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Jack Smail

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Jack Smail - Nostalgia Nights CIC

Jack Smail

Founder, Nostalgia Nights CIC

The Nostalgia Nights guys are co-hosts of fun. Co-creators of U SHIRT. Co-existing to figure out ways to explore the power of imagination. They started with a radio show called Nostalgia Nights in 2015. Since then they have collaborated with a range of artists, organisations and communities in the pursuit of keeping our inner child alive. Entertainment has always been at the core of Nostalgia Nights. Jack and Will have performed improv, comedy sketches and written plays. Off stage, they have facilitated creative workshops across the UK and in Europe.

Will was a baker and Jack was an ad-man before they went full pelt into Nostalgia Nights CIC in 2026. They both bring a strongly collaborative spirit to the table. They possess an open minded, “yes and”, attitude which they are applying to the problem of digital isolation and phone addiction. They do this through IRL art experiences that fire the creative spark within us all. Nostalgia Nights is a combination of social enterprise and social art. With this in mind, they are on a mission to bring an artistic third space called Braintopia to the Highstreet. A public space free for people to come in, create, connect and enjoy.

 

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  • The Peel is a charity that’s been building a connected community in Clerkenwell since 1898. They run activities for adults, activities for children and young people and mental health awareness project ...

 

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