Tag: Event
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Alternative Christmas – Thursday 18th December
Rochdale Central Library 10am to 12 noon This Thursday sees the final Riverside Writers session of the year so we will have a bit of a celebration – mince pies and lots of poetry and prose. We’ll have a theme of ‘Alternative Christmas” and invite members to bring something to read or to write…
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Wintering – Thursday 11th December
10am to 12noon, Rochdale Central Library Riverside Writers workshop this week will be led by Eileen Earnshaw on the theme of “Wintering”. So now that storm Bran has passed it is time to get out and do some writing. As always anyone aged 18+ is welcome to come along, no need to book, just bring…
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Poetry Café – The Legend of Krampus – Rochdale Laureate
There is plenty of creative writing activity in Rochdale as we head into December, so sharpen your pencils, fill your pens and join us. Poetry Café Tuesday 2nd December, 6pm to 8pm, Coffee on the Corner, Littleborough On Tuesday evening the Poetry Café, open mic event, returns to the excellent Coffee on the Corner…
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Remembrance workshop
Thursday 13th November, 10am – 12noon Rochdale Central Library In the week where those killed in war are remembered the Riverside Writers workshop, themed on remembrance, will be delivered by Ray Stearn. As always our workshops are open to anyone aged 18+, you just need to bring something to write with. The sessions are free…
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The Raven – creative writing workshop, and Poetry Café
Rochdale Central Library, Number One Riverside, Rochdale On the day before Halloween it feels appropriate to look at the Raven. We will look at the classic, dark, poem by Edgar Allen Poe and plenty of other historical and mythological references to the raven, the largest and cleverest of the corvids. There will be plenty of…
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The Red Dress
Thursday 23rd October, 2025, 10am to 12noon Rochdale Central Library, Number One Riverside This week Maggie Kelly will lead a workshop based on “The Red Dress” a 14 year creative project by British artist Kirstie Macleod. The red dress itself has been embroidered by 380 people in 51 countries and is a stunning, and record…
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Ghosties and ghoulies and things that write poems in the night
Thursday 16th October, 10am – 12noon Rochdale Central Library, Number One Riverside, Rochdale As we head towards Halloween at the end of this month the spiders webs, skeletons, ghosts, vampires, pumpkins and plastic gravestones are popping up in front gardens around the country. In keeping with that the Riverside Writers are being treated to a…
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Poetry Café and Riverside Writers Workshop
Poetry Café, Coffee on the Corner, Littleborough Tuesday 7th October, 6pm to 8pm Come along and share your poetry, read a favourite piece or enjoy listening to those performing, in the cosy café with lovely homemade cakes, excellent hot drinks and available since last month a glass of wine. If you wish to read please…
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Take a Break! – Creative Writing Workshop
Thursday 18th Sept – 10am to 12noon – Number One Riverside This week Ray Stearn will be delivering a writing workshop, titled “Take a Break!” in Rochdale Central Library. With Eileen Earnshaw currently incapacitated Ray will be taking the helm this week and you can expect a mix of humour, deadly puns and opportunities to…
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Introducing Poetic Form (and function) – Thurs 11th September
ROCHDALE CENTRAL LIBRARY – 10am-12noon At Riverside Writers this week Seamus Kelly will lead a workshop introducing some of the ways in which poets can structure their work. It might sometimes seem that Free Verse has no structure at all and other forms like Sonnets, Odes or Villanelles seem to be overloaded with “rules”. Of…
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When September Comes
Riverside Writers Schools reopen and following a great visit to Chetham’s Library yesterday the Riverside Writers return to our weekly creative writing session in Rochdale Central Library every Thursday morning from 10am to 12noon. On Thursday 4th September Seamus Kelly will be running a workshop entitled “Fantastical” where we will be taking inspiration from a…
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Chethams Library Visit
Next Thursday – 28th August 2025 Instead of meeting in the library the Riverside Writers are heading to Manchester for a tour of the famous Chethams Library. On the tour we can learn about the history of the library and explore some of the rooms and view the collections. This is absolutely stunning library based…
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Riverside Writers Summer Celebration – 13th July 2024
Everyone is welcome to our celebration of Summer and creative writing this Saturday, 13th July, from 10am at Rochdale Central Library, Number One Riverside, Rochdale. There is no need to book, just come along on the day. This free event promises to be both informative and entertaining and a great opportunity to talk about creative…