209) 28th July
After watching Phoenix Dance at The Playhouse, the lady behind me offers her assessment. “I bet they’re all knackered after that.”
Ways Through the Wood is a choose-your-own-adventure book which is set in Meanwood Park and The Hollies. The book was launched at East of Arcadia on May 29th 2016, as part of Meanwood Festival. Five hundred copies were printed and distributed to people in the local area.
A low resolution pdf of the book is available for download here, or contact us if you would like to buy a hard copy and enjoy the adventure in full!
Doug Sandle I am not very good at tennis, but nonetheless there were times, especially in the Summer after Wimbledon had finished, when inspired by real tennis players, I fancied I might be capable of…
Bill Fitzsimmons Do you sometimes walk at sunsetThrough the long woods up beyond your houseWhere the mournful owl swoopsAmong the darkening trees?Do you pause and listen to the rustleAnd scurry of unseen feet, the variousMutterings…
This is a sound portrait of the park made using recordings taken in April and May 2016. we have considered the following in creating the piece: The recordings are edited and mixed but no electronic…
Lucy Nokes The plan was to organise our own, two-person retreat weekend at my place. No ordinary girly weekend for us; we were going to “Contemplate Existence” with the aid of Air, Water, Fire and…
Linda Marshall Little Dougal, let off the lead, freeTo scamper and follow his snout,One minute here, the next vanished.My heart, racing faster than he could,Skipped more than a beat,As I searched the winding paths,Shook the…
Colin Speakman There are times in one’s life where certain places take on special meaning. My wife and I first discovered The Hollies as young Leeds University students, in the innocence of first love, seeking…
