By 1989 and the first Write Around Around festival, the initial base of Writers Groups in the Cleveland (Tees Valley) area had multiplied, largely as a result of Trev Teasdel's Creative Writing Course project since 1986 but not exclusively.
By 1989 and the first Write Around Around festival, the initial base of Writers Groups in the Cleveland (Tees Valley) area had multiplied, largely as a result of Trev Teasdel's Creative Writing Course project since 1986 but not exclusively.
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Bramblesthorne Writers began 1989 as a group for parents based at Brambles Farm Primary School and serving the Thorntree and Brambles Farm areas of East Middlesbrough.
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An early and long standing writers group formed at Hartlepool People's Centre in the mid 80's served by Charles Clark's WEA Creative Writing Course and a writers group existed there for quite a long time -maybe even still going although I have no up to date information on that. In 1989 Les Wardle was the contact for the People's Centre group.
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Two Writers groups formed in Yarm from Trev Teasdel's WEA Creative Writing Course in 1989. An evening one led by celebrated playwright and Horror writer Graham Farrow and a day time group known as PLOY. http://www.merelyplayers.org/graham_farrow.asp
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Little information of this short-lived group. Information came to me in 1987 via Community Arts Middlesbrough. It was organised by Joy Lorraine who at the time was part of the Horden Group in County Durham whom we had visited with the Teesside Writers Workshop. Joy was in the Federation of Worker Writers. IA note in Outlet No 6 Dec 1987 read - " Stop Press - Staring soon - a new writers group for Women run by Joy Lorraine.The first meeting is on Thursday 21st January at the Pavilion, Esk St. North Ormesby, Middlesbrough. The New Group is called 'Free Writers' and begins at 7,30pm. Even if you have never written, you are urged to come along and try your hand in a friendly and encouraging atmosphere. For further details contact Community Arts Middlesbrough - Middlesbrough 225290.
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Formed in 1988 by Margaret Weir and Jean Cumbour.
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Redcar Writers Group was formed in February 1989 at Redcar Library and is still going 2010, albeit in a reduced form.
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The Guisborough Writers Group formed in 1988 from Trev Teasdel's Creative Writing course at Sunnyfield House in
Guisborough.It is not to be confused with the Guisborough Poetry Group which ceased to exist the year before.Posted at 10:09 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
The Green Tree poets were a musical band who played at the Green Tree pub in Brotton in the 80's. Often with East Cleveland Alternative Poet - Tim Beswick. They could also be seen sometimes at the Saltburn folk club upstairs at the Victoria. Tim Beswick was a lecturer at Redcar Tech and ran a Creative Writing course there and was also resident poet in Kevin Daws magazine Voice of the North. Tim also co organised a poetry reading in Carlin Howe mid 80's with Gordon Hoyles and many others. (I met Gordon Hoyles there and booked him for the New Poetry Scene). Tim had a poem in the second Outlet from his book -
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