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• 				Contact details: Rising Brook Writers can be found in Rising Brook Branch Library, Merrey Road, Stafford.       Library Workshop : Monday Afternoons 1.30pm to 3.30pm Online Workshop :  Fridays Touring Workshops By Appointment Who we are: Rising Brook Writers is a voluntary charitable trust. A voluntary organisation for senior citizens/over 50s/disabled people with an interest in creative writing Mission Statement: to advance the education and development of senior and disabled citizens in Stafford in the field of Creative Writing by the holding of creative writing workshops and the publication of resulting material Recognised as a unique niche service provider RBW have since 2005 been running programmes of touring and static workshops Site visitors will find pictures of our projects in the gallery section and samples of our writing in the poems and stories page.   Click the buttons on the top left column to open up pages   There are two a moving slideshows on the NEWS page - open by clicking on the blue writing next to the top picture of the man in the hat and next to the Elizabethan House picture.   RBW has a FACEBOOK page and our other sites are still in operation: www.myspace.com/risingbrookwriters www.myspace.com/risingbrookwriterslive     STAFFORD REMEMBERS WORKSHOPS TOUR 2007 - for more community pictures see GALLERY and WORKSHOPS pages Photos of each workshop on the tour were added throughout 2007 WORKSHOP leader for 2007, author and lecturer, Nick Corder (writer-in-residence Stoke on Trent Libraries) aided by volunteers from RBW.   March 2008: STAFFORD REMEMBERS BOOK OUT:- Available on loan through the library or for a donation of £3-50 available through RBW workshops and events.   April 2008 Colwich Workshop   Is that Corporal Jones? Don't Panic!! Don't Panic!! It's only our Chairman dressed up as an LVF volunteer in an authentic WW1 battledress jacket giving out copies of STAFFORD REMEMBERS to one of the groups whose memories were recorded.     WE MADE THIS TOO. . . . February 2008: Workshops Tour Reopens - see more pictures on the Workshops Page     NEWS UPDATES: December 2006 - Gained full charity status Spring 2006: Grant Aid Age Concern Summer 2006: Published First Anthology Tales From The Gaiety Summer 2006: Touring Community Workshops April 2007: RBW supported by Lottery Grant Aid April 2007: Grant Aid Stafford District Council       and the Co-operative Bank Spring 2007: RBW Stand at the County Show. August 2007: Touring Community Workshops begin Sept 2007: Launch - Tales of the Supernatural Autumn 2007 - Launched RBW ON-LINE :  a weekly e-bulletin service for writers unable to travel Spring  2008 -  Stafford Remembers - home front memories anthology launched at Easter June 2008 - Drama Day and Poetry Collection launch       (see below) August 2008 - Funding support from Midlands Co-operative Society 27th Sept 2008 - Stall at Staffordshire History Fair County Buildings Sept 2008 - Touring Workshops/Talks begins RECENT EVENTS: 21 June 2008: DRAMA DAY - whole day of workshops at the MET STUDIO - led by theatre professionals from Etruria Cafe Theatre SEVEN NEW PLAYS WERE REHEARSED Please See Gallery Page for Playwright Presentations 21 June 2008: Staffordshire Introspective - poetry collection to be launched at the MET Studio       LIVE Poetry readings 1.00pm-2.00pm Flowers for the Poets Poets gathering for the LIVE recital Poetry Book Launch - Publication funded by Stafford District Arts Council IN THE PIPELINE: Planned Project For Autumn 2008 - Spring 2009: 'OH we DID like to be beside the seaside workshop tour' (funding permitting) Planned Event for September 2008 - Find our stall in the County Buildings at the Historical Society Fair Planned Events beginning in  September 2008 - Touring workshops and Talks for new groups (this is what we do - do you want to play?) Planned Project for Autumn 2008 - 'Coldwynd Sands' - Madcap comedy anthology set in 1960s Planned Project for Summer 2009 - 'Eclectic Mix' - Poetry Collection Launch - back by popular request Planned Project for Summer 2009 - Stafford Festival Fringe Event :  Drama Day '09 Drama Writer's Workshop - back by popular request Something we made earlier:  One of our 2007 project publicationss 'Tales of the Supernatural' 2007: To see the Ancient High House launch in pictures please click on the NEWS and GALLERY pages. All RBW publications are available for lending from Staffordshire Library Service and Supernatural has been produced in braille by Staffordshire Blind.  STOP PRESS:  2008 Poetry Collection launch . . . To hear sample poem set to music click on the icon below. (1.94KB)  watch this space for details of a LIVE performance poetry session in the Autumn 2008 in conjunction with other SDAC members.