Yesterday we presented some of the work collected during ‘Tallys an Tir’ as part of the ‘Studying Memory & Place‘ event at the Cornwall Centre in Redruth. We had a good turn-out with some great storytelling. Our relationships with animals featured in most of these stories, including horses which would wait outside the pub for their […]
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Ivan the bull travelled by train….
Steve's Story- Livestock Farming through the generations from StoryLines on Vimeo. Here is another digital story, created for Tallys an Tir, made working with Steve who farms near St.Breward on Bodmin Moor. Coming from a line of farmers and with 2 of his sons already farming with him, Steve has some great stories to tell. […]
Reed combing in Manaccan
Throughout the project people have kindly donated and shared their photographs with us. Here are some images of reed combing and a short description, with thanks to local Chris Harris. If you have any memories of working with this set-up then please get in touch. Above are photos (probably late 1970’s) of the system, still […]
Mickie as a Land Girl…
Today I went to see Mickie again to show her the films that I made after interviewing her last year and making copies of her photos. Myself and Angie were treated to tea and cake, in her finest cups and saucers, and plenty more wonderful stories from Mickie- her memory is incredible. Watching the stories […]
Having a go at hand milking…
On one of our recent workshops in primary schools, we were joined in the classroom by a rather large guest… a cow, complete with working udders, courtesy of Veronica from FACE (the charity Farming & Countryside Education). The children had great fun trying hand milking and learning about changes to farming practices. Over the day […]
An evening meeting in the sun at Kestle Barton
Today we were treated to a beautiful sunny day in Cornwall, allowing us to have our group meeting at Kestle Barton outside, enjoying the last sunshine of the day. We were then treated further with drinks and a range of exciting snacks with thanks to Ryya and Karen. Thanks also to everyone who came; it […]
Weaving on sheep hurdles
Another great workshop at Rosehip Barn on Trefranck Farm this week. This time we welcomed Altarnun School to the farm, working with year 3 & 4 into the barn. Over the day the children learnt about the history of the farm/barn through the story of ‘The Cats of Trefranck.’ They then did some wonderful site-specific […]
Memories in the rain!
The weather was against us last week for our 2 Memory Walks… rain, rain and more rain! Despite this we still had a lovely time visiting St.Just in Roseland and Gunwen to help record peoples memories. First off we had a walk in St.Just in Roseland, led by local Peter Teague… There was a brilliant turn […]
Audio editing at Kestle Barton
The group around Kestle Barton have been busy recording the memories of local farmers and people who have stories of the landscape around Manaccan, St.Martin and St.Keverne. Yesterday we ran an audio editing workshop with some of the group to allow members to turn some of the collected interviews into short films for the community […]
