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CHALKWELL HALL
GHOST STORIES – TALES FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE
FRIDAY 28 OCTOBER FROM 8.30PM-10.30PM
TICKETS £10 FROM BOOK INN, LEIGH ON SEA
Chalkwell Pop Up present a special Halloween event on Friday 28 October in the spooky surrounds of Chalkwell Hall, a building literally dripping with ghostly history. The team that, by day, brings you the warm welcoming Chalkwell Pop Up café will, by night, tap into the spooky underbelly of Southend, Westcliff, Chalkwell and Leigh on Sea.
The evening will include readings from local writers Rachel Lichtenstein and Syd Moore who will uncover the truth behind some of the scarier local legends. Alongside these fireside tales will be the trade mark excellent cuisine from Chalkwell Pop Up in the form of a light supper. Attendees are able to provide their own drinks and bring some of their own paranormal experiences for discussion too.
Tales From Beyond the Grave starts at 8.30pm and is for adults only.
Tickets
Tickets are £10 and can be purchased from The Book Inn, 49 Broadway, West Leigh On Sea or from METAL at Chalkwell Hall
For further details please contact:
Fiona Magill
Mobile: 07545 101 153
Email:
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Twitter: @chalkwellpopup
Facebook: chalkwellpop
Written by Colette Bailey 08 October 2011
Platform Youth Theatre present Argle Bargle!
Platform Youth Theatre based at Metal, Edge Hill Station is a free theatre group for young people aged 7-11 ran by Eliza Brittles and Natasha Selden.
The group presented their debut performance 'Argle Bargle' at Metal Liverpool on Sat 17th September. The show was written by members of Platform and Joe Shipman. 'When J and Nat are told they can't be friends, they find themselves in the land of Foo where magic and truth unfold'
Platform are recruting young people aged 7-11 from the Picton and Wavertree
contact Eliza for more info
07857327995.
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Written by Colette Bailey 04 October 2011
Welcome to Metal's secret garden...
On Friday 30th September we officially started on our garden project at Edge Hill with help from Mark Barker, Northern Rail's Client and Stakeholder Manager West, and his team who cleared and made safe a stretch of land at the end of platform one. The project, a partnership with local academy school St Francis of Assisi, will create a garden to commemorate local people who died during the Blitz 70 years ago this year. It will also create a space for the local community to come together to grow food and flowers.
If you would like to get involved we'll be holding an open day, together with St Francis of Assisi school, on Saturday 15th October 10.30am until 4pm. The day starts at 10.30am at Edge Hill Station and then from 12pm at St Francis of Assisi for some food and to take part in some family friendly activities; cookery, art and design workshops, and seed planting. Please RSVP to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or call [0151]707 2277.
Written by Colette Bailey 30 September 2011
VILLAGE GREEN 2012

VILLAGE GREEN 2012 date confirmed: The next edition of Village Green will take place at Chalkwell Park on Saturday 30 June 2012.
More details will be released shortly. For the archive page, click here.
Written by Colette Bailey 22 September 2011
FUTURE PARK & FUTURE STATION
Next Thursday, 29th September, Metal is hosting FUTURE STATION at Edge Hill Station, Liverpool (6pm start), whilst FUTURE PARK takes place at Chalkwell Hall, Southend (8pm start). The evening is aimed at local artists to share their ideas and present work.
For more information about these informal evenings, click here.
Written by Colette Bailey 22 September 2011