We are delighted to be joined by 4 new volunteers, all of whom are in their second year of a Public History degree at the University of Exeter. Over the next few months, Tom, Ed, Laurie and Lewis will be supporting the ‘Landmark Travels‘ project, and have already been involved in planning and delivering the ‘A […]
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‘A Visit to the Luxulyan Valley’ event
Thank you to all the people who joined us at Treffry Viaduct yesterday for the ‘A Visit to Luxulyan Valley‘ event. It was a cold and changeable day, with sunshine, showers and even a rainbow which went from one side of the valley to the other! People of all ages were invited to explore the valley through the […]
‘A Visit to Luxulyan Valley’ FREE event
It’s not long now until ‘A Visit to Luxulyan Valley- A day of exploration & discovery for all ages at Treffry Viaduct.’ Spread the word and come and join us rain or shine!
Memories of school days in Praze. Linking Lifetimes continues
To begin our story exchange in Praze, children from Crowan school decided they would like to know more about peoples school days. The children thought very carefully about what questions they could ask (they are now seasoned story-explorers so asking good questions has become a skill!) and created prompt cards that we could use with […]
How old is old?! Linking Lifetimes continues
When does someone become ‘old’? How about very old?! This is the question we started off with for our recent Linking Lifetimes workshop at Crowan school. Children personal responses were added on the age hoop to give us a starting point for what turned out to be a very interesting discussion about age. What words do we […]
Lets sing! A film for ‘Breathing Space Singers’
Earlier this year Storylines was commissioned to tell the story of ‘Breathing Space Singers’- an exciting new pilot project that was being led by singing leader Pip Wright. Breathing Space Singers enables people with lung health conditions to get together weekly and learn good breathing habits, making the most of their lung capacity through singing. Sarah went […]
Story Explorers on the loose- Story collection boxes pop up in Praze
As the ‘Linking Lifetimes’ project continues, children from Crenver class (year 5&6) at Crowan Primary School have been exploring different ways of collecting and sharing stories. In our last workshop we wrote the following press release as a class, and delivered some very special story- collection boxes around the community… STOP PRESS! Story Explorers need you stories Children […]
Plenty of stories at Trethurgy Memory Day
As part of the Landmark Travels project we recently held another Memory Day at Trethurgy Village Hall near St.Austell. We were delighted to have the beautiful blue ERF lorry travel across from Wheal Martyn for the occasion, and it certainly acted as a good signpost to get people in on the day. On display were a […]
Exploring Landmarks
Last week as part of the ‘Landmark Travels‘ Project we held a workshop at Marazion Community Centre to explore the significant landmarks that have featured in our own lives. Thank you to everyone who came along, especially those from afar who made the long journey to be with us. The workshop explored the physical ‘landmarks’ […]
Stories from all ages for Linking Lifetimes…
The Linking Lifetimes project is now in full flow and we have been busy collecting stories from both adults and children in Praze. After a whole day exploring stories, in all their forms, year 5 & 6 children from Crowan school have been granted the status of Story Explorers! Armed with their Story-Explorer packs and […]
