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IRLAM LIVE MUSIC FESTIVAL
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IRLAM LIVE 2022 IS BACK FOR IT’S SIXTH YEAR
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Four days over the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend - Thursday 2nd - Sunday 5th June 2022 - at Manchester’s Prince’s Park looks set to be it’s biggest year yet!
4great days – one awesome festival. Headliners for this year include Bananarama and The Feeling. Also playing the main stage is Heather Small, Hue & Cry, Nadine Coyle, N-Trance, Abz from 5ive, Ben from Phats & Small and lots, lots more.
It all kicks off on Thursday 2nd June with ‘Cool Britannia’. This is the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee day, where we have a full day of fun for the whole family including a host of the UK’s finest tribute bands. Queen (of course) will headline Thursday’s main stage with lots of flag waving, and we have one of the best with Real Magic Queen. Also playing the main stage is Revival Abba, Aladinsane (Bowie), Take Off That, LMX (Little Mix) and Tony Lewis as Robbie Williams. Lots of things happening off stage too, including a fantastic model making workshop from the Oscar-winning Aardman Animations, the team behind Wallace & Gromit, Chicken Run, Shaun the Sheep, Morph and Creature Comforts.
Friday 3rd June is ‘Totally Tributes’. Friday generally has an indie feel. We have the UK’s leading Oasis tribute band NOASIS headlining the main stage for the second time. Also playing is Runaway Killers, Ultimate Stone Roses, Bob Marley Experience, Small Weller and Amy Winehouse Alive. And once again lots of things happening off stage too. The dinosaurs are coming to town, with Chomp the UK’s largest T.Rex making a terrifying walkabout.
MUSIC FESTIVAL
Saturday 4th June sees Banarama headlining the main stage with a great line-up playing throughout the day. N-Trance, Brutus Gold’s Love Train, Abz Love from 5ive and Ben from Phats & Small will also make a welcomed return. Manchester Ska Foundation and Scratch completes the line-up.
Sunday 5th June – Playing the main stage are The Feeling, Heather Small, Nadine Coyle from Girls Aloud, Hue & Cry and Doctor and the Medics will play for the first time since 2017.
The Grassroots Stage is back for 2022 with ten hand-picked unsigned local bands and singers. It’s a real thrill for us to give the local bands the opportunity to play the Irlam Live Music Festival.
As well as everything on the main stage, there is lots going on off-stage too. There is a funfair, Princesses and Superhero walkabouts, Bubbleologist, Street Ping-Pong, a fab DJ workshop and James & Dobby are back with their awesome pop-up silent discos.
A spokesperson said, “We’re excited that Irlam Live 2022 is returning and attracting big names that brings so much enjoyment to many of us. The response to this year’s event has been positively overwhelming and just confirms that Irlam Live is now firmly on the Summer festival map for an unmissable weekend of incredible live music and entertainment for all ages”.
A FESTIVAL YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS!
Over the past five years, Irlam Live has had some incredible acts performing, some of which you may recognise: Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Scouting For Girls, Vernon Kay, D:Ream , Space, Dodgy, Billy Ocean, Alexander O’Neal, The Stranglers, Tony Hadley, The Wailers, Toyah, Bay City Rollers, The Commitments, Marc Almond, Jo O’Meara, Since September, Sweet Female Attitude, T’Pau, Odyssey, Katrina and the Waves, Real Thing, Jason Donovan, Republica, Aswad, Imagination, 5ive, Blow Monkeys, Curiosity Killed the Cat, The Christians, From The Jam, The Farm, The South, Toploader, Owen Paul, Go West, Kenny Thomas, Dr and the Medics, K Klass, Phats and Small, 911 and The Lancashire Hotpots.
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How to Declutter Your
Laura Pearson is an Intentional Life Coach, Meditation Teacher and Professional Declutterer & Organiser, based in Lancashire.
Her mission is to help people to consciously create, live and love their own version of an intentional life and clutter-free, organised space.
When we think about clutter, we typically think about physical things or stuff in our space. But clutter is so much more just than physical stuff. We can have cluttered minds and lives too.
One thing that many of my clients complain about is feeling cluttered mentally. Having a cluttered mind may look different to each of us, but ultimately feeling mentally cluttered often shows up in how we feel. When we have cluttered minds, we typically find ourselves feeling stressed, overwhelmed, heavy, burnt
Mind This Spring
out or something similar along these lines. When we have cluttered minds, we often also feel like we’re unable to enjoy the present moment or stop ourselves from overthinking.
Whilst lots of us are gearing up for a Spring Clean (which is fantastic!), in this month’s column, I felt called to share some simple ways that you can Spring Clean your mind.
Here are three simple and easy ways that you can declutter your mind. I use these techniques personally on a daily basis too!
1WRITE IT DOWN The process of writing things down can be extremely powerful. In terms of decluttering your mind, one of my favourite techniques is to simply grab a pen and piece of paper or my journal and do a “brain dump”. I like to think of it as emptying my head and getting everything down on paper. Write a list. Write several categorised lists. Write whatever feels good. But give yourself the luxury of not having a mind full of thoughts or to-do lists for just a moment.
2TRY MEDITATION I started meditating years ago back when I was mentally not in a good place. I was feeling stressed, burnt out and stuck in a corporate job that was not in alignment with my values. I’d heard about the benefits of meditation and felt curious to give it a go. I first tried meditating at home using an App and I felt like I was “doing it wrong”. Seven years later and here I am: a qualified Meditation Teacher, teaching others about meditation and guiding people through meditation classes, whilst enjoying my own daily meditation practice. Everybody can meditate and everybody can benefit from meditating, even if it’s just a few minutes a day. (You can join me and try meditation in my monthly online meditation class from the comfort of your own home! Everybody is welcome!) 3GET OUTSIDE There are so many benefits to getting outside and taking in a big breath of fresh air. With the arrival of Spring and lighter mornings and evenings, there’s no better time to get outside and clear your mind in nature. Try to challenge yourself with being fully present on your walk. Take in the sights and sounds around you. Notice the weather and the colours of the sky. Listen to the sounds of the birds or passing cars. Pay attention to the little things. Walk mindfully and give yourself the gift of being fully present in nature, rather than thinking about your To-Do List.
Happy Spring Cleaning and Decluttering!
I’d love to hear if you try any of these techniques. If you’d like some support in decluttering your mind, get in touch by emailing:
laura@intentionalwithlaura.com
or connecting with me on social media:
@intentionalwithlaura
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