In 2010 Bluecoat re-staged John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Bed-In for Peace from 1969. It consisted of 62 events staged over 62 continuous days between what would have been Lennon’s 70th birthday and the 30th anniversary of his death. Open to anyone, prospective participants were asked to respond to an invitation to do something creative 'for a better world' in, on, under or around the bed, which was positioned in the arts centre's busy Hub space. Ono sent this video message in support of the project, which saw a wide range of performances, protests, readings and unexpected actions by artists, activists and amateurs of all descriptions.