Hearing Blossoms: Come to Your Senses - A Poetry Walk

This spring, we’re celebrating Stockport’s other famous blossoms!

We’re delighted to be leading a series of free, creative and gentle walks and supporting a cycling pootle around blossoming routes in Stockport. We’re inviting people to slow down, notice and reconnect with the season, each other and Stockport’s pink and white petals.

Join An Actions Common at What if? with the National Trust and some fellow creative Stockport friends for a springtime wander and wheel through our blossoms and take notice of our senses.

Rooted in Hollywood Park’s little known orchard - and the possibilities it holds - Come to Your Senses is a small, friendly programme of guided creative walks and a cycle pootle starting at What if? - taking in our town that mixes curiosity, creativity and a bit of gentle wandering, finishing with a shared coming-together and naturally framed exhibition under the trees.

Each walk (and cycle) explores blossoms through a different sense, with simple prompts and plenty of space to take part in your own way (or just come along for the stroll). No creative experience needed - just curiosity and shoes you don’t mind getting a bit springy.

16th April -  2pm - 4pm  

A listening-first, ears wide open stroll (1 hour and 30 minutes) with pauses for sound-spotting, quiet moments and gentle creative prompts inspired by the orchard and the nature they hold with space for little poems to be written solo or together.

A chance also to record and identify sounds on phones and describe them in prose, rhyme, haiku or ditty!

We’ll take a short pause at Stockroom for a breather as a midway point.

We’ll convene back at What if? To share creative findings and have brews and biscuits! 

Please let us know of any access needs so we can accomadate you on our walk. Drop us an email here: [email protected]

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