Enterprise
Yves Klein at Tate Liverpool: we talk to curator Darren Pih
It seems obvious to me now that Yves Klein‘s Leap into the Void was a fake.
A hairdresser with a difference: Bury’s Grönn Hair Salon
If you’ve bobbed about Bury recently, you might have seen an intriguing new shop front on Bolton Street.
We don’t need a ‘Northern Cultural Tsar’. But funding parity with the South? Yes please.
The New Statesman says that the North is in need of ‘a cultural renewal’. Really? Helen Palmer, Co-Director of Creative Tourist and Palmer Squared, a consultancy specialising in the cultural and tourism sector, responds to this for Northern Soul.
All rise: breaking bread in the North
As people, we place a lot of faith in bread. We break bread as a basis for friendship.
Aesthetic grit and fish & chips: Liz Foster Design
When I was at university in the early 1990s, I shared a flat with four girls studying at Glasgow School Of Art. I recall that a lot of alcohol was drunk and a great deal of inventively flavoured home-made bread was eaten.
Canny Cards and Mint Mugs: Northern Soul talks to Wot Ma Like
Do you ever feel frustrated that all Mother’s Day cards say Mum instead of Mam? Or annoyed that your flatmates don’t know what you mean when you say “Mek us a brew”?
Coffee4Craig: Help for the Homeless
A forgotten community, sleeping in doorways, huddled in grimy corners sheltering from the weather. Admit it, how many times have you walked past a homeless person pretending not to see or hear them?
From Corrie to Cheese: the Saddleworth Cheese Company
“I bet you didn’t know I made cheese.” This banner can be spotted at food markets up and down the country.
The Northern Soul 2015 Quiz
How’s your Northern knowledge? Let’s see how much you can recall about 2015 – and test your Northern know-how at the same time. No prizes, just a lovely feeling of smugness when you get them all right (answers are at the bottom…)
The Northern Soul End of Year Quiz: 2015
How’s your Northern knowledge? With just a few days until 2015 draws to a close, let’s see how much you can recall about the year – and we’ll also test your general Northern trivia. No prizes, just a lovely feeling of smugness when you get them all right (answers will be posted on Northern Soul at the end of week). No googling allowed….
Freerange Comedy Festival at Brewery Arts Centre Kendal
Comedy fans who can’t make Harry and Meghan’s big day at Windsor Castle can experience a ‘Royal Wedding’ with a difference in Kendal this May at Freerange Comedy Festival, hosted by Brewery Arts Centre.
The Northern Soul Poll
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