BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.5//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11746@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260319T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260319T200000 DTSTAMP:20260227T152838Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/make-scouse-with-a-scouser-again -with-dora-colquhoun-disrupting-loneliness-in-liverpool/ SUMMARY:Metal at Edge Hill Station: Make Scouse with a Scouser Again with D ora Colquhoun: Disrupting Loneliness in Liverpool DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to share the iconic Liverpool dish with friend s old and new\, and enjoy a warm evening of socialising while learning a n ew skill.\n\nArtist Dora Colquhoun has lived in Liverpool for 13 years but has never had a home-cooked bowl of Scouse made by a Scouser. Dora calls Liverpool home and wants to uncover the secrets behind what makes this ste w so special.\n\nIs it beef or lamb? Do you add turnips? Things could get controversial! But at the heart of Scouse is a big pot of nutritious\, war ming stew designed to bring people together.\n\nFor this event\, you’ll be joined by experienced chef Alex Mufti\, who has worked at Kensington Ch ildren’s Centre for 15 years\, teaching families across Liverpool how to cook affordable\, healthy meals.\n\nAlex says:\n“Cooking is a fantastic mechanism for engaging communities — something that has been lost in re cent years.”\n\nWhat to expect:\n– A bowl of traditional Scouse with a vegan alternative\n– Come on your own or with friends — you’ll be g ently encouraged to meet new people\n– A take-home recipe so you can mak e Scouse (and a veg version) at home\n– A chance to connect over the cit y of Liverpool and celebrate what makes it special\n\nBook your free place  here.\n\nDora is also holding this event on Thursday 26 February\, 6pm – 8pm. If you can’t make this date\, check out the other here.\n\nAbo ut Dora Colquhoun\nDora Violet Colquhoun is a theatre-maker and multidisci plinary artist whose practice spans performance\, devising\, writing\, and facilitation. Her work often invites audiences to participate\, blending humour\, music\, and heartfelt storytelling.\n\nShe is the founder of Viol et Arts CIC and has spent the past ten years collaborating with a wide ran ge of artists and communities. Through these projects\, she has developed a toolkit for devising and writing performance\, with a focus on making wo rk that is funny\, moving and memorable.\n\nAbout Artist Ideas to Disrupt Loneliness\nIn Autumn 2025\, artists submitted their creative project idea s as part of The Unlonely City. Since then\, and even before then\, we’ ve been thinking about how we can create unlonely cities through creativit y\, curiosity and just the right amount of chaos. You can find out more ab out what’s happening in Liverpool here.\n\nThe Unlonely City is an art s programme disrupting loneliness\, nurturing moments of solidarity\, surp rise and laughter. Through a series of artistic commissions\, citizens ass emblies\, parties and public conversations. The Unlonely City takes plac e across Liverpool\, Peterborough\, and Southend\, where Metal is based\, to imagine what an ‘unlonely’ city could be.\n\nThe Unlonely City prog ramme is funded by Paul Hamlyn Foundation as part of the Arts Award. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artinliverpool.com/wp-content/upload s/2026/02/scouse-with-a-scouser-600x600-1.png CATEGORIES:Events,Workshops LOCATION:Metal at Edge Hill Station\, Tunnel Road\, Liverpool\, L7 6ND\, Li verpool\, United Kingdom GEO:53.401559;-2.948915 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Tunnel Road\, Liverpool\, L 7 6ND\, Liverpool\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Metal at Edg e Hill Station:geo:53.401559,-2.948915 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251026T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR