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…
We’re delighted to see that our 2024 series of My Place Walks are featured this week in the Bolton News! You can read the article here. Peter Firth has led the walks project, researching heritage facts himself and also utilising the late Dave Burnham’s research material that created the Live from Worktown downloadable audio walks.…
We are happy to share the publication of the new issue of Worktown Words. This issue was curated by Romina Ramos and edited by Louise Machen on the theme of Belonging. You can access the anthology here. Submissions for the next issue will open on October 1st and run until October 30th for an early…
A new episode of Sidedoor, Live from Worktown’s Radio Programme will air on Bolton FM on Bank holiday Monday at 10am. Presented by Dave Morgan, we visit Bolton’s Right to Roam Music Festival and talk to some of the bands and organisers. It looks at how the Bolton wellbeing charity Headspace uses creativity in its…
Announcing our 2024 programme of My Place walks – a series of local heritage walks for the over 50s, led by Live from Worktown director, Peter Firth and supported by co-director, Julia Uttley. All the walks are free of charge attend, but with limited places available, please contact Peter on Pdf1@hotmail.co.uk to book. Harwood Heritage Walk…
We are now accepting submissions for the September issue of Worktown Words on the theme of belonging. Exploring our place in the world, who we are, where we belong in terms of people and place – submissions open 1st August to 26th August, midnight. This issue will be guest edited by Louise Machen, Louise Machen…
We’re delighted to partner with the Bolton Library and Museum Service in arranging a poetry evening as a part of a programme of events that links to a new exhibition called Birds of Bolton on show in the Museum until 3rd November. The exhibition programme is inspired by the work of former employee Eric Gorton…