Photo Gallery: The Northern Soul 2nd Birthday Party

Posted by Helen Nugent | Jun 21, 2015 | Enterprise, Northern Soul writes..., We burn witches

Sometimes it’s hard to believe that Northern Soul is two years old. Two years! Wow, we’ve come so far and we’ve reached so high…no, wait, that’s something else.

Anyhooo, thanks to everyone who came to our 2nd Birthday Party at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation in Manchester and made it such a success – and to everyone who has supported us over the past two years, you know who you are.

So, as we crack on with the site and get bigger and better, here are a few images from the party taken by Northern Soul‘s Head Photographer, Chris Payne.

By Helen Nugent, Editor of Northern Soul

Main image: The Northern Soul cake by Lisa Davis Cakes

Shauna Mackin performs at the Northern Soul 2nd Birthday Party

Poetry Correspondent Wendy Pratt reads her poetry at the Northern Soul 2nd Birthday Party

Sukh performs at the Northern Soul 2nd Birthday Party

Shauna Mackin and her band perform at the Northern Soul 2nd Birthday Party

Seattle Yacht Club perform at the Northern Soul 2nd Birthday Party

Editor Helen Nugent and party guests at the Northern Soul 2nd Birthday Party

Opera Correspondent Robert Hamilton speaks at the Northern Soul 2nd Birthday Party

Party guests at the Northern Soul 2nd Birthday Party

Assistant Editor Steph's cakes at the Northern Soul 2nd Birthday Party

About The Author

Helen Nugent

Helen Nugent is the Founder and Editor of Northern Soul. A Northern lass, born and bred in Manchester, Helen has been back in her home town for 13 years after working in London for The Times and a number of other national newspapers. You can find articles by Helen in, among others, The Guardian, The Mail on Sunday, The Times, the i newspaper, The Observer, Big Issue North, The Yorkshire Post, and The Spectator. Previous roles include producing and presenting the business news at BBC Radio 5 Live and on BBC local radio across the UK, and freelancing for The Daily Telegraph, The Independent on Sunday, The Sunday Times, and the Financial Times. She also spent 18 months as Money Editor of The Spectator. During ten years at The Times, she won a series of awards including Journalist of the Year and had a number of jobs including News Reporter, News Editor, Lobby Correspondent in the House of Commons, Business Reporter, and Financial Writer. In addition, Helen runs her own media training and PR consultancy firm, Helen Nugent Consulting. Helen has appeared on Sky News, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4, BBC 6 Music, BBC Radio Manchester, BBC Radio Merseyside, BBC Radio Lancashire, BBC World Service, talkRadio, and GB News. An experienced chairperson and speaker, she regularly chairs conferences and events for, among others, literature festivals, award ceremonies, and tech shows. She was also a Guest Lecturer at Westminster University in the Department of Journalism & Mass Communication, and a Guest Lecturer at City University and at MMU. She taught Music Journalism at Salford University for a number of years, and taught Political Reporting at Huddersfield University. In 2017, she was shortlisted for Person with Purpose at the Northern Power Women Awards. In 2019, she was a judge for the HWA Gold Crown Awards which recognise the best historical novels. Feel free to drop her a line at nugenthelen@hotmail.com or via the contacts page. All correspondence is welcome, particularly if you would like to share a magical Northern experience.

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