Metal Culture
Strike for Liberty! The Remarkable Story of the 1911 Liverpool Transport Strike
To commemorate the centenary of the 1911 Liverpool Transport Strike METAL @ Edge Hill station will be hosting a discussion and excerpts from theatre production "Rid the World" by Rob Johnston. A debate about the strike and how it failed will be led by local historians Ray Physick and Paul Salveson who will also be giving a brief talk on trade unions and socialism in the North West. Ray and Paul will be joined by the production’s director Ed Barrett and writer Rob Johnston for the audience discussion. This promises to be a very interesting evening inviting discussion about workers’ rights and collective power which is still highly relevant today. The evening will end with a homemade bowl of scouse.
The event will take place at METAL Liverpool on Tuesday 15th March from 6.30pm to 8.30pm.
Places are limited so please R.S.V.P to avoid disappointment
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or call: (0151) 707 2277
Part of Liverpool's City of Radicals year.
Image below the Liverpool Carter Boys of Edge Hill during the 1911 Transport Strike.
'State Of Perception' The SOUP Collective PV Thursday 3rd February
This Thursday, 3rd February, Metal Liverpool sees the opening of exhibition 'State of Perception' by the SOUP Collective. An experiment in artists exchange. The SOUP Collective are a group of practicing artists who all work together at Tate Liverpool and exhibit their work nationally. For this exhibition they have formed new collaborations with artists who work in a different discipline to their own in an attempt to break from their established comfort zones.
The exhibition opens at 6:00 pm at Edge Hill Station and there will be poets and musicians performing on the evening including Dogstar Rose, Greedy Jesus and poets Jason Richardson, John Hughes and Garry Kelly Hartley.
Free Entry. Open: Tue - Fri 2-6pm and Sat 12-4pm
Preview: Thursday 3rd February at 6:00pm
Thames to Tama
Artist, Lee Baker has created five huge murals which depicts the true life journey of William Adams. Following him from his humble beginnings in the Thames Gateway, to work in the navy with Sir Francis Drake, becoming an honoured Samurai in Japan and the first Briton ever to set foot in that country. The artwork is made up of 4600 self-portraits, created by the Students of 25 Southend schools.
The Thames to Tama project is now well underway. We have been sorting through all the beautiful, creative and lively portraits painted and created by pupils of schools across the borough of Southend-On-Sea. Despite the scale of the project we are on schedule and we will be installing Thames to Tama on Wednesday 2nd ready for the launch on the 2nd of March.
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David Rotheray gig in Liverpool
As part of his ‘Life of Birds’ March 2011 tour, consummate songwriter and performer David Rotheray, will be appearing at Edge Hill on Sunday March 27th for an evening of acoustic music. Following his enchanting performance at Metal’s Chalkwell Hall last November, David will again be presenting his acclaimed 2010 ‘Life of Birds’ album. The evening will feature young folk stars Bella Hardy and Jim Causley on vocals and a guest appearance by Irish singer/songstress Eleanor McEvoy.
Tickets are priced at £5 and are available from http://davidrotherayliverpool.eventbrite.com.
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Some photots from the David Rotheray gig in Chalkwell Hall last year.
Merry Christmas
Metal welcomed 400 people to its Victorian Christmas Fair last Saturday 11th December. It brought to an end a really exciting first full year of activity at the station. Jen, Jodie and Ian would like to thank Lisa Vingoe at Riverside, Maureen Chendo at Plus Dane Group and Brian Gates at Morrison and all the amazing support from our volunteers- not just last Saturday but throughout the year- MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY!
Victorian Christmas at Edge Hill Station
This Saturday, 11th December, Metal, along with Riverside Housing Association, Plus Dane Group and Morrison facilities services, will be holding a Victorian Christmas day at Edge Hill Station. Between 12 and 4pm there will be hot food and drink, craft stalls to pick up hand-made and unique Christmas gifts, performances form Professor Mycroft Milverton, Liverpool Lighthouse's Kaleidoscope Choir, as well as Christmas songs, and a Santa's grotto.
Come over to Edge Hill Station and enjoy a day of festivities.
If you would like more information please contact:
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or [0151] 707 2277.
To see photos from last year's event click here.
Flowers on the Train, Dreams on the Line
Artists-in-residence The Suitcase Ensemble have been a running a weekly drama group for the past three months called Soundtracks. The group have been meeting at the station learning new drama skills and developing a performance which was premiered at the station on Monday. 'Flowers on the Train, Dreams on the Line' was a promenade style performance around the station, with a mix of music, drama, poetry, storytelling, puppetry and dance combining each of the group's many talents. We look forward to seeing more from this group!
Photos by Warren Makin (read Warren's memoirs here.)
Tonight's event at Chalkwell is Cancelled
UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO THE SNOW AND ICE IN SOUTHEND THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE OR DISAPPOINTMENT.
WE WILL DEFINITELY RESCHEDULE WITH SAMANTHA AND NAOMI FOR THE SPRING NEXT YEAR SO WATCH THIS SPACE.
Following a fantastic Salon evening at Metal earlier this year, writers Samantha Ellis and Naomi Alderman are coming back to Chalkwell Hall in Southend on Sea to spend a week in residence. During their stay they would like interested artists and audience to a reading of Samantha’s new, as yet unpublished play and a short story by Naomi at an evening party in celebration of the first night of Chanukah - the Jewish eight day festival of light on Wednesday 1 Dec – 7pm – 9.30pm.
The play, Eating My Heart Out For Iraq, is about Gertrude Bell, the British bluestocking who drew Iraq's borders, wrote its constitution, designed its flag and chose its first king. Samantha is a second-generation Iraqi Jew and was first told the story by her grandfather who remembered seeing Gertrude Bell riding her horse along the banks of the Tigris dressed all in white.
In this informal playreading, you can take one of the roles to read, or just listen, and there'll be a chance to ask questions at the end. It's a work-in-progress and this reading is part of the creative process; hearing the play will help Samantha take it to a final draft. Entry is FREE.
As it's the first night of Chanukah, Samantha and Naomi will lalso be lighting candles, serving mulled wine and zangoola (Iraqi Jewish orange blossom doughnuts), aubergines, mango pickle and more.
We hope you can join us. Please rsvp to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
An Evening With.....Samantha Ellis and Naomi Alderman
UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO THE SNOW AND ICE IN SOUTHEND THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE OR DISAPPOINTMENT.
WE WILL DEFINITELY RESCHEDULE WITH SAMANTHA AND NAOMI FOR THE SPRING NEXT YEAR SO WATCH THIS SPACE.
Following a fantastic Salon evening at Metal earlier this year, writers Samantha Ellis and Naomi Alderman are coming back to Chalkwell Hall in Southend on Sea to spend a week in residence. During their stay they would like interested artists and audience to a reading of Samantha’s new, as yet unpublished play and a short story by Naomi at an evening party in celebration of the first night of Chanukah - the Jewish eight day festival of light on Wednesday 1 Dec – 7pm – 9.30pm.
The play, Eating My Heart Out For Iraq, is about Gertrude Bell, the British bluestocking who drew Iraq's borders, wrote its constitution, designed its flag and chose its first king. Samantha is a second-generation Iraqi Jew and was first told the story by her grandfather who remembered seeing Gertrude Bell riding her horse along the banks of the Tigris dressed all in white.
In this informal playreading, you can take one of the roles to read, or just listen, and there'll be a chance to ask questions at the end. It's a work-in-progress and this reading is part of the creative process; hearing the play will help Samantha take it to a final draft. Entry is FREE.
As it's the first night of Chanukah, Samantha and Naomi will lalso be lighting candles, serving mulled wine and zangoola (Iraqi Jewish orange blossom doughnuts), aubergines, mango pickle and more.
We hope you can join us. Please rsvp to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
FUTURE STATION: The Festival finishes tomorrow
The Future Station Festival closes tomorrow with a performance by Iris Collective 'Healing the Maternal Line'. The performance is informed by Japanese Butoh and Somatic practise. Places are limited so please RSVP if you plan to attend, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call [0151]7072277.
The exhibition will also be open 12-4pm.
Don't forget the next Future Station meeting is next Thursday, 25th November at 6pm. All welcome, please RSVP if you plan to attend.
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