We are now inviting submissions for the next issue of Worktown Words on the theme of Empathy. Submissions open from 10/05/26 until 31/05/26 (midnight). This issue will be edited by Romina Ramos, LfW’s organiser of Worktown Words and co-founder of Natter, the monthly poetry open mic night for local creatives in Bolton that meets at th3guys_cafe. .…
Join us for a spoken word open mic on 12th April. Our guest performers will be ‘the poetry twins’ – Rachel Davies and Hilary Robinson. They are both accomplished poets and their poetry is widely published in journals, anthologies and online. They will be reading from their joint collection of poems ‘An Altogether Different Place’,…
Those of you who have followed Live from Worktown for some time will know that our former member, the late Dave Burnham was quite an incredible artist. He kindly put his talents to work for us not only by devising a series of downloadable history walks around Bolton, known as Worktown Walks, he created a…
Despite taking place almost 90 years ago, the Mass Observation research initiative that started in 1937 in Bolton is still regarded by many as an important part of the town’s history, not just in Bolton but further afield too, including at the BBC no less. Live from Worktown were contacted by Radio 4 producer, Katharine…