Days of Clay: Do you have any memories of the Clay Industry?
A new project, aiming to capture and preserve memories of the china clay industry is due to get underway during the coming months.
The project begins with a series of ‘memory shops’ planned for the china clay area during November and December. Members of the community are invited to get involved and to share their memories and experiences of life in the china clay industry over a cup of tea and a biscuit.
The ’memory shops’ will be hosted by Veteran BBC Radio broadcaster, Ted Gundry, who hopes to collect some of the best stories for inclusion in the making of a new film about the history of the china clay industry.
The new film project, which is run by Azook CIC, has been made possible through collaboration with Wheal Martyn, The China Clay History Society and with support from South West Film (Creative England).
Previously unseen archive film footage of the china clay industry, dating from the 1930s to the 1970s, will be incorporated with photographs and memories to provide an insight into the highly skilled and close knit communities whose work and home lives were linked to the china clay industry through factory hours, clubs and choirs.
The new film will be screened, in the area, for the first time in February and March 2012, with further details to be announced nearer the time.
If you have a story to tell, or you would simply like to come along for a chat, meet up with old friends and share your memories, then we would like to meet you... and why not bring along some of your own old photographs and memorabilia too!
• Clay Tawk Training Centre, St. Dennis: Saturday 12th November 10.30am – 4.30pm
• Trewoon Village Hall: Thursday 17th November, 1.00pm – 5.00pm
• Brannell Room, St. Stephen: Friday 18th November, 1.00pm – 5.00pm
• Bugle Village Hall, Saturday 19th November, 10.30am - 4.30pm
• St. Blazey Football Club, Friday 25th November, 10.30am – 4.30pm
• Luxulyan Village Hall, Sunday 27th November, 1.00pm – 5.00pm
• Roche Victory Hall, Saturday 3rd December, 12.30 – 4.30pm
To find out more about the ‘Days of Clay’ project, please call Heather on 0845 0509 429.
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