James performing at Words Among the Heather

Our first Words Among the Heather poetry event a great success

As the clocks turned back and the moors darkened, November welcomed the inaugural ‘Words Among the Heather’, a new poetry, spoken word and storytelling night at Millgate Arts Centre, in Delph. The evening was a great success, with a wide range of local poets, artists and raconteurs sharing their rousing writing. There was sincerity, tenderness, humour and, above all, bon homie, as a warm, welcoming crowd was entertained by the wonderful writers of Saddleworth, Oldham […]

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Words Among the Heather

‘Words Among the Heather’ (a reference to Saddleworth’s most famous poet Ammon Wrigley’s book ‘The Wind Among the Heather’) is an open mic style event. FREE for performers. To book your place on the programme please contact Lorraine Reynolds (lawtonlr@aol.com) or James Lawton (j_r_lawton@hotmail.com) with brief details of what you intend to perform. Writers from Saddleworth and the surrounding area are welcome to share their poetry, spoken word, stories, local interest, monologues, etc. Each performer […]

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