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Bamford Living Memory Project
Location: Derbyshire
‘Bamford Living Memory’ is a community arts project for Bamford, in the Hope Valley.
Bamford is typical of Derbyshire villages which saw great changes during the twentieth century. Local valleys were flooded to make the Howden, Derwent and Ladybower reservoirs, and many people whose families had farmed the land for generations became dependent on water management for employment. The decline of manufacture in the UK saw Bamford Mill - once an important source of employment in the village - eventually converted into luxury flats.
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Bamford Community Arts and Crafts |
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Andrea Spurling |
| Address |
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Knowle Cottage, Taggs Knoll. Bamford. Hope Valley. Derbyshire. S33 0BQ |
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S33 0BQ |
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This project is an enjoyable way - through face-to-face meetings and creative writing - for older villagers to pass their memories on to younger generations in their own words, and for younger generations to respond.
The project is run by a local voluntary association, Bamford Community Arts and Crafts, working with Bamford Primary School and local groups such as the Senior Citizens Committee, Over-60s Club and History Group.
During 2004, a selection of writings from the project will be published and performed. The words and music of local carols will also be transcribed and published, and recorded on a CD by groups of local adults and children. A local photographic group will record activities, using digital photography and video. Selected material will be exhibited and performed at the next Bamford Festival, in October 2004. Free copies of the books and CD will be available to local people, and copies will be placed in national, regional and local archives.
Sheffield writer/dramatist, Caroline Small, is leading the preparation and performance of writing for the project, in Bamford Primary School and in the wider community. Local volunteer Joanna Mackey is leading work on the publication and performance of local carols. The project photography group is led by local volunteer James Kellie. |
| Grants: |
Heritage Lottery Fund: £24996
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