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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

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

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

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 admirably and even managed

From 1861 to 1865 the American Civil War raged and has since been described as one of the most destructive wars of all time. It is now estimated that 2% of the population – over 620,000 men – lost their lives in