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Do you have any stories, songs or sounds - from the 60s to the present day - to share?

Join us on Saturday 27th June at the Festival of Culture to lend your voice and stories to the After Dark Project! 1pm-2pm at Nelson Library.

Your contributions will form part of a new oral history archive of the town, to be exhibited in autumn 2026.

We hope to see you there!

If you have any inquiries please email: [email protected] or if you have voice-notes to send before the festival please send them to: 07508902008

People's Assembly
Let's bring Hope into the open
Thursday 21st May 1-3pm
Netherfield Gardens, Nelson (opposite Farmhouse Biscuits)

Join for a People's Assembly exploring Hope Not Hate's A Million Acts of Hope

Local people have been working with Patrick Spain and Burnley and Pendle Accessibility Campaign to plant fruit and nut trees from around the world, developing an edible trail across the town.

Come and join to celebrate this amazing addition to Nelson's green spaces and help plant some herbs to add to the space on the day.

You can also join in with:

- Creative Activities from artist Nazia Sultana and the Pendle Festival of Culture team making flags and décor for the Festival on Saturday 27th June.
- Talkaoke, the talking and listening station where you can explore ideas for how to bring hope back out into the open
- Eating locally cooked food from Zinat at Saffron Kitchen

Building Bridges Network

After Dark!

Lend your voice to a new jukebox hosting stories of Nelson’s nightlife.

Do you have any stories, songs, sounds - from the 60’s to the present day - to share?

Your contributions will form part of a new oral history archive of the town, to be exhibited in Autumn 2026.

Email: [email protected]

Voice notes to: 07508902008

Website:
https://www.robstjohn.co.uk/portfolio/after-dark/

This project is kindly funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, as part of This is Nelson