CAPtain's Blog

This is a space where I can advocate for change. As a leader of an arts organisation and a campaign convenor, who has worked in the arts for 4 decades since being a young guitar player in a punk band, this space allows me to voice my own thoughts and ideas.

Tuesday, 11 August 2026

Remembering Geoff Harden

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It was lovely to see Geoff Harden’s name pop up in the Belfast Telegraph this week amid all the Fleadh excitement. All the more poignant, b...
Tuesday, 4 August 2026

Fleadh-bergasted – and thinking about what comes next

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It is difficult to overstate the scale and ambition of the Fleadh . For eight days, until next Sunday, Belfast has become one big cultural s...
Tuesday, 26 May 2026

Don't Scrap the Play Resource Warehouse - a plea and petition

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I was genuinely saddened to hear that Bryson House Arts & Play Scrap Store is to close this June. Because this is not just the loss of a...
Tuesday, 17 March 2026

Fool me twice... expect the worse

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“Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.” Fool me a third time… just who exactly should feel ashamed now? Last year I wrote ...
Tuesday, 10 March 2026

Creating a Change Part 4: Active Ownership - Making it Ours

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Active Ownership The fourth stage of the Four A’s As I have explained before, when the Community Arts Forum set about trying to articulate ...
Tuesday, 16 December 2025

Creating a Change Part 3: Authorship - Finding Voice

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Continuing my series on Community Arts Practice as framed by the Four As: Access, Agency (Participation), Authorship and Active Ownership. T...
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