POEM and a Pint go rural on Saturday, November 19 (7.30pm), with a gig at Greenodd Village Hall, near Ulverston.

Guest poets are four of the best from the Wordsworth Trust - Matthew Hollis, Becky O'Connor, Neil Rollinson and Hamish Robinson (right) - and there will be floor slots available for six local poets to read, if they apply at the door.

MC is Ross Baxter with a few surprises on the music front.

Admission is £3/ concessions £2.50 and payable at the door.