Holding Space: Grief Choir on the BBC

Written 29 Jan 2026

On Blue Monday (Monday 19th January) we launched our brand new Grief Choir led by Erin Rowlands, singer, songwriter and community musician for Scrapyard Studios.

Holding Space will run weekly on Mondays in Crosby Library until the Spring, offering a space for connection and release, enjoying the physical and mental benefits of singing it out together!  

We were visited by the BBC for the launch and the event and programme was covered by Kevin Duala on BBC Radio Merseyside last week. Listen below and keep your eyes peeled for announcement of the North West Tonight coverage.

What's on for the next 4 weeks

Holding Space to Sing
11:00am, Monday 9th March
Crosby Library
Spaces Available
Artist Office: Creative Art Writing with Corridor 8
10:00am, Tuesday 10th March
Crosby Library
Spaces Available
Bootle Library - Squish Creative Play
10:30am, Tuesday 10th March
Bootle Library
Spaces Available
Crosby Library - International Shared Reading
2:00pm, Wednesday 11th March
Crosby Library
Spaces Available
Formby Library - Loved and Lost Shared Reading
2:00pm, Wednesday 11th March
Formby Library
Dance with Me! with Movema
10:30am, Friday 13th March
Netherton Library
Spaces Available
Holding Space to Sing
11:00am, Monday 16th March
Crosby Library
Spaces Available
Bootle Library - Squish Creative Play
10:30am, Tuesday 17th March
Bootle Library
Spaces Available
Dance with Me! with Movema
10:30am, Friday 20th March
Netherton Library
Spaces Available
Holding Space: Grief Choir
11:00am, Monday 23rd March
Crosby Library
Spaces Available
Bootle Library - Squish Creative Play
10:30am, Tuesday 24th March
Bootle Library
Spaces Available
Creative Wellbeing for Menopause
11:00am, Wednesday 25th March
Bootle Library
Spaces Available
Dance with Me! with Movema
10:30am, Friday 27th March
Netherton Library
Spaces Available
Holding Space to Sing
11:00am, Monday 30th March
Crosby Library
Spaces Available
STITCH REMIX: Costume Chaos
11:00am, Tuesday 31st March
Netherton Library
Spaces Available
Crosby Library - International Shared Reading
2:00pm, Wednesday 1st April
Crosby Library
Spaces Available
Find out more about what's happening At The Library