Group North – Northern Writers

A piece from John’s autobiography CHAPTER TWENTY THREE – GROUP NORTH Group North was the name devised by Harry Kershaw for the small group of writers who kept Coronation Street on the screen in the very early days. It was a small group chosen mainly by Harry from Northern writers …

Covid 19

Came across a letter today from Lez Cooke, Senior Researcher at Royal Holloway, London University.  I had thought the virus had passed me by, but he reminded me of some lines which I’d written in  a play I had part written  and then abandoned, giving up the attempt  to rewrite …

Two Poems

For fathers day John received a membership for a family tree website, which brought to mind some poems from his book of poetry. Johns poetry book is held by the British Poetry Library in London and is available on Amazon Portrait in Sepia   He belongs to the world of …

Remembering filming near Settle in the summer of ’76

While being isolated due to coronavirus John has been busy adding to the blog on his website – and finishing his Autobiography in the hope that a publisher may take it on. Looking out of the window on the best summer we have had in many-a-year has reminded him of …

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