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• Mothering Sunday

  Posted by Ian Henery at Sunday, March 19th, 2023 7:00am

  It's Mothering Sunday - not Mothers Day

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• British Science Week

  Posted by Ian Henery at Sunday, March 12th, 2023 7:00am

  The theme this year is celebration

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• Fairetrade Fortnight

  Posted by Ian Henery at Sunday, March 5th, 2023 7:00am

  Wolverhampton became a Fairtrade City in 2005

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• First Sunday in Lent

  Posted by Ian Henery at Sunday, February 26th, 2023 7:00am

  Are you giving up something for Lent?

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• Pancake Day

  Posted by Ian Henery at Sunday, February 19th, 2023 7:00am

  I`ve never written a poem about pancakes before or even Shrove Tuesday.

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• Love is a Many-Splendored Thing

  Posted by Ian Henery at Sunday, February 12th, 2023 7:00am

  Valentine's Day poem

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• Poem for Wolverhampton Literature Festival

  Posted by Ian Henery at Sunday, February 5th, 2023 7:00am

  The Festival always looks to provide something for everyone through an outstanding programme of events

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• National Storytelling Week

  Posted by Ian Henery at Sunday, January 29th, 2023 7:00am

  We`re  encouraging everyone in Wolverhampton to celebrate National Storytelling Week between 28th January - 5th February.

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• Chinese New Year 2023

  Posted by Ian Henery at Sunday, January 22nd, 2023 7:00am

  A poem for Chinese New Year

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• Martin Luther King Jnr`s Day

  Posted by Ian Henery at Sunday, January 15th, 2023 8:00am

  It`s his birthday on the 16th, and in the US some workers get the day off from work and schools close

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• The Twelve Days of Christmas

  Posted by Ian Henery at Sunday, January 8th, 2023 7:00am

  People sing it over and over but why 12 days? 

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• Happy New Year 2023

  Posted by Ian Henery at Sunday, January 1st, 2023 7:00am

  We need to have hope, peace, joy and love for all of us to have a future in 2023.

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• The Christmas Child

  Posted by Ian Henery at Sunday, December 25th, 2022 7:00am

  Billions of people are caught up in Christmas celebrations each year, wishing "Merry Christmas" but failing to consider the reason for the season.

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• 4th Advent Candle - Power of Love Over Wolverhampton

  Posted by Ian Henery at Sunday, December 18th, 2022 8:00am

  In the previous weeks we`ve had  poems about hope, peace and joy.   The fourth candle is the candle of love.

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• Line-up announced for Wolverhampton Literature Festival

  Posted by Ian Henery at Tuesday, December 13th, 2022 10:07am

  Wolverhampton Literature Festival returns from 3 to 5 February 2023 for its seventh year. 

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• 3rd Advent Candle - Gaudete Sunday

  Posted by Ian Henery at Sunday, December 11th, 2022 9:00am

  In our candles of Advent series, we`re looking at the symbolic importance of the 5 candles in the Advent Wreath featured in churches on Sunday. Churches light one candle a week, starting the first week of December.
  The 3rd candle is the candle of joy.

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• 2nd Advent Candle - Peace

  Posted by Ian Henery at Sunday, December 4th, 2022 9:00am

  Christmas is about peace and making peace with others.

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• 1st Advent Candle - Hope

  Posted by David King at Sunday, November 27th, 2022 8:00am

  Rainbows represent diversity and inclusivity

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• Poet in Residence Starts Preparing for Wolverhampton Literature Festival

  Posted by Ian Henery at Sunday, November 20th, 2022 5:20pm

  WCR Fm is firing up in readiness to support the community and Wolverhampton Council.

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  Pictured L to R in the Mander Centre Community Hub: Josh Griffiths, Ian Henery, Poet in Residence, Chris Allen, Chair WCR FM, Greg Stokes, The Kates Hill Press, Claire Tedstone, Saturday Books & Gallery, Laura Times.

• World Children's Day

  Posted by Ian Henery at Sunday, November 20th, 2022 6:00am

  On 20th November 1959 the UN General Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child.

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• Red Paper Poppies of Remembrance

  Posted by Ian Henery at Sunday, November 13th, 2022 9:00am

  For those who leave never to return; for those who return but are never the same

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• Save The Light House Wolverhampton

  Posted by Ian Henery at Sunday, November 6th, 2022 4:00pm

  The weight of regret will be heavy once those doors are slammed shut

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• Wolverhampton Literature Festival Poetry Competition 2023

  Posted by Ian Henery at Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022 10:00am

  The Wolverhampton Literature Festival has opened its poetry competition to poets from across the globe for the sixth consecutive year.

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• One Blood

  Posted by Ian Henery at Sunday, October 23rd, 2022 4:00pm

  A poem for Black History Month: one blood, one race, one people.

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• WCR FM: The home of Great Music and Pure Poetry!

  Posted by WCR Press Release at Wednesday, October 12th, 2022 10:00am

  Wolverhampton’s only station has added poetry to its repertoire

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• WCR: new board member

  Posted by WCR Press Release at Thursday, September 29th, 2022 10:00am

  The distinguished writer, poet and solicitor Ian Henery is joining the station’s experienced team.

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  Ian Henery: poet packs a punch

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