The Ted Hughes Poetry Festival returned to Mexborough between the 18-26 June. Last July saw the inaugural festival. This year’s program drew heavily on Hughes’ history in Mexborough whilst also promoting the current literary culture of South Yorkshire. Ted Hughes is one of England’s most famed poets, having served as Poet Laureate from 1984 until …
Month: June 2016
We’re hosting our next Chow Down event on the 7th of July at 6.00pm at the Mason’s Arms. We’re looking to bring together Doncaster’s finest foodies and fitness freaks for Doncopolitan’s first food fight (well, not literally). We’re hosting this event in partnership with the Mason’s Arms who will be putting on a delicious super-food …
Last week I spoke about how the Doncopolitan was driven by passion; how Rachel and I (with help from our many contributors, advertisers and supporters, of course) have built both a magazine and, we hope, a new-found faith in Doncaster with very little money, no time (with no money we have to work other jobs …
This ground-breaking and award-winning documentary comes to Cast on Friday 24th June to raise awareness of the alarming ever-growing wealth gap. The Divide tells the story of seven individuals striving for a better life in modern day USA and UK – where the top 0.1% owns as much wealth as the bottom 90%. The screening will …
Rachel and I (Warren) started the Doncopolitan with a clear vision in mind; to showcase the wealth of local talent which Doncaster possesses, but which is too often ignored, and to prove once and for all that there is no such thing as a ‘cultural desert’. The theme of our first issue was #FakeItUntilYouMakeIt. Working from …