| Writers' Groups |
| Many of our authors are members of writing groups and the help, support and encouragement which such groups offer to writers is priceless. Even if there are no local group near to you there's always the option of joining an online group. The selection of UK sites listed here is by no means exhaustive - please let us know if you would like to add your local writers' group to this list or if you'd like us to add other online groups to this page. |
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| Probably one of the best UK groups: "http://www.bbc.co.uk/blast/writing/" |
| And another great site from the BBC: "http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/arts/features/howtowrite/index.shtml" |
| WriteWords is the writers' site everyone is talking about: "http://www.writewords.org.uk/" |
| The National Association of Writers' Groups: "http://www.nawg.co.uk/" |
| With hundreds of contact details this is the North West of England's Directory of Writers' Circles, Courses & Workshops (your region will probably have a similar site): "http://www.writers-circles.com/northwest.html" |
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| For all those poets out there, check out a site for serving and ex-serving members of Forces anywhere in the World: "http://www.forcespoetry.com" And not forgetting Tom McGreevy, a moderator on the forces poetry site, who has his own excellent website with lots of info and links of interest to other poets, as well as examples of his own powerful and moving poetry: "http://poetryfromtommcgreevy.weebly.com/." Jan Hedger has recently started her own website to showcase her poetry and writing, check it out at: "http://www.janscreativewriting.co.uk" |
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| Where is Rossendale? |
| On old maps of Lancashire there is an area in East Lancashire designated as The Forest of Rossendale. The forest and its wild deer disappeared hundreds of years ago but those times live on especially in pub names such as The Roebuck Inn and The Deerplay Inn. During the Industrial Revolution the three main towns of Rossendale - Bacup, Rawtenstall and Haslingden - were thriving cotton mill towns but those days of spinning and weaving are also gone forever. With the River Irwell springing from the ground just north of Bacup, this once-polluted river has recently seen the return of fish and long-departed waterbirds to its waters. The East Lancashire area is still blessed with some wonderful scenery and the people are very friendly to strangers. |
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| The local newspaper is always worth a read online: "http://www.rossendalefreepress.co.uk/" |
| And this is a great historical website, mainly about Bacup but often the articles and photos relate to the rest of Rossendale: "http://www.bacuptimes.co.uk/" |
| And this local government site has further useful links: "http://www.rossendale.gov.uk/" |
| In a tradition going back to the 19th century, every Easter Saturday the Britannia Coconutters dance through the streets and in the pubs of Bacup & Stacksteads, very colourful: "http://www.coconutters.co.uk/ |
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| I've recently found this site and I'm very impressed with both the content and the layout: "http://www.purdy.org.uk/ |
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