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“When I was born I was brought back to the big bedroom, but when my sister was born a couple […]
READ MORE” it was like erm a community centre more or less because you’d got the café and the people used […]
READ MOREMy name’s Oliver Scott and I’m interviewing you Debbie er on the Tuesday the 15th of May 2018 for the […]
READ MOREHello. My name is Deborah Norrey and I’m recording for the History at Hobmoor project. Today’s date is Thursday the […]
READ MOREGood morning, my name’s Deborah Norrey and I’m working on the History at Hobsmoor Project. Today’s date is Tuesday the […]
READ MOREGood morning, my name’s Deborah Norrey and I’m working on the History at Hobsmoor Project. Today’s date is Wednesday the […]
READ MOREThe latest memories submitted to our collection by the Yardley community.
I have bought a picture of me in western supermare in …. a year ago it was with my family […]
READ MOREOh, lots of things are going on in there but the more successful is the ladies’ night, where, where, when […]
READ MOREWe used to make go-karts, er, go round scavenging for like wheels and like erm the old crates, soap box, […]
READ MOREOasis Academy Hobmoor is situated in Yardley, Birmingham. Oasis Academy Hobmoor is an inclusive academy for children aged between 3 […]
READ MOREWhen my uncle was my age he have a private school in a small town parkistan. He lived ia a […]
READ MOREThere was a, a job advertised for the Centre Manager of, of the then, er, Swan Centre. Erm… and I […]
READ MOREHistories at Hobmoor is a partnership National Heritage Lottery funded project between Mercurial Arts and Oasis Academy Hobmoor. The project has fostered a love of heritage and deeper community connection in Yardley, enabling both adults and children to learn about their heritage and share their stories of moving to, and living in this area. We have been collecting stories, oral histories, photographs and 3D scans of objects from local residents along with sharing their memories of Yardley. As well as encouraging local residents from the community to get involved we have also been working with Children from Oasis Academy Hobmoor, during a number of holiday and afterschool sessions, who have been exploring their local area, and interviewing and recording their family members. They have been working with professional artists to create short stories, poems, lyrics and upload media based on their findings. All of these memories and artwork can now be found on the Histories at Hobmoor digital app. You too can upload your stories, memories and photographs from the local area. The app will be an ongoing resource that people from Yardley and beyond can continue to connect with and use well into the future to find out more about Yardley and it’s community’s history. Download the Histories at Hobmoor app via the Google Play or Apple App Store for free, now.