Working on the Apna

This is what the Apna looks like at the moment - most things have been moved out and dust-sheets cover all that remains 

Builders have been in - and changes are happening! Water and toilet facilities are being added - plus additional storage and heating. So the small back room now looks like this:

On the right is the black door leading from the front room via a small hall; 

on the left is a door to the new toilet; 

and in the centre there's another new room which will have some shelving, access to the cellar, plus a sink and a tiny kitchen area. 

For anybody who remembers the 'old' Apna, you'll know that this is all an enormous improvement. 

We hope the work will be completed by the end of January and we'll be working to open again at the end of February.  

Different Moons at the Boo

Since the Apna closed for refurbishments and the Mela at Haslingden Community Link, things have gone a little quiet - but at the weekend some the Different Moons team came together at the Boo in Waterfoot, where there was the annual Art & Crafts Market. 

Arry and Habiba offered mehndi; Farzana calligraphy (with some great calligraphic candles) and Maryam came with some of her paper cuts. Nusrat had a stall of beautiful fabrics and Mrs Azfar's daughter Ayesha had her own stall with a range of small home-made crafts.

Meanwhile work has started on the Apna gallery space in Haslingden, with access being cut to the cellar and a toilet installed. We hope that by the end of the winter the building will be open again, and we'll be offering a new set of classes, workshops and exhibitions.