Bad Betty Press was a gem last night. Great to see Sophie Sparham, Arji manuelpillai, Vanessa Kisuule, JayaHadADream 🇯🇲🇮🇪, Gecko & #bepsummerscales ! Thanks to Jake Wild-Acre Hall & Amy Acre for being 🌟🌟 & to Bridie Squires for hosting!
(Thanks to Conor Perrott for being my plus one)

LAST NIGHT WAS EPIC!

Thank you so much to everyone who turned up to our SOLD OUT show at our new home Peggy's Skylight Jazz Club. All the acts were amazing our host Bridie Squires is the best! Next month we have Harry Baker Helen Mort and more! Book while you can: peggysskylight.co.uk/events/bad-bet…

Bad Betty Live Nottingham returns 5th May, at new venue Peggy's Skylight Jazz Club 💫 And it's a scorcher 🔥

Poetry: Harry Baker Helen Mort Cara Thompson Katie Ailes
Music: ROB.GREEN Neone the Wonderer
Hosts: Bridie Squires Jake Wild-Acre Hall

TICKETS: peggysskylight.co.uk/events/bad-bet…

Here's our line-up on Notts Today at 5.30pm for #InternationalWomensDay2024

Emma Caldwell brings you an inspiring #Nottinghamshire woman who has channeled her past upbringing in foster care to help others, PLUS poetry from Bridie Squires Bridie Squires and words of wisdom and

Join GOBS Collective on a journey through the softness, hardship and magic of Earth!

From Cara Thompson and Bridie Squires in partnership with Apples and Snakes, with support from Nottingham Playhouse and Nottingham Central Library.

⬇️30th March, don't miss this⬇️
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Bad Betty Live Nottingham returns 7th April, at new venue Peggy's Skylight Jazz Club 💫 And it's a scorcher 🔥

Poetry: Vanessa Kisuule Arji manuelpillai Sophie Sparham Bep Summerscales
Music: JayaHadADream 🇯🇲🇮🇪 Gecko
Hosts: Bridie Squires Jake Wild-Acre Hall

TICKETS: peggysskylight.co.uk/events/bad-bet…

Extremely proud to present EARTH - our brand new GOBS Collective Showcase at Nottingham Playhouse , supported by Apples and Snakes and @Nottmcitylib . Experience the heartfelt magic and drum of justice from incredible poets on Sat 30 March

Book now: nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk/events/gobs-co…

GOBS Poetry Book Club is back at Nottingham City Libraries Nottm Central Library on Sat 20 Apr, 11am-1pm - we look at Anthony Anaxagorou's Heritage Aesthetics. Free IRL or Zoom tickets.

More info:
gobscollective.org/events

15% off the book with code GOBS in-store or online at Five Leaves Bookshop

Bridie Squires just seen you on NottsTV. Just Brilliant!

Join us at #NottinghamCentralLibrary to launch Ten Poems about Libraries, with editor Lorraine Mariner and guests Claire Crowther Adrian Buckner, GOBS Collective with support from Five Leaves Bookshop

It’s free but please register! #nottingham

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Very buzzing to be delivering a new spoken word workshop series next week at Bluecoat Aspley Academy with support from Rachelle of GOBS Collective - all thanks to Young Creatives Nottingham ACE Midlands Arts Council England and Archway Learning Trust . Can't wait to meet the new poets and performers. Let's go!

❤️Get ready for Valentine’s Day in GOBS' love-poetry workshops. Our Bridie Squires and Ben Macpherson are coming to Nottingham City Libraries Nottm Central Library (Meeting Room 4) on Fri 9 Feb, 1pm-3pm and Mon 12 Feb, 5pm - 7pm. £10 tickets, £7 concs. 💌 Book now at gobscollective.org/events

There are still 4 spaces left for our next public workshop - Writing Mental Health - with Nottingham C.A.N associate artist Bridie Squires Nottingham City Libraries beautiful Central Library on Mon 15 Jan. FREE thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund To book e. [email protected]

📢 APPLICATIONS OPEN 🎉 for GOBS new, free performance-poetry workshop and showcase programme for Nottm adults at gobscollective.org/apply

Deadline: Midnight, Sun 7 Jan 📝

😄Lead Writer: Cara Thompson

❤️ Supported by Apples and Snakes Nottingham City Libraries and Nottingham Playhouse

“Bad Betty could go toe-to-toe with any publisher in the country.”

Andrew Tucker @leftlion reviewing Bad Betty Live Rough Trade w/ Bridie Squires @jasminecooray James Kearns joelle taylor Casey Bailey Celeste De Veazey Jake Wild-Acre Hall & joshua judson 🙏🙏🙏
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joelle taylor Casey Bailey Artist #3

Bridie Squires

Bridie Squires is a poet, playwright, producer and performance artist from Nottingham.

She was appointed Nottingham Trent University’s first Writer in Residence in 2019, and founded Nottingham spoken-word collective GOBS in 2020.

Ey up Nottingham! The next Bad Betty Live is THIS THURSDAY at Rough Trade 🙌

With T. S. Eliot Prize winner joelle taylor, Notts legend Bridie Squires, Brum laureate Casey Bailey, haunting songsmith Celeste de Veazey, & Betties Jasmine Ann Cooray & James Kearns 🔥

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Bad Betty Press changing the poetry landscape in #Nottingham last night with joelle taylor, Jasmine Ann Cooray CelesteDVZ, Casey Bailey, James Kearns & Bridie Squires! What a night!

Lovely to have beckymaywriter with me ❤️

(@ConorPerrott - you were missed 💕)