Thought for the Day: “Libraries are reservoirs of strength, grace and wit, reminders of order, calm and continuity, lakes of mental energy, neither warm nor cold, light nor dark...In any library in the world, I am at home, unselfconscious, still and absorbed." - Germaine Greer

“Peddle harder Aunty Helen, peddle harder!” shouted Scout. “I’m trying, I’m trying!” I screamed back. The Editor of Northern Soul, Helen Nugent, takes her niece to LEGOLAND. northernsoul.me.uk/review-leg… #LEGO pic.twitter.com/G4QphL28wT

Good News in Focus: this week, in partnership with The People's Powerhouse, we chat to @BackonTrackMcr, a charity that enables disadvantaged adults to make lasting, positive changes in their lives. @PeoplesPowerhse northernsoul.me.uk/good-news-… pic.twitter.com/Pj1Sv2QYkM

“It’s about getting our audience back.” Paul Robinson, Artistic Director of the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, talks to Northern Soul. northernsoul.me.uk/its-about-… pic.twitter.com/5cUlnQf0d0

The artists, are from all walks of life, from school kids, to some of Manchester’s best loved professional artists and the gallery takes pride of place on the window of the Great Northern, facing one of the city’s busiest streets, Deansgate. pic.twitter.com/V8sfk9PCay