Mincinglake Wassail Song – music videoMincinglake Wassail Song – music video
Thank you to Transition Exeter and Friends of Mincinglake for making this little video possible. Here’s to sharing the joy of singing together!
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Exeter Phoenix supports “Proud to Be”Exeter Phoenix supports “Proud to Be”
We are so pleased that Exeter Phoenix is supporting our film Proud to Be! The art centre in Exeter has confirmed they’ll be showing a short version of the documentary before select feature films in August! If you catch it, let us know what you think!
Our new community map!Our new community map!
Informed by participants’ contributions, Sarah created an expressive community map, visualising people’s perceptions about their neighbourhood. We absolutely love all the details!
Film Launch – Jim Causley is joining us!Film Launch – Jim Causley is joining us!
Great news: for our film launch event on 27th April, Jim Causley, multi-award-winning folk musician, is joining us to celebrate and sing our new community wassail song with us. Tickets available here!
Film Skill Session with Year 9s at St James SchoolFilm Skill Session with Year 9s at St James School
We had such fun with the Year 9 photography class at St James School! Very engaged students and so much enthusiasm for film-making. Exciting to see high aspirations from our young people here in Exeter 🙂
Postcards from Mincinglake and WhiptonPostcards from Mincinglake and Whipton
Yesterday evening our study turned into something akin to Father Christmas’ workshop – paints, pots, bits of wood and glue… All because we are starting our postcard competition soon. And Sarah wanted to build our own postbox for it. We think it looks great – see below 🙂 We’ll post more details soon but the idea is to grab one of our empty postcards and draw on it your favourite thing about your neighbourhood. For those who rather use words, write a message on the card to let us know what you love most about where you live. And check back here for news!
Community Mapping at The BeaconCommunity Mapping at The Beacon
Our film is all about Pride of Place. We want to show what people love about their neighbourhood. But how do we establish what makes people proud of where they live? How do we know where they go to have fun? Well, Sarah spends a lot of time chatting with people, getting to know them, and together we map the community. Quite literally – look at the images below: participants draw their favourite spots on the map, and leave commments to tell us more. Fancy having your say? Sign up here and join us
Planetarium at Whipton HallPlanetarium at Whipton Hall
Ben and Sarah had a fabulous time talking to visitors at the Space Odyssey Planetarium – an exploration of space right here in Whipton! The organisers welcomed them warmly and it was fabulous to see so many people eager to learn more about space and all its mysteries! For those interested, here’s the link to the Space Odyssey project.
International EveningInternational Evening
We had the pleasure of talking to Brian and John at their International Evening at Beacon Heath Church, and connect with so many fascinating people from all over the world. Some were new to Exeter and it was heart-warming to see how they were welcomed into the community. Excellent food and so much to celebrate!
Filming at the Mincinglake WassailFilming at the Mincinglake Wassail
It’s begun! The film project is under way and we had a fabulous time at the Mincinglake Valley Park community orchard, toasting the trees and filming the community at the wassail. Many thanks to Gill for this opportunity to capture how important our connection to nature is. A big thank you also to Ibhade, who joined us from the Co-op, and Devon Wildlife Trust volunteer Stephen, who contributed with interviews to our first day of filming! Fancy getting involved? Get in touch here!
Our Creative PartnersOur Creative Partners
We are delighted to be working with our “creative Swiss army knife” Ben Tallamy, and the excellent Nick Hall from Music in Devon. Looking forward to getting started!
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Success!Success!
We have been successful in securing a creative commission from Creative Arc at the University of Exeter and Exeter City Council, hurrah! We’ll be producing a community film all about pride of place. Click here for more info and sign up for our newsletter here.
