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IDEAS STILL AFLOAT. Some need Leaders.

Children’s Poetry Anthology. Jessie Beard will pursue this with local junior schools.

Local reading groups. Audrey Parnell and Sandra Edwards are keen to take on work bringing together local readers. Help needed. Including perhaps: Bookcrossing/ read Orange shortlist, decide the Best of All Bookers, A Big Read type event?/ Bollington’s Book a la Waverton

Library Initiatives. Link person needed. Including:
Dr Who Event/ Pyjama Party,Bedtime Story event for little children/ A Writer In Residence/ A Jump Ahead at Cheshire’s themed Summer Reading Scheme For Children/ Salt Museum, Tom Hughes and Radlee (poet)/ Cheshire Poets Laureate-“Bunch of Fives”

Open Mike events, probably at BAC, BridgeEnd. Leaders needed. Including:
Performance poetry, am and pm/ an evening of Poetry and Music (S.Mallinson and Thomas Cranmer Choir)/ creative writing groups- themed, “WATER”?; combined walks and readings, “And Did Those Feet…”

Play Readings

Children’s events. Lesley Smith,, Pauline Ward. (Fest.Children’s Coordinator, Pauline McCluskey. Speakers/ workshops/ publication “First News” children’s newspaper. Urban Street Writer, lemn Sissay.

Theatre Production, directed by David Beaton. Jose Spinks and Jean Ransley.

Visiting authors, Kim Bishop investigating:.Jenny Memmoth “A Cat in My Lap” (Macc author); Berlie Doherty “Children of Winter; Jenni Murray “That’s My Boy” ; Erica James (novels set in Macc); Joan Bakewell – Stockport roots;.
Alan Garner (Jose Spinks); Penny Jordan, Mills and Boon. (Jackie Murphy)

Local textiles Brenda King . Talk and school component

Classics,(Jackie Murphy) playreading, winetasting, Actors of Dionysus

Quizzes, competitions – organisers needed. Link Reader Teaser Day. pre-Festival. “Bollington Live” Canalside broadcasts for winners etc. Displayed on Festival website.
69s. Identify the source novel – Kim Bishop

Play writing (JoseSp and David Beaton)– workshop followed by comp. 2 hander/ 2x20mins – judged by panel, winner prerecorded by professional actors, Canalside broadcast during Festival.

Short story writing – workshop (Library source or MMU) followed by comp. Jose Spinks & Mike & Ruth Roberts

Mini sagas , haiku – for display. Volunteers to lead?

MiniMemories . Jose Spinks/Janet Beech of Festival Photgraphy Group
Written on reverse of B picturepostcard, Any contributors during Festival write on their past/present Festival experience. Displayed on Festiva l“Tree”. Archived in Discovery Centre.

Poems/prose on Posts Terry McGaull P.oetry bank available from Jose). Leader to coordinate with Photography and Science group to share posts and minimise work.

Last Festival's Postapoems involved pinning up poems every day of the Festival in prearranged and suprise places throughout Bollington, indoors and out. Take a look at the kind of poems that peppered Bollngton's nooks and crannies in May 2005.

Poem 1 Poem 2 Poem 3

This Festival Terry McGaul is coordinating this venture. If you would like to be part of the fun, either by contributing your favourite poem or by volunteering to be a "Postapoem Pixie" (one who nips around during the Festival renewing the poems) then please do contact Terry directly. terrymcgaul@f2s.com

There is no job description for this - all pixie varieties are welcome. But poems need to fit on an A4 display page, and mustn't "scare the horses", literal or ethical!

Internet novel in a day. Jose Spinks and David Ward – a 24 Hour Gallop/Handicap.”A Novel A Day…” Big screen display .

Visiting theatre – professional. Jose Spinks to coordinate.
Links CRTN and BAC. Including History Wardrobe Theatre, Third Party “Faustus”? - Big Top performance.

BBC TV & Radio broadcasts? Jose will speak to Glynn Taylor. (“Poetry Please”, “A Good Read” held in B as apart of Festival)