Reviews, articles and musings from a pop culture scholar. Female werewolves, speculative fiction, creative writing, medieval culture... and anywhere else my mind takes me.
Showing posts with label Failsworth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Failsworth. Show all posts
Saturday, 30 September 2023
Events in October 2023
Why Isn't Failsworth in Manchester?
Tuesday 3rd October
2.00-3.00pm
Failsworth Townswomen's Guild
I'm giving a local history talk on the history of Failsworth and incorporation
Members Event
Park Write - Spooky Season
Saturday 14th October
2.00-5.00pm
Friends of Crumpsall Park
I'm hosting a spooky creative writing workshop in Crumpsall Park, using the park as inspiration for creativity
Booking Link
Virtual Writing Retreat
Sunday 15th October
10.30–5.00pm
Hannah's Bookshelf
I'm hosting an online writing retreat for creative writers with writing exercises and structured writing sessions
Members Event
Bailey's Wood Ghost Stories Walk and Talk
Wednesday 18th October
11.00–12.30pm
Friends of Bailey's Wood
I'll be leading a gentle, social walk in the woods, telling some ghost stories along the way
Booking Link
Bailey's Wood Halloween Story Walk
Monday 23rd October
2.00-3.00pm
Friends of Bailey's Wood
I'll be leading a spooky, creative walk in the woods, suitable for all ages
Booking Link
Crumpsall Park Halloween Story Walk
Wednesday 25th October
11.00-12noon
Friends of Crumpsall Park
I'll be leading a spooky, creative walk around the park, suitable for all ages
Booking Link
Green Quarter's Eccentric Past: A Weird History Walking Tour
Wednesday 25th October
7.00-8.00pm
GRUB MCR
I'll be leading a weird history walk from Angel Meadow to Red Bank, sharing stories of the area's dark and peculiar past
Booking Link
A Nightmare on Nelson Street
Thursday 26th October
6.30-8.00pm
Pankhurst Centre
I'll be leading a weird history walk along Nelson Street, before returning to the Pankhurst Centre for cocoa and tales of the spookiest suffragettes
Booking Link
Interested in booking me for an event? Click here to find out more.
Labels:
2023,
Bailey's Wood,
creative writing,
crumpsall,
events,
Failsworth,
Friends of Crumpsall Park,
ghosts,
GRUB MCR,
Halloween,
history,
Pankhurst Centre,
suffragette
Tuesday, 31 January 2023
Events in February 2023
Here are the events I'm doing in February this year...
The Manchester Mummy
Tuesday 7th February
2.00-3.30pm
Failsworth Townswomen's Guild
I'm giving a local history talk on Hannah Beswick, also known as the Manchester Mummy
Members Event
Booth Hall Before the Hospital
Wednesday 22nd February
1.00-3.00pm
College of the Third Age
I'm giving a local history talk on Booth Hall (the hall, not the hospital) in Blackley, covering its construction and some of the various people who owned it through to when it was demolished in the early twentieth century to make way for the children's hospital
Members and Non-Members Event (£2.50 per session donation) - More Information
Virtual Writing Retreat
Sunday 26th February
10.30-5.00pm
Hannah's Bookshelf
I'm hosting a online writing retreat for creative writers with writing exercises and structured writing sessions
Members Event
Interested in booking me for an event? Click here to find out more.
Labels:
2023,
College of the Third Age,
crumpsall,
events,
Failsworth,
Hannah Beswick,
Manchester Mummy,
Manchester Museum
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)