Aural history interviews coming soon.
Deborah Norrey: Right, good morning, my name’s Deborah Norrey. I’m here today with Oliver Scott and Robert, and we are […]
READ MORE“When I was born I was brought back to the big bedroom, but when my sister was born a couple […]
READ MOREAlright, we’re recording now, Mary. Right. So, erm… what…? I just wanted to talk to you about your time working […]
READ MORE“I had birthday parties, and like [Laughs] in the pictures there’s me, my brother, and all the children in the […]
READ MOREMy name is Deborah Norrey and I’m recording for the Histories at Hobmoor project. I’m here today with Oliver Scott… […]
READ MOREOK? So we’ll just start. If you want to tell me your name and your date of birth. Yep, it’s, […]
READ MOREThe latest memories submitted to our collection by the Yardley community.
I always remember my dad always used to, you used to have to erm, earn things, so if at […]
READ MOREWhat sort of games would you have played? “Skipping, we’d have played skipping, erm hopscotch, erm erm, Chinese skipping with […]
READ MOREMy step father who has always lived in yardley, was a member of the regiment that liberated Bergen-Belsen, concentration camp […]
READ MOREWhat school did you go to, Elaine? I went to er, Church Road School. What did it look like? It […]
READ MOREErm [Pause] concrete jungle. Like most sixties buildings. Erm … so [Pause] if you were on the Coventry Road heading […]
READ MOREYou get used to the war. I used to go to the … when we were here, we used to […]
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Histories 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.
