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EVENTS & EXHIBITIONS

Introduction

Below are details of Events and Exhibitions that are taking place to develop, support and publicise the Archive Project.

The Hayle Community Archive and Hayle Oral History Project have open mornings in the Old Brewery Office Tuesdays from 10am until 1pm. Please bring in any old photos, postcards, film, contacts of people to interview or come for a chat and to see the collection. To visit the Archive website click here and to visit the Hayle Oral History Project blog to hear & read recorded memories of the Hayle Area please click here.

The Old Brewery Office, 1 Sea Lane, Hayle, TR27 4DU. Tel: 01736 753962. Email: hayle.history@btconnect.com for the Hayle Oral History Project or email@haylearchive.org.uk for the Hayle Archive Team.

Oral History Project

Published on Monday, July 14, 2008

Working in partnership with Penwith District Council and Hayle Area Plan Partnership, Harvey’s Foundry Trust has recently applied for a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to run a two year oral history project.
This project will create a permanent record of Hayle’s heritage, as passed on through the memories and experiences of its inhabitants.
We will record people talking about their experiences of living in the town focusing on working life in this industrial powerhouse, gaining insights into family life, the daily grind, social activities and any extraordinary events. Thus creating a collective memory of life in Hayle.

OBJECTIVES

• Collating and documenting this unique heritage
• Record and create a oral archive standard history
• Enable volunteers to undertake training and develop new skills in oral history documentation, which can then be transferred to other projects and passed on through peer to peer training
• Enable partnership working amongst community groups and third sector organisations
• Provide exciting and inspirational activities for all those involved, encouraging the community of Hayle to have an active part in the project
• Empower and support the elderly generation, improving self-esteem
• Encourage communication and understanding between generations through inter-generational work
• Enable public access to a range of material never seen or heard before

This fascinating material will be available to the general public in a number of ways

1. The recordings and documentation will be held at the Hayle Community Archive
2. A small series of booklets will be complied and published drawing on the material generated.
3. Working with local schools this project will create a ‘learning pack’
4. Some of the recordings and video will be used as part of the visitor experience at Harvey’s Foundry Centre
5. A selection of the audio and videos will be available online through the Harvey’s Foundry Trust website.
6. An exhibition of the work will be held.

We will find out in September if our grant application has been successful, if you are interested in getting involved with this project whether it be through the recording of a memory or as a volunteers on this exciting project we would love to hear from you – so please get in contact!

Download full project proposal.

posted by Harveys Foundry Trust at 5:18 PM

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