Will at Bedworth Almshouses, Tintype.
Will recalled his childhood evacuation from the east end of London and later service in the RAF. Today, he writes poetry for remembrance Sunday, thinking of people who died for our freedom.
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Wendy at Bedworth Almshouses, Tintype.
Wendy was a child in Bedworth during WW2 and shared memories of her family life during air raids in the local area.
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Celebration event at St Mary’s Church, Atherstone, Tintype.
Front, centre artist Heidi Pendergrast with members of the community who had gathered to celebrate the launch of a zine created for the project with a cream tea.
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Freedom by Heidi (top) and Riley (bottom) made at Lillington Youth Club with Jo Gane. Cyanotype.
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Zine making participants, l-r Ann, Joy, Lynn, Awen, artist Heidi Pendergrast and Lynda at St Mary’s Church, Atherstone. Tintype.
Ladies involved in making a zine about freedom who had gathered to celebrate the project with a cream tea and vintage-style singer.
Jo Gane
Jo Gane is an experienced artist and educator, working within both the museum and gallery sector and in education. Her specialist area of knowledge is the practice of early photographic processes and translating these difficult techniques into engaging hands-on workshop activities. Jo’s practice is based around photographic archives and history and she enjoys working in a socially engaged context with the public and engaging people in the process of making a photograph, particularly in hard to reach areas.
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