We’ve had a very busy summer! Here’s a very brief idea of
what we’ve been up to… there’s so much more we could say about each of these
fab projects.
Health and Wellbeing Consultation
We worked with Cardiff Royal Infirmary and Communities First
to run some creative consultation workshops around Adamsdown and Splott. We
asked questions like, ‘How does your environment affect your health and
wellbeing?’
The responses gathered from the workshops are now being used
a) to put together a report to be used in local workplans, and b) to inspire
some new artwork for the corridor in the CRI.
Janner House DVD and People Can DVD
We’ve recently created short films with 2 local
organisations to help them promote their services. We enjoyed working closely
with staff and clients at Janner House, and with staff and volunteers at People
Can’s ‘Switched On’ project on every aspect of filmmaking, from scripting to
the final edit.
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| St. Teilo's High School pupils with their work of art |
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| Part of the newly transformed subway near Clarendon Road |
Llanedeyrn Subway
We had a great time on this mural project to paint a subway
in Llanedeyrn, working together with local police, St. Teilo’s High School and
Llanedyrn Primary School. Pupils and police were involved from designing images
to painting the subway itself, and the project was a huge success. You can read
all about it in the South Wales Echo, click here for the newspaper clipping.
GRT showcase
On June 25th People Around Here joined hundreds of others at
the Gypsy, Roma Traveller History Month event in St. David’s Hall, Cardiff. We
were showcasing our work with travellers and Czech Roma young people over the
last few years.
Marlborough parking
People Around Here created a bespoke assembly and workshops
to address the issue of problem parking around Marlborough Primary School. We
had great fun with the junior pupils designing images for a poster for their
school gates. The junior PCSOs will also use the image for a flyer to stick
under windscreen wipers of cars parked dangerously around the school.
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| All smiles from the Intergenerational Project at Peter Lea Primary |
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| Drama workshop in progress - retelling the stories of an older generation |
Intergenerational project
During July we brought together older volunteers and pupils
in Ysgol Gyfun Plasmawr and Peter Lea Primary school in Fairwater for a week of
creative activities. The older volunteers shared stories from their own lives,
which the pupils then ‘retold’ through music, art and drama. It was a fantastic
experience for all generations involved, and one we hope to repeat in other
Cardiff areas. Watch this space for live performances from these groups in
early October!
Adamsdown Transition
We spent 2 days in Adamsdown Primary School on a pilot
project about the transition to high school. The pupils worked alongside a few
year 7 pupils from Willows High School. They wrote and recorded a song,
produced artwork and devised dramas, and then showed off all their hard work in
a performance for all the Junior pupils.
