A great visit to the Cornish Studies Library, Redruth, as part of our Heart of Conflict project marking the centenary of World War One. Kim Cooper, Principal Library Officer, gave a fascinating ‘behind the scenes’ tour. Kim’s obvious enthusiasm and love of her job came through – very inspiring, particularly for the students from Redruth School who […]
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Great to visit the County Records Office, Truro, Cornwall, today as part of our Heart of Conflict project, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. Camborne Guides (led, as ever, by Karin Saunders and Sue Norfolk), three members of Praze Women’s Institute and two volunteers from Helston Museum visited the extraordinary archives – we were all […]
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We first rolled out I PACKED THIS MYSELF ten years ago in Cornwall. Workshops with schools and community groups were thought-provoking and popular. Here’s some feedback. Cornwall College, Saltash: spring 2011. Pat Lloyd, head of Student Services, writes: “… the exhibition and workshops have been very well received here this week. They have created quite […]
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Overall winner of the competition was Darren Myners of Redruth from Richard Lander School in Truro. Darren impressed skateboard professional Nick Jensen – who judged the competition – and scored highly across the criteria used to assess the designs (artistic merit, originality/subject matter, spacial awareness, cultural awareness and inspiration/ability to inspire). Darren received a deck […]
Read MoreThe British Sari Story competition for a British Sari was featured at the Knitting and Stitching Show at Alexandra Palace in October 2010. One of the winners was Zahra Ahmed, from Peterborough, who created this ‘mini’ sari while still at school, in her final year of A levels.Her polished and sophisticated design impressed the […]
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To coincide with The British Sari Story exhibition in Brent Museum, Brent Council funded a JC Decaux poster campaign. British Sari Story posters were posted prominently across the borough in November/December 2007. The British Sari Story was a search for a British Asian sari, 60 years after Indian independence.
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