As we come to the end of another year we reflect on the
wonderful Green UPLIFT’s we’ve enjoyed. Here’s a picture diary of UPLIFT’s
throughout the year that saw us getting wonderfully creative out in nature:
WALKING WITH THE ALPACAS
Back in July we had the pleasure of visiting Lower Coates
Farm for an unforgettable afternoon walking with the alpacas.
Whilst a group of
UPLIFTER’s walked with these gorgeous creatures the rest of the group joined
artist, Jane Lazenby and a herd of sheep in the field for a spot of sketching!
The sun shone and smiles were in abundance for this relaxing and uplifting
afternoon.
GARDEN GATHERING
In August we came together for our annual ‘Garden Gathering’
at the Carer’s Garden in Barnsley.
It always amazing to blend our amazing
communities and the garden was beautiful in the sunshine. We created a
‘drumming circle’, led by Filomena who inspired us to express ourselves through
rhythm and movement.
It was an afternoon full of colour and connection, chilled
and joyous as always!
LANGSETT
Next on the calendar was a trip to Langsett. We were joined
by Queerecologist, Daniel Baker-Wells and Park ranger, Rob for a walk around
Langsett reservoir, looking at queerness in nature. Daniel and Rob shared their
extensive knowledge about plants and birds, they helped UPLIFTER’s to identify
different birdsong and Daniel who is an expert in mosses pointed out some
fascinating facts about the moss in the parkland. UPLIFTERS engaged in lots of
conversation about the habitat of the parkland and magic moments included sighting
of birds of prey. There was sketching, photography and even time for a picnic. A
real appreciation of nature came to the forefront of this lovely Green UPLIFT.
FORAGING AT WORSBROUGH MILL
As we headed into the Autumn it proved a great time to go
foraging, with lots of berries and flora to be found.
We joined artist, writer
and professional forager, Hannah May Batley at Worsbrough Mill where we were
grateful to also have use of the classroom. This allowed us the space to use
the foraged items to create inks for mark making.
Hannah shared her extensive
knowledge of all things flora, talking to us about the history, folklore,
medicinal properties and pigments of the plants we encounted, as well as sharing
recommendations for foraging safely.
Of the UPLIFT, lead artist, Helen Boutle says: "It was amazing to tap into just a little of the huge breadth of knowledge that Hannah holds and appreciate the rich properties and extensive uses of natures provisions. Truly inspiring!
REWILDING THE MIND AT VIEW CAFÉ
Starting with a hearty breakfast at the View Café in Mapplewell, this
Green UPLIFT saw us in a green oasis on the outskirts of town, wandering around the local farmland and woodland on a ‘Rewilding the
mind’ adventure with poet, Winston Plowes.
Winston led the
group in some poetry which thematically centred around people finding spiritual
comfort through nature and nature being a religion for some people. An
identifying feeling for many Green UPLIFTER’s.
A great day was had by all!
STORYING BARNSLEY
Our final Green UPLIFT of 2024 featured a day of urban photography with multimedia artist, Sam Batley. The workshop linked with Sam's recent Barnsley Museum's commission, 'The Town I Love So Well'. The project is described as a multi-generational project that aims to tell some of the stories that make up Barnsley, exploring the towns identity, landscape, culture and communities through film and photography.
Starting at the Barnsley Civic, UPLIFTERS joined Sam for a walk around the Town Centre with the aim of taking pictures that told a story and lift the lid on what Barnsley is really like. For the commission Sam has compiled an inspiration booklet, a zine of his connections to Barnsley and photographs from the archives. This proved to be a great resource for the session as archive pictures were held up in situ to match the scene and show the now and then, past and present.
During the walk UPLIFTER's took pictures of their favourite parts of town and it's architecture. As a group we then came back together to share the photographs and tell the stories behind them. They say a picture can capture a thousand words and this was certainly the case. Some ace pictures were taken which really captured the imagination of the stories behind them.
Thanks to Sam for a great day, we look forward to seeing his work on this!
We’ve had a wonderful year of Green UPLIFT’s and would like
to thank all our venues for hosting us, artists for sharing their creativity
and expertise with us and our UPLIFTER’S for getting involved.
We hope these outings have left you feeling uplifted and we look forward bringing you more in 2025.
For
now we will sign off until the new year and wish you all a very peaceful Christmas.
May all your Christmas’s be white and your UPLIFTS green!
Back in June we launched our 2024 Green UPLIFT
programme and told you about our exciting plans for our involvement in the Union
Jack community Garden project at Wentworth Castle Gardens. Fast forward to December and we're proud to share the fruits of our labour with you.
The Union Jack Garden at the National Trust's Wentworth Castle Gardens is a restoration project which saw Creative Recovery being
offered a small section of the geometric, Union Jack Garden that was first
planted in 1713. Our vision for the garden was to create something that
represents our community, to create a space to rest in nature and to inspire
the garden’s visitors to look up to the sky. Our plans for this vision also
included the creation of a nature meditation, a ‘sound piece to soothe the
soul’.
Speaking about the inspiration for the garden, lead artist,
Helen Boutle says:
‘‘Creative Recovery’s section is inspired by the wildness
of nature and the freedom the mind can experience when ‘nature immersed’. Just
to sit and leave your cares behind and watch nature doing it’s thing.’’
Work on this began in August with UPLIFTER’s regularly attending
the plot over the coming months to clear unwanted plants, and plant according
to our scheme. With hard work comes progress, and thanks to everyone’s efforts we have managed to clear some of the mock orange which once grown back will be trained into an
arch, pathways have also been put in and a stumpery is now in place. The garden
is looking really beautiful, it will grow back with wildflowers and be more of
a wilderness, which will attract little beasties in the Spring.
Also complete is the soundscape for the garden. We were
delighted to work with musician Nick Lewis who worked with a group of people
over 6 weeks in a music meditation course funded by Barnsley Council public
health. Together the group identified characteristics
and features within the garden that they wanted to incorporate in the sound scape and workshopped ideas, words and music to design the piece. Sessions were also held at the plot to record sounds from the garden including the rustling
of leaves, the footsteps of visitors, trees blowing in wind and the sound of
birds.
Nick has expertly edited these with music to create a very special sound
journey to accompany your moment of calm in the garden, which is accessible for those visiting via
a QR code on site.
On the 25th November we proudly celebrated the
launch of the garden and sound journey with a special group whose voices, music
and words have come together to create something very beautiful and very
special. We were blessed with blue skies and shared food and magical moments
together in this wonderful space. Helen states:
“We have loved working with musician, Nick Lewis, who’s
skill of weaving together so many ideas and talents, alongside the recordings,
is actually incredible.
It’s been a wonderful project, with so many of the people
involved getting so much out of it.”
It’s a little under two years since our UPLIFT Central Area:
Growing Creativity project began it’s work on the ground and as we near the end
of the year, the project reaches it’s final stages. Here is a run down of all
the activity that’s been happing in the final phase of the project across the
three targeted area’s of Summer Lane, Worsbrough and Gilroyd.
Summer Lane
The latter stages of the Summer Lane project was all about
immersing ourselves in mosaics!
Thanks to funding secured from the Barnsley Pride of Place,
the first workshop took place in June led by mosaic artist, Coralie Turpin
Thomson. Residents got a chance to explore ideas and themes with Coralie for
the design of three panels which would see pride of place on the walls of
Creative Recovery on the Summer Lane estate. Two further workshops went ahead
in July to further develop the ideas and to begin work on the mural.
In terms of the design, residents chose the sunflower to
represent their sense of hopefulness and the vibrancy of their community, it is
also believed that sunflowers turn towards each other to reflect light upon
each other in darker times. Whether or not this is true (we don’t know!) it’s a
wonderful illustration of how individuals support one another in rooted
communities.
We were thrilled to see the fruits of the Summer Lane
residents labour as the mosaic was installed onto the Creative Recovery
building on the Summer Lane estate at the end of October. It’s a wonderful
addition to the building, it acts as a reminder of this great project and the hope shared by this brilliant community.
Gilroyd
Throughout the project there appeared to be a consistent focus
for the people of Gilroyd for the heritage and memory of the area to be
preserved. This inspired an archiving project and led to the creation of
‘Gilroyd Life’, a magazine style community book, filled with stories, photos
and memories shared by local residents, capturing the heart and soul of
Gilroyd.
Working with the Dodworth and Gilroyd local history group,
a history installation was held in the Summer at Dodworth Library which invited people to come and share their memories. Over the following few
months many interviews were held with local residents which also feature in the
book. Whilst words and images can tell a story, the artists on this project
wanting to dive deeper and explore what life in Gilroyd also sounds like and so
a series of soundscapes were created that readers can access via a QR code.
Audio snapshots that bring everyday moments of Gilroyd to life!
‘Gilroyd Life’ was launched at the beginning of October at
the Tea Pot Café in Gilroyd where it was brilliantly attended with lots of
local residents coming to read and chat about the book, swapping of stories and
sharing memories.Janet, the café’s
owner, treated resident’s to lavender scones and delicious homemade sausage
rolls with sage, with both the lavender and sage being picked from from the
incredible, edible garden -a community
garden next to the café where people can take whatever herbs they need - both of which recipes can be found in the
book!
Artist, Rachel McGuin came along to capture special ‘youdle doodle’
portraits, a free little portrait for guests to take home. The book’s youngest
contributor, Violet Askey, aged 8 who worked on one of the soundscapes was also
in attendance as a representative of her school, Keresforth Primary. Violet collected
a copy of the book, with each of her fellow pupils also receiving a copy, passing
history onto the next generation.
On reflection of the day, UPLIFT’s artistic director, Helen
Boutle says,
“It’s such a privilege
to work in communities like Gilroyd, spreading the UPLIFT joy and celebrating
amazing people, their passions and heart. I urge you to read a copy of ‘Gilroyd
Life’ and visit the Creative Recovery Youtube channel to hear the wonderful
Gilroyd soundscapes. Thanks to all the amazing contributors, and to Barnsley
Central area team and Arts Council England for funding this amazing project. A
special thanks also to Lorna Szkliniarz and Steph Cronin for your passion and
creativity.”
The book launch was a joyous day that brought the community
together, very much like the book itself. Copies are still available to
collect, free of charge from the Tea Pot Café if you’d like to explore Gilroyd
between the covers!
Worsbrough
The focus of the Worsbrough project turned to performance
and storytelling. Working off the back of an idea of ‘Worsbrough’s Got Talent’,
events were planned for Worsbough that would focus on artists getting on the
ground and being visible in the local area to meet and chat with local
residents to generate the material for performance. This formed the idea for
‘Worsbrough FolkTales’ a series of pop-up events across the area for artists to
capture the stories of local people to feature in music, performance and poetry,
all shared at a creative, community event titled ‘Worsbrough Folknight.’
The ’Folktales’ pop up events took place in August, as we kicked off with ‘Pop up in the Parking Lot’. Pitching up outside Worsbough’s ASDA’s entrance with colourful tablecloths,
bunting and a brightly coloured UPLIFT post box, we spoke to local shoppers.
They shared their stories of Worsbrough with us over juice and cake whilst
musician Ryan Lauder played acoustic music and jammed with shoppers!
Pitching up in Dale Park and Pavillion Community Centre we
hosted our second event, ‘Pop up Picnic in the Park’. Performance artists, WE
Great Ladies, joined us to interact with local residents to share stories with
us. We connected with volunteers from the Pavillon community centre and
participants at community group, She Shed as well as collaborating with
Worsbrough Mill who brought the ‘Mill on Tour’ resources and tasty treats from
the Millers Tea Rooms. Later in the day we popped down to Worsbrough Mill to meet
more lovely folk and hear their local tales.
Lastly we had ‘Pop up Portraits of Worsbrough’ where UPLIFT
artist, Helen Boutle led a wonderfully creative workshop in portrait collaging.
We were joined by residents from the local care home, Ward Green Lodge and
other local residents, refreshments were served, live music was played and
stories collected. The colourful and creative portraits were used to form the design
of a community teatowel that will be distributed around community groups in the
area.
With all the ‘Folktales’ gathered our UPLIFT artists went
away and worked their magic to bring these stories to life in a creative way at our ‘Worsbrough Folknight’
event in September. The portraits of worsbrough were on display as a wonderful
backdrop and we had a fabulous evening with live music from Ryan Lauder whose
set included the bespoke community song, the lyrics of which were taken from
the conversations and stories captured at the pop up’s. We were once again
joined by WE Great Ladies with the characters, Meryl and Beryl who performed a
duologue: two Worsbrough women having a natter over the washing line! Once
again the stories gathered at he pop ups created the dialogue for the script. Fun was also had as Meryl facilitated the room in creating a collective community poem about Worsbrough, which went like this!
‘Worsbrough’
Where the hell do all
the U’s and O’s go?!!!
Why is it so flipping
hard to spell Worsbrough!!!
Worsbrough willow tits. Wet Woodlands.
Picnics on the banks of
the canal with two small children.
Bread and jam sandwiches. Corporation pop.
Knocking on doers and
running away.
Worsbro’ and school Bog flushes and rules.
I went to Worsbrough
high school.
Can’t think of anything I learned there. Just liked the boys.
Climbed from bedroom
window
and got dobbied by Dad’s friend having a drink in’t pub across road.
Rolling down Thicket
hill on an old pram trolley we made. Collecting Ben Shaw’s
bottles to get some money to buy a record.
The first time I kissed
a boy it was on Red Hills down by the canal.
We said we had been fishing.
I was quite the catch.
Worsbrough chippy.
Peneth of chips and scraps. What a feast. 1970’s.
Annies tatty hash and
pancake on a Sunday night after night out in Barrow Club!
Being told I (female)
wasn’t allowed in the Elm Tree taproom in 1987.
Elm Tree pub, 1971.
Underage pop and dance room.
I’m from Worsbrough.
People here do sentences. Some get years!
I was wed in Worsbrough
to a Barnsley lass. It was a Saturday, third of March.
“Where theres muck,
there’s money” (Lord Docker) “Housework is like
threading beads with no knot in the end” (Lady Docker)
I had my first snog in
Worsbrough!
I was wearing a leopard print top and spice girl wedges – it was
the 90’s!
He later went out with one of my best friend’s for three years!
Got lost round Res,
ended up by M1!
Get tha sen up to’ top
rec at Worsbrough Common.
The gorgeous view will mek tha feel brand new!
The community tea towel is currently undergoing production, and Ryan is in the studio this week laying down a professional recording of the Worsbrough song which will be shared at future events and celebrations. In the meantime, you can catch a sneak peak of Ryan's performance here:
It was a wonderful evening and a brilliant celebration of
the Worsbrough community! But don’t just take our word for it, here’s what
local residents had to say:
“What an incredible evening. Thoughtful and creative ways
for bringing local stories and locations to life. Well done team and thank you
for a fun filled event!”
“So warm and welcoming. Great way to creatively share
stories and memories.”
“Phenomenal, wonderful, interesting, engaging, funny,
entertaining, creative! Blown away with the creativity and thought that has
gone into all the UPLIFT events! Just brilliant!”
We have recently submitted the final evaluation of this
project, a project that was designed to realise a collective vision of a more creative,
connected and healthier community in the Central Area of Barnsley.
Upon evaluation people commented that they felt listened to
and taken seriously, they felt welcomed and new connections were made within
communities with a chance to get to know new people who they may have seen in
their area but never spoken to before.
There were comments about feeling more
at ease in their area and the activities providing something to look forward to.
In some cases, people felt it had made them feel less depressed as they were
able to get out of their house more.
People felt it was good to know that there
were others within their community that felt like themselves and wanted change.
People described the project as a safe space and a chance to develop their own
skills (through training) but also confidence to carry on voluntary work in the
future. There was also just the enjoyment of taking part in activities and
workshops, allowing them to be creative, meet with other people and be part of
something.
There was a sense that the creative activities were more
interesting to people and something that opened up the conversations. People
felt less intimidated than just joining a meeting as there was a reason to be
there.
Those taking part also said they felt more connected with
like-minded people in their area as well as learning more about what was
happening and what they could be involved in within their community. The
project provided people with motivation to do more, with Creative Recovery
leading by example.
“You are the people who have done more in the 3 or 4
months I have known you than I have had from anyone else in the past 7 years”
The quote above is from a project participant and highlights
that despite challenges faced during the lifetime of the project it has achieved
what it intended do. That is artist driven, collaborative and targeted activities
working with vulnerable communities who experience culture and health disparities
across the three neighbourhoods. The project has made a lasting difference to those who took part and the communities in
which they live.
We’d like to thank our funders and partners: Arts Council England,
Central Area Team, Barnsley Council, Berneslai Homes, Barnsley Libraries. Thank
you also to our amazing artists for sharing their talents and commitment to
this project and a special thanks to all those who have contributed and taken
part.
Whilst the UPLIFT Central Area project has been about
growing creativity, it has been as much about nurturing growth in people and
the objective to develop community helpers and volunteers was recognised in the
role of People Grower, a post held by Lorna Szkliniarz. We recently met with Lorna and three helpers /
volunteers who have come through the project to hear all about their work and
the impact its had.
Lorna and Lisa (Top) in a making workshop for Summer Lane's Virtual Bonfire.
Lorna comes from a strong background of community development.
Originally a teacher and lecturer in psychology, Lorna went into criminal
justice, setting up volunteer programmes before retraining as a drug and
alcohol worker with children where she developed a peer mentor programme.
Lorna's and the team's work on the Uplift project has been out and about in 3 communities
-Summer Lane, Gilroyd and the New England estate in Worsborough, where they
have facilitated and delivered creative activities in all areas. Lorna tells us
that in order to do this they have been helped by members of the communities
and some Creative Recovery peers - our “helpers”.
"The 3 helpers sharing their stories are people who firmly
believe in the positives of giving their time to help others and to promote
community action. They have been willing to help across all of the 3
communities and give their time, skills and energy to the Uplift project."
We firstly met Lisa Courtney who has been regularly helping
in the community for the last year. Lisa was first introduced to the idea of
volunteering through an initiative via the Jobcentre advertising a coffee, cake
and confidence course. It was here she met Sarah Davey, a Community Development
Officer at Barnsley Council. Sarah looks
after volunteer placements and has been instrumental in Lisa’s access to
voluntary opportunities which now sees her volunteering approximately 4 days
per week amongst different projects across Town. Lisa runs the ‘Coffee, Cake
and Community’ group at Worsborough Library every Thursday where people with
brain injuries meet up to do arts and crafts and socailise over Bingo and Play
your cards right, she is also a regular volunteer for Hope in the Communities
Baby and Toddler group every Tuesday.
Virtual Bonfire event at Summer Lane Estate
Lisa has been a consistent helper and invaluable asset to
the UPLIFT Central area project. She has helped with just about every event that has taken place, with the Vitual Bonfire at Summer Lane and the Christmas
Tree gathering at Worsborough being participular highlights. As a resident of
the Summer Lane estate Lisa says:
“I didn’t really know many people on this estate and then
people came to the UPLIFT Summer Lane sessions and it was nice to be able to
say “Hi” to them after that. Through that I made new friends and have been all
over Barnsley, helping out, volunteering and making more new friends. My
confidence has grown a hell of a lot since all of this. I’ve pushed myself and
pushed myself and have achieved a lot that I didn’t think I could achieve since
lockdown.”
Lisa tells us that she feels like a different person since
all of her work in the community, a sentiment echoed by Lorna who tells us how
much Lisa has blossomed from the woman who barely said a word to the confident
helper who uses her initiative and takes charge on projects. Lisa explains that
she too has learnt a lot from volunteering and has gained skills and
accreditations along the way. She has been awarded her food hygiene certificate
and has several referee's when it comes to job references. She plans to use this experience to
get into work recognising that training through volunteering is a great
opportunity and valuable pathway into work. Her ambition is to work in schools
supporting children with special needs and she would like to set up a project to take into schools
to shine a light on connumity help and volunteering, to show young people the opportunities
it can give you and what can be achieved. As Lisa herself said: “I won’t sit
on my backside. I want to get out there and do something to make a difference.”
Mark and Lisa on the Summer Lane Estate
Someone who has done just that and used their experience as
a community helper to gain employment is Mark Lee’s. Mark is a resident of the
Summer Lane estate, and like Lisa he has helped across all 3 areas of the
project as well as volunteering at organisations such as Stepping Stones and
Hope in the Community. He’s a committed and dedicated community helper whose contributions
are far reaching and include litter picking, gardening, and supporting
groups with a range of tasks. Mark who has been volunteering alongside his part time work in stewarding
and hospitality tells us that he was ready to be in full time employment. Mark
has gained employment as a canvasser for Charity, Aid 4 Ummah to support those in need with house
repairs. Like his community work, his new role is designed to
help people; something which he loves to do and comes naturally to him.
Lastly we met Steve Woffinden, a long standing community helper who has worked with Lorna on previous community projects. Steve is a keen and talented photographer, as seen in the picture on the left, taken by Steve whilst out and about on the project. Prior to the UPLIFT project Steve was funded by Barnsley Council to run his own peer/photography group based at the Community Shop in Athersley. The skills he honed and the equipment from here have been brought to Creative Recovery in order to continue to share his skills in the community. Steve has undertaken the volunteer training programme with Creative Recovery and been DBS checked to begin his work with us as an official volunteer. There has been a long standing appetite for photography at Creative Recovery and having Steve and professional equipment on board allows for exciting opportunities in the future! When asked why he chooses
to volunteer and the impact at has on him, Steve simply replied:
“It gives
you a sense of achievement. I just like helping people. But the thing is, they
help you as well.”
Lorna tells us that there have been many other helpers
throughout the project, some of which have been involved in community projects
for the first time and have worked only in their own areas however their energy
and enthusiasm has made a real difference to the Uplift activities. For instance, three local
helpers in Gilroyd have worked tirelessly to promote the
activities, to get their community involved and to help host activities
regarding Gilroyd’s local history.
For the Uplift workers it has been a joy to be able to work
with and spend time with the helpers. They bring a different angle to the work
which is based on their own knowledge and experiences of living in their
community. They have shown a huge level of commitment and generosity in terms
of sharing their time and energy and they need to be celebrated for having
enough faith in the project to involve their family and friends with us too. Their
presence and help has had a massive impact on the successes that Uplift has had.
The team would like to express a big thank you to all involved!
Our Green UPLIFTS’s are go and we've had a busy couple of weeks visiting local industrial museum, Wortley Top Forge and a more familiar gathering with the first of our allotment social's for the year.
Here's a peak of what we've been up to...
WORTLEY TOP FORGE
Wortley Top Forge is a Water Powered Heavy Iron Forge whose
history can be traced back to at least 1640. It is owned by the South Yorkshire
Industrial History Society and has been restored by its volunteers. UPLIFTER’s
had a very interesting and insightful day as they were led around the site on a
tour with volunteer, Ted. They were shown exhibits including the original water
wheels and water powered drop hammers that are within the original Forge building, which
is progressively being restored to it's 1900s condition.
It was a fascinating day for UPLIFTER's taking in the history and exhibits on show. The
site itself is very atmospheric and was a perfect backdrop for sketching and painting. Whilst half of the group settled down
to sketch the rest of the group embarked on a 2 hour walk through the
Thurgoland tunnel and took the opportunity to work on some photography with new
camera equipment bought with funding gratefully received by the Transpenine
Trail. There was fun to be had getting stuck in the mud! And a primal scream
through the Thurgoland tunnel proved very cathartic. Both groups met
back up at the Bridge Inn for a nice cuppa before returning home.
A fascinating
day, enjoyed by all!
ALLOTMENT SOCIAL
Next up was our first allotment social of the year and it
was such a lovely one to kickstart the calendar!
We were so pleased that the rain held off as we got to
enjoy pizza and marshmallows around the fire whilst listening to the gorgeous
sounds of Ryan Lauder on guitar and Nina on accordion and ukulele.
Artist, Emma Condor also joined us to create natural neck
pieces as incoming celebrations for the summer solstice. Emma had pre prepared
woods and flora, each representative of different qualities, these included oak
which represents strength and protection, lavender which is reflective of
constancy and loyalty, borage for courage, ivy for attachment and eternal
friendship and many more. UPLIFTER’s were invited to choose which pieces they
would like to work with according to the qualities they would like to bring to
their lives. The results were some fabulous necklaces that were not only
beautiful to look at but all so unique and meaningful.
It was such a wonderful atmosphere, we’ve tried to
capture the essence in a quick video here.:
There are more wonderful allotment socials planned in the Green UPLIFT
calendar this year that we'd love to see you at! Watch this space!
Back in July we had the pleasure of visiting Lower Coates
Farm for an unforgettable afternoon walking with the alpacas. 
GARDEN GATHERING 
FORAGING AT WORSBROUGH MILL
Hannah shared her extensive
knowledge of all things flora, talking to us about the history, folklore,
medicinal properties and pigments of the plants we encounted, as well as sharing
recommendations for foraging safely. 
Starting with a hearty breakfast at the View Café in Mapplewell, this
Green UPLIFT saw us in a green oasis on the outskirts of town, wandering around the local farmland and woodland on a ‘Rewilding the
mind’ adventure with poet, Winston Plowes. 
STORYING BARNSLEY
Starting at the Barnsley Civic, UPLIFTERS joined Sam for a walk around the Town Centre with the aim of taking pictures that told a story and lift the lid on what Barnsley is really like. For the commission Sam has compiled an inspiration booklet, a zine of his connections to Barnsley and photographs from the archives. This proved to be a great resource for the session as archive pictures were held up in situ to match the scene and show the now and then, past and present. 
