WRITERS from Saddleworth and the surrounding area are being invited to share their work and help support a local theatre in the process. Millgate Arts…
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Tag: poetry
All things Saddleworth to be celebrated at concert
A CELEBRATION of Saddleworth will take place as bands will perform and poems of the area’s ‘Bard’ Ammon Wrigley will be recited. Ashton-under-Lyne Brass Band…
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Rugby player Paul was secret poet
UNKNOWN to family and friends, former Oldham Rugby Union Club player Paul Heginbotham was a secret poet. Following Paul’s sudden death aged 63, his family…
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Praise for pupil poets at a Saddleworth primary school
PUPILS at Oldham’s smallest primary school have received top marks for turning their lockdown experiences into a series of thought-provoking poetry. Now the group of…
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Literary apothecary Poetry Health Service opens virtual doors
A BRAND new, free creative service is prescribing contemporary poems as a tool for connection and healing. Founded by poet, playwright and performer Hafsah Aneela Bashir, the Poetry…
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Exciting line-up revealed for return of the Saddleworth Literary Festival
STAR names as well as local writers will take centre stage at the second Saddleworth Literary Festival at Saddleworth School on March 24-25. Preparations are…
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90-year-old poet proves it is never too late for success
by Lily Chick A 90-year-old resident from Delph is proving it is never too late to fulfil life-long ambitions… Dorothy Littlewood has always been a…
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Dobcross author finds success in most unusual place
A POETRY book is the last thing customers would expect to find among the bags of sand, paving stones, tools and equipment at a builders…
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