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01 Mar 2024

LOCAL BOY MADE GREAT – THE LEGACY OF TONY WARREN

LOCAL BOY MADE GREAT THE LEGACY OF TONY WARREN SUNDAY 17TH MARCH 2.00 -3.30PM Venue: ARTS LET LOOSE The Unit 69-73 The Parade, Swinton Square M274BD FREE Tony Warren, born and bred in Swinton, is most famous for being the creator of Coronation Street. This hugely talented man lived in Swinton for most of his life, whilst Coronation Street beamed into the homes of people all around the world. Writer, director and actor Noreen Kershaw, who knew Tony very well, […]

01 Mar 2024

SWINTON – A PROUD HISTORY

SWINTON – A PROUD HISTORY GUIDED WALK SUNDAY MARCH 17TH 2-3.30PM MEET AT ARTS LET LOOSE The Unit 69-73 The Parade, Swinton M274BD FREE, TICKETED Join local historian Paul Sherlock on this fascinating guided walk around the Swinton Heritage trail, exploring the towns landmarks from the past 200 years, discovering there is a rich history to the town. TO RESERVE YOU PLACE CLICK BELOW

01 Mar 2024

THE HEART OF SWINTON

THE HEART OF SWINTON SUNDAY MARCH 17TH 5.30-7PM AGNES HOPKINS COMMUNITY CENTRE FREE This event brings to a close the Not Quite Light weekend in Swinton, but what a way to go out as we lay on a free feast of entertainment and cuisine from the local area, reflecting the richly diverse cultural mix within the town. As well as food, there will be a ukulele band, poetry and spoken word performance from a local literacy group that uses the […]

01 Mar 2024

NQL FESTIVAL 2024 PROGRAMME

THIS IS THE FULL PROGRAMME FOR NQL FESTIVAL 2024 LIST OF TICKETED EVENTS BELOW

01 Mar 2024

NQL FESTIVAL 2024 VENUES

VENUES FOR NOT QUITE LIGHT 2024 ALL VENUES ARE FULLY ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORT TO SWINTON: TRAIN TO SWINTON STATION FROM MANCHESTER VICTORIA BUS 36,37, 38  FROM PICCADILLY GARDENS BEE NETWORK LINK CAR: ALL DAY PARKING AT CHURCH STREET MAP LINK HERE ASDA, MORRISONS AND ALDI SUPERMARKET CAR PARKS, VARYING TIMES, FREE. SWINTON SQUARE SHOPPING PRECINCT: Swinton, M27 4BD OPENING HOURS: SATURDAY 9AM-5.30PM SUNDAY 10AM-4PM ARTS LET LOOSE: The Unit 69-73 The Parade, Swinton M274BD THE GRAND PALAIS: 11 Station Road, Swinton, […]

17 Jan 2020

FESTIVAL COMMISSION

OUR FUTURE IS ANCIENT Following on from the success of ‘On The way There, On The Way Back’ for the inaugural Macc Lit Festival back in November 2019, I’ve been commisioned by the Barnaby Festival to produce a piece of work that explores our urban relationship with nature and folklore. I’ve called the project ‘Our Future Is Ancient’. Work began on the Winter Solstice, and I’ll be visiting Macclesfield Forest around full moon every month between now and the Summer […]

19 Oct 2019
macclesfield lit festival in november

MACCLESFIELD LIT FESTIVAL

Over the weekend of Nov 22nd to 24th the Macclesfield Lit festival is being staged in Macclesfield, featuring writers and artists performing new work. I’m going to be doing several things for it. On the Saturday night I’ll be projecting 6 new pictures, taken specifically to illustrate new work performed by 6 writers, who are responding to visiting the town for the first time. Sunday morning I’ll also be hosting a dawn photography walk around the town. On the evening […]

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