The view of Chester Town Centre from the Roman City Walls Hello, This month has been all about research and new discoveries…from a weekend exploring Chester and attending the Lapidus National Conference (Lapidus is the Writing for Wellbeing Organisation that Creative Writes is a Professional Member of: http://www.lapidus.org.uk/), a visit to the V&A Archives with my...
Muswell Hill,
London
N10 1PP
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A STORY SHARED
The Creative Writes video tells our story Hello & welcome! The whirlwind of activity has continued to spin around the Creative Writes core! We had a wonderful set of five creative writing workshops at our headquarters in Muswell Hill, N10. The group formed a bond and we covered a range of material, while I guided the group through a...
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AS THE LIGHT CHANGES…
Watch the Creative Writes Video below – find out what we do and hear from our participants: Spring blossom Hello, I hope this finds you well,With the start of a new season, there is a new light. And with the new light, we start to see clearer. We start to see what it is we...
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A NOTE FROM THE HILL
Illustration by Charlie Adams: Muswell Hill – The Aspiring Suburb Hello from Muswell Hill headquarters! Verse by John Ringham: Muswell Hill – The Aspiring Suburb I found this lovely little book in Muswell Hill Library and thought I would share some pages with you here. I also wanted to share the Week of Tweets by...
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TWEET, TWEET!
Tweet, tweet! Hello, I was inspired by Mslexia Magazine’s ‘A Week of Tweets’ – where a guest records their week in tweets, with the daily limit of 140 characters. I have shared this with my creative writing groups in Muswell Hill, N10 and beyond. The exercise has been well received. There is no pressure to...
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INTRODUCING…
Nichola Hello, I hope this finds you well on this sunny February morning. The big news from Creative Writes headquarters is that we have a new team! After the success of working with my first volunteer Lanna in 2014, I decided it was time to try and recruit for a new volunteer to focus on...
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TREASURE CHEST OF WISHES
Happy New Year! How is 2016 going for you so far? I re-charged my batteries with some winter sun in the Canaries at the beginning of the year – it was a great plan! Since my return, I have been focussing in my workshops on the year ahead – guiding my participants through writing exercises which explore...
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THE TWELFTH MONTH
As the white Christmas lights shine from the elegant lamp posts outside my window, I reflect on this year, a year which seems to have flown by like no other! Aside from moving house and returning to the heart of my community in Muswell Hill, I am grateful for the dependable, loving and engaging friends and...
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WHAT’S AEROBICS GOT TO DO WITH IT?
Cut Up Poetry Workshop, Claremont Centre last week A participant’s poem – Cut Up Workshop Claremont, Cut Up Poetry I have recently joined a very lively aerobics class. As I giggled with my friend in the back row and moved in the wrong direction, I started to think about the connection between aerobics and creative...
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AUTUMNAL NEWS
Muswell Hill, North London Hello, I know it’s been a little quiet on the blogging front from this side – I haven’t forgotten about you! It has been a whirlwind of activity and to be honest, I am not sure where to begin… I am delighted to be settled in a new flat, back in...