Citylife in Lichfield July 2023
Summer Loving! July is the month for the long, hot, sunny days of Summer, and our July community magazine is packed with summer vibes, recipe ideas for those evening barbeques, competitions, history features, local news, What's On events, and some ideas for the best places to go to eat and drink on the barmy summer evenings in, and around, Lichfield District! So, put on those shades, splash on the sun block, pour yourself a glass of iced cloudy lemonade and enjoy a relaxing read of our July magazine!
Summer Loving! July is the month for the long, hot, sunny days of Summer, and our July community magazine is packed with summer vibes, recipe ideas for those evening barbeques, competitions, history features, local news, What's On events, and some ideas for the best places to go to eat and drink on the barmy summer evenings in, and around, Lichfield District! So, put on those shades, splash on the sun block, pour yourself a glass of iced cloudy lemonade and enjoy a relaxing read of our July magazine!
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Mapp<strong>in</strong>g Memories<br />
of Covid Pandemic<br />
Communities across the UK are be<strong>in</strong>g encouraged to participate<br />
<strong>in</strong> Mapp<strong>in</strong>g Memories, a new engagement programme form<strong>in</strong>g<br />
a nationally significant archive of community stories that explores<br />
the impact of lockdowns on people’s mental health, education, daily<br />
lives and rout<strong>in</strong>es. Aided by a selection of free-to-download onl<strong>in</strong>e<br />
resources, groups can participate <strong>in</strong> this national conversation by<br />
host<strong>in</strong>g self-guided workshops, mapp<strong>in</strong>g their memories and shar<strong>in</strong>g<br />
stories of their outdoor experiences dur<strong>in</strong>g the pandemic.<br />
Part of the Lockdown Landscapes <strong>in</strong>itiative, Mapp<strong>in</strong>g Memories is a<br />
nationwide community engagement programme led by the National<br />
Memorial Arboretum <strong>in</strong> partnership with the National Forest Company,<br />
Sampad South Asian Arts and Heritage and Westm<strong>in</strong>ster Abbey, with<br />
support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Stories gathered<br />
through the <strong>in</strong>itiative will be stored <strong>in</strong> a new national archive for use by<br />
researchers and a curated selection of stories will be made publicly<br />
available.<br />
The launch of the Mapp<strong>in</strong>g Memories workshop toolkits co<strong>in</strong>cides<br />
with the open<strong>in</strong>g of a new Lockdown Landscapes exhibition at the<br />
National Memorial Arboretum <strong>in</strong> Staffordshire, that will rema<strong>in</strong> on<br />
display until 1st October. It features artworks reflect<strong>in</strong>g stories of<br />
diverse communities that were disproportionately impacted by the<br />
pandemic, gathered by four artist-led community engagement projects.<br />
The artworks use a variety of mediums and are displayed <strong>in</strong> both<br />
<strong>in</strong>door and outdoor spaces around the 150-acre site:<br />
• Break<strong>in</strong>g Ground: In Burton upon Trent, artists Anna Horton Crem<strong>in</strong>,<br />
Natalie L<strong>in</strong>ney, Rebecca Lee and Dawn Jutton worked alongside a local<br />
social prescrib<strong>in</strong>g group to produce eco-dyed textiles and a soundscape<br />
<strong>in</strong>spired by experiences of outdoor spaces dur<strong>in</strong>g and after the<br />
pandemic.<br />
• Citizens of Coventry: In Coventry, artist Sebbie Mudhai and<br />
videographer Tom Chimiak held workshops with communities liv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong><br />
Citizen's supported hous<strong>in</strong>g, creat<strong>in</strong>g a poem and a film <strong>in</strong>spired by the<br />
residents' <strong>in</strong>dividual and collective stories.<br />
• Memory Benches: In Westm<strong>in</strong>ster, artist Alix Smith and members of<br />
St Andrew's Youth Club produced a series of park benches covered with<br />
illustrations created by the young people themselves, explor<strong>in</strong>g their own<br />
experiences and encounters with outdoor heritage throughout<br />
lockdown.<br />
• Together <strong>in</strong> a World Apart: In Birm<strong>in</strong>gham, artists Tasawar Bashir and<br />
Nafeesa Hamid gathered stories from communities with South Asian<br />
heritage, br<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>g them together to form a sound artwork <strong>in</strong>stalled along<br />
the pathway lead<strong>in</strong>g to the Arboretum's Trees of Life Glade.<br />
Contributions to the Mapp<strong>in</strong>g Memories archive must be submitted by<br />
1st October. To download the Mapp<strong>in</strong>g Memories resources and share<br />
Lockdown Landscape stories, visit: https://thenma.org.uk/what'son/exhibitions/lockdown-landscapes.<br />
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