http://iangrey.org/2008/07/03/morley-literacy-festival/ A riotous colour of life's rich tapestry Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:55:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://iangrey.org/2008/07/03/morley-literacy-festival/#comment-3824 jameshigham Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:57:40 +0000 http://iangrey.org/?p=2206#comment-3824 OK so maybe it's time to create a tradition! Certainly for theatre. OK so maybe it’s time to create a tradition! Certainly for theatre.

]]> http://iangrey.org/2008/07/03/morley-literacy-festival/#comment-3823 Shades Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:30:03 +0000 http://iangrey.org/?p=2206#comment-3823 James, I'm in a hobble, as Morley folk <a href="http://www.morleyarchives.ik.com/p_dialect.ikml" rel="nofollow">would say</a>. There certainly would have been art & poetry as pastimes but Morley isn't a seat of learning and it would have been the same in any industrial mill town. We have a festival because a Councillor thought it would be a good idea but the historical justification was tenuous at best. James, I’m in a hobble, as Morley folk would say. There certainly would have been art & poetry as pastimes but Morley isn’t a seat of learning and it would have been the same in any industrial mill town. We have a festival because a Councillor thought it would be a good idea but the historical justification was tenuous at best.

]]> http://iangrey.org/2008/07/03/morley-literacy-festival/#comment-3822 jameshigham Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:57:30 +0000 http://iangrey.org/?p=2206#comment-3822 I should think there was quite some connection between Morley and literature. Often such places are the haven for the arts as well. I should think there was quite some connection between Morley and literature. Often such places are the haven for the arts as well.

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