Christine Cochrane

Linguist, musician and writer. Mslexia short story prizewinner 2014. Studying MA Creative Writing with the Open University.

[Christine Cochrane @cochrane_c]

18 July 2019 https://t.co/sBCuAkTtuO

[Christine Cochrane @cochrane_c]

Ah, the naming of gritters! Emulating Sir Salter Scott, Sir Andy McFlurry etc of Scotland. Well done Cumbria.

[Westmorland and Furness Highways @WandFHighways]

Ladies and gentlemen, we proudly present... Gritter Garbo, our first named gritter! Watch out for her on roads in the Carlisle area and give us a wave!

[Christine Cochrane @cochrane_c]

My MA in #creativewriting confirmed with distinction! Thank you @OpenUniversity for two years of discovery.

[Farfield Mill @farfieldmill]

3 days left and 83% of our target achieved! To share our Mill and help give it the brightest possible future visit https://t.co/T1SU1dq4Lv #letsshare #art #craft #heritage #notjustlakes #cumbria #weaving #yorkshiredalesnationalpark #exhibitions #industrialheritage

[Christine Cochrane @cochrane_c]

Knitting a poem for #ThisPlaceIKnow #HandstandPress #CumbrianPoetry https://t.co/ruuIUGxGlz

[Christine Cochrane @cochrane_c]

Excellent feature on exercise and cancer. #livingwithcancer

[Christine Cochrane @cochrane_c]

@CardboardHarps thanks for the harp and poetry collaboration #kulning

[Christine Cochrane @cochrane_c]

@KendalMtnLitFes @pollyrowena @kimmoorepoet @pHillpoet @KerryDarbishire @henryiddon Thank you for hosting so well.

[Christine Cochrane @cochrane_c]

Kendal launch tomorrow of 'This Place I Know' in which I'm pleased to have a poem about knitting....

[Phil Houghton @pHillpoet]

One week to go! - This Place I Know - in the poet's voices @KendalMtnLitFes @BACKendal Sat' 17Nov - listen to living landscapes #Mountains

[Christine Cochrane @cochrane_c]

@KerryDarbishire @hollawaynesmith Thanks, Kerry! The value has been in the creative process. Some farm prompts used!

[Christine Cochrane @cochrane_c]

And it's gone! 2 years of exploring poetry for #MACreativewriting with OU tutors Chris Powici and @hollawaynesmith - job done!

[Christine Cochrane @cochrane_c]

So delighted to be in this new anthology of #Cumbrianpoetry

[Kerry Darbishire @KerryDarbishire]

V Excited to see this amazing collection of 92 Poets #Cumbrianpoetry! Beautiful Real & Here!👏👏😀Handstandpress

[Christine Cochrane @cochrane_c]

@KeysIsla @bbcproms Agree! @BuniatishviliKh amazing @bbcproms.

[Christine Cochrane @cochrane_c]

@bbcproms #Brahms Loving the Requiem and soloists, but choir not projecting the German enough for me.

[Christine Cochrane @cochrane_c]

3 second spotlight for me on this video! https://t.co/7LAv5BRAxh

[NHS Improvement @NHSImprovement]

After 70 years. This is our NHS. #NHS70

[Christine Cochrane @cochrane_c]

This made my day! #heatwave https://t.co/AVEU16XLhT

[BBC Scotland @BBCScotland]

If you can't stand the heat...get off the farm! ☀️☀️☀️

From: @standupfarmer
https://t.co/pgIsKzVx13

[Christine Cochrane @cochrane_c]

Delighted to have been selected for this new Cumbrian poetry anthology @KerryDarbishire @kimmoorepoet Thank you! https://t.co/nSuyeCbXOu

[Kerry Darbishire @KerryDarbishire]

Afternoon finalising brilliant poems with @kimmoorepoet and Liz Nuttall for NEW Cumbrian Anthol! #Cumbrian #poetry

[KendalPoetryFestival @KendalPoetry]

New opportunity for poets! We're offering accommodation and free tickets to the festival for two writers who need financial assistance to attend. Very easy application process #Cumbria #poetry #festival
Any RT's would be hugely appreciated
https://t.co/N2UeuSv2OV

[Target Ovarian Cancer @TargetOvarian]

Today is the start of #GynaeMonth to raise awareness of all the gynaecological cancers.