People Making Things Happen
This project, funded by the National Lottery Community Fund and led by Lucy Harrison, marked the 10th anniversary of The Mill by recording its history so far and the stories of people who have been involved in that time. A group of local volunteers worked during 2021 to record oral history interviews with nearly 40 people. This online exhibition includes extracts of interviews that tell the story in people’s own words. A limited edition book has also been published and is available from The Mill reception desk.
Click the links below to listen to interview extracts about different aspects of the Mill’s history:
1. St James Street Library history
2. The Save the Library Campaign
10. ‘My First Time at The Mill’
12. What does the Mill mean to you?
People Making Things Happen Project Manager: Lucy Harrison
Volunteers: Vinod Aithal, Iranzu Baker, Barbara Billings, Jo Coles, Hannah Crosson, Linda Mezaks, Norman Minter, Penny Rutterford, Lorna Seymour and Eva Turner.
Interviewees: Ingrid Abreu Scherer, Rasheeqa Ahmad, Zahra Ahmed, Neesha Badhan, Janet Bullard, Mark Bushell, Clare Coghill, Hilary Davis, Yanire Sylva Delgado, Frauke Dobers, Ruth Duncan, Mo Gallaccio, Sue Grant, Alison Griffin, Hannah Guthrie, David Hall, Jason Hawkridge, Alison Hay, Helen Hunte, Helen Johnston, Laura Kerry, Sarah Kinson, Michael Leigh, Charlotte Major, Natasha McFadzean, Morag McGuire, Neil Meads, Jenny Mensah, Norman Minter, Ruth Mitchell, Esther Neslen, John Onelum, Andy Simons, Isabel Simons, Joe Swift, Claire Witney, Janet Wright
