Monthly Archives: September 2019
Photo Gallery: The State of Us, The Lowry, Salford
A new group exhibition exploring the complexities of extreme body modification, deliberately altering of the human anatomy or human physical appearance, is coming to The Lowry in Salford.
Book Review – Embellish with Relish: Bring Your Store Cupboard to Life
Embellish with Relish, written by the co-founder of the Hawkshead Relish Company Marie Whitehead, is a treat.
Review: Dakota Hotel, Manchester
As I check my notes, scribbled in a teeny tiny notebook during my stay at new Manchester hotel, Dakota, this is what I find: ‘Coffee bags! Sky TV! Toilet rolls folded into a point!’.
The Irresistible Rise of Prose Poetry: Northern Soul talks to poet Oz Hardwick
In part two of his series, The Irresistible Rise of Prose Poetry, Northern Soul’s Poetry Correspondent Mark Connors talks to poet and co-editor of The Valley Press Anthology of Prose Poetry, Oz Hardwick, and reviews Hardwick’s new collection.
Headlines and Hedgerows: TV legend John Craven talks to Northern Soul
I know we all say it about the tele of our childhoods, but kids’ TV in the 70s really was special.
Review: Walk Without Fear, Mines Advisory Group, Manchester Central Library
A group of kids are playing with a homemade football, fashioned out of plastic bags.
Theatre Review: Little Miss Sunshine, Playhouse, Liverpool
Full disclosure: I have not in fact seen the Oscar-winning film on which Little Miss Sunshine the musical is based.
A defiant performance: the Hallé Orchestra opens its 2019-2020 season
Last week, with the final embers of Summer illuminating the evening sky in Manchester, music lovers came together to greet the opening of Hallé Orchestra’s 2019-2020 season.
The Northern Travel & Tourism Show, February 25, 2020
The Northern Travel & Tourism Show on February 25, 2020 is the perfect place to find great ideas for future leisure visits and experiences, and enjoy the amazing Monastery host venue in Manchester.
You’ll meet over 45 exhibitors from lake and river cruises, steam railway trips and stately homes and gardens to themed Beatles heritage discovery in Liverpool, and the James Herriott All Creatures Great and Small story in the Yorkshire Dales.
There will also be tours around the wonderfully restored Pugin-designed monastery building.
The Northern Soul Poll
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