

A poem for Neil Faulkner
The following poem was written by William Alderson for Neil Faulkner’s memorial event on 30th August 2022 at the Church of Saint Mary the...


Trustee passes on
We were very saddened to hear of the death of Neil Faulkner. He was an archeologist and historian of great breadth and political...


Raise a glass for Colin Shaw
Lynx Theatre and Poetry have lost a close friend and supporter in Colin Shaw, who died in March 2021. Colin surprised and delighted us ...


i.m. Rita Pankhurst
We were very sad to hear of the death of Rita Pankhurst, widow of Sylvia Pankhurst’s son Richard, at the age of 92. Rita, together with...


A Suffragette in America
Katherine Connelly has edited previously unpublished notes by Sylvia Pankhurst about her trips to America. We were at the book launch in...


i.m. Michael O'Neill
Lynx Theatre and Poetry were very sad to hear of the death of Michael O’Neill, the renowned scholar and poet, on 21st December 2018. He...


Another full house!
We had another full house for Sylvia at the Cheviot Centre after our performance at nearby Yetholm and a half page on the play in the Berwic


Crossing the border
We had a lovely audience for our first visit to Scotland with Sylvia on Thursday 8 March. With snow drifting waist-high the previous...


Alice Hawkins statue unveiled
For a statue to be erected to one of these working-class women, the shoemaker, trade unionist and suffragette Alice Hawkins, in the centre o


Good News!
On the eve of the 2018 Sylvia tour, we have had lots of really good news! Sold out in Salford A friend phoned us to tell us that she had...