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Community Stories Cornwall documenting stories of ordinary people living through extraordinary times!
Community Stories Cornwall is an oral history and visual project documenting the lives of Cornish communities during the pandemic. Starting in the first lockdown this exhibition celebrates the incredible diversity of people experiences that can be found behind every door and on every street. By contributing to this shared history of the pandemic the project shows a different side to community life here in Cornwall creating important audio and visual records for future generations.
By contributing to this shared history of the pandemic, we hope to bring the community closer together and discover the incredible diversity of experiences and perspectives that can be found behind every door on every street.
We asked St Thomas Street in Penryn, a mixture of residential, social, private and multiple housing to contribute their stories and their thoughts on the theme ‘together’ during this time, selecting strong and diverse voices, each showing a different side to community life here in Cornwall.
We are celebrating the inclusion of Community Stories Cornwall into the Archives and Cornish Studies Service collections at Kresen Kernow, Cornwall Centre. Home to the world's largest collection of documents, books, maps and photographs related to Cornwall's history.
Documenting stories of ordinary people living through extraordinary times!
We are celebrating the inclusion of Community Stories Cornwall into the Archives and Cornish Studies Service collections at Kressen Kernow, Cornwall Centre is home to the world's largest collection of documents, books, maps and photographs related to Cornwall's history. Come and listen to our community experience of living through these extraordinary times.
The exhibition is free and runs from Saturday 19th - 23rd February. Open Tuesday-Thursday and Saturdays, 9:30-4:00pm.
Contact for more details:
Kresen Kernow, Little Vauxhall, Redruth TR15 1AS. 01209 614430
