Poetry is my Friend
The Poetry Exchange: nominate a poem that has been a friend to you The Poetry Exchange celebrates the idea of poems as friends. Producer Bridget Floyer explains: ‘Through live events,…
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Happy Planet: spread the word in September
Happy Planet Creative Arts CIC Community Arts Exhibition & Open Day Our exhibition to show you what we offer is at Whitley Bay Library Monday 22nd Sept – Friday 26th…
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Encountering the Moon
Fourteen poems discussed, full moon admired from window and coffee cake shared. It could only be….Poetry with Friends at The Mission! Tonight’s theme was Encounters which resulted in a range…
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Heritage Open Days this week
Rats! I hate cancelling gigs but I’ve had to slice a performance scheduled for Friday morning out of my diary. These things ‘appen. I was meant to be joining other…
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Death at Dawn: Go & See it!
Death at Dawn is a specially- commissioned play based around the story of a young North Shields soldier who was executed for desertion in France in 1916. I was in…
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Robin Williams remembered
Another evening of appreciating poetry at Happy Planet Creative’s HQ, The Mission in Rudyerd Street, North Shields. Two new poetry lovers joined the regular crew and work discussed included Emily…
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Phil Punton’s camera never lies
Phil Punton is a gifted photographer. He makes his subject feel at ease and gets that certain je ne sais quoi out of the photo opportunity. He excels at wedding photographs…
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Spennymoor’s Golden Sons
Norman Cornish lived and painted North East mining life. He captured his hometown of Spennymoor on canvas. Sid Chaplin, the novelist from the Durham railway town of Stanley and Cornish’s…
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Poetry at The Mission
Poetry appreciation has returned to the Banks ‘o’ the Tyne. Our fortnightly gatherings hosted by Happy Planet Creative Arts at The Mission in North Shields have restarted after a short…