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From Photowalks to Post-Punk Tunes, Here's What's Happening This Week in Notts
Mon 13 Mar 2023Book launches, photowalks, painting modern women...there's plenty this week
Specialising in Post-Surgery Tattoos, Anna Garvey Brings Confidence To Breast Cancer Survivors
Thu 12 Jan 2023Breast cancer affects thousands of people a year in the UK, with an average of 55,000 cases confirmed every twelve months - approximately 40% of those resulting in a mastectomy, in which some or all of the breast tissue is removed. But what happens after the mastectomy, and how do people adjust to life with a scar? We catch up with Anna Garvey, the Nottingham tattoo artist who specialises in post-surgery tattoos, and learn more about the joy of reclaiming your body after trauma…
We Hear All About Collected Poems: Volume Two, the Brand New Book From Notts Legend Henry Normal
Sat 10 Sept 2022From co-creating the British TV classic The Royle Family to setting up Baby Cow Productions with Steve Coogan, Henry Normal has had an industrious career in the arts. But since retiring, the 65-year-old has turned his hand back to his first love, poetry, and is celebrating his second volume of Collected Poems, published last month by Flapjack Press…
Green Hustle Gears Up For Nottingham's First Post-Lockdown Festival
Mon 31 May 2021After a successful virtual event last year, Green Hustle returns for an in-person festival in June...
Auction to Help Secure Creswell Crags' Post-Lockdown Future
Fri 03 Jul 2020After securing a £250,000 emergency-funding grant, the efforts to ensure the post-lockdown future of Creswell Crags continues with an auction hosted by Bargain Hunt's Charles Hanson
12 Stories and Poetry Collections You Should Read During Lockdown
Sat 20 Jun 2020Our Literature Editor runs down some of the books that have kept her busy during these times...
Isolation Art Mail Allows You to Work Creatively with Others Through the Post
Tue 16 Jun 2020In a bid to inspire creative communication through traditional, tangible methods, Tracey Meek is combating loneliness and isolation the old-fashioned way. We caught up with the artist to discuss Isolation Art Mail, her community art intervention project that encourages people to share a collaborative chain letter of unfinished artwork...
How are Stonebridge City Farm and White Post Farm Coping with COVID-19?
Thu 04 Jun 2020The sun has been shining, the flowers have been blooming, and the lambs and chicks have been born. You’ve been able to feel the warmth on your skin and sweet scents as you’ve walked around your neighbourhood. Yes, spring has definitely come and gone, but the annual ritual of heading down to the farm to check out the newborns remains incomplete. Nottingham’s community farms haven’t been able to enjoy spring as much as usual, as lockdown has seen their income disappear entirely at a time when visitor numbers would have been at their peak. We speak to Anthony Moore from White Post Farm and Stonebridge City Farm’s Peter Armitage to find out how they’ve been coping during COVID, and how you can help support them…
Return to Sender: How We Managed to Track Down the Author of a Postcard from 1908
Sat 07 Mar 2020Postcards were the “u ok hun?” texts of their day. Used by past generations to check in on their distant siblings, and by more recent ones to boast about exotic holidays to their friends, they’ve never really been blessed with messages worth a third or forth glance. Which is why our Assistant Editor, Emily, was shocked to discover cards dating back to 1908 sitting on the shelf of Hopkinson Vintage, Antiques and Art Centre. She decided to track down the families of their senders, to ask them why…
Art Review: International Postcard Show 2020
Thu 16 Jan 2020Ah, postcards. Proper nostalgia stuff that.
Unwavering Post-Punks Spear of Destiny Head to Notts This Autumn
Fri 19 Jul 2019Now approaching his mid sixties, Kirk Brandon shows little sign of slowing down. An integral member of several bands – Theatre of Hate and Dead Men Walking amongst others – he brings the outfit he’s probably best known for, Spear of Destiny, to Rescue Rooms this September...
The Orielles are Bringing Post-Dance Funk to Rescue Rooms
Fri 15 Feb 2019Hailing from Halifax, The Orielles have caused quite a stir over the past year, scoring in at number 16 on Rough Trade’s Top 100 Albums of the Year list in 2018 for their debut album Silver Dollar Moment. Ahead of their show at Rescue Rooms, we grabbed singer and bass player Esmé for a chat...
Surface Gallery's International Postcard Show 2019
Wed 16 Jan 2019Surface are at it again with their ever-popular International Postcard Show bringing you art from a wide selection of artists, all small enough to fit in yer pocket! We got down to check it out...
Framework, Forest, Rain and Feet: A Poem for Nottingham's Homeless Community
Fri 23 Nov 2018With the new charity partnership between Nottingham Forest FC and Framework Housing Association, Nottingham's High Sheriff Nick Ebbs commissioned LeftLion Editor Bridie Squires to write a poem about the relationship, and how it might help our city's homeless community going forward...
Remembering Baby: Life, Loss and Post-Mortem at Surface Gallery
Tue 23 Oct 2018In October, Surface Gallery welcomed Remembering Baby; an exhibition which sensitively explores what happens when a baby dies, from the view of a parent and medical professionals. Adrian was deeply moved...
Ziggy Starbucks Rules, OK: A Poem by Dave Bishop aka Lord Biro
Mon 05 Feb 2018Gentrification is this week's poetic commentary from the prolific artist/poet Dave Bishop, aka Lord Biro...
Film Review: The Post
Fri 26 Jan 2018Hanks and Streep bounce off one another brilliantly in a story that showcases the true purpose and power of the press