Seamus Heaney

We are all deeply saddened today to hear the news that Seamus Heaney has passed away. It’s not often that one can say they’ve had the pleasure of spending an hour in the company of one of the legendary figures of Irish literature. However that honour was mine last year

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Yeast, Yeats and Yoga: Creative Camp is over. We asked Laura McGowan what went down

‘We’ve had a fantastic few days here at The Model. There have been warrior poses, sticky dough and cats dancing to the radio. We’ve stretched and kneaded dough, making rectangle oval and square shapes. We made yummy bread and scrumptious pizza. We stretched and strengthened our muscles with the Swan

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