Exhibitions and the ceramics market

Last week I popped along to a launch event for some research that has been done on St Paul's church in Woodhouse Eaves, in celebration of the reparations made to the chancel.

It was a lovely event, which kicks off a whole series of events focussed on the church - walks, talks and displays - starting at the beginning of June and running through until the end of August. As well as the scheduled events, the church have also created a self-guided trail, leaflets for which are out and about the area. I've blogged in the past about the connection between the architect of many works on the Garendon Estate, and if you manage to get along to St Paul's church, you will find another connection.

You can find out a bit more about the project on the St Paul's Heritage website, and below is a taster of what to expect:

Back in Loughborough, I managed to go along to the annual ceramics market, and what a joy that was! There seemed to be many more stalls than the last time I went, and I was so tempted by all the gorgeous work for sale. Here are a few pictures from the market:

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Exciting walk around town

Yet another busy week in Loughborough - and beyond - so I've been out and about a bit. On my travels, I'm bumped into some interesting people and had a chance to look at some familiar buildings from a new viewpoint as well as support family in their sporting achievements!

Fearon Hall is a beautiful brick-built community hall. Downstairs houses a cafe which is open most days, but I don't often get a chance to go upstairs. However, this week, I did! What a lovely big space, affording a great view of the Deeds Not Words production.

Entering Fearon Hall

Some of the props

The stage ...

... is set!

On Saturday I joined some people for a walk around town. Saw some familiar places:

Outside the Town Hall looking a bit forlorn

Through the oval window we see the Clemersons replacement

Gate posts

Captured on drone!

An event!

Listed garage

Ummm, trees

Terracotta in the brickwork

Green and pink

The Shanty

Opposite The Shanty and behind the Red House

The white gate

Blossom

Bricks and blossom

Beautiful setting

Beautiful blossom

More blossom

And I spotted that there was some kind of public meeting taking place outside the Lloyds Bank and someone was having a great time:

The gathering

This is fun!

I'm really enjoying this!

Now for the serious bit

Sharing with the audience

Capturing the audience interest

This really is worth listening to

I hope I've convinced you

Joining in the fun

As you can see it was a beautifully warm day ...

As it also was on Sunday in Lillington, when the Southampton Old Bowling Green Club played a friendly match against Lillington:

A former Leicestershire and Hampshire under-25 bowler

Where did that bowl end up?

And at Woodhouse Eaves on Monday for the MayDay Challenge:

Runners congregating at the Woodhouse Eaves MayDay Challenge

Getting H&S advice

Ready for the off

And they're off!

Though some people may have been a tad overdressed

Smart!

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Psychogeographic walk Loughborough

These last couple of weeks have seen me out and about rather a lot, but trying to dodge the pollen!

One afternoon last week I went on a walk with some work colleagues. It was suggested to me that this was a psychogeographical walk, but it was only as we were walking around that I realised what this meant. 

One common definition, by Joseph Hart is "a whole toy box full of playful, inventive strategies for exploring cities ... just about anything that takes pedestrians off their predictable paths and jolts them into a new awareness of the urban landscape". Some of the strategies for this might be getting people to look up and down, and really looking at things and understanding and questioning rather than observing and moving on. 

One of the members of our group was part of the Loiterers Resistance Movement, a group who meet in Manchester once a month and walk around different areas, seeing different things. D'you know, I think this is exactly what I do when I walk around Loughborough: I may be going to a place regularly (the library, the market, the cinema, the shops) but I vary my route and sometimes go way out of my way, just so I can experience a different view of Loughborough. 

So, here's a set of photos of places I've been over the last couple of weeks.

Whatton House gardens was just springing to life when I visited the other week:

Calke Abbey was looking picturesque in the sunshine:

It was a freezing cold day at Beaumanor Hall:

St Paul's Church in Woodhouse Eaves was beautifully dressed for a book launch:

Maddy Prior was looking and sounding great at her concert last week, with Hannah James and Giles Lewin:

The architectural plans of Henry Goddard and company were stunning:

The drawings of W E Cooke were also stunning:

The Zenobia perfume bottles in the library also made a stunning display:

The art on show at the Open House today was exciting:

You are welcome to quote passages from any of my posts, with appropriate credit. The correct citation for this looks as follow:

Dyer, Lynne (2018). Psychogeographic walk Loughborough. Available from: https://lynneaboutloughborough.blogspot.com/2018/04/psychogeographic-walk-loughborough.html  [Accessed 29 April 2018]

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I post no pictures that are not my own, unless I have express permission so to do. All text is my own, and not copied from any other information sources, printed or electronic, unless identified and credited as such. If you find I have posted something in contravention of these statements, or if there are photographs of you which you would prefer not to be here, please contact me at the address listed on the About Me page, and I will remove these.

Thank you for reading this blog. 

Lynne