Author Bio

kate-wellham

I'm a freelance writer, specialising in joined-up. No mission is too far-fetched or far flung. Some other things: I am powerfully attracted to bright colours, like a bumblebee. Social media is my crack. I wish the media would help challenge perceptions of women and older people a bit more because I hope to be at least one of those things someday. I love travel, and festivals - musical or otherwise. My hair has rainbows in it, like when people have a shock and their hair goes white, except I had a really good time.

Were the Mayans wrong? Are you sure there wasn’t an Apocalypse?

Maybe this is the end of the world… as we know it

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From Hovis advert to the Full Monty – the transformation of Saltaire Festival

Is it any wonder that an annual festival celebrating Saltaire village should have strayed from the highbrow cultural event the Welcome to Yorkshire tourist board wanted to sell to its middle-aged, middle-class visitors, and become something far sillier, and more befitting of the population of such a bizarre locale?

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Africa Express ran me over

Last Thursday, my mate Jack (owner of Eiger studios) said that Africa Express (rehearsing at Eiger studios) were about to set off round the UK, that they quite fancied factoring Bradford into their schedule of pop-up gigs, and could I [...]

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Leeds Festival 2012: Day 3

If the ostrich burgers are made of ostriches, I don’t even want to know what dressing they’re using over at the Daddy Burger van

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Leeds Festival 2012: Day 2

It’s pointless trying to enthuse a photographer at a festival, and could in some cases result in serious injury

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