We are delighted that our £20m Levelling Up bid to transform and restore Haigh Hall into a cultural destination of national significance has been successful! A massive thank you to our brilliant network of volunteers and supporters whose passion & commitment made this happen 👏

Tonight Leigh Young Writers Healthy Arts Leigh Spinners Mill had some good debates about International Women’s Day and did some fabulous writing there upon! Also some wunderbar writing inspired by demon portals, treehouses and the Adam’s Family. Standard 🖤🖤

Had a great morning St John Fisher Catholic High School today, talking about King St history, lemn sissay OBE FRSL and our future Streets Apart project The Old Courts Some beautiful ideas generated by Year 8 💡💡💡

Brilliant to have Louise Fazackerley (s/her) on board for next weeks workshops as part of our Croxteth project! Hurrah for Roy for the recommendation and bigging up other artists 💪🏻👏❤️

Some epic scenes from Coco and Killer- an animated series written by one of our Leigh Young Writers. Tonight’s session Leigh Spinners Mill Healthy Arts also featured a choose-your-own adventure story, a narrative for a medieval combat game and a witty Roblox cartoon 🖤📚🖤

We are beginning to plan our summer programme and are local for local artists to perform on stage. We are teaming up with more community groups to make Pride in Leigh the biggest year yet! Get in touch on [email protected]

Haiku writers?! Do you want to be involved in the beautiful Paper Birds art exhibition Leigh Spinners Mill opening March 23? Haikus wanted on the theme of hope, nature, birds, mills or Leigh. DM me your haiku 🐣🧵and I’ll tell you more!

#EmbraceEquality Wigan Council #InternationalWomansDay2023 celebrating Wigan Borough’s fantastic women!

Here are 1,000 paper birds on my bench Cross Street Arts Each bird will carry a line from a haiku created in Louise Fazackerley (s/her) workshops. To be shown in a beautiful huge murmuration Leigh Spinners Mill starting March 25th. Come, see, It will be a visual wonder... Healthy Arts The National Lottery Community Fund

Absolutely stunning work, well done Brian and everyone involved!👏 Healthy Arts Leigh Spinners Mill Louise Fazackerley (s/her)

We are thrilled to announce that, thanks to our friends at Leigh Spinners Mill, we are extending the Paper Birds exhibition until 22nd April. Come and see this fantastic display of work by professional artists with the local community. Thanks to The National Lottery Community Fund

Read poetry amongst the Paper Birds 🦢 Open mic poetry spots available! TODAY Leigh Spinners Mill in Leigh 2.30pm Headliner Gemma Lees! There’s also a Makers Market so it will be lovely afternoon.facebook.com/events/s/poetr…

Ghost Children (with Missing The Mark). Where are the ghost children? The newspapers are full of them. The radio is discussing them. These apparitions who have apparently disappeared from schools. Invisible children, calling for help, tapping on the windows & wailing at night.1/

Guess how many of the 7 Conservative Councillors on the Conservative benches are still in our full Council meeting at 8.47pm?? None. Remember their commitments to you on May the 4th.

Tickets on Sale now ! Here at Spinners Mill 4th Floor The Way Theatre Saturday 29th April 7:30pm Skank the Play created by Clementine Bogg-Hargreaves @skanktheplay x.com/skanktheplay/s…

Don't miss this unique talk about #Buzzcocks lead singer #PeteShelley. #Author Louie Shelley will talk about her #book & feature recordings of Pete talking about his songs in his own words. This Sat 22nd April, 12-1pm. £2.50pp. 01942 828128 or [email protected]. #Leigh

Looking for something to do this weekend why not visit the Northwest Computer Museum Northwest Computer Museum on the 4th arts and culture floor here at Spinners Mill.

Another incredible week at Haigh Hall. We have been test driving a new e-shuttle from plantation gates to the Hall. Thank you to Haigh volunteers and community groups Haigh Hall Heritage Matters Friends of Haigh for coming along. It was a huge success.

Today is the last chance to see #ThePaperBirds Leigh Spinners Mill 10am/3pm. Come & see this amazing murmuration of 1,000 origami birds each carrying a line of haiku poetry. It is a thing of rare beauty... Healthy Arts Louise Fazackerley (s/her) Creative Spin Studios Cross Street Arts Manchester Art Gallery

A pleasure to share haiku from Courtenay Schembri Gray ✰ simon williams Harriet Truscott Naoise Gale @rhymes_n_roses alanmckeanpoet @HawkheadJohn Sara O’Rourke @DavGar51 Clive Bennett (… the way of birds) James Gilbert (now on Bluesky) in this phenomenal exhibition! Thank you for sharing your talent!