A year on from our partnership with the University of Greater Manchester and Bolton Library and Museum Services, we’re still keen to encourage in a interest amongst the residents of the town to participate in the annual Mass Observation Diary Day, held on the 12th May and organised by Mass Observation Archive, based at the…
We are now inviting submissions for the next issue of Worktown Words on the theme of The Outdoors. Exploring the ways in which Spring morphing into Summer might change the natural spaces in and around Bolton. Focusing on your favourite natural beauty spot in the area, what are your most memorable experiences being in the great…
Reflections on the Bolton Observed Showcase by Dave Morgan Around one hundred and fifty people attended the Bolton Observed event run on Saturday 15 March by Live from Worktown as part of the Bolton Town of Culture Gala Day. The imposing subterranean lecture theatre in the Central Library gave the event an added dimension, shown to its…
We are happy to share the publication of the new issue of Worktown Words. This issue was curated by Romina Ramos and edited by Jack Washindale on the theme of Links. You can access the anthology here. And if you’ve missed any previous issues, you can find our catalogue here. Submissions for the next issue…
We are now inviting submissions for the next issue of Worktown Words on the theme of Links. Exploring what links us to each other, to place or sound, or the world at large – submissions open from 31st January to 28th February, midnight. This issue will be guest edited by Jack Washingdale, an artist and…
Submission Deadline: Friday 7th February 2025. As a part of Bolton’s Town of Culture programme, Live from Worktown is building on our 2024 work revisiting Mass Observation by launching a photography competition on the theme of Our Cultural Landmarks. We’re asking you to take a photo of a place that’s important in your life and…
Submission Deadline: Friday 7th February 2025. Live from Worktown is building on its 2024 work revisiting Mass Observation in Bolton by creating an anthology of contemporary observations of everyday life in the town. This can be in the form of poems, diary entries, overheard conversations, random or planned observations in public spaces or at events,…
We are happy to share the publication of the new issue of Worktown Words. This issue was curated by Romina Ramos and edited by Lisa O’Hare on the theme of Patterns. You can access the anthology here. And if you’ve missed any of the previous issues, you can find our catalogue here. We will be taking a Christmas break…
On 12th May 2024, a partnership of Live from Worktown, Bolton University and the Library and Museum Services asked people in Bolton to: “It’s a fusion pot where creative & cultural diversity meets our industrial heritage, the ragged West Pennine Moorlands and the lush landscapes of Lancashire.” Having had time to review and analyse the…
We are now inviting submissions for the November issue of Worktown Words on the theme of Patterns. Exploring patterns in nature, personal experience, social justice, poetic form, and more – submissions open from 1st October to 30th October, midnight. This issue will be guest edited by Lisa O’Hare. Lisa O’Hare is a poet whose work…