RISING BROOK WRITERS IS A VOLUNTARY
CHARITABLE TRUST
The aims of the charity are to provide creative opportunities for
the Over 50s:
As a unique niche service provider opportunities provided include:
- Library Creative Writing Workshops
- Touring Community Workshops
- Websites - e-publishing
- Online Workshops
- Anthology Publishing
- Drama Day Workshops
- Live Performance Poetry
- Audio Tracks For Broadcast/Download/CDs
LIBRARY VENUE:
Rising Brook Branch Library Merrey Road Stafford
Monday Afternoons: 1.30pm to 3.30pm
All Over 50s welcome - no experience necessary - free of charge
Rising Brook Writers has other websites:
www.myspace.com/risingbrookwriters
www.myspace.com/risingbrookwriterslive (downloads/audio tracks)
and can be found on Facebook
NEW: 2009: A new bespoke website is being constructed and will permit downloads of both video and audio files.
Watch this space for more information shortly.
Rising Brook Writers Stafford Festival 2009:
FRINGE EVENT:
Drama Day Workshop and Live Poetry Performance:
NEW:
Saturday JUNE 27th 2009 - RBW DRAMA DAY - Gatehouse Theatre Complex (front suite) - RBW in rehearsal - five new plays
11.00am till 5.00pm with professionals from the
Rotten Park Road Theatre Company and Etruria Cafe Theatre
Actors Laura Dawson and Patrick McConnell rehearsing scenes Directed by Matt Rozier
Images from Drama Day 2008 with members of Etruria Cafe Theatre:
Playwrights being presented with their certificates
Below are some of RBW publications which are all written/recorded and produced by RBW workshop participants and are available from RBW at cost price (RBW is a not-for-profit organisation):-
COLDWYND SANDS LAUNCH
Monday 26th January 2009 2.00pm Main Library
To download FREE OF CHARGE audio tracks
'a gentle comedy' - 'warm and reassuring' - PRA Review
please visit the LINKS page
Presentation of a box of books to SCC Your Library Service. Presentation by Cllr Mike Poulter via the SCC Members Initiative Scheme - IT Equipment
Presentation to Hospital Radio Stafford and Cannock and Stafford and Stone Talking Newspaper of audio track flashcards ready to broadcast
Staffordshire Community Foundation videoing some of the event
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Poetry Collection 2009
ECLECTIC MIX
launched 27th JUNE Gatehouse Theatre Complex
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NEW: STREET PERFORMANCE
"Busking With A Bucket"
live performance poetry
LIVE RECITAL: MONDAY 6th JULY
STAFFORD BRANCH OF OXFAM
Sheridan Centre 1.30pm to 4.00pm
Come and meet the poets.
Raising money for Oxfam's BookFest
to stock a library in Africa
Staffordshire Introspective 2008 1st Poetry Collection - Eclectic Mix 2009 2nd Collection
2008 First Reminiscence Anthology
Community Workshops Tour 2007-08
First Creative Writing Workshops Publication launched at Rising Brook Library 2006
Second publication launched Ancient High House in 2007 spooky tales and local research
EVENTS DURING 2009
26th January Launch Coldwynd Sands
31st Jan Broadcast on Hospital Radio Stafford and Cannock
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February 2009 Community Touring Workshops:
a programme of 24 two hour workshops in venues around the
North Staffs. A Heritage Lottery Fund supported project:
Oh we DID like to be beside the seaside!
Recording seaside memories of yesteryear.
(SEE DEDICATED WORKSHOPS PAGE)
Holmcroft Community Centre 12 Feb 2009
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Other forthcoming events : dates still to be announced:
Launch : Where There's A Will There's A Weigh
book and DVD project from our Online/Library workshop contributors
supported by Staffordshire Community Foundation
Launch : Oh we DID like to be beside the seaside!
book and DVD project from touring reminscence workshops
See Workshops Page for Project Information
RBW received a certificate and was nominated for an Adult Learners' Week Award in 2009.
Some previous and current funders and/or umbrella organisations of which RBW are members :-
S.C.C. Members' Initiative Fund
Cllr M Poulter MBE - 2009
To listen to some of our audio work please click on the icon below - this is a small download size 1.94mb