Aural history interviews coming soon.
Hello. My name is Deborah [ph] Norrey, I’m recording for the History at Hobsmoor Project. Today’s date is Monday the […]
READ MOREOK? So we’ll just start. If you want to tell me your name and your date of birth. Yep, it’s, […]
READ MOREGood morning, my name’s Deborah Norrey and I’m working on the History at Hobsmoor Project. Today’s date is Tuesday… Twenty-fourth. […]
READ MORE[Track 1] Deborah Norrey: Good morning, my name’s Deborah Norrey, I’m here today recording for the History at Hobsmoor project. […]
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 MOREI’ll just set that up. [Pause]. [Clears throat] [Pause] Good morning, my name’s Deborah Norrey, I’m recording for the History […]
READ MOREThe latest memories submitted to our collection by the Yardley community.
Mr and Mrs Stanley, they were very elderly and they couldn’t get out and they loved their fish and chips […]
READ MOREThe whole area had character, ‘specially with The Swan there, that lovely black and white timbered building. If people were […]
READ MOREWhat, what school was it you went to, Shamalha? Er, it was Wyndcliffe Primary School, to begin with, Wyndcliffe Primary […]
READ MOREI c, my first memory, I remember … coming to, in Gladys Road and we were outside with mum and […]
READ MOREOn 3rd Feb 2018 Hobmoor Community Centre Held a Lanterns and Lights workshop. We took portraits of the adults and […]
READ MORESo when you used to go and visit your nan, did you ever go off to the local area, 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.
