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Help Shape the Future of the River RodingJoin local schools and young people helping to reimagine the River Roding as a healthier, more active space for everyone.Care City are looking for young people, parents, teachers and local residents who would like to take part in January–February 2026 trials to test new ideas that could make the River Roding a healthier, more active and more enjoyable place.Find out more here: www.carecity.org/help-shape-the-future-of-the-river-roding/ ... See MoreSee Less

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**Pen to Print Speech and Drama Festival**(Also incorporating the Michael Feld Writing Competition for Young People)Win a Tablet PC and your piece published by Write On!Closing Date: 12 Noon, Monday 1 June 2026.Winner will be decided by an audience vote at the Pen to Print Awards on Thursday 23 July 2026.How to Enter and Terms & Conditions on our website: pentoprint.org/competitionsPlease read Terms & Conditions before entering.Open to Adults and Children aged 7 and above. You can enter as an individual or as a group performance.Write and perform a piece, either a poem or a monologue. You will be judged on the writing and performance. Poems & Monologues must take no longer than 3 minutes to perform.You must be available to perform in person on Saturday 18 July 2026, 9am to 5pm at Barking Learning Centre, Barking.NB: Shortlisted entrants will be required to perform for a live audience vote to decide the winner at The Pen to Print Awards on Thursday 23 July 2025, 6.30pm to 9pm at Barking Learning Centre. ... See MoreSee Less

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🎧 New episode alert 🎧 This week on Write On! Audio, you can enjoy:➡️ a story for Christmas. ‘The Cavalry’ is by award-winning and critically acclaimed Welsh poet and novelist Christopher Meredith.The story you're about to hear is a seasonal piece set in the early 1960s in South Wales. 'The Cavalry' is from Chris's collection 'Brief Lives' which is published by Seren.Christopher Meredith is the award-winning author of five novels and five collections of poetry and also translates Welsh to English. Prizes include an Eric Gregory Award, the Arts Council of Wales Young Writer Prize and the Fiction Prize for his first novel, Shifts. His second novel, Griffri, was shortlisted for the Book of the Year Award. His collection of poems, The Meaning of Flight, was long-listed for The Book of the Year Award 2006. He has given readings all over Britain and Europe as well as in Israel/Palestine and the USA. Born and brought up in Tredegar, he was a steelworker and a schoolteacher before becoming a professor of creative writing at the University of Glamorgan. He lives in Brecon. A collection of six short fictions, titled Brief Lives, was released in 2018.Listen to this episode here: pod.link/1434232412Or on your favourite podcast streaming platform ... See MoreSee Less

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