Denis Pye Memorial Fundraider

Weʼre raising £900 to help fund an inscribed memorial bench in memory of Denis Pye at the Clarion Teahouse in Roughlee, Lancs

Please copy the link below into your browser and go to the Just Giving page to make your donation.

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/denis-pye

Write Out Loud 8pm Sun 20th Oct

Monthly meet-up for the local poetry and spoken word group. A very informal and supportive atmosphere, and open to all. NW legends Jefferama and Gordon Zola lead proceedings.
£1 plus raffle

Wood Street Writers 10am to noon Sat 13th Oct

This month’s workshop launches the group’s project for the Walt Whitman bicentennial in 2019, an anthology of work inspired Whitman, his poetry and ideas. This will be one of several projects taking place next year ranging across the town to commemorate Bolton's historic link with the father of American poetry. If you are interested in contributing please join us for this introductory session.
£2 donation

It is with great sadness we report the death of Alan Stead.

The service is at Bury Cemetery, St Peter's Road, Bury at 10.30 am , with everybody gathering on Tuesday 9th October  at the Fishpool, Liberal Club, 79 Nelson St, Bury, BL9 9HX, to celebrate his life, after the cremation.

Red Film: Funny Cow 7.45pm Fri 12th Oct

Maxine Peake stars as a comedian who draws on her troubled past as material for her stand-up routine, as she tries to rise through the comedy circuit by playing Northern England's working men's clubs. “... a hypnotically belligerent performance from Peake, whose anti-heroine explodes like a firework, burning herself to an ashy crisp.” Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian.

Free - Bucket Collection.