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Dr Nick Owen MBE
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CEO, The Mighty Creatives; Trustee, UK Centre for Carnival Arts; Director, Nick Owen Publishing
It's that time of year again! Bring it on, Lord Andrew John Paul George Ringo Murray of Kirkintilloch! You have nothing to lose but your trainers! Kevin Coyne plays 'Mad Boy' for Confessions of an Ageing Tennis Player nickowenpublishing.com/2021/07/18/k...
Kevin Coyne plays ‘Mad Boy’ for Confessions of an Ageing Tennis Player
When Paul Warren, the Confessions illustrator and I first met, we soon realised we were both fans of the Derby born musician, Kevin Coyne. I had seen Kevin several times, and Paul was lucky enough to ...
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June 29, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Working with educators today from across the Ireland Northern Ireland borders has reminded me of how great it is to have a great teacher. And it's fitting to feel that this has been knocked out in a great Irish pub. There's Nothing Quite Like A Great Teacher nickowenpublishing.com/2025/06/18/p...
Poetry on the Hoof: There’s Nothing Quite Like A Great Teacher
It’s been quite a month of The Mighty Creatives in Europe so far: from attending the inspirational Culture Action Europe “Beyond Many” conference in Turin, to plotting a Horizon bid with Loredana Mata...
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June 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
“Come on, you’re on!” Vienna called over to me enthusiastically. “We’re one player down! We need you!” I was temporarily flattered. Should I stay or should I go? nickowenpublishing.com/2025/05/17/f...
Facing up to the Gorges of Eternal Peril: to sequel or not to sequel?
This week, we’re exploring what goes on before a book even begins to take shape; and in this case, what’s leading to the sequel of Confessions of an Ageing Football Player, out some time later this ye...
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May 17, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Why has #Starmer has got it in for #Wallasey? (the original "Island of Strangers" according to historians). It's got the best view of #Liverpool, fabulous beaches and hosted a fabulous community play of the same name. Nothing wrong with that Island of Strangers! Let's have more of 'em!
May 13, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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May 5, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Last time we had a reform(n)ation, it didn’t bode well for religious tolerance did it?
May 5, 2025 at 7:23 AM
"You can't fix silence with silence" is a quote from one of the young people Jade Mercer worked with back in 2008 when Liverpool was at the height of its European Capital of Culture Year.

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A Day in the Life of Me: “you can’t fix silence with silence”
Jade Mercer, a Community Drama student back in the day when Liverpool was at its heyday as European City of Culture has been kind enough to send me her diary entry of 3 April, 2008 when she was in the...
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May 3, 2025 at 9:11 AM
‘We apologise for the strong language in this programme’ ITV - stop treating us like morons. You stick your mics up players backsides and then get all prurient when they vent their feelings. If your patronising apology meant anything, you’d mute the sound.
#LeagueCup #LiverpoolFC #NewcastleUnited
March 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM