Last year I was involved in a project in my Dorset village.
This is the film that goes with it. It’s just been uploaded to YouTube and I thought you might like to see it.
This is the link to the accompanying article on the Windrose Rural Media Trust website that tells you all about it.
It was a privilege to lead this project, which combined oral history, creative arts and community participation to explore rural life and identity.
My cohort of local people were a joy to work with, and the film by my colleague Simone Einfalt brings tears to my eyes.
Of course we should listen to locals who are born and bred in a place. Not to do so is arrogant folly.
New projects with Windrose are on the horizon, if I can find the funding to implement them.
Please get in touch if you’re in Dorset, Somerset or Wiltshire if you think our creative paths could converge.
Maddie Grigg 