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01 Mar 2024

WALK, LISTEN AND SEE

WALK, LISTEN AND SEE SUNDAY MARCH 17TH 8.30-10.30AM MEETING POINT: GREENWAY, Entrance Campbell Road/Marlow Drive FREE, TICKETED Join nature ranger Dave Winnard and artist Not Quite Light for an early morning walk along the Greenway in Swinton. This will be a beautiful, sensory experience as Dave helps identify the birdsong around you, and the plants and tree along the trail. Not Quite Light will help you consider how to observe the world around you, and offer tips to help you […]

01 Mar 2024

MAKE YOUR OWN MUSIC

HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN MUSIC AT HOME SUNDAY MARCH 17TH 11.30-1.30PM ARTS LET LOOSE The Unit 69-73 The Parade, Swinton M274BD FREE, TICKETED Ever wanted to make your own beats? Learn the basics of music production on this free workshop with Brighter Sound. Open to anyone aged 11-18 – whether you’re totally new to making music, or you want to learn new ways of producing and recording your own tunes. ● Develop your music skills and confidence ● Learn […]

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, […]

25 Jun 2019

ANCOATS

CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO SEE THE SLIDESHOW FULL SIZED When I began Not Quite Light in 2015, I spent quite a bit of time photographing in Ancoats, before a lot of the current regeneration had taken place. I was caused to revisit it recently, working for a client, and was somewhat taken aback at the amount of change that had taken place. There is still ‘old’ Manchester at the north eastern edge, but the streets towards the city have […]

09 Oct 2018
Gloucester, Cape Ann, New England

CAPE ANN, NEW ENGLAND

CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO SEE THE SLIDESHOW FULL SIZED These pictures were taken on a visit to Gloucester, New England in 2018. It’s America’s oldest fishing port, and is is still very much a working town, rather than a place tourists visit. Whilst I was there I discovered that Edward Hopper had visited the town in the 1920s, and one of the paintings he did there, mansard Roofs, launched his career at the age of 40. I can understand […]

19 Mar 2017
blueprint studios guided walk manchester

BLUEPRINT STUDIOS, COLLIER STREET 7.18AM

BLUEPRINT STUDIOS, COLLIER STREET, 7.18AM The windows of Blueprint Studios glowed red, like a 4 bar electric heater. Behind me, an upstairs room in The Eagle Inn beamed bright tungsten light towards Trinity Way, like a lighthouse for those stumbling in search of the past. Behind both brick buildings the new, taller version of ancient Greengate had emerged, not quite facing in the same direction. I considered if the demolition of the Victorian architecture, and the emergence of the tower […]

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