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 performed by a community choir); working with a writer-in-residence (at British Legion events and also at cafés and social spots across the village) who will support individuals to write poetry or prose on the theme of freedom (with the option of attending further workshops to develop new work for an exhibition or publication); and photography (working with groups of older people at The Royal British Legion and with children and young people at two local schools to develop new images and photographic outcomes which may result in an exhibition or publication).

The community postcards, writer-in-residence opportunities, and the photography projects will help shape a celebration event and launch of an exhibition/publication/song to be decided by participants as the project develops.