Being part of the Durham Light Infantry Museum & GalleryAlways Remember, Never Forget WW1 exhibition, I have been very privileged to handle artefacts from the DLI WW1 collection as a source of inspiration for my writing. I also felt that I wanted to provide this opportunity for the participants of the creative writing workshops that I was running at the DLI in relation to the exhibition.
The DLI were very supportive of this and I ran 3 workshops in their Education room with the help of the extremely knowledgeable Jim, one of the Museum staff. As part of the session, Jim conducted a most stimulating tour around the WW1 display in the museum and talked about the items from DLI collection which were available for writers to handle: rifles, uniform, an army blanket, a German bugle, medals, shrapnel, button cleaners (!). There were also pieces of trench art fashioned by soldiers from the debris lying about such as shell cases and bullets.
Writing workshop tour of WW1 DLI Museum
As part of the background and context we also discussed a brief background to the war & how people’s lives & roles were changed both for those serving & those left at home.
It was often a very moving experience to hear the writing that came out of the workshops. Everyone produced some fantastic pieces, even those who had never before written creatively.
I’m very glad that a selection of this will be performed at the Preview Night to the exhibition & also recorded and made available as a podcast along with my own contribution.
Creative Writing DLI
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I am very busy with a very exciting project at the Durham Light Infantry Museum & Gallery.
The exhibition is launched on 6th June at 6 pm and will be open for 2 weeks. Find out more here.
Along with other creative people including painters, textile & ceramic artists, I am preparing an exhibit as my interpretation of World War 1. Together these exhibits from 14 artists will make up the Always Remember, Never Forget exhibition to commemorate the centenary of World War 1 (7th to 22nd June 2014) supported by Durham Creatives.
I have decided to write & record their story as I imagine it.
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In 2012, I first presented my ideas in Northumberland County Council committee room for a creative writing project to commemorate 100 years since the death of Emily Wilding Davison in June 2013; this was to complement the tour of actor / writer Kate Willoughby’s brilliant play To Freedom’s Cause. Little did I know that day the influence that Emily would have on my life, long after my involvement with the Emily Inspires! project was over. Read more
WW1 creative writing workshops at the DLI
/in DLI, Listen up!, Rachel Cochrane Writer, Reach out!, Uncategorised, WW1 /by Rachel CochraneHandling artefacts at WW1 DLI writing workshop
Being part of the Durham Light Infantry Museum & Gallery Always Remember, Never Forget WW1 exhibition, I have been very privileged to handle artefacts from the DLI WW1 collection as a source of inspiration for my writing. I also felt that I wanted to provide this opportunity for the participants of the creative writing workshops that I was running at the DLI in relation to the exhibition.
The DLI were very supportive of this and I ran 3 workshops in their Education room with the help of the extremely knowledgeable Jim, one of the Museum staff. As part of the session, Jim conducted a most stimulating tour around the WW1 display in the museum and talked about the items from DLI collection which were available for writers to handle: rifles, uniform, an army blanket, a German bugle, medals, shrapnel, button cleaners (!). There were also pieces of trench art fashioned by soldiers from the debris lying about such as shell cases and bullets.
Writing workshop tour of WW1 DLI Museum
As part of the background and context we also discussed a brief background to the war & how people’s lives & roles were changed both for those serving & those left at home.
It was often a very moving experience to hear the writing that came out of the workshops. Everyone produced some fantastic pieces, even those who had never before written creatively.
I’m very glad that a selection of this will be performed at the Preview Night to the exhibition & also recorded and made available as a podcast along with my own contribution.
Creative Writing DLI
WW1 Exhibition at the DLI, researching the collection
/in DLI, Projects, Rachel Cochrane Writer, Reach out!, WW1 /by Rachel CochraneHandling WW1 artefacts at the DLI
I am very busy with a very exciting project at the Durham Light Infantry Museum & Gallery.
The exhibition is launched on 6th June at 6 pm and will be open for 2 weeks. Find out more here.
Along with other creative people including painters, textile & ceramic artists, I am preparing an exhibit as my interpretation of World War 1. Together these exhibits from 14 artists will make up the Always Remember, Never Forget exhibition to commemorate the centenary of World War 1 (7th to 22nd June 2014) supported by Durham Creatives.
I have decided to write & record their story as I imagine it.
Read more
Emily Wilding Davison
/in Get Writing!, Projects /by Rachadmin CochraneIn 2012, I first presented my ideas in Northumberland County Council committee room for a creative writing project to commemorate 100 years since the death of Emily Wilding Davison in June 2013; this was to complement the tour of actor / writer Kate Willoughby’s brilliant play To Freedom’s Cause. Little did I know that day the influence that Emily would have on my life, long after my involvement with the Emily Inspires! project was over. Read more