Members Area
Updated 18th June 2014
Welcome!
General News:
We hope that you already know that we're always keen to listen to feedback to improve on what we do - there's now a questionaire that you can fill in at any of our meetings. That's as anonymous as you want it to be! Alternatively, please stay back and have a chat with any of the hosts (David, Jim, Judith or Kay) after any of our regular meetings or email [email protected]
We always need members brave enough to have their profile added to the public area of the website. Ruth Adams is the latest one to do this. We're also thinking of adding photos back to the main page - so hoping you'll join in on that too. Still plenty of scope to develop our Facebook, Twitter and YouTube presence if anyone fancies assisting on those fronts?
We can still order polo shirts (all sizes £15 with a 3 week waiting time) if you're interested.
We're contemplating putting together an anthology of our own work and a 2015 calendar - deadline for those is likely to be mid-October.
We'll also be having an event in October/November to celebrate our 2nd Birthday!
Please shout if you are willing and able to help further with ANY of our projects!
We're proud of our history, with diverse readings and good attendance at our regular meetings, poetry competitions, charity fundraising and festival involvement.
We hope you'll be part of our future.
Here's what we've got to look forwards to...
We hope you'll be part of our future.
Here's what we've got to look forwards to...
Friday 20th June - Lend Us Your Ears - Concert in aid of Kirkwood Hospice at Millbridge WMC in Liversedge. Some of our members, along with some excellent folk performers, will be taking part in this. Please come along to support. Tickets are £5.
Saturday 21st June - 2.15pm to 4.45pm - our usual meeting (week 3)
Saturday 5th July - We will be meeting (week 1) but as part of the Cleckheaton Folk Festival - TIMES CONFIRMED AS 4.30PM TO 7PM. We suggest you come along at 4pm if you can and earlier still if you're interested in Yorkshire Dialect Songs! But the link to their website is here - poet Les Barker will be on as part of the main concert at the Town Hall on Friday 4/7/14.
Saturday 12th July - There's an Open Mic poetry event at Oakwell Hall - from 12pn to 4pm hosted by Julian Jordan and organised by Jan Scrine. It's free - theme is "Travel". Be good to see a few there as they have deliberately arranged this so it doesn't clash with our own regular sessions. You can download the full "Beyond Graffiti" programme here.
Saturday 19th July - 2.15pm to 4.45pm - our usual meeting (week 3)
Saturday 19th July - Launch date of our Summer Poetry Competition - Theme will be "Animals" - open to TZ Members - categories and judge(s) to be confirmed.
Saturday 2nd August - 2.15pm to 4.45pm - Our usual meeting (week 1)
Saturday 16th August - 2.15pm to 4.45pm - Our usual meeting (week 3)
Saturday 23rd August - 1.30pm at Crow Nest Park - Poetry in the Park
Saturday 30th August - 2.15pm to 4.45pm - Our usual meeting (week 5)
Saturday 6th September - 2.15pm to 4.45pm - Our usual meeting (week 1)
Wednesday 17th September - 2pm to 4pm - Brighouse Arts Festival - We're looking for volunteers for this mid-week session at the Smith Art Gallery - we've a 45 minutes session on "Remembrance" followed by a raffle for Bradford Cinderella Club and an open mic session in the last hour. Please email [email protected] or ask at our sessions. There may also be a project to get involved with relating to this festival, but the focus will be on WW1 poetry - if you have specialised interest in this, please let us know.
Saturday 20th September - 2.15pm to 4.45pm - Our usual meeting (week 3)
Saturday 20th September - Closing date for of our Summer Poetry Competition
Monday 22nd September - Launch date of our Junior (KS1 & KS2) Poetry Competition
Saturday 4th October - 2.15pm to 4.45pm - Our usual meeting (week 1)
Saturday 18th October - 2.15pm to 4.45pm - Our usual meeting (week 3)
Monday 20th October - Announcement of our Summer Poetry Competition Winners.
Saturday 25th October - 1.30pm at Crow Nest Park - Poetry in the Park
Saturday 1st November - 2.15pm to 4.45pm - Our usual meeting (week 1)
Wednesday 5th November - Closing date of our Junior (KS1 & KS2) Poetry Competition
Saturday 15th November - 2.15pm to 4.45pm - Our usual meeting (week 3)
Saturday 29th November - 2.15pm to 4.45pm - Our usual meeting (week 5)
Saturday 6th December - 2.15pm to 4.45pm - Our usual meeting (week 1)
Saturday 20th December - 2.15pm to 4.45pm - Our usual meeting (week 3)