Over the last week I've been talking to people with Memories of the local area; I've seen photographs and newspaper cuttings and I've seen the wonder look on people's faces as they've shared some of the Precious Memories with me. The information is so interesting and deserves to be disseminated for others to share, but, occassionally I come across a memory that I'm honoured to be told but which will stay between me and the persosn who shared it.
No one said this would be easy, thank goodness, as there is so much information which would fill many a book but I shall tease out a few to share with you all as we walk down the path of waiting for a final compilation.
Norma M: remembers the chimney sweep coming twice a year to clean the chimney of their 3 storey house. They only lit the fire downstairs because of cost; occassionally if some one was ill they lit a fire in the bedroom, but, when the sweep came he had to clean it all putting up his dust sheets but inevitably making a mess that Mother had to clean up! They had to pay 7 shillings and 6 pence twice a year for this, at the time when a weeks wages was 7 shillings and 6 pence Imagine having to save that up twice a year on a tight budget.
Saturday, 8 October 2011
Sunday, 18 September 2011
What is a Memory?
A Memory is the mental facultly of retaining and recalling past experience and the act or an instance of remembering (The Free Dictionary)
Memories are triggered by things that happen in our lives or sounds, perhaps smells or by seeing something like a photograph or picture or maybe a television programme.
We store many memories in our minds that we can recall in many different ways and on different occassions. Admittedly they are not all good, some can be ones we would rather forget but it would only be in an ideal world that we remembered only the good things.
Sometimes we lose the ability to remember and this is called amnesia. On other occassions as in the onset of dementia, memory loss occurs but sometimes the sufferer of dementia has a very vivid recall of memories and actually lives the memory as though it were happening to them.
With a generation who remember their participation and living through World War 2 slowly dying out we are at risk of losing a lot of memories and information of the past. What was it like as a child in the war years? Can you remember your father, uncle, brother coming home from War? Can you remember what rationing was like? Were you moved to the Countryside for the duration of the War?
Please feel free to share some of these Memories here with our readers.
Memories are triggered by things that happen in our lives or sounds, perhaps smells or by seeing something like a photograph or picture or maybe a television programme.
We store many memories in our minds that we can recall in many different ways and on different occassions. Admittedly they are not all good, some can be ones we would rather forget but it would only be in an ideal world that we remembered only the good things.
Sometimes we lose the ability to remember and this is called amnesia. On other occassions as in the onset of dementia, memory loss occurs but sometimes the sufferer of dementia has a very vivid recall of memories and actually lives the memory as though it were happening to them.
With a generation who remember their participation and living through World War 2 slowly dying out we are at risk of losing a lot of memories and information of the past. What was it like as a child in the war years? Can you remember your father, uncle, brother coming home from War? Can you remember what rationing was like? Were you moved to the Countryside for the duration of the War?
Please feel free to share some of these Memories here with our readers.
Wednesday, 14 September 2011
On a journey for Memories
An informal Coffee and Cake morning has been organised for Saturday 1st October from 10.30 until 12.30 in Coreley Village Hall, on the side of the Clee Hill.
People have been requested to bring along their photographs to help stimulate their thoughts and memories. We will be on hand to chat with the guests and jot down their memories and to record some of the more poignant moments.
When I sent the press release through to the local papers I did not expect the response that I got. It appears that they are very interested in following what we are doing and will help to promote the event which will be the first of many across the County.
We are looking for memories in all categories and from anywhere in the Country so if there is anyone that you know, or maybe yourself, who would like to share their memories, feel free to come along or get in touch with me and we will arrange for someone to come and have a chat with you.
I have heard some lovely memories already and am looking forward to hearing more as the weeks go by.
People have been requested to bring along their photographs to help stimulate their thoughts and memories. We will be on hand to chat with the guests and jot down their memories and to record some of the more poignant moments.
When I sent the press release through to the local papers I did not expect the response that I got. It appears that they are very interested in following what we are doing and will help to promote the event which will be the first of many across the County.
We are looking for memories in all categories and from anywhere in the Country so if there is anyone that you know, or maybe yourself, who would like to share their memories, feel free to come along or get in touch with me and we will arrange for someone to come and have a chat with you.
I have heard some lovely memories already and am looking forward to hearing more as the weeks go by.
Saturday, 27 August 2011
A background on Your Precious Memories
It has always been important to listen and understand about how our parents and grandparents lived.
Too often we never took the time to sit and listen to them and appreciate how different their lives were to ours and how simple pleasures ,in our eyes, were so important to them.
Here, I am aiming to collect memories from people who want to be involved in a future publication to encapsulate just a few of those memories from our elders in the countryside, in the Towns, at school, during the wars or just at play.
We shall be holding coffee mornings in Village Halls and capturing memories and thoughts both on paper and on video and hopefully viewing photographs that trigger memories for those that come along to chat with us.
There are many angles this can take and if you have a desire to be involved in any way please get in touch and let me know how I can work with you or help you.
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