Aural history interviews coming soon.
My 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 working on the History at Hobsmoor project. Today’s date is Saturday 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 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 is Deborah Norrey, I’m working on the History at Hobsmoor Project. Today’s date is Monday the […]
READ MOREDeborah Norrey: Right, good morning, my name’s Deborah Norrey. I’m here today with Oliver Scott and Robert, and we are […]
READ MOREThe latest memories submitted to our collection by the Yardley community.
Went to school and Pitmaston secondary. We had a separate entrance for boys and girls. I had to walk to […]
READ MOREI live in norway and i loved sieting on the sofa and doing nothing
READ MOREBut obviously the … erm … sort of the oral family history you’ve heard about, the … the, the fire […]
READ MOREI always remember my dad always used to, you used to have to erm, earn things, so if at […]
READ MOREI went to Blakesley Hall School, which is literally round the corner. And what was the school like? Erm, it […]
READ MOREThere was the Slater’s Dairy and a little hairdresser’s, I think, there. Erm, and then there was nothing there, 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.