All of life is here in the Cathedral Close!
Cathedral films to be premièred at the Borderlines Film Festival 2011
Our fascinating oral reminiscence project comes to fruition in a film on DVD, complemented by new, National Curriculum-linked educational resources for local primary schools.
Over eighteen months Hereford Cathedral, Catcher Media and Herefordshire Lore (In Our Age) worked together on this project. Forty-eight people were interviewed on film, and two local primary schools were involved in making two short, imaginative films as educational resources. Watch clips on Catcher Media's website.
The films had their premières on Thursday 31 March, at The Courtyard as part of the Borderlines Film Festival. The following extracts are adapted from the Borderlines Film Festival's 2011 on-line programme.
The Close in Living Memory (i)
Learning Zone: Bringing history to life - FREE EVENT - tickets from Jo Henshaw, Hereford Cathedral, 01432 374255 or joanna.henshaw@herefordcathedral.org.
Event Date: Thursday, March 31, 2011 - 16:30
Venue: The Courtyard, Hereford
A chance for Herefordshire schools teachers to experience the huge educational potential of this project.
St. James CE Primary School, Lord Scudamore Foundation School and Catcher Media have created two short films, A Journey Around The Close and World War 2 in Herefordshire, that provide new National Curriculum linked learning materials to give pupils a great introduction to local history and World War 2.
Join us for the films, see intergenerational reminiscence work in action and talk directly to the creators of the resources.
DVD and activity pack to take away. Event open to the public.
“Children who see this DVD will be very lucky” St Martin’s Primary School pupil
The Close in Living Memory (ii)
Hereford Cathedral Close Oral Reminiscences - £4 - Buy Courtyard Tickets
Event Date: Thursday, March 31, 2011 - 18:15
Venue: The Courtyard, Hereford
This film brings to us many of the stories and events that have been lived out in and around one of Hereford’s most significant public spaces. Tales of ghosts, royal picnics in the rain, rice pudding, playing football with medieval skulls, VE celebrations and buskers.
Beautiful archive images, great characters and fascinating stories celebrate a unique moment in time as the multi-million pound, Heritage Lottery Fund supported restoration of the close moves to completion – if you thought the Cathedral Close was just a place to pass through to get to town, think again!
The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with participants from the film.
Both events are a Catcher Media presentation for the Hereford Cathedral Close Project in association with In Our Age, and supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.