THE CLOSE IN LIVING MEMORY - Hereford Cathedral Close Oral Reminscences
Our eighteen-month oral reminiscence project has revealed an unimaginably rich vein of memories and beautiful photographs: tales from the WWII fire wardens, a 1930s milk delivery boy, the toddler who’s pedal car turned heads, a Royal picnic in the rain, the Head Boy’s football that smashed an ancient leaded window, and the modern-day students who form strong friendships while waiting for the bus…
Complementing the main film is The Learning Zone two short films and a book of classroom activities inspired by the Cathedral Close that were created to be fun and effective educational resources focusing on local history and World War 2. Watch this
After premiering to a packed auditorium at Borderlines Film Festival, DVDs are now available. See some photos from the premiere on our blog.
A Catcher Media presentation for the Hereford Cathedral Close Project in association with In Our Age supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
For schools: Two educational films made with St. James and Lord Scudamore Primary Schools form the Learning Zone and are accompanied by a Key Stage 2 teachers curriculum linked activity pack.
Why not book a workshop based on this film? Your group will explore issues raised by the film and create their own movies in response. Find out more.
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Some other recent projects are featured in the side bars of this page.

