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Tag : Salford

02 Feb 2025

GATHERING POINTS FILM

GATHERING POINTS  We’re better when we work together…. A film about the people of Swinton, and the places they gather to tell their stories. This is a film that explores community through the voices of people that live, work and volunteer in the town of Swinton, Salford. We visit five venues; The Valley Gardens, The Swinton Nail salon, The Hive Cafe, The Parade Chippy and the Grand Palais. Stories emerge, that reveal the human connections we can all make, and […]

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12 Dec 2024

MIDDLEWOOD LOCKS SALFORD 7.27AM

MIDDLEWOOD LOCKS 7.27AM Walking towards Middlewood Locks, down Oldfield Road in Salford at around 6.40am, I was passed by a young man carrying on his back a case containing a tuba, or maybe a euphonium. His head was down, lost in thought as he made his way, I assumed, to some orchestral practice somewhere. I’m not sure why I found this slightly absurd, but I did. I wondered, should he practise at home, what it must be like living next […]

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02 Dec 2024

TWILIGHT PHOTOWALK MEDIA CITY AND SALFORD QUAYS

SATURDAY APRIL 12TH 7.30- 9.15PM TWILIGHT PHOTOWALK MEDIA CITY, SALFORD 10 PLACES £12 ( + £1 booking fee ) Join Not Quite Light for a twilight walk around Media City and Salford Quays, where as the sun sets to the west, behind the BBC buildings, the water is lit by shimmering lights and neon. It’s a beguiling scene, and we’ll explore the best way to capture the various viewpoints as we make our way around this brilliant regeneration site. The […]

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29 Nov 2024

NOT QUITE LIGHT REFORM RADIO NOVEMBER 2024

Join Not Quite Light for an eclectic mix of field recordings and delicious music… On this show we wander back through the past two months, with recordings from Poland, Manchester and Salford. Music features tracks by Thelonious Monk, The Saxophones, Yamaneko and Henryck Górecki. LISTEN HERE PLAYLIST

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21 Oct 2024

Islington, Salford 6.44am

Islington Way, Salford 6.44am The birds seemed louder on this morning, than they had been for any of the previous week. As I stepped out of Islington Mill, a robin bounced near my feet, as if leading me like a pied piper. It moved without fear, clearly used to people passing nearby. The only time it stopped was to listen to the melody messages flying through the air, an air which also carried a scent of change that raked my […]

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