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West London Story Forums Summaries: Having a Voice (23rd Feb, Lighthouse)

Leader: Debbie
visionradioltd@googlemail.com

1. Voice
How can people have a voice, and making it a clear opportunity that people can have a voice with an undenying agenda of opening up possibilities for those whose voices are not often heard?

2. Diversity
Working to an awareness…

West London Story Forums Summaries: Identity of West London (23rd Feb, Lighthouse)

Leader: Mary & Vashti
info@westernwedge.org.uk

Key Points of Discussion
• What is identity of west London?
• 8 boroughs over a big geographical space with a huge range of habitats from industry to residential.
• Key cultural items include: shopping, carnival, festivals, Exhibition Road, museums…

West London Story Forums Summaries: The History of Kensington & Chelsea (23rd Feb, Lighthouse)


Contact: hello@brownbaby.co.uk

Key points of discussion:
• How history of area relates to Britain as a whole
• Making use of history to bridge gaps
• Giving everybody a place
• Improving social communication

Key Actions

• Who: Explore, research people in area and work with schools
•…

West London Story Forums Summaries: Collaboration between artforms - west London rivers (23rd Feb, Lighthouse)

Leader: Jo Roberts
joroberts@mac.com

Key points of discussion:
• Interlinking different artforms
• New technology & sound installations
• Fact and fictions – how recording a story changes it

Key Actions
• I will send a general email around to a ll artists interested in collaborating in…

West London Story Forums Summaries: Site specific work - Finding out about west London’s nooks and crannies(23rd Feb, Lighthouse)

Key points of discussion:
Identified locations:
Dance Attic,
Harrow Arts Centre (site-specific promenade theatre; storytelling; living history),
Earls Court Olympia (outside space using archives),
Ealing Broadway (art on the Underground),
Commonwealth Institute,
Pitzhanger Manor,
Paddington Basin,
Open Garden houses and squares,
Ealing Hospital/ St. Barnados,
Hanwell Asylum,
Brent River,
Harlseden Jubilee Clock (dance…

West London Story Forums Summaries: How to develop a grass roots response to Shakespeare Theme (23rd Feb, Lighthouse)

Leader: Chris Tranchell
hammersmithcomtrust@runbox.com

Key points of discussion:
• Area Relevance. Do people see the scenes in their local spaces?
• Young people being inspired
• History of Shakespeare in west London i.e. Garrick Temple
• London-wide contacts – i.e. ‘Improbable Theatre’ website

Key Actions
• To inspire…