Hidden Gems, Culture Focus
Promoting local organisations, projects and people
(Articles previously printed in the Fenland Citizen)
Promoting Wisbech’s Independent Shops
A while ago a young reporter from Cambridge came to Wisbech and recorded his thoughts – mostly negative ones – as a Facebook video stream. I responded to him there and then, but it pushed me to get all these columns I’ve been writing off the printed page and onto the internet so I can …
Luxe Cinema
It’s been a while since I featured businesses here, so I thought I’d go see this happy crew – we had a sensible photo… but then this happened! I think it shows the camaraderie of the team that’s been created at the Luxe Cinema (Alexandra Road, PE13 1HQ). It’s been 10 years since Wisbech got …
Minecraft, Horsefair and more
To explain the pictures for this week’s column, this is what I was talking about last time – it’s a virtual online world with Wisbech Town Centre created in it! It looks a bit like LEGO, but is Minecraft. It took weeks to build as each block of the outer layers of the buildings is …
Fenland Artists/Makers
Having recently spent time talking to people about how they came to Wisbech and what they see for its future, I am encouraged by the positive attitude and the community spirit. I’ve also noticed just how often those who do not live here, and only read the negative press, are surprised by how many interesting …
Heritage Forum
Following on from last time, I’d like to say thankyou to all those that were able to come along to the first Heritage Forum meet up. It was really good to have a chat about what you would say to someone new to the town, and then think of some of our lesser known, and …
February 2019
I hope you’re all aware of Thomas Clarkson and his brother and what they did to end slavery. Also of Octavia Hill, who started the National Trust and supported or started many other organisations to help bring about a more equal society. Then there’s William Godwin, the “first modern proponent of anarchism” and part of …
Happy New Year for 2019
Happy New Year everyone, I hope you all had a good break! I would like to mention again the Penelope Club that I am part of, which is for women who want to work for themselves, or already do, particularly in the creative industries, though all are welcome. We meet every month (next meeting …
Christmas 2018
Whether you celebrate the Solstice, Christmas, Hannukah, Diwali or otherwise observe this time of year, it’s all about bringing light into the darkness, the turning of the seasons, and being kind to each other. There are people who celebrate with family just this once a year, and those who work through the holidays for many …
Play2Day
I finally got round to visiting Play2Day at Guyhirn. I took a group of teenagers for a game of Lazer-Tag and it was brilliant! A couple of parents played too, and while we thought 10 minutes wasn’t very long, it is actually plenty long enough when you’re chasing, hiding from, and shooting lazers at, the …
Working Together
It’s been another busy week as I write, projects are starting or reaching milestones and I’m either involved in them directly or supporting them in some way. Maybe it’s the changing season, but it does feel like everything’s moving on! The Chapel restoration at the General Cemetery is nearing completion and looking so beautiful, it’s …