North Prospect History Project Showcase

Join us at the Halcyon Centre on May 22nd between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. May 22nd, for an exhibition and insight into the project so far.

Free light refreshments!!

For a full programme of Plymouth History Festival events visit http://plymhistoryfest.wordpress.com/

North Prospect History Walk and Talk

As part of Plymouth History Festival  join us for a stroll around the area to discover its rich history.  Meet at the grass area at the juction of North Prospect road and Segrave Road at 11 a.m. May 21st.  No need to book, just turn up.

A full programme of events for Plymouth History Festival can be found at http://plymhistoryfest.wordpress.com/

Wild About Plymouth: Wild Gardens

Cookworthy Green, North Prospect Plymouth
Tuesday 30 October 2012, 10am to 12pm

Join the team for a city ramble through the wild gardens of North Prospect. Discover what plants, mammals and insects we can find as we wander through some of the city's wildest gardens!

On-street parking is available on Cookworthy Road and other surrounding streets. Meet us on the Green at the bottom of Cookworthy Road.

£2 per adult. £1 per child. Under 5s go free. Advance booking is essential. Please complete and return a booking form with your payment by 23 October 2012. A booking form is contained in the downloadable leaflet on theWild About Plymouth page. You can also pick up a leaflet from Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery.  
If you are a North Prospect resident you can attend the walk fro FREE but you still have to book on in the normal way. 

NEW Drop-in

From Wednesday October 10th North Prospect History Project will have a volunteer ready to scan your photos and record your stories!  If you have some old images or documents that you would like to see on our website or you have a story to tell about living in North Prospect we would like to hear from you.  You can call into the Halcyon Centre on Dingle Road every Wednesday between 10 & 1, beginning on Wednesday October 10th, where you can have a cup of tea and a chat, there may even be the odd biscuit!   Of course, if our drop-in time is not convenient for you we can always arrange to see you at another time or place, just get in contact and we will arange a time to meet with you.   we look forward to hearing your stories and seeing your images.......... image shows opening of Halcyon Road Methodist Chapel, 1928, copyright PWDRO

World on the Green

Look out for our dedicated area at this year's World on the Green event.  We will have a range of items and images collected so far and you can find out how you can get involved

World on the Green will be held on Cookworthy Green and promises to be even bigger an better this year with live music, entertainment and international cuisine!

The Legend of Yum Yum Clumps!

The Legend of the Yum Yum Clump! Live studio recordings of a new radio play in Plymouth:
Tuesday July 24, 5pm-6pm, Halcyon Centre (North Prospect), Dingle Road
Wednesday July 25, 5pm-6pm, Tamar View Community Centre (Barne Barton), Meirs Close Thursday July 26, 5pm-6pm, Porkies Cafe (Whiteligh), Whitleigh GreenFriday July 27 - 6pm - 7pm, High View School (Efford), Torridge Way (followed by live screening of the Olympic Opening Ceremony)

 Each performance is free and refreshments will be served!

The year is 2077 and Dumnonia has finally slumped into the English Channel. A brave but thirsty tribe still live on the four remaining islands whose bridges were built from handouts from the Quontock Economists during the last ‘Lympics of ’52.
This is the legend of the return of the Quontock Economists who visit the islanders with another gift. This time it’s fertilizer. The tribespeople are led into an addictive frenzy, spraying their land with the dangerous concoction, dancing the Jumpstyle as they go. The deliciously deceptive Yum Yum Clump sprouts up all over the islands, feeding their Jumpstyle addiction. That is until the clever caretakers of the tribe, the Shwardens, decide to take matters into their own hands. The Shwardens seek revenge on their do-gooding visitors who, they discover, have more sinister plans for this earthy paradise.
Come and enjoy the live studio performance of the radio play, performed by residents of Dumnonia! The Legend of the Yum Yum Clumps is a play set in and cast with members of the communities of Barne Barton, North Prospect, Whitleigh and Efford. Members of these communities are travelling the city during the week of July 23-27 to put on the performance. The performance will also feature live foley sound (think coconuts for horses hooves) and brings back the art of old time radio play. The play is being recorded live and with audience input and will be broadcast on 107.9FM or www.nowhereislandradio.com as part of a 4 day community based radio broadcast specifically celebrating communities in Plymouth.
All welcome, refreshments will be served!
The Legend of the Yum Yum Clump! will be broadcast on Nowhereisland Radio from the 9th-12th August across Plymouth and online.
For more information on Nowhereisland Radio please visit: http://nowhereislandradio.com/
Script: Sophie Hope Foley artist: Jo Bannon Sound engineers: Mark Vernon and Neil Rose Actors and foley: Residents of Dumnonia With support from: Kim Wide, Gem Ward and Michael Bridgewater.

The Legend of the Yum Yum Clumps! Is a play for Nowhereisland Radio produced by Take A Part. For more information on Take A Part please visit www.effordtakeapart.org.uk
 

Objects for a Time Capsule.

As part of the the Titchy Park Jubilee celebrations, North Prospect History Project will be gathering objects, photographs and documents to place in a Time capsule to be buried within the foundations of the new Community Hub. There will be volunteers from the project on hand to collect items that you feel reflect living in North Prospect in 2012.

Examples could include children's drawings, poems, newspaper cuttings, small objects and photographs that we can show future generations what your life was like. 

Look out for our stand at Titchy Park on Tuesday the 5th of June from 12:00.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Camper Obscura and mobile photo booth at North Prospect Road shops.

Fotonow will be providing a mobile photo booth for residents, friends and families to come and have their photographs taken as part of the North Prospect History Project outside the North Prospect Road shops.

Also in attendance is the 'Camper Obscura'; a mobile camera obscura offering residents a unique perspective on North Prospect. Come along and see what it is like to be inside a giant camera!

Anyone having their photograph taken will be able to collect a free copy of the image from the Halcyon Centre the following week - details of how to do this will be given on the day. 

Mobile Photo Booth - Overdale Road

 Fotonow will be providing a mobile photo booth for residents, friends and families to come and have their photographs taken as part of the North Prospect History Project at Overdale Road.  Anyone having their photograph taken will be able to collect a free copy of the image from the Halcyon Centre the following week - details of how to do this will be given on the day.

FREE creative writing Workshop - North Prospect library

Image courtesy PWDRO, copyright Plymouth Library Services, Plymouth City Council - North Prospect Library, dated c1955 

 North Prospect Library: Free writing workshop
Join us to get some help to write about your memories of North Prospect
Wednesday 21 March 10.00 – 1.00

Write about your family, your street, your school, or just what life was like in North Prospect in the old days and the changes you’ve seen.

You don't need to have any experience of writing. Tutor Lucy Pinney will be giving advice on how to get started.

To find out more or to book a place, please contact the library on 01752 556778 or email library@plymouth.gov.

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