The Coleford Hub

Community blog in Coleford, Gloucestershire

Category: News and Stories

Hollie McNish – a preview, according to Chris Riddell

Follow this link for a great preview of Hollie’s topical and not so subtle approach, if Chris Riddell (Waterstones’ children’s laureate) is anything to go by. Can’t wait for this one!

June 29, 2017
Not long to go…

Only a few days before the Festival starts, with a grand opening at the Coleford Clock Tower, moving down and up again to Cafe 16 in Bank St where we will have readings to kick things off…. In the evening – 6 pm Coleford Baptist Hall – we have Lakers School writers and performers at […]

June 28, 2017
Foresters on the screen – sat 8th July

June 20, 2017
Hollie McNish- Coleford Festival of Words- Thurs 6th July

June 20, 2017
Writing competition shortlist announced!

The judges were very happy with the quality of entries to the writing competition and have passed on to Andrew Taylor a difficult job to decide the winners. We can’t wait to see! Here are the shortlisted entries by title – we can’t announce the names yet as Andrew has to judge blind. Congratulations to the […]

June 19, 2017
Freedom of the Forests – Join us!

Join us for these two events – HOOF the Film and – to finish the Festival with a bang – this celebration of 800 years of freedoms of the forest at Hopewell Colliery

June 17, 2017
They’re moving the benefits office in Coleford

Some things don’t change No sign of U turn on benefits cuts ‘Daniel Blake’ speaks the truth listen a moment to Mhairi Black UKs youngest MP https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=guardian%20mhairi%20black

March 26, 2017
Rubbish all the latest!!

Wednesday 22nd March – Gloucestershire County Council

March 26, 2017
Hollie McNish for Festival of Words 2017

Performance poet Hollie McNish is the latest addition to the programme for this years Coleford Festival of Words (3-8th July) she will be launching her new collection PLUM and sharing her ideas in a workshop at Lakers School…more details soon

March 19, 2017
There are times you have to SPEAK OUT

what ever ways through endless chains of fingers clicking on keyboards or spanish beats of song writers preparing words to chant and sing of artists creating flags and banners of taking steps out into the world, shouting out the windows waving and cheering and remembering those who marched before us and sharing with our children […]

January 21, 2017