Still in catch up mode...Also in January I screened a short documentary (made by film maker Mike Patterson) about a collaborative project I developed in Wednesbury last year. I was keen to share documentation of this socially engaged endeavour with interested Groundwork folk, and I must say thank you to those that took a chunk out of their lunch break to view this short film and stay to chat afterwards.
The session threw up some useful points about documenting work, revealed some interesting examples of projects that staff were currently/previously involved in and also evidenced how ideas can spring up from the most unlikely sources - for example, if i remember correctly, Ray and I got excited about waste audits/filing cabinets and skips (no really! In response to something Alex from Envision had said). I think it linked with our interest in archives and swap shop - go figure!
By the by: This project in Wednesbury came about through an invitation from Multistory. In response to my trips there, talking with local people and researching its history (industrial and political) I proposed a trade union style banner which i produced with a small team of talented local residents. For more info and images visit:
http://www.multistory.org.uk/?page_id=78
A big thank you also that week to Anne, Jocella and Alex for meeting with me to discuss their project areas and their pre-Groundwork escapades. I learned for example about Anne's involvement in 'Past on your doorstep, future in your hands' - a participatory project about Plymouth's naval, military and maritime history. (Anne's getting active in the Swilly at War project - must get an update on how that's developing!)
I was interested also to hear from Jocella about the on-going Horticultural Healing project based at Royal William Yard. And with Alex I discussed social enterprise, as you do. In particular we focused on the soap making initiative in Foxhole, Paignton (this you'll be hearing more about in due course). Its a peach!
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