New voices to be heard...

In June it was announced that Voices Gloucester had received further funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. This vital funding ensured the launch of a new round of grants, agreed the same month. Voices had 28 applications, and were able to fund the following projects:

• The Man Who Fed the Cats – a mural by Murmur honouring the life of Gloucester Mayor Ralph Fletcher (1780-1851)
• Echos from Ingushetia – Milana Albakova creates an event to celebrate the heritage of the Ingusg people, see image below

• We Are Here: Stories of Belonging - Viva O’Flynn takes a unique view on Filipino Journeys to Gloucestershire
• Still Standing: Gloucester’s Picturehouse – Harriet Hughes focuses the lens on the Picturedrome and its community as a basis for imagining its future
• Quedgeley Folk! A fruit inspired community Wassail – a joint project with Carrie Sermon and Nicola Wilson to put the spotlight on Green Farm Orchard
• Memories of Debenhams – Clair Greenaway captures the stories and memories that connect generations of local people to this iconic store that is now the new University campus
• Barton Garden Party! This project with Kathy Williams will recapture the history of Barton and one of its forgotten spaces - Barton tea garden
• The Hidden Horse People of Gloucestershire – Imran Atcha will explore the stories of the pioneering horsemen and women

Please visit voicesgloucester.org.uk for details of the programme of events.