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    Banner and flag-making workshops with Peterborough Pride

    Metal Peterborough Chauffeur's Cottage, St Peter's Road, Peterborough

    In partnership with Peterborough Pride, we are hosting an open banner and flag-making workshop! Book here. The workshop is designed to provide a safer space for young LGBTQIA+ people to express themselves creatively while also learning new making skills. The workshop will be delivered by experienced facilitator Ramona Zadissa  (they/them), who is knowledgeable about the […]

    Free

    Writers Hot Desk: Essex Writers House

    Metal Southend Chalkwell Hall, Chalkwell Avenue, Southend on Sea, Essex

    Book a free desk here! Book a free writing desk in our Attic Studio and take some time to focus on your work, whether it be a short story, coursework or your memoirs. You are guaranteed a changing view across the Estuary and the grounds of Chalkwell Park, along with some space to think.  The desks are accessible […]

    Free

    RLF Reading Round with Syd Moore: Essex Writers House

    Metal Southend Chalkwell Hall, Chalkwell Avenue, Southend on Sea, Essex

    Book a free place here! RLF Reading Round is a unique network of reading groups, each run by a published author. The group leaders, or ‘Lectors’, may be playwrights, poets, writers of fiction or non-fiction: all are able to offer a unique ‘insider’s’ perspective’ on the texts under discussion.   For almost 2 years, Metal have […]

    Free

    Weekly Storytime Picnic with Jacqson Diego: Essex Writers House

    Metal Southend Chalkwell Hall, Chalkwell Avenue, Southend on Sea, Essex

    Book a family ticket here for Storytime Picnic! Every Wednesday in June - 12:00pm - 12:45pm For children aged 6 months - 4 years and their grown ups. Bring your own picnic lunch and join us at Metal’s Chalkwell Hall for some storytime fun, every Wednesday lunchtime in June. It’s free to come along and everyone […]

    Free

    Simon Says/Dadda: Film screening

    FACT 88 Wood Street, Liverpool

    Simon Says/Dadda is a collaborative three-screen film exploring father/daughter relationships together with Black and Asian women and non-binary individuals from four host cities across the UK (Liverpool, Birmingham, Newcastle and London). The ambitious largescale film project was developed during a Metal residency and highlights the deep impact that structural inequalities have within wider society.  The […]

    Free

    One Side Only: Essex Writers House

    Metal Southend Chalkwell Hall, Chalkwell Avenue, Southend on Sea, Essex

    One Side Only: From then to now, Southend's alternative press Book a free ticket here!  If you’re interested in making your own publication, collaborating with other local creatives or digging into Southend’s history of DIY culture, this is the night for you!     We’ll start in the 70s.   Artist/writer Graham Burnett will share an insight to […]

    Free

    Mooncup Theatre’s Morning Rave!

    Metal Liverpool Edge Hill Station, Tunnel Road Liverpool, Liverpool

    It's back! The sun has returned and so has Mooncup Theatre's fourth edition of The Morning Rave! Wake your body up, revitalise, let go and dance yourself into the weekend alongside a bunch of other wonderful souls. Followed by some yummy vegan brunch to replenish you! 10am - Arrive (options for hydration caffeine/juice/water) 10:10am - […]

    £8.30

    Lyric Writing & Poetry with Yvonne Hercules

    Metal Peterborough Chauffeur's Cottage, St Peter's Road, Peterborough

    Join Yvonne Hercules for a creative lyric writing and poetry workshop on Monday 12 June from Chauffeurs Cottage! Book here. The workshop will be based on creating lyrical work that references identity, background and the nuances surrounding the experiences of marginalised communities. There is no requirement to have any previous experience with lyric writing or […]

    Free

    Radical Pilgrimage: The Saffron Trail: Essex Writers House

    Metal Southend Chalkwell Hall, Chalkwell Avenue, Southend on Sea, Essex

    FREE (Suggested donation for pilgrimage stages) Join Lora along the way here! Stage 1 – Southend to Belfairs / Hadleigh  Artist, writer, wild-crafter Lora Aziz will be taking part in a 7-day 70-mile Radical Pilgrimage along The Saffron Trail as part of our series of In My Steps: Radical Walks in Essex. You can join […]

    Free

    Yvonne Hercules ‘Olive’ EP Tour

    Metal Peterborough Chauffeur's Cottage, St Peter's Road, Peterborough

    Join Yvonne Hercules for a musical journey through Black Femininity and its nuances referencing alternative folk, alternative soul, jazz and rock genres, as she showcases songs from her EP entitled ‘Olive’. Book here. ‘Olive’ is partly inspired by the life & work of feminist activist Olive Morris and will be released 9 June 2023 on […]

    PAYF

    Placemaking Poetics: Essex Writers House

    Metal Southend Chalkwell Hall, Chalkwell Avenue, Southend on Sea, Essex

    Book a workshop ticket here! Limited spaces A walking workshop exploring place-based writing through techniques such as concrete poetry, psychogeography and mark-making. Led by Bella and Elaine from London based publishing project Fieldnotes, this session will focus on process and conversations, capturing our settings through a blend of writing and drawing. All levels of experience […]

    Free

    Finding Your Roots with Words In Chalk: Essex Writers House

    Metal Southend Chalkwell Hall, Chalkwell Avenue, Southend on Sea, Essex

    Book a workshop ticket here! Limited spaces If you have an interest in writing or performing, this is for you! Dig into your roots with Jake and Hazel, part of the poet led team behind lively spoken word night Words In Chalk. Together, we’ll be exploring self-expression, emotive language, figurative phrases and performance tips, with […]

    Free

    Words In Chalk: Essex Writers House

    Metal Southend Chalkwell Hall, Chalkwell Avenue, Southend on Sea, Essex

    A lively and popular spoken word poetry event which brings together an eclectic line-up of writers and performers from Essex and beyond. Come along and see who takes the stage at this Essex Writers House special, hosted by Southend born and bred poet Hollie Dee and headlined by Hazel Mehmet and Bethany Down. With many […]

    Free

    Telling Personal Stories for Screen: Essex Writers House

    Metal Southend Chalkwell Hall, Chalkwell Avenue, Southend on Sea, Essex

    Book a ticket here through Essex Film Collective! £5 for non-members of Essex Film Collective Everyone has a story to tell. Come and explore how you can shape your personal stories for screen.  Essex Film Collective is collaborating with George Morgan of Essex Visual Arts to bring you a dynamic workshop on on dramatising personal […]

    £5

    A launch celebration of ‘Little Estuaries’: Essex Writers House

    Metal Southend Chalkwell Hall, Chalkwell Avenue, Southend on Sea, Essex

    Book here to join    Join us at Chalkwell Hall for the Southend launch of Daniel Kramb’s new book of poetry — Little Estuaries, published by the brand new UK imprint of Amsterdam’s HetMoet, HetMoet-Menard, and featuring cover art by Louisa Albani. “Gloriously spare and strange and compendious and tender, like a hymn.” — Sara […]

    Free

    Online discussion on the making of Simon Says / Dadda with artist Beverley Bennett

    UK Wide (Online Event) Online

    Book a free ticket to the online discussion here We will be introducing the wider project themes and discussing the process involved in creating the film. Beverley hosted a series of Gatherings at four UK socially engaged arts spaces (Metal, Liverpool, Grand Union, Birmingham, Lux, London and Newbridge Project, Newcastle), where women and non-binary individuals were guided […]

    Free

    Lucky Dip: Essex Writers House

    Metal Southend Chalkwell Hall, Chalkwell Avenue, Southend on Sea, Essex

    Book a ticket while you can! A writers’ social with a twist!  Come along to meet new people swap notes and be entertained. With an opportunity to share your own projects and original work, ideal for any emerging writers or local creatives looking to reach a friendly audience. Expect an element of surprise from our […]

    Free

    Metal Day Trip to Belongings: Windrush 75 with Evewright Arts Foundation

    Metal Southend Chalkwell Hall, Chalkwell Avenue, Southend on Sea, Essex

    Metal Day Trip to Tilbury Cruise Terminal Tilbury. Belongings: Windrush 75 with Evewright Arts Foundation Saturday 24 June 10am - 6.30pm £4 per person Book a seat on our coach to visit Belongings: Windrush 75, presented by Evewright Arts Foundation. Get your tickets here. This exciting sound and art installation commemorates and celebrates the people […]

    £4

    Black Essex & Here with actor and writer Danielle Kassaraté: Essex Writers House

    Metal Southend Chalkwell Hall, Chalkwell Avenue, Southend on Sea, Essex

    An opportunity for Black students, graduates or school-leavers of Essex, aged 16 - 18 years old. Mon 26 and Tues 27 June  10am – 4pm at Metal on both days. Join the two-day workshop here! Concerned about school timetable? Check out our offer and the suggestion points below.  A two day workshop at Essex Writers […]

    Free

    The Drawing Social

    Granby Winter Garden 37-39 Cairns Street, Liverpool

    Book your free ticket here! Join us for our third Drawing Social event taking place at Granby Winter Garden on Monday 26 June from 5pm – 6.30pm ✏️ The Drawing Social is a new bi-monthly, informal and women-led drawing network. The events are open to any creatives, of all skills and backgrounds, interested in exploring […]

    Free