MARCH NEWSLETTER

 

Time is 'marching; on, ey? ey?  Don't forget to take advantage of us while we're still 'hare'!  Lots to share this month, creative writing and we are still looking for some of you talented SHOP-Club types to get in touch and get involved with some summer events!

In the meantime, the Take it and Leave Gallery has been very busy, with plenty of people creating art to add to our gallery and taking a piece in return to recompense themselves and also to keep the gallery living.

Here's some of your latest amazing addition (cue that special music):

WORKSHOP: CREATIVE WRITING

 

SATURDAY 1ST MARCH
4PM - 5PM

Have you always wanted to try creative writing but didn’t know where to start? Are you already a writer in need of some inspiration? Stuck in a rut with your usual writing? Come along to Imaginative Writing to free up your mind and get those pens scribbling! No experience necessary!

A one hour workshop in which you will learn different writing techniques and ideas to try at home. We will explore writing inspired by the five senses, writing intuitively, playing with language and learning to look at writing in a whole new way!

£7 waged / £5 unwaged – spaces are limited!

Contact Lauren via email laurencoulson@live.co.uk or visit www.laurencoulson.co.uk to book your place!

CALL-OUTS!

Plans for The Festival of Football Ideas during the summer are continuing apace!  The event will include talks, film screenings, live DJ soundtracking of matches and a short film night.  We are still looking for women speakers and other participants.  Please get in touch if that sounds like you!



May sees the return of The Bristol Festival of Photography (BFOP) and as in previous years we will be arranging the Christmas Steps Arts Quarter Night of the Year.  If you're a photographer and are keen to get involved in some way, then again, please do get in touch.

Monday Stock Blog: Make a House a Homeware.

Homeware is the stuff that makes where you live feel more than just like bricks and mortar ... unless you like homeware that's made out of bricks and mortar I suppose...

Here's some homeware that isn't made from bricks and mortar:

Blankety Blank

Take Me Out

Double Dare

The Price Is Right

Family Fortunes

The Crystal Maze

Supermarket Sweep

Just A Minute

8 Out of Ten Cats

Bullseye

Monday Stock Blog: It's Raining ...Men's.

Men, huh, what are they good for ... absolutely taking the recycling out. But at least if you dress them up alright they're bearable, just.

Here's some clothing that might facilitate the bearing...

Ski Sunday

Shrove Tuesday

Man Friday

Saturday Night

Tuesday Club

Thursday Island

Happy Monday

Business Time

Solving Crime

Lager and Lime

Crimewatch

Spring Watch

Check mate

First Date

He's not with me

Mints with holes

Horsey games

Rhymes with rolo

Blue

Blue

Green

Valentine's Pressies at SHOP!

We know, we know - "it's a Hallmark day!"- "Capitalism at its worst!"  Blah, blah.  Don't get us wrong we're no fans of capitalism, or big businesses, but at the same time we just can't find anything wrong with a day that celebrates LURVE!  In all its myriad forms.

We need more love.

So, why no stick it to the man AND celebrate love by buying someone pressies from SHOP?  Recycled and going towards the running of the Social Enterprise - surely no arguments there?!

Well, you'll do what you want - and quite rightly too - but if you do wanna, here's what we have to offer at SHOP:

(Just) call someone to tell them you love them.

Make like the Spaniards do on 23rd April every year, and give a book as a token of love"

"Keep playing those love games with me"

Wear your heart on your sleeve.

And on your short sleeve

And on your head

And on 65% of your body

Everyone loves tea

Sorry, got confused. What day is it again?

Monday Stock Blog: Women's Clothing

We've a right good collection of women's clothing for you this week! 

They are so good, we want to keep them all ourselves!  Well, the female half of SHOP in particular...

Here they be:

Winter playsuit!

Looking to spring in this beauty

Smart cookie

We're getting married in the morning

Red devil

Lovely jumper!

Creamy!

What the blazers?!

90s classic

Bananas and knitwear, who knew such an amazing combination existed!