Minutes for January

Date : Thursday 19th January
Time 7.45pm
Place: The Boot, Eastgate Street (first floor)

1. Notices.

Apologies: Lizzie, Rina, Tim, Beth and Fiona.

Decided to say yes to the event with Cheshire Artists Network at Castle Park Arts Centre in Frodsham on 21^st June (6pm to 10pm) on the theme of Solstice.

2. Warm-up session.

(i) What is the last good film or drama you saw on the TV? Describe, in one sentence, one of the characters in the film. What was the main important thing that happened to him? How did he change?

(ii) without taking your pen off the page write down what comes into your head when you think of the word 'cold'.

3. Readings.

4. Homework: Taking the character from the film again put him in a cold place using the words, phrases and ideas you have listed. Describe what happens to him now.

5. AOB.Next meeting at The Old Custom House, Watergate Street Thursday 16th February.

Agenda for January

Date : Thursday 19th January
Time 7.45pm
Place: The Boot, Foregate Street Row (first floor)

1. Notices.

2. Warm-up session.

3. Readings.

4. Homework:

5. AOB.

Minutes for December

Date : Thursday 15th December
Time 7.45pm
Place: The Old Custom House, Watergate Street (first floor)

1. Notices.

Apologies: Chantal, Jim, Stanley, David Atkinson, Ian Edmonds, Jenny, Ravi, Die, Michele and Anita.

Discussion on Midsummer event - decided to take part in the Castle Park Arts Centre event in Frodsham: theme Midsummer Night’s Dream on Thursday 21st June 6pm to 10pm.

2. Warm-up session. What is the last good film or drama you saw on the TV? Describe, in one sentence, one of the characters in the film. What was the main important thing that happened to him? How did he change?

3. Readings.

4. Homework: Taking the character from the film again (from warm-up session above) put him in another film - it can be as dissimilar or similar from the first film as you like. Maybe you could use a film someone else has described. Describe what happens to him now. Maybe write as a film script (i.e. dialogue and brief scene descriptions).

5. Next meeting at The Boot on Eastgate Row at 7.45pm on Thursday 19th January 2012.

Agenda for December

Date : Thursday 15th December
Time 7.45pm
Place: The Old Custom House, Watergate Street (first floor)

1. Notices.

2. Warm-up session.

3. Readings.

4. Homework:

5. AOB.

Minutes for November

Date : Thursday 17th November
Time 7.45pm
Place: The Custom House, Watergate Street (first floor)

1. Notices.

Apologies: David H, David A, Clive, Lizzie and Rina.

Profit from festival (after deductions for room hire and printing) £15.00.

We decided to meet in December at the Old Custom House.

2. Readings.

3. Homework: Finish one of these sentences in an unusual way:

There was something weird about Catherine's cat; it was...

The wind blew like...

The place reminded me of my old school; it had...

Then go on to write the rest.

5. Next meeting Thursday December 15th 7.45pm

Agenda for November

Date : Thursday 17th November
Time 7.45pm
Place: The Custom House, Watergate Street (first floor)

1. Notices.

2. Quick report on Chester Literature Festival

3. Readings.

4. Homework:

5. AOB.

Performance Evening in Literature Festival

Date : Thursday 20th October
Time 7.30pm
Place: Bull and Stirrup, Northgate Street (first floor)

This is in lieu of the usual meeting which is cancelled for October.

Next full meeting on November 17th 7.45pm at the Old Custom House (usual place).