Earlier this week we held a Memory Day in Wadebridge as part of the ‘Landmark Travels’ project. Wadebridge & District Museum had put together a wonderful display of local photographs and research, and there was a constant chatter of memories over the afternoon. Here are a few photographs… We now have a lovely long list of people […]
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Discovering the past at Carn Euny Families Day
Well, weren’t we lucky with the weather on Sunday for our families day at Carn Euny?! By some miracle (the weather forecast was showing heavy rain all day!) we stayed dry all day and even had some spells on glorious sunshine! We had a brilliant day, with a steady stream of families coming to explore […]
Storylines on show at Praze Fair Show
What a pleasure it was to be part of the Praze Fair Show last weekend. We met some lovely people of all ages and heard a few stories too! Our suitcase with its new legs took pride of place, and we were happily set-up next to a lady selling homemade cakes… dangerous and delicious! Thank […]
St.Buryan Academy explore Carn Euny
The Landmark Travels project is now well underway, and we recently had the pleasure of spending 3 days with year 5&6 pupils from St.Buryan Academy. The workshops began, as with many Storylines workshops, with a story! In it a small girl awakens in a stable at Carn Euny, confused by how she got there. Set […]
‘Linking Lifetimes’ project begins in Praze-an-Beeble
We are excited to announce that, with thanks to an ‘Awards for All’ grant from the Big Lottery, we are now embarking on a new pilot project, ‘Linking Lifetimes.’ This exciting Storylines project will explore how primary schools can benefit from a deeper involvement with the wider community, providing new opportunities to enrich the lives […]
Suitcases continue their journey around Cornwall
We are very happy to announce that ‘Landmark Travels; Our past in a suitcase‘ will be visiting more communities and schools, thanks to funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Cornwall Heritage Trust. This project will unearth the stories, traditions and histories connected with landmarks throughout Cornwall. It follows on from a pilot project […]
Inspired by wartime stories… Memory Quilts & Diaries
Using Michael Morpurgo’s book ‘An Elephant in the Garden‘ and Monika’s true story of the bombing of Dresden as inspiration, year 6 children from 3 Devon Primary Schools worked with Storylines’ Ali to produce some brilliant creative writing and artwork. In the workshops the children discussed the book and its main theme of Remembrance and […]
A journey around Cornwall in 1907
It’s always a privilege to hear peoples stories and look at family photographs. The focus of this film is a very special family album that documents Cornwall in 1907 through a 3 month long journey of 2 cousins who came from the USA to Cornwall to visit their family. In this short film, cousins Margaret […]
