The Arts Team have been really moved by this recent find on WeTransfer – How Marianne Faithfull and Warren Ellis’ poetic new record She Walks in Beauty was built on decades of friendship, passion and collaboration… it’s a very touching listen/read … check it out! here’s a link to the original article: https://wepresent.wetransfer.com/story/marianne-faithfull-she-walks-in-beauty/# What effectContinue reading “Marianne FaithfullThe only way you can do anything any good is through love”
Category Archives: Creative Words
Reading for Wellbeing Virtual Book Group – November Meet Up
Last night the Book Group met to discuss The Familiars by Stacey Halls. It is a vivid reimagining of the Pendle Witch Trials in 1600s Lancashire, based on real people and places from the time. We really enjoyed the richness of the description of the clothes and interiors which helped to bring the Stuart settingContinue reading “Reading for Wellbeing Virtual Book Group – November Meet Up”
Reading for Wellbeing Virtual Book Group – book for November meeting
On Wednesday the Book Group met to discuss one of the new 2021 Quick Reads – ‘The Baby is Mine’ by Oyinkan Braithwaite. This title got a more negative than positive review from the group – we all felt that it had real potential which unfortunately was not realised. We didn’t feel that it builtContinue reading “Reading for Wellbeing Virtual Book Group – book for November meeting”
Reading for Wellbeing Virtual Book Group
The next meeting of the Reading for Wellbeing Virtual Book Group is taking place on Wednesday 6th October,at 7-8pm via WebEx. This month we will be discussing The Baby is Mine by Oyinkan Braithwaite. If you would like to receive a WebEx invitation please let Kathryn know (details below). Use of a webcam is completelyContinue reading “Reading for Wellbeing Virtual Book Group”
Reading for Wellbeing Virtual Book Group – September
Hello all, Last night the Book Group met to discuss Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet. Several of us found it perhaps a bit hard to connect with at first, as it does move around in time and between the perspectives of several different characters. However, by the end we were blown away by the complex characters, theContinue reading “Reading for Wellbeing Virtual Book Group – September”
Reading for Wellbeing Virtual Book Group September meeting
Hello all, Last Wednesday the Book Group met to discuss Peter James’ ‘Wish You Were Dead’. Overall we enjoyed it, though our perceptive members did pick up on some plot holes! As usual our discussion ranged far and wide, from how far in advance we planned our family holidays when we were children, to beingContinue reading “Reading for Wellbeing Virtual Book Group September meeting”
‘Reading for Wellbeing’ Virtual Book Group
The Trust Library Service’s ‘Reading for Wellbeing’ Virtual Book Group recently celebrated its first birthday! We started the Virtual Book Group during Health Information Week, an annual celebration of the importance of access to health information, in July 2020. We’ve been successfully meeting on the first Wednesday of every month since. Each meeting is aContinue reading “‘Reading for Wellbeing’ Virtual Book Group”
Laugh Out Loud
We’d like to share a couple of links to local comedy opportunities kindly recommended to us this week. If you’ve ever fancied yourself as a bit of a comedian, you might want to consider honing your skills with a stand up comedy or improv course with Laugh at Leeds If you like poetry with yourContinue reading “Laugh Out Loud”
NHS Knowledge and Library Services Awareness Week 2021
14th-18th June 2021 is the first ever NHS Knowledge and Library Services Awareness Week! This is an opportunity for the Trust Library Service to shout about what we do. ‘Librarian’ might not be the first word that comes to mind when you think about the NHS, but there are lots of ways that we canContinue reading “NHS Knowledge and Library Services Awareness Week 2021”
The Owl and the Chimpanzee
Library colleagues across the country have been sharing poems for Mental Health Awareness Week. Here’s one by clinical hypnotherapist and psychotherapist Jo Camacho which beautifully articulates the internal battle many of us face when the more primitive part of our brain (the chimp brain) takes control. The wise owl within all of us is seen here fightingContinue reading “The Owl and the Chimpanzee”
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