Feb 11, 2019 | Anglia Square, Blog
This morning the schools director Duncan and I took Wensum Junior’s year 6 kids on a guided walk around the square and surrounding area, hoping so to bring alive some of the history that is currently being unearthed by our small army of community researchers. Rather...
Jan 20, 2019 | Anglia Square, Blog
I like the notion of the “Magic Coffee”. Once you get a hint of mutual benefit, the natural thing is to arrange a first date; time just to sit down together and talk informally- a neutral environment in the daytime, no pressure. And like any first date, you both know...
Jan 4, 2019 | Anglia Square, Blog
Nearly 3 years ago – when The Common Lot and I were having that brilliant year with the RSC on their Dream 2016 project (http://www.dream2016.org.uk/amateur-group/the-common-lot/ ) they asked us to fill out a little profile questionnaire for their website. What is...
Apr 19, 2018 | Blog, Imagined land
It’s always great doing that first school assembly. So many hours, weeks and months of planning and discussion to get to that point, and then, finally, we can tell the kids. In no time, I tell them, they are going to have their heads in a hole digging up the past and...