Dave Reeves will be taking part in a Black Country Night at the Cafe Metro, Bilston, WV14 0AH, Saturday, January 14th. Brendan Hawthorne and Madge Gilbey are also on the bill. Tickets are £7 including a Black Country buffet and are available from Cafe Metro on 01902 498888.

Dave Reeves reading at Waterstones, Wolverhampton

Dave Reeves will be reading from his Black Country Dialectics at Waterstones, Victoria Street, Wolverhampton, on Saturday 17th December 3pm. Free event.

Dave Reeves will be performing his show Black Country Dialectics, based on his Offa’s Press pamphlet, at Bilston Library, Mount Pleasant, Bilston, WV14 7LU, 4-5pm. Free event. Dave will be supported by Chris Lomas and Heather Wastie.

Jane Seabourne and Nick Pearson will be leading the second in our series of ‘environmental poetry’ workshops at the Courtyard Theatre, Edgar Street, Hereford, HR4 9JR. The workshop is from 11am-1pm and costs £10/£7. To book a place please contact Jane Seabourne on 01902 757863 or Simon Fletcher on 01691 831463. For further info see our submissions notes for We’re All in This Together.

Dave Reeves will be doing a turn at ‘Bilston Voices’ at Cafe Metro, 46, Church Street, Bilston, WV14 0AH. Dave will be reading a few snippets from his Black Country Dialectics. 7.30pm. Tickets £2.

Nick Pearson and Simon Fletcher will be running a poetry writers’ workshop (11am-1pm) on the theme of ‘the environment’ at Walsall Museum, WS1 1TR. This event is supported by Arts Council England. Tickets are £10/£7. For further info email simonfletcher58@gmail.com or telephone 01691 831463.

Poetry from the subsequent poetry writing workshops may be considered for inclusion in the anthology, We’re All in This Together. See submission details.

10.30-11am: ‘Friends of Offa’ Tom Jenkins, Marion Cockin & Simon Fletcher

12.30-1pm: Offa’s Poets Jane Seabourne, Nick Pearson & Win Saha.

The Shire Hall Gallery, Market Street, Stafford, ST16 2LD.