Two wonderful things happened this week – the logo for my residency was finished and most of the events for the first half of this year have been organised. Half of these events are school based and the other half are a mixture of outreach work with support groups and public drop in relaxing WeLL conversations.
I would love you to come along and say hello and share your story, poem, song or spoken word reminiscence. This is an opportunity to tell and share your story your way, be it from a personal memory, to a monumental event. Your story can be short, long, happy, funny or sad. You will be able to write your story down during the session, or if you prefer, you can ask to have it recorded as you tell it.
With your agreement I will add your story to the growing WeLL Story collection which will be published at the end of my residency. If you are unable to attend one of the planned events, you may email your story to me at djkirkby@gmail.com
Below is the detail of the public drop in sessions for the first half of the year (more will be posted here soon)
| Date | Place | Time |
| March 23rd | North End Library | 10am – 12pm |
| April 20th | Cosham Library | 10am – 12pm |
| May 18th | John Pounds Church Family session (fun for all ages) | 10am – 2pm |
| June 8th | Milton Beddow Library | 10.30am – 12pm |
| June 8th | Paulsgrove Primary School Family session (fun for all ages) | 2.30pm – 4pm |
| June 9th | Fratton Carnegie Library | 9.30am – 1pm |
| June 30th | Central Norrish Library | 10.30am – 2.30pm |
| July 8th | Hilsea Lido Family session (fun for all ages) | 1pm – 4pm |
This is a brilliant idea DJ and I wish you all the luck in the world that it is everything you hope it will be!
C x
Thank you Carol. I hope some people show up to each session!
I love the logo and am thrilled everything is going so well.
Thank you Debs. The logo is nice and colourful
Fabulous! Have fun story collecting
Oh, I shall. Sharing stories is such a great way to get to know people.
Yay!! Brilliant logo! Awww this is really an excellent way to share and create and fire up growing imaginations! Wonderful! All the best!! Take care
x
A fantastic idea and hope it gets the support it deserves in the local community.
Thanks Tom. I hope that you are planning on submitting a story for inclusion in the WeLL anthology!