Lancashire Day
Lancashire Day holds a proud and established history in the county, commemorating the day on which the first-elected representatives called to London by King Edward I in 1295. On 27 November we celebrate its history and how it has shaped the rest
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PERSPECTIVES – 80 learning disabled artists show new work at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House
October 2018 – February 2019 This autumn 80 learning disabled artists will occupy contemporary and historical venues across Greater Manchester in PERSPECTIVES, a series of exhibitions, happenings and creative exchanges proudly presented by Venture Arts, a visual arts organisation who support and
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Christmas at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House
We invite you to Elizabeth Gaskell’s House in Manchester for a Victorian-style Christmas. Join us for talks on Christmas customs and literature from the era, carols round the piano, Christmas crafts for the family, and classic family favourite, The Muppet Christmas Carol.
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October at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House
Manchester’s most famous literary home, Elizabeth Gaskell’s House, will be packed to the rafters with eerie events this October, as Halloween brings a terrifying timetable of talks, creepy crafts and scary stories. And Elizabeth Gaskell would definitely approve – she wrote a
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Sketching with Liz Ackerley
Liz Ackerley has run two very successful sketching workshops at Elizabeth Gaskell's House encouraging the people who attend to capture their individual memories of the places they love in sketches and illustrations. As an urban sketcher, she says ' My work is
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