The Blackden Trust | » Uncommon Ground – A Celebration of Creativity at The Blackden Trust

A special weekend of exhibitions, discussion and celebration of the creative spirit of The Blackden Trust.

Featuring:

Sculptures by Liz Ellis

Treacle Walker by Alan Garner: 2022 Booker Prize Longlisted

Bog Bodies: Face to Face with the Past by Melanie Giles

Current Archaeology Award 2022 Book of the Year

Lost & Found. A Treasure Trove of Folk Tales

by Elizabeth Garner with illustrations by Phoebe Connolly

Film by David Heke

Saturday 27^th August: Talk ‘Bog Bodies’ by Dr. Melanie Giles

Sunday 28^th August: Talk ‘Blackden: Boundaries and Blessings’ by Elizabeth Garner & Dr. Tim Campbell-Green.

All timed tickets include the opportunity to experience the talk on the relevant day. There are four timed tickets available each day. Please see the bottom of the page for details and links to Eventbrite.

At the Old Medicine House, The Blackden Trust, Off Bridge Lane, Blackden, Cheshire CW4 8BY

Access from the road is from Blackden Firs by a rough farm track. Depending on the weather parking may involve a short walk. There is limited parking in the garden for people with mobility problems. The route will be signposted.

Please arrive within ten minutes of your booking time to maintain safe distancing inside the house where the exhibition of sculptures, the film, displays and the shop will be open. All the books featured will be available to purchase. Some of the sculptures by Liz Ellis are on sale. For a few days over the Bank Holiday weekend the Old Medicine House will be a Contemporary Gallery, which means that 50% of the sales will go to The Blackden Trust.

Follow these links to find out more about the contributors to the event.

Tim Campbell-Green

https://glossopcuriosities.wordpress.com/

Phoebe Connolly https://www.instagram.com/phoebe.connolly/;

Liz Ellis http://www.lizellissculpture.co.uk/;

Alan Garner https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/alan-garner;

Elizabeth Garner

https://unbound.com/books/lost-found/;

Melanie Giles

https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/melanie.giles.html