Progressive Supper is nearly here! We’re so excited for this years event, the biggest we’ve organised in recent years – but HELP! at the last minute a couple of couples have dropped out due to unforeseen circumstances – if you can help out at the last minute with a starter that would be so helpful. […]
News and views on company failures and liquidations Issue one of ICSM News is out – written and designed by Harry Mottram. It covers the rise of phoenix firms – those who us legal methods to dump their debts and reopen under a slightly different name. There’s also a listing of the many firms who […]
To mirror the final scene of the pageant the programme will have an ensemble shot of a small number of people in period dress to reflect the centuries. We will need people of different ages but are keen on an emphasis on youth and children. If you are interested the shoot will be on a […]
A potential blow for the paper, card, envelope and printing industries has been announced with the news Clintons (formerly Clinton Cards) are seeking survival talks with their landlords with possibility of a CVA to save it. Founded in 1968 by Don Lewin the High Street greetings card store known for its wrapping paper, Christmas and […]
Christmas starts in August and ends on Christmas Eve about tea time – or so it would seem if you studied the festive aisles of some supermarkets. In the last 50 years the season has shifted forwards and ends in effect for many on New Year’s Day just seven days later. Traditionally Christmas began on […]
Axbridge Community Theatre (ACT) present the play David Hare SKYLIGHT by arrangement with Samuel French Ltd. It runs from Wed-Sat, 27-30 November, 2019, in Axbridge Town in Somerset at 7.30pm nightly. Tickets and info from www.axbridgecommunitytheatre.org.uk Video by Harry Mottram www.harrymotrram.co.uk Follow Harry on Facebook, Twitter and God knows where else.
Just in case you have missed this on Facebook, the Axbridge TapestryCalendars are now on sale at Axbridge Post Office and Ripley Antiquesand Vintage in The Square. They they come with a cardbacked envelope for posting. The tapestries are on display in the town hall showing a number of the scenes from the Saxons in […]
The occasional magazine edited by Harry Mottram…
Jeremy Corbyn will be living at 10 Downing Street this Christmas. That’s my prediction based on how I see the election campaign panning out over the next few weeks. There is no science behind my guess work, no opinion polls to back up my view or a personal wish for this to happen. It’s entirely […]
It’s an unfashionable opinion but Harry Mottram believes there’s a very good chance Labour will win the December election. There’s form he says with surprise wins in 1970, 1974 and 1992 when the odds were upset Immediately after the 2017 election I wrote a piece for a trade magazine that Brexit would never happen – […]
As a freelance creative I can bring a number of skills to the table having worked in the media for many years. I began as a graphic designer, moved into
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Harry’s illustrations have appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers. If you would like more information contact him on harryfmottram@gmail.com. There are more illustrations, cartoons and articles by Harry at www.harrymottram.co.uk
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Stretchmark Theatre stages plays written by Harry Mottram. It effectively began in 1997 with the pantomime Humpty Dumpty staged in Axbridge First School in aid of the PTA. The following
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RAPSCALLION MAGAZINE Book Review: no sex scenes in Donna Tartt’s coming of age novel about a boy’s lies, deceit and art world crimes – but plenty on his teenage drug
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LOOKING BACK – VIDEO: My mother Mary Mottram on Television South West’s gardening program in the 1980s Mary Mottram appeared on a gardening programme presented by Terry Underhill Gardening For
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RAPSCALLION MAGAZINE Theatre Review: A creative and musical version of The Time Machine takes young audiences 800,000 years into the future where Morlocks prey on the vulnerable The Time Machine.
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Harry Mottram regularly creates cartoons for a number of magazines and newspapers Sometimes they are one off for a particular feature, or as part of a feature he’s written, or
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