The Carnival rolled into town on the back of strong feeling about protecting Lancaster from developers who propose to destroy green space and replace the unique feel of the city with more identikit big business shopping opportunities. Some of the notable causes today included opposition to the proposed Heysham ‘link road,’ protest against the almost [...]
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The Carnival of Culture 2008
Posted in Lancashire, Lancaster, Photography, Places, tagged Carnival of Culture, Centros Miller, Lancashire, Lancaster, march, protest on March 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Another Luneside ramble
Posted in Lancashire, Lancaster, Photography, Places, tagged canal, concrete, graffiti, icy, modernist, odd, old railway, walk, Winter on February 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
North of Lancaster you can take a path up to Caton, via Halton and Crook O’ Lune – You have to go under the brutal 60’s archetecture of the motorway bridge.
The graffiti was of varying quality but some of was great! – These were my two favourite pieces, though a third really interesting one had [...]
Lancaster Castle Firework Display
Posted in Lancashire, Lancaster, Photography, tagged , fireworks, guy fawkes, Lancaster Castle, November, UK, Winter on November 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Hey, it’s not all post indie, bhangra and dancehall here y’know…
This was my first time at the annual firework display and if the experience of walking in a large crowd through darkened narrow streets arround the castle wasn’t medieval enough for me, I don’t know what would be. It’s amazing that this half hour display [...]
Sky Larkin, You Say Party We Say Die, Los Campesinos – Lancaster Library
Posted in Lancashire, Lancaster, Literature and Arts, Live Music Review, Photography, indie, twee shit, other jingly jangly guitar music, tagged , Lancaster, Los Campesinos, Music, photo, review, Sky Larkin, You Say Party We Say Die on October 7, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Three bands that got it loud at ‘Get it Loud in Libraries‘ – Lancaster Library’s fabulous and deservedly prize winning semi occasionally regularly excellent series of music nights. A big and alarmingly youthful crowd gathered squished in amongst the shelves in the music section and were treated first to Leed’s Sky Larkin, a three piece [...]
Luneside meandering
Posted in Lancashire, Lancaster, Photography, Places, tagged , England, estuary, Lancashire, Lancaster, Lune, North West, photos, River Lune on September 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
With hangovers stubbornly intact from an evening at the Gregson we set off on a head clearing wander along the banks of the River Lune. It was Saturday and so Lancaster City were playing against Wakefield FC at the Giant Axe (a game the Dolly Blues triumphed 1-0 in.)
Walking past the ground and under the [...]
Houdini’s Suitcase: Theatre Review (Dukes Theatre, Lancaster)
Posted in Lancashire, Lancaster, Literature and Arts, theatre on September 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Pickled Image’s devised work Houdini’s Suitcase promises a dreamlike world, a piece of visual poetry and delivers pretty much on that pledge. An intriguing mixture of performance, puppetry and a rich soundtrack, the action centres arround an old man on a railway station surrounded by his suitcases. Each of the suitcases seems to hold a [...]
A walk in the park
Posted in Lancashire, Lancaster, Places on August 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
After attempting and failing the herculian 30 minute walk to the park some 3 or four weeks ago our determination to reach our destination couldn’t have been greater and as such, we only stopped in one pub along the way and even then I had coffee. Least said about the “Red Mist” rasberry bitter my [...]
Butter Pie News 2
Posted in Lancashire, Lancaster, Places on August 20, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Those of you who read this post —>http://densityofsound.wordpress.com/2007/08/10/butter-pie-news/
will be pleased to know a reply has returned. Unfortunately, it’s not happy times…
Dear ** *********,
Thank you for your comments regarding the change of supplier for Butter Pies.
Regretably, ASHWORTHS ( our previous supplier for many years ) has recently ceased trading and an alternative supplier [...]
Trough of Bowland
Posted in Lancashire, Places on August 12, 2007 | 3 Comments »
One of the best things about Lancaster is its proximity to open countryside – The Lake District, the limestone pavements of Arnside and Silverdale, the flat wilderness of the Lune Estuary and perhaps best of all, the Trough of Bowland are all little more than a stones throw away. A kind offer by some friends [...]
Lovely Morecambe by the sea.
Posted in Lancashire, Places on August 10, 2007 | 1 Comment »
On a visit to Morecambe I stopped by the ruins of Frontierland to take a picture of the Sky (Polo) Tower – One of only two rides left on the large empty site where the funfair used to lie. The tower is unable to be resited or demolished as it is in use as a [...]
