Manchester & Salford, January 9th 2026 First Light: 06.56 Sunrise: 08.21 Sunset: 16.10 Nightfall: 17.37 Antwerp rain this evening

Manchester & Salford, January 8th 2026 First Light: 06.55 Sunrise: 08.22 Sunset: 16.09 Nightfall: 17.35 Holt Town

Manchester & Salford, January 7th 2026 First Light: 06.56 Sunrise: 08.22 Sunset: 16.07 Nightfall: 17.34 And happy 11th bithday to NQL...

Manchester & Salford, January 3rd 2026 First Light: 06.56 Sunrise: 08.24 Sunset: 16.02 Nightfall: 17.30 Full Moon, Wolf Moon, rises 15.42

Manchester & Salford, January 2nd 2026 First Light: 06.57 Sunrise: 08.24 Sunset: 16.01 Nightfall: 17.29

Village near Bath, in the minutes after midnight.

HNY x

Clayton Vale, #Manchester

New show up on @reformradio.bsky.social Retrospective, looking back at the sounds and music drawn from the 64 shows I’ve made… www.reformradio.co.uk/show/not-qui...

Manchester & Salford, December 22nd 2025 First Light: 06.54 Sunrise: 08.23 Sunset: 15.51 Nightfall: 17.20

Manchester & Salford, December 19th 2025 First Light: 06.53 Sunrise: 08.21 Sunset: 15.50 Nightfall: 17.19

Manchester & Salford, December 18th 2025 First Light: 06.52 Sunrise: 08.21 Sunset: 15.50 Nightfall: 17.18

Manchester & Salford, December 16th 2025 First Light: 06.51 Sunrise: 08.19 Sunset: 15.49 Nightfall: 17.18

Manchester & Salford, December 12th 2025 First Light: 06.47 Sunrise: 08.15 Sunset: 15.49 Nightfall: 17.17 Taken in Sheffield for the acclaimed album ‘Land’ by Liz Hanks.

Manchester & Salford, December 11th 2025 First Light: 06.47 Sunrise: 08.14 Sunset: 15.49 Nightfall: 17.17

Manchester & Salford, December 8th 2025 First Light: 06.44 Sunrise: 08.11 Sunset: 15.50 Nightfall: 17.17

Manchester & Salford, December 5th 2025 First Light: 06.40 Sunrise: 08.07 Sunset: 15.51 Nightfall: 17.18 Otd 5 years ago, dawn on the full moon in Macclesfield Forest, after being there for a chunk of the night. Our Future is Ancient

New show on Reform Radio. This month I explain a little more about Not Quite light, and waht inspires. I also take you out with me at dawn and dusk, via some readings... All accompanied by some delicioius music... notquitelight.com/not-quite-li...

Manchester & Salford, December 4th 2025 First Light: 06.39 Sunrise: 08.06 Sunset: 15.51 Nightfall: 17.18 Link in profile

It was a @garynumanofficial.bsky.social kind of weekend. Manchester & Liverpool. Pretty emotional too.

Manchester & Salford, November 26th 2025 First Light: 06.29 Sunrise: 07.54 Sunset: 15.58 Nightfall: 17.22

Manchester & Salford, November 21st 2025 First Light: 06.22 Sunrise: 07.45 Sunset: 16.03 Nightfall: 17.27

Manchester & Salford, November 20th 2025 First Light: 06.20 Sunrise: 07.43 Sunset: 16.04 Nightfall: 17.27

Manchester & Salford, November 19th 2025 First Light: 06.19 Sunrise: 07.42 Sunset: 16.06 Nightfall: 17.29

This weekend 21st-23rd. NQL Creative Weekend. Why, because art experienced face to face is beautiful, the opposite of online. Storytelling, live music, open studio, dawn and dusk photowalks, workshops. Enjoy the warmth, leave inspired. Link in bio.

Manchester & Salford, November 18th 2025 First Light: 06.17 Sunrise: 07.40 Sunset: 16.07 Nightfall: 17.30

Manchester & Salford, November 14th 2025 First Light: 06.11 Sunrise: 07.33 Sunset: 16.13 Nightfall: 17.34

Manchester & Salford, November 13th 2025 First Light: 06.09 Sunrise: 07.31 Sunset: 16.14 Nightfall: 17.36

Manchester & Salford, November 12th 2025 First Light: 06.08 Sunrise: 07.29 Sunset: 16.16 Nightfall: 17.37

Not Quite Light Creative Weekend… Nov 21st - 23rd notquitelight.com/nql-creative...

Manchester & Salford, November 11th 2025 First Light: 06.06 Sunrise: 07.27 Sunset: 16.17 Nightfall: 17.38

Manchester & Salford, November 10th 2025 First Light: 06.04 Sunrise: 07.25 Sunset: 16.19 Nightfall: 17.40

Halifax by train yesterday, to do a talk about NQL. Like so many post industrial northern towns, it’s having to work hard to remake itself. I was walking near the football ground as someone scored. The distant roar, mixed with the chittering of nearby magpies in the still dusk, was delightful.

Manchester & Salford, November 8th 2025 First Light: 06.01 Sunrise: 07.21 Sunset: 16.23 Nightfall: 17.42

New show on @reformradio.bsky.social , taking you out at dawn to explore the Cambridge Industrial Estate in Salford. Observation, field recordings and delicious music, featuring tracks by Ruby Tingle, Chopin and Gruff Rhys... notquitelight.com/not-quite-li...

Manchester & Salford, November 7th 2025 First Light: 06.00 Sunrise: 07.19 Sunset: 16.24 Nightfall: 17.44

Manchester & Salford, November 6th 2025 First Light: 05.58 Sunrise: 07.17 Sunset: 16.26 Nightfall: 17.46 Full moon was tonight...

Antwerp

Manchester & Salford, November 5th 2025 First Light: 05.56 Sunrise: 07.16 Sunset: 16.28 Nightfall: 17.47

Manchester & Salford, November 4th 2025 First Light: 05.55 Sunrise: 07.14 Sunset: 16.30 Nightfall: 17.49 Back in the room

Antwerp

Delicious dawn in Manchester this morning. Taken whilst waiting for my train on platform 13.

Manchester & Salford, October 30th 2025 First Light: 05.46 Sunrise: 07.04 Sunset: 16.39 Nightfall: 17.57

Manchester & Salford, October 29th 2025 First Light: 05.44 Sunrise: 07.02 Sunset: 16.41 Nightfall: 17.59

Manchester & Salford, October 28th 2025 First Light: 05.43 Sunrise: 07.00 Sunset: 16.43 Nightfall: 18.01 NQ 2015. Remember the Space Invaders?

Manchester & Salford, October 27th 2025 First Light: 05.41 Sunrise: 06.58 Sunset: 16.46 Nightfall: 18.03

Manchester & Salford, October 24th 2025 First Light: 06.36 Sunrise: 07.53 Sunset: 17.52 Nightfall: 19.09

Manchester & Salford, October 23rd 2025 First Light: 06.34 Sunrise: 07.51 Sunset: 17.54 Nightfall: 19.11

Manchester & Salford, October 22nd 2025 First Light: 06.31 Sunrise: 07.47 Sunset: 17.58 Nightfall: 19.15

The first NQL Creative Weekend begins this Friday, 24th Oct. notquitelight.com/nql-creative...