved Vintage Kilo, Wayne Stocks, and access rails and rails of retro fashion! Here Wayne tells us about his worldwide travels in search of the perfect garments, and his...