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The Hayle Oral History Project...

...has now started!

In an effort to keep the memories of Hayle for everyone forever we are recording conversations and interviews with older members of the community about their lives in this busy industrial town - memories of working, courting, mucking about on the beaches or enjoying the regatta and carnival.

To see more information about the project you can visit the 'Got a tale about Hayle' BLOG at: hayletaleshome.blogspot.com.

We are looking for:

  1. Older people who were brought up in Hayle and the surrounding area that would enjoy talking about their memories especially in the 1920s & 40s.
  2. Volunteers from all age groups in Hayle who would be interested in learning audio recording and journalism skills and interviewing older people from the community.
  3. Young people in Hayle 12+ who would like to make a film with the Hayle Youth Project summer 09.
  4. Students who would like to boost their CV or use live projects for course work and are interested in audio/ moving image recordings.
  5. School children in Hayle who would like to get involved in finding out more about their town and learning new skills.
  6. The Cornish Diaspora – Hayle families that emigrated but still have many memories to share from their homes in Mexico, South Africa, the USA, Australia etc...
  7. People with old audio recordings, film footage, postcards or photographs of Hayle.
  8. Local schools, colleges and community projects that would like to get involved.
  9. Touch typists who can transcribe from audio, including local dialect.
  10. Volunteers who would like to research moving image/ photos/ recordings in The Cornwall Centre Redruth , Television and Film Archives in Plymouth etc...
  11. US soldiers who were stationed in Hayle.
  12. Italian and German Prisoners of War who were based in St.Erth.

The project focuses on Hayle and the surrounding area including the Parishes of Gwinear-Gwithian and St. Erth.

The Hayle Oral History Project is co-ordinated by an ex-BBC radio producer and reporter with experience working on Hollywood films, making BBC TV reports and lecturing at University College Falmouth.

Please contact Lucy:
Tel: 01736 753962 (Tuesday & Thursday all day, Wednesday pm)
Email: hayle.history@btconnect.com

HARVEY'S FOUNDRY TRUST, John Harvey House, 24 Foundry Square, Hayle, Cornwall, TR27 4HH

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