Flood victims set to relive their experiences
FLOOD victims will be asked to relive their experiences of the events of 2007 from Monday.
A new project has been set up with the aim of capturing the stories of people's lives that were affected by the catastrophic floods which affected Gloucestershire.
Hundreds of people throughout the county were forced to leave their homes when flood water raged through towns and villages in July of that year.
The first event on Monday will capture the memories of Tewkesbury residents and turn them into digital stories.
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It will take place at the Gloucester Archives, at Clarence Row, in Alvin Street, from 10am until 3pm.
It will be quickly followed by workshops with Westgate residents on November 12 at the same times.
The final workshop takes place on November 26 and is for Deerhurst residents.
The idea behind the project is to turn personal memories into digital stories.
It has been organised by a partnership involving Gloucestershire Archives and the Economic and Social Research Council.
Participants can create their stories using personal memories and archive materials. Places need to be booked in advance. Contact jgardehansen@glos.ac.uk.
Comments
by honslknjklyt
Sunday, October 28 2012, 1:52AM
“We are still living it now, can't get house insurance.”
by gloscityguy
Sunday, October 28 2012, 12:54AM
“I had to swim home from work, bloomin miles. I seem to remember on my journey I saw a policeman fall over, many abandoned cars and a pair of sombrero and poncho wearing mustachioed mexicans walking in the pouring rain.
Also remember how full every pub was along the way as everyone had the same idea as myself and wanted a whisky to warm themselves up.”
by belches
Saturday, October 27 2012, 11:06AM
“I was based at Innsworth at the time. A group of us spent the Sunday night building flood defeces at Walham power station. It was puddles when we got there,near our waists when we finished. I could write a good story about our experiences that night wading through sewage with no protective clothing. No showers when we got home, just a bucket with diluted bleach in it. Then on the monday they closed the base,while we were still sleeping, and didn't tell us.
Oh and the army turned up once we had finished and they got the credit in the papers.”