The new year starts on a sad note with the news that Paddy Bradley has died. Paddy, the historian who helped us so much with our World War One research, was Cornish through and through and seemed to know everything there was to know about Redruth where he was born and lived all his life. […]
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Our dance and exercise sessions with residents at John Betts House, Hammersmith have just finished for the autumn (2o19)…. They were led by Italian dancer Simone Sistarelli….. John Betts House, run by Hammersmith United Charities, has wonderful gardens (above). There are more than 40 flats where residents can live independently. Those who regularly attended the […]
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The first stage of our work with migrant workers in Cornwall was called ‘Let’s Talk’: we started by simply trying to bring people together in social situations in order to break down prejudice and to increase understanding. With the help of funding from the Church Urban Fund and the Diocese of Truro, we worked with […]
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The British Sari Story Education Pack (launched in 2007) has always proved very popular. It’s still fresh and full of ideas. Click here to download. Our project, The British Sari Story , looked at the sari in Britain in 2007, the 60th year after Indian independence. We ran a competition for young designers to create […]
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Heroes of Hayle: World War One stories from home and the Western Front is looking at various aspects of life in the town during 1914-18. For details of talks and a walk that we’ve held so far – click here. Next up: acclaimed local author Jenny Alexander is running poetry workshops in September and October to create […]
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STITCH explored the ways fabric, pattern needlework and embroidery shape people’s lives. We were together able to break down social and cultural barriers and bring very different groups of people together – people who might otherwise never meet, in fact. We worked with Muslim women in Wandsworth and the Royal School of Needlework, faith […]
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