A lot has been going on since I last posted
workshops, discussion groups, creative art, filmmaking and promoting.
Down Memory Lane work is
getting noticed.
Thanks
for drawing this to my attention, and
all
the best with this work.
The
conversations you record enrich our
communities.
I am pleased they are
inspiring
other activities too.
Andrew Smith MP
Helen
Fountain Reminiscence Officer for the City visited ‘Down
Memory Lane’.
She
spoke about Morris Motors and the old Pressed Steel plant. Doris Burton
remembered
her time working at the plant during the War when it was an ammunitions factory.
Make
Do And Mend with Helen Jacobs
Workshops
started this month with Artist Helen Jacobs . Felt making with themes from make
do and mend.
Members
remembered making clothes by recycling cloth and cutting patterns out of
ready-made clothes
Pupils
of St Helen’s also joined in the session as part of the Duke of Edinburgh
Awards.
Dig
For Victory with Isla Goldsmith & Thrive
It
was time to get your hands dirty and look at how growing your own helped
through
the War years. Thrive looking at the history of
gardening and the ‘Dig For Victory’ Jan recalls that when War was declared all
the flowers went from the garden and the vegetables came in. Soot was dried
from the Chimney to put on the garden along with other products from day to day
use.
Films
On-line Vimeo History Channel
1)
Women During the 2nd World
War – (Stella Coulling Oxford Bus Driver)
2)
Ration & Fashion – (looking at Rationing, Food, Clothes and Fashion with members
of
the Centre)
3)
Anderson Shelters – (short interview with Doris Burton and Pat Fairbrother)
4)
John Mason School – (Make a sponge cake using a War-time recipe)
5)
British Declaration of War 1939-45 (Members speak about their memories when
War
was declared)
6)
Down Memory Lane with the Brownies – (1st Drayton Brownies join the Centre to
remember
social clubs (Brownies, Guides, Scouts and Girls Life Brigade), activities
and
games as well as celebrating their own anniversary of 55 years)
7) Down Memory Lane - (Remembering the hard facts of War - contains images of concentration camps) We wanted to remember those who survived and those who did not.
We
would like to thank those individuals and organisations for supporting this
project.
Through time, volunteering, equipment, resources, publicity or for directly
taking
part in this important Oral History, Reminiscence and Archive Project for
future
generations.
A Big
Thank You To:
Gill
Jaggers - Head of Marketing Pegasus
Helen
Fountain – Reminiscence Officer Museum of Oxford
Roger
Hammett – ‘Reel History’ Archive Partners BBC South
Suzy
Sheriff & Matt Taylor - Manager & Assistant Manager Phoenix
Picturehouse
Philip
Cowen – Academic Subject Leader Newport Film School @ University of Wales
Newport
Louisa
Weeks & Phil Ashworth - Oxford Bus Company
John
Bayliss – Oxford Museum Trust Ltd
Kay
Harman - Little Nellie’s Sweet Shop, Henley
Ruth
Hudson - 1st Drayton Brownies
Charlie
Barrnett & Amy Paterson - John Mason Gifted & Talented Group
Isla
Goldsmith – Thrive
Helen
Jacobs – Artist
Anne
Ransome – Archive Midcounties Co-operative
Exhibition
will take place on the 22nd September
Thank
you to Helen Jacobs and Isla Goldsmith for the ongoing workshops. We will have
visits from Cait Sweeney and Nick Gill who will be giving us a sing-a-long as
well as looking at the Stars from the Golden Screen. We have objects and
memories with Cait Sweeney, Gill Munday – Reminiscence from the County Museums
and cinema with screenings of feature films and showing some of the films we
have made to date.
Down
Memory Lane is funded by The Awards For All Grant – Lottery Fund.
The
project is being run with:
Forum
Chairs (representing the Oasis group)
Renee
Zarecky , Josie Kinduich , Doris Hurley, Janet Churlish,
Sylvia
Pead and Mary Southey
Jackie
Bowler – Abingdon Resource and Wellbeing Centre
Abigail
Brown & Helen Jacobs – Arts Development Officer Vale of the White Horse
District Council
and
Pauline
Krason, Pat Taylor, Cathryn Baggott , Sarah Holloway, Lina Mokute, Christine
Sadler
and
Jackie Richards.
Sharon
Woodward – Filmmaker/Artist in Residence, Project Co-ordinator
