Based On Stories From South Yorkshire
This set of stories was produced in response to the 40th anniversary of the Miners’ Strikes, and the devastating Battle of Orgreave on 18th June 1984. The topics they cover “come up” again and again in our work.
Read them below
- Proud of this Place - a sense of home shapes identity: can we talk, listen and explore our feelings about that?
- Industrial Decline - when industries like steel, coal, textiles and pottery declined, many people struggled: are there safe spaces to reflect on this profound change?
- New Arrivals - people who look different can feel threatening and fear of change can be manipulated: how could we talk and listen?
- Living the Legacy – conversations can help us explore feelings about home, the impact of industrial decline and changing neighbourhoods as we face the future together.
Coal photograph courtesy of OnzeCreativitijd on Pixabay