Events, activities and other interesting news!

Nine Lessons and Carols for Curious People – A Cosmic Shambles Production

Saturday 2nd December, Contact Theatre Manchester, hosted by Robin Ince and with a host of scientists, astronomers, comedians and other wonderful folks (Chris Lintott, Prof Chris Jackson, Josie Long, Soundbox…

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Lancaster University Future Places Centre

Karen is a researcher and writer in residence with Lancaster University’s Future Places Centre. You can read about the Centre and Karen’s work here

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Carlisle Fire Show, November 2023

‘Anthem for Cumberland.’ Commissioned long poem to celebrate the Cumberland authority, performed as part of Carlisle fundraising fire show 2023, with fire sculpture designed and built by Gavin Lewery, score…

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Inside the Rockpool Shrimp There Is a Dying Star

An abridged version of this essay is published on the Dark Mountain website.  ‘Plastic comes from oil and like everything else on Earth, the origins of oil are deeply bound…

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Guardian Country Diary entries

Here are some links to my Guardian Country Diary entries – you’ll find the rest listed on the Guardian website. Bluebell woods on the river Kent Lakeland fells buzzing with…

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‘Slender billed curlew’ by Szabolks Kokay

The painting was made by my friend Szabi as an homage to one of the last slender-billed curlews seen anywhere in the world; the species is now believed to be…

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