It's been an interesting and varied few months for the team. With the launch of our Story Forum, we've established regular events that are not only raising income to fund the publication, but we've had the opportnity to introduce what we are about to lots of new people, and we've had the pleasure of seeing the work of some truly exciting artists. Anyone interested in writing and music will find it hard to get a better deal that the £3 / £2 we charge for the evening's entertainment. The next Forum is on 26th June (TBC) at the Gregson Centre.

We also released a new initiative at the Forums - Fast&Loose. Fast&Loose is a new way to find out about established and emerging artists. Designed by Fold Design, these sets of four unbound chapbooks presents original work in a unique and affordable format. Each set cost just £2 and are sold at the Story Forum events. If you can't make the Forums and you would like copies of Fast&Loose, please email us at info@backandbeyond.org.

Our most recent project is Art Auction. To raise funds for the publication we have been offered the opportunity by our supporters to sell a number of unique pieces of their work. These will be auctioned on ebay with reasonable reserve prices. We are very grateful for their generous support, and we would like to express our sincere thanks for all the ongoing help that so many people continue to extend to us - THANK YOU! The art auction ss a great opportunity to not only support B&B, but to own original pieces of art from talented artists, at affordable prices.

Keep supporting us. Keep coming to the Forums. We are moving steadily forward to issue 2.