What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
It’s a complicated place, this. I like complicated places – and the fortunate thing is, it turns out that all places are complicated, if you look at them closely enough. Looking closely was what I was here to do: to look closely, and to share what I saw. More than
We pass an oak tree by the lakeside near to the car park and bowling club. Richard, the writer-in-residence for Middleton Park guides us on a nature walk followed by a creative writing workshop. Richard tells our small group of nature writers and walkers about the connections between the oak,
Middleton Park is now the proud host of its very own writer in residence and he’s running workshops this Saturday (19 October 2019). Richard Smyth is an award-winning nature writer and journalist who’s credentials include writing for the Guardian, The Times Literary Supplement and setting questions for BBC’s Mastermind. Richard’s