Over the past few months we’ve been organising some open workshops with Sandwell Community History Archives to explore the Jubilee Arts Archive – these have included web training and skill sharing workshops, sessions with young people and adults in partnership with Richard Franks from Creative Blue & White and Sandwell Advocacy, some exploration of the archive collections (always popular) and children getting into the Hallowe’en mood at Smethwick Library enjoying some creative writing workshops inspired by Jubilee Horror Week of 1980. They came up with some pretty creepy tales to spook parents and friends, working from just two words: What if…
The project is supported by the National Lottery through the Heritage Fund.