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November 2025 First Sunday and beyond

 TL;DR I love loitering! Assemble for Novembers First Sunday 2pm 2nd November at Eccles Tram Stop. And please write a review or spread the word about The Feminist Art of Walking if you can, thanks.

Dear friends and loiterers

It’s First Sunday, this Sunday, and so time to wander together again…

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October 2025 First Sunday

Dear friends and loiterers

Its First Sunday this Sunday and, as I may have mentioned, its going to be a special one to celebrate the publication of my first book The Feminist Art of Walking. Because psychogeography is time travel the book isn’t officially available until October 20th but of cou…

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The Feminist Art of Walking Tour

Hello everyone

I'm delighted to share the full details for The Feminist Art of Walking Tour. More information about the book, and pre-otders, available here: https://www.plutobooks.com/product/the-feminist-art-of-walking/

Eagle Inn Salford Sunday 5th October 4-8pm 
Launch party https://tin…

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September 2025 First Sunday

Dear friends and fellow loiterers

It’s First Sunday, this Sunday and I delighted that Dale is facilitating our wander this month. For those who haven’t met him Dale is something of an LRM legend, and this is the invitation he has asked me to share with you all:

“This month's walk started off b…

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August 2025 First Sunday

Dear friends and fellow loiterers

Its First Sunday, This Sunday and so time to loiter together. A few folk have been in touch with ideas for starting points which were all quite close together so I’ve merged them a bit and hope this is pleasing.

We’ll meet 2pm this Sunday 3rd August at Pin M…

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The Feminsit Art of Walking and October 2025 First Sunday

Dear Loiterers
I am thrilled to share that October's loiter will be a very special one, and I would love to see you there

We will go for a wander starting at 2pm (start point tbc) but I know where we will be finishing - The Eagle Inn in Salford for the launch party for The Feminist Art of Walking
T…

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July 2025 First Sunday

Dear loiterers
Hooray! It’s First Sunday this Sunday and time to wander together once again. Apologies for missing the traditional Thursday notification day, time drifted away from me rather, and frankly then I couldn’t decide where to meet…. So much city to explore and you can never walk the same …

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June 2025 First Sunday

Dear loiterers

Its First Sunday this Sunday and so time for us to wander together once again.
The LRM will be gathering on Sunday June 1st at 2pm outside The Peoples History Museum, corner of Left Bank and Bridge Street M3 3ER. 

We will go for a communal drift across the city, with the promp…

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May 2025: A First Sunday Special

Crab and Bee (Helen Billinghurst and Phil Smith) are joining us as part of their book tour celebrating the launch of Crab and Bee’s Matter of Britain

Here’s the plan:
Join us 2pm Sunday May 4th outside The Ascension Church, Stretford Road, Hulme. 
Crab and Bee will take us for a story shar…

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April 2025 - First Sunday, Night Walks and More

Dear friends and loiterers

I hope the sprunging of Spring is bringing some joy and comfort to you in these strange times. It’s First Sunday, this Sunday, and we will walk, talk, question, dream and play together as we always do at this time of the month. 
Actually, it is not quite as usual; t…

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April 2025 - news and poll

 

Hello everyone
 
Thanks to all who joined the torchlit walk with Dan, I thought it was truly magical. There was some chat about Aprils First Sunday and I promised a poll…
 
Several folk will be at the Weird Weekend North in Rixton, and public transport makes it tricky to arrange a …

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March 2025 First Sunday: Lighting Up The Loiter

Dear friends and loiterers

Its First Sunday, next Sunday 2nd March and I’m letting you know early because we have an unusually late start for a particularly intriguing loiter which combines two recent strands of wandering.

This month’s guest loiterer will be our friend architect, artist and …

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February 2025 First Sunday: Trying Again

Dear friends

It’s First Sunday, This Sunday and I am delighted; I really missed folk last month, although huge thanks to those who joined via whatsapp 

I propose we start the year again and do something I think unprecedented: Same time, same place, just a month later (and some new prompts)

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January 2025 First Sunday: not in person

Dear friends and comrades in loitering

With a heavy heart and much regret I’m cancelling today’s in person meet-up. I’m heeding travel warnings and also looking out of the window with some alarm and I simply don’t want to put anyone (including me) at risk. I think this is only the second time, ou…

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January 2025 First Sunday

UPDATE on Sundays wander:

The weather forecast is pretty grim at the moment, and various local routes are closed due to flooding or snow. Hopefully this will be cleared by Sunday, and I will do everything I can to be there 2pm at the Corn Exchange. However, please note:
  • I will co…

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December 2024: A Creative Wander and Irwell events

Dear friends, comrades, lovers and loiterers 

It’s First Sunday, This Sunday and, somewhat discombobulatingly the last First Sunday of the year. How the devil did that happen?

Join us to ponder time flying, cities dreaming, buddleia conspiring and doubtless much else.

Meet 2pm this Sunda…

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November 2024 a Withy Walls Wander

Dear friends, psychogeographers and comrades in loitering

Its First Sunday, this Sunday and time for a wander, but in the meantime Merry Gothmas, Samhain Greetings and Happy Hallowe’en to those of you who celebrate one of my favourite dates in whatever way you will

Novembers derive has a guest f…

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October 2024 First Sunday

Dear friends and loiterers

It’s First Sunday, this Sunday and I’m delighted that loiterer and surrealist of distinction Peter Overton is facilitating what promises to be a wonderful wander

Meet 2pm Sunday October 6th outside Manchester Central Library.

That’s all I know of Peter’s plans…

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September and October 2024 First Sunday

Dear Loiterers 

Its First Sunday, this Sunday – and blimey, its September already!


We will meet for a wander at 2pm this Sunday 1st September outside Whitworth Art Gallery. It’s somewhat ridiculous but we have never actually started there before – our city is always full of places to loit…

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August 2024 First Sunday

Dear friends, comrades and loiterers

It’s First Sunday this Sunday and so please come and join us for a Summertime loiter.

Our manifesto states “the streets belong to everyone and we want to reclaim them for play and revolutionary fun” and right now that feels more important that ever.

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