We’re pleased to announce that Strike a Light – Arts & Heritage is has received further funding for our reminiscence group aimed at older people called Silver Foxes. The group is based at Brooke Mead Sheltered Housing Scheme in Brighton but open to anyone over 60 years of age.
The group will be on alternate Fridays at 2pm starting on 15th November 2019 and will meet until end May 2020.
We will be exploring life memories and local history to encourage participants to try new things, improve their memories and meet new people – oh and tea and biscuits of course!
The Housing Act 1919, more commonly known as the Addison Act after then-minister for health and housing Lord Christopher Addison, paved the way for funding to councils to build 500,000 homes over three years. It is credited with establishing the principle of large-scale, state-funded provision of council housing at low rents.
We are pleased to be delivering a project to celebrate a centenary of council housing in Brighton and Hove for Brighton and Hove City Council.
“Brighton Corporation had begun slum clearance efforts back in the 1890s and even built a small number of homes to rehouse – though at rents they couldn’t pay – some of those displaced. In 1919 much remained to be done; the local Medical Officer of Health estimated 3152 new houses were needed to ensure a decent home for all.”
This project will explore and commemorate this for the anniversary, and to celebrate the fact that the council is now building homes once more.
We will share more about this project in due course, but there will be activities and celebrations coming up!
Strike a Light – Arts & Heritage is hosting a one day symposium for the Shalom Sussex – Jewish People in WWI project on Tuesday 10th December 2-7pm.
This event is free to attend but tickets must be booked, we have a few spaces left: http://bit.ly/2OOzb4p
Speakers include – Dr Diana Wilkins – Shalom Sussex Research Coordinator, Gideon Reuveni – Director of the Centre for German-Jewish Studies, and Professor Mark Connelly a specialist in Jewish memorialisation post-WWI and Jewish veterans in the 1920s.
2.30pm: Shalom Sussex project findings with Dr Diana Wilkins
3.30pm: Professor Mark Connelly – Director of Gateways to the First World War
4.30pm: Dr Gideon Reuveni – Director of the Centre for German-Jewish Studies discusses his new co-edited book and the wider topic of The Jewish Experience of the First World War
5.30pm: Drinks and light festive buffet.
The symposium takes place at: Room 105, University of Brighton, 154-155 Edward St, Brighton BN2 0JG
The project focuses on the contribution Jewish people in Sussex made during the First World War – both on the home-front and abroad on the battlefield.
To mark the end of the Centenary of the First World War, between March 2019-March 2020, this project is enabling people in Sussex to come together to preserve the memories and heritage of the Jewish people who lived locally during and post the First World War to collect these hidden histories.
We’re pleased to be delivering 18 distinct Reminiscence sessions with older people across Brighton and Hove for QueenSpark Books between now and March 2020 for their Archives Alive project, which is funded by the National Heritage Lottery Fund.
Since 1972 QueenSpark Books has been dedicated to gathering, preserving and making accessible Brighton & Hove’s histories. They do this through publishing oral histories or creative responses to local history, via books, e-books, exhibitions, events, websites and other projects.
We’ll be exploring local memories and personal histories in Portslade with the Memories Past group, central Brighton at Brooke Mead Sheltered Housing Scheme & Kemptown through Hyman Fine House Jewish Care residence.
We’ll be using four books created by QueenSpark in summer 2019 which have been recently published and have encouraged researchers to delve into the archives of existing books to share memories in a more contextualised way.
We’re pleased to announce that Strike a Light – Arts & Heritage is has received further funding for our reminiscence group aimed at older people called Silver Foxes. The group is based at Brooke Mead Sheltered Housing Scheme in Brighton but open to anyone over 60 years of age.
The group will be on alternate Fridays at 2pm starting on 15th November 2019 and will meet until end May 2020.
We will be exploring life memories, local history, trying new activities including bocca, table tennis and chair yoga to encourage participants to try new things, improve their memories and meet new people – oh and tea and biscuits of course!
We welcome children aged 11 and under, and their adults to come and take part in a variety of workshops at the Balcony studios, upstairs at Brighton Open Market, as well as spooky storytelling, and trick or treating in the market place.
Visit the Balcony studios (Quiet Down There, Sew Fabulous, Grace Eyre Foundation, Woody, and Strike a Light – Arts & Heritage) for free workshops on bat making, Hijack Halloween crafts, Halloween window transfers, and badge making.
Local arts organisation Same Sky will mount a creative installation in the market place to create an All Hallows Eve vibe, along with a jam packed afternoon of half term family fun including storytelling, trick or treating (bring a bag!) and music.
We’ll be working with traders, artists and other organisations to create an inclusive and lively event attracting existing and new customers and participants.
In addition to Halloween, this live event will also form part of the Open Market’s 100 year anniversary. We will be launching our new open market zine at this event to help share and promote our work. Come and help celebrate the centenary of this landmark site!
Join us for:
SPOOKY STORYTELLING in the market place
Awards FOR BEST Costumes in the market place
TRICK OR TREATING with market traders
WICKED CREATIVE WORKSHOPS. Arts and crafts in the studios
Brighton’s only covered market destination. The market is home to 45 permanent independent retail units, 12 artists’ studios and an exciting mix of plaza traders.
Showcasing a combination of traditional and contemporary market traders;
including cafes, local produce, clothing, toys, art, music, art, live music, workshops, and outreach events for the local community. http://www.brightonopenmarket.co.uk/
Further information
This project has been funded by Brighton and Hove City Council Resilience Fund. The Resilience Fund aims to support groups that are already working with local people and communities. All applications must address any one of these three key outcomes:
For further information, images and interviews please contact:
Nicola Benge, Creative Director – Strike a Light – Arts & Heritage: strikealight@rocketmail.com
“What is exciting it that this project deals with a subject we know almost nothing about, and it will enable us to build a new archive of material which we’re really pleased about”
Dr Gideon Reuveni – Director The Centre for German Jewish Studies.
Strike a Light – Arts & Heritage is hosting a one day symposium for the Shalom Sussex – Jewish People in WWI project on 10th December 2-7pm.
Speakers include – Dr Gideon Reuveni – Director of the Centre for German-Jewish Studies, and Professor Mark Connelly a specialist in Jewish memorialisation post-WWI and Jewish veterans in the 1920s.
2.30pm: Dr Gideon Reuveni – Director of the Centre for German-Jewish Studies discusses his new co-edited book and the wider topic of The Jewish Experience of the First World War
3.30pm: Professor Mark Connelly – Director of Gateways to the First World War and specialist in Jewish memorialisation post-WWI and Jewish veterans in the 1920s
4.30pm: Shalom Sussex project findings with Dr Diana Wilkins and researchers
5.30-7pm: Drinks and light festive buffet.
The symposium takes place at Room 105, University of Brighton, 154-155 Edward St, Brighton BN2 0JG
PROJECT INFORMATION
Strike a Light – Arts & Heritage CIC, in partnership with the Centre for German-Jewish Studies, Jewish Care and the Jewish Historical Society of England is facilitating this project Shalom Sussex – The Jewish Community in WWI.
The project focuses on the contribution Jewish people in Sussex made during the First World War – both on the home-front and abroad on the battlefield.
To mark the end of the Centenary of the First World War, between March 2019-March 2020, this project is enabling people in Sussex to come together to preserve the memories and heritage of the Jewish people who lived locally during and post the First World War to collect these hidden histories.
Jewish people have been in Sussex since the 1700s, and the contribution in WWI made by Jews to the area has been significant.
Speakers include – Dr Gideon Reuveni – Director of the Centre for German-Jewish Studies, and Professor Mark Connelly a specialist in Jewish memorialisation post-WWI and Jewish veterans in the 1920s.
2.30pm: Dr Gideon Reuveni – Director of the Centre for German-Jewish Studies discusses his new co-edited book and the wider topic of The Jewish Experience of the First World War
3.30pm: Professor Mark Connelly – Director of Gateways to the First World War and specialist in Jewish memorialisation post-WWI and Jewish veterans in the 1920s
4.30pm: Shalom Sussex project findings with Dr Diana Wilkins and researchers
5.30-7pm: Drinks and light festive buffet.
The symposium takes place at Room 105, University of Brighton, 154-155 Edward St, Brighton BN2 0JG
PROJECT INFORMATION
Strike a Light – Arts & Heritage CIC, in partnership with the Centre for German-Jewish Studies, Jewish Care and the Jewish Historical Society of England is facilitating this project Shalom Sussex – The Jewish Community in WWI.
The project focuses on the contribution Jewish people in Sussex made during the First World War – both on the home-front and abroad on the battlefield.
To mark the end of the Centenary of the First World War, between March 2019-March 2020, this project is enabling people in Sussex to come together to preserve the memories and heritage of the Jewish people who lived locally during and post the First World War to collect these hidden histories.
Jewish people have been in Sussex since the 1700s, and the contribution in WWI made by Jews to the area has been significant.
Speakers include – Dr Gideon Reuveni – Director of the Centre for German-Jewish Studies, and Professor Mark Connelly a specialist in Jewish memorialisation post-WWI and Jewish veterans in the 1920s.
2.30pm: Dr Gideon Reuveni – Director of the Centre for German-Jewish Studies discusses his new co-edited book and the wider topic of The Jewish Experience of the First World War
3.30pm: Professor Mark Connelly – Director of Gateways to the First World War and specialist in Jewish memorialisation post-WWI and Jewish veterans in the 1920s
4.30pm: Shalom Sussex project findings with Dr Diana Wilkins and researchers
5.30-7pm: Drinks and light festive buffet.
The symposium takes place at Room 105, University of Brighton, 154-155 Edward St, Brighton BN2 0JG
PROJECT INFORMATION
Strike a Light – Arts & Heritage CIC, in partnership with the Centre for German-Jewish Studies, Jewish Care and the Jewish Historical Society of England is facilitating this project Shalom Sussex – The Jewish Community in WWI.
The project focuses on the contribution Jewish people in Sussex made during the First World War – both on the home-front and abroad on the battlefield.
To mark the end of the Centenary of the First World War, between March 2019-March 2020, this project is enabling people in Sussex to come together to preserve the memories and heritage of the Jewish people who lived locally during and post the First World War to collect these hidden histories.
Jewish people have been in Sussex since the 1700s, and the contribution in WWI made by Jews to the area has been significant.
As part of the Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals (BSUH) heritage project, Strike a Light – Arts & Heritage will be at Jubilee Library (alongside the Nimbus exhibition about BSUH history) to collect oral histories of experiences of the hospital.
We are seeking people who’ve worked there, patients, visitors, and volunteers focussing on all aspects of the NHS and before in the city.
Come down to Jubilee Library in Brighton anytime between 1pm – 5.30pm on Friday 20th September to have your thoughts recorded to form part of a new archive collecting all of this history.
This is also an opportunity to view the BSUH exhibition and join in with this exciting project.
Email: strikealight@rocketmail.com to find out more
Local arts organisation Same Sky will mount a creative installation in the market place to create an All Hallows Eve vibe, along with a jam packed afternoon of half term family fun including storytelling, trick or treating (bring a bag!) and music.
