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30. A Year in the Life of Elizabeth Gaskell’s House

12-16 May 2025 I'm in the final two weeks of getting phase 1 of our writers in residents' exhibition finished, and off to the printers so it has been a week of proofing, uploading content for QR codes, tweaking copy, checking things,

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29. A Year in the Life of Elizabeth Gaskell’s House

5 - 9 May 2025 A shorter week with the bank holiday but not short on activity and news. The week started very well with a large private tour for an arts society group from mid-Wales which went down a treat with

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A group of volunteers stood in front of a bus.

Volunteer Trip to the Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester

Manchester’s HiDDEN network includes not only Elizabeth Gaskell’s House but many other fascinating little gems in and around Manchester. One of these is the Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester (MoTGM). A group of Elizabeth Gaskell’s House volunteers had a brilliant trip there

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28. A Year in the Life of Elizabeth Gaskell’s House

28 April - 4 May 2025 It was deadline week for our writers in residence and they haven't disappointed! We have a collection of poems from Princess, a script (which will also be professionally recorded) from Georgia, and a collection of short

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27. A Year in the Life of Elizabeth Gaskell’s House

21 - 25 April 2025 I returned to work after the Easter weekend (which included a wedding on Saturday) and a week off, which from the sounds it was very busy! Katy and Ellie had held the fort admirable and even managed

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