Ossett Observer’s Pop Up Swap Shop
On July 21st. We opened our first Pop Up Shop at Wood Street Market in Wakefield. For one day only we hosted a ‘Creative Swap Shop’. We invited makers from...
It’s Here And It Is Beautiful! ‘Cigarettes, Beer and Love’
After months of waiting, wrangling, coaxing, cajoling and experimenting, our very first publication is complete and our Poet In Residence appears to be very happy about it!!! ‘Cigarettes, Beer and...
We Are The Champions
Ossett Observer is pleased to announce that we have won an Action For Market Towns Award. We’re the North Zone winners of the ‘Towns Alive Award’ for ‘Environment and Culture’...
Cigarettes, Beer and Love
We’ve made a little book. We don’t quite know just yet what it’s going to look like. It’s a collaboration between several artists and has taken us months to produce...
Ossett Ukulele Philharmonia at Brighouse Festival
Join Ossett Ukulele Philharmonia as part of Brighouse festival where they will be performing in the beautiful surroundings of St John The Divine. Ossett Ukulele Philharmonia started life as a...
Why I Love My Ukulele.
(Jacqui Wicks writes about her love for the Ukulele) Five years ago (2008) I went to see a show at The Edinburgh Festival. It was called ‘Learn To Play The...
Disability Rocks For EveryOne
Ossett Ukulele Philharmonia did their first festival gig of the summer last weekend and what a wonderful day it was. The Festival was Disability Rocks, a one day Arts and...
Saturday Surprise #1
A couple of months ago, we were having a natter on twitter with our friend Tony Wade from Faceless Arts, it was one of those late night, slightly delirious with...
In Praise Of Little Books
Here at The Observer Office, we like little books. Some of them are quirky and hastily made but contain exquisite content and some of them are beautifully made by crafts...
April Update
April 3rd. Dear Readers, this update is being brought to you by Messrs Cold, Cough, Wheeze and Sneeze. I appear to be beset with the lurgy which has irked me...
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