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Drew's work was originally written for the Helix Arts Creative Progression Project Hard Knocks and Tower Blocks Hard Times Salvation Streetwise Opera and Choir Urban Poet I am on the Road to Elysium Tips for the Dreamtime Map Newcastle Upon Tyne  

Sabotage turns to tragedy in this short story set in a 19th century mining community at the dawn of the steam era. Written and read by Ruth Henderson.

Cat performed by Rebecca Spears Originally written and performed for The Underwriters Project, Live Theatre , Newcastle

Ellen performed by Pat Dunn (Granny Dot in Hebburn ) Originally written and performed for The Underwriters' Project, Live Theatre

Performed by The Stocksfield Players: Julie: Jodie Barwick Bell Sergeant Twigg: Peter Smith Colonel Hunter: David Walker Jack Rowley & Bill Franks: Alex Swan Daniel: Cameron Swan Mum: Karen Kirkland Miss Tilley: Gill Mason PC Gill: Mark Bell PC Johnson: Rachel Cochrane

Derek Lowdon recounts his dancing days at The Spanish City.  Recorded to celebrate 100 years of The Spanish City, an iconic landmark and former fun fair in Whitlely Bay for Northern Community Voices Projects

A Centagenarian recounts her life to a young boy – a metaphor for The Spanish City Performed by Jen Brown Written for The Spanish City Centenary Northern Voices Community Projects  

Bountiful Beauty a poem by Christine Bartell The Wading Race a monologue by Judy Goodwin Tree a haiku by Avril Grundy Cerys a monologue by Christine Powell A Liturgy for Dereliction a poem by Susan Nicholson On the Porch a monologue by Jenny Spooner

Three powerful short stories set on Tees Valley.  To celebrate  Crossing the Tees Book Festival  3rd to 20th June 2015

Denise Sparrowhawk of Hartlepool Libraries talks about the forthcoming  Crossing the Tees Book Festival 2015

A miscellany of poetry and prose on the theme of The Tees Valley and crossing thresholds.  To celebrate  Crossing the Tees Book Festival  3rd to 20th June 2015 All Aboard! by Wayne Cook A Door Marked Private (anon) The Helm Wind by Mavis Farrell Crossing the Threshold by Irene Styles Coming Home by Michelle Birbeck One Day by Denise Sparrowhawk

The story of Francine Costington who joins six writers at an idyllic retreat by the Canal du Midi. Renowned author Wendy Robertson reads an extract from her latest novel.

Avril Joy reads the second chapter from her erotic novel The Orchid House  set between Cornwall, India and Sri Lanka.

Avril Joy reads the first chapter from her erotic novel The Orchid House  set between Cornwall, India and Sri Lanka.

Extracts from Paulie's Web read by Wendy Robertson. Inspired by Wendy's time as writer-in-residence in a women's prison

Set in a cooker factory in the swinging sixties, Wendy's Robertson reads an extract from her novel 'Sandie Shaw and the Millionth Marvell Cooker'.

A young single mum and the ghost of a prim spinster find that they have more in common than they realised.  Inspired by the 'In Loving Memory…' plaques found on park benches

Suffragette Emily Davison fatally wounded under the King's Racehorse 100 years ago. She is now considered a national heroine - so we all know about her - right? Listen to this vox pop asking people of the North East "Who was Emily Wilding Davison?" and "What were her Northumberland connections?" Part of the  Emily Inspires!   project