Sick of Being Normal – Pendle Punk Forty Years On

This fascinating 36 page photozine was created as part of the Sick of Being Normal project which looks back at the East Lancashire/Pendle punk scene of 40 years ago and its legacy. A movement that was a hotbed of invigorating cultural activisim that through its self-produced fanzines, its bands and its communally run venues, created a region-wide community of people – many of them not much more than kids – who were able to seize their moment and, in doing so, change their lives forever. The publication, a tabloid sized newsprint paper, includes new photographic portraits of the class of 1979 taken by award winning photographer Casey Orr, and features interviews with 12 original Pendle punk participants by Stephen Hartley (founder member of Notsensibles) and Boff Whalley (former songwriter with Chumbawamba). Casey’s striking portraits are juxtaposed with blow ups of original creased grainy prints from back in the day. You can get a souvenir copy for £3 including 2nd class postage to UK address only. (The publication is also available to view for free online via our website: https://online.fliphtml5.com/dsqhf/pgif/#p=1 )