We thought you might be interested in coming along to a Common Lot directors’ meeting.Our directors’ meetings are held in public and are open to anyone who is interested in the work we do and the strategic decisions we make. They usually last about an hour. December’s meeting is at 7pm on Thursday 8th December at …
MX100 Directors Blog 4.10.22 We’re underway again! The launch for our new project ‘100 Years of Mile Cross’ saw 35 citizen researchers sign up to begin the process of finding stories from the last century of the country’s oldest purpose built social housing estate. From now until the end of the year we will be …
For some reason I’ve found myself agreeing to a three week deadline for a 4000 word article about Come Yew In! for an academic journal [Book 2.0]. They are after “a simple reflection on the process” and have tried not to scare me off by assuring me that lots of erudite argument and complicated referencing …
Songs of Hope and Protest is a collaboration between the UEA research project, Our Subversive Voice: the history and politics of the English protest song (OSV), and The Common Lot, with the support of the National Centre for Writing. The project will result in several public performances by community participants of a FREE hour-long show …
Celebrations and jubilations! Mile Cross Jubilee events on 2nd, 3rd and 4th June with The Common Lot. 2nd and 3rd June: Art, craft and music sessions at the Phoneix Centre, plus our pay-what-you-can cafe. 4th June: Traditional teas, sports day, singalongs and children’s fancy dress competition in the afternoon in the grounds of St Catherine’s. And …
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