Aldridge celebrates National Poetry Day with series of creative writing sessions at The Thomas Project.
To celebrate National Poetry Day, which is 3rd October, The Thomas Project in Aldridge are running a series of three creative workshops on Saturday 5th October, 12th and 19th October from 1pm – 3pm. The workshops are being run by Ian Henery, former Mayor of Walsall`s Poet Laureate, who has been running workshops at Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Gatis Community Space and the 1in3 Project (It`s Our Right).
On Friday 27th September Ian Henery performed spoken word to an audience that included Robert Plant of Led Zepplin fame at Wolverhampton Art Gallery. The event was called “Recovery is for Everyone”, a celebration of nine months of worshops, supported by Arts Council funding, with professional artists organised by the Good Shepherd at the Newhampton Arts Centre in partnership with SUIT, Recovery Near You, Wolverhampton 360 and the University of Wolverhampton.