Knowle resident poet Emily Holme will be visiting locations around Knowle as part of Our Freedom: Then And Now. Pop in and see Emily and give her your take on freedom and what it means to you – she’ll create a poem on the spot for you to take away! Sat 13 Sep – Knowle … Continued
Join Solihull Libraries at Knowle Royal British Legion for an afternoon of celebration as they launch a brand new zine filled with poetry and photography showcasing and celebrating how the communities and residents of Knowle responded to the question ‘What does freedom mean to you?’ The event will include an exhibition of the poetry created … Continued
Wolverhampton Arts Centre, Gazebo Theatre in Education, RAF Midlands Museum, and Learn Play invite you to a free drop-in family day exploring Wolverhampton life during WW2. Featuring a rolling programme of free family fun activities including period photography, an interactive technology display bringing past and present to life, exhibitions of WW2 artefacts, creative workshops and … Continued
This touring exhibition will feature new artwork created by workshop participants in response to the theme of Our Freedom, exploring the story of the important role women played in the brewing industry during WWII. The exhibition will also feature work by artist Jennifer Collier, and will include the new commissioned poem by Staffordshire Poet Laureate … Continued
This new exhibition at Brewhouse Arts Centre will feature artwork created by workshop participants in response to the theme of ‘Our Freedom’, exploring the story of the important role women played in the brewing industry during WWII. The exhibition will also feature work by artist Jennifer Collier, and will include the new commissioned poem by … Continued
This celebration event for the Our Freedom project at the Brewhouse Arts Centre will include a performance of a specially commissioned poem by Staffordshire Poet Laureate Scarlett Ward, and an opportunity to see the commissioned installation by artist Jennifer Collier. All are warmly invited to attend!
The Lillington suburb of Leamington Spa has a proud and rich heritage, and many local communities that are busy championing their town. At the heart of the town is not only a library, but a vibrant and hands-on Youth Centre. Vulnerable young people regularly attend the Lillington Youth Centre, and Warwickshire Libraries are proud to … Continued
Nuneaton, a market town in north Warwickshire, is known as the birthplace of the ground-breaking and iconic novelist George Eliot. The communities across this diverse town are numerous, and there are many assumptions and stereotypes that residents often face. Warwickshire Libraries are therefore delighted to be working with St Paul’s Church of England Primary School … Continued
The small market town of Bedworth is known for its mining heritage and strong historical commemorative celebrations of Armistice Day. The stunning 19th century almshouses in the town centre houses independent elderly residents who have chosen to be part of the project through Warwickshire Libraries and have many powerful memories and experiences of the war, … Continued
Working with local women from Atherstone who meet at the local library, this event has been designed to celebrate family history, personal connections and what freedom means to women over the last 80 years. The event this group has crafted will include live 1940s music, a cream tea and a showcase of their creative outputs … Continued
Warwickshire Libraries will engage communities across four locations – Nuneaton, Bedworth, Atherstone, and Lillington – to collect, preserve, and creatively interpret local WWII stories and experiences of freedom. By anchoring the work in the distinctive industrial, social, and cultural history of each location, the resulting creative outputs will authentically represent Warwickshire’s diverse communities while highlighting … Continued
Rooted in the community, this project will offer multiple ways to engage in workshops and interventions around the theme of freedom, either as a one-off interaction or workshop, or longer-term. These include postcards (to be distributed across Knowle, asking ‘What does freedom meant to you’, with ideas and thoughts to inspire a song to be … Continued
Inspired by the important role women brewers played during WWII to maintain this vital industry, the Brewhouse Arts Centre (housed in a former brewery building donated by Bass to support local theatre) will lead on a project exploring what freedom and community means now, 80 years on from the end of the Second World War, … Continued
Wolverhampton Arts Centre will be working with two local groups, Wolverhampton Cultural Youth Board and residents from Bilston engaged through Gazebo’s Creative Hub, to co-design a public VE/VJ Day celebration event that honours Wolverhampton’s WW2 history and brings together different generations. The project centres around the Arts Centre, formerly a Grammar school with a deep … Continued