With commoning and commons under pressure as never before, and poorly understood by the public and policymakers alike, there has never been a more important time to reach out to a wider audience. Commoners, farmers, landowners, and artists will tell us how and why they have been using arts, education, and events, to tell the story of commons. Speakers include: The Dawsons, Bleak Bank Farm Will Dracup, Shallowford Farm Landowner, John Howell and Chair of Harford and Ugborough Commoners, David Sadler, in conversation with Artist Naomi Wright (Art and Energy) Rob and Harriet Fraser, Somewhere Nowhere
4th November 2023 Book & map sale at Herefordshire Archive & Records Centre I’ve been to this pre-pandemic and came away with lovely old maps of Herefordshire and relevant books about the area and folk embroidery!
Film: Caroline recommended this film ‘The Nettle Dress’ which is touring the country. I saw it last week, regular walking in a wood and a creative response is a main feature of it. Main themes are loss and memory https://www.nettledress.org/
Andy brought this book along to the January meeting. It’s called The Commons – re-enchanting the world and is published to accompany an exhibition and project at the Museum of English Rural Life (Morland and Couch (eds.), 2022)
Walking the Commons 