Join in, we’re exploring, preserving, and celebrating Knowsley’s incredible food and farming story. Your skills, creativity, and memories are key to bringing this rich heritage to life!
We’re looking for you to help us explore, celebrate, and preserve the amazing farming heritage of the region.
Whether you’ve got a knack for research, love telling stories, or want to get hands-on in creative workshops, there’s something for you! And at the end of it all you’ll have helped capture and bring to life Knowsley’s heritage by contributing to an exhibition everyone can be a part of:
Archiving
Our archive research group are digging into the rich farming history of Knowsley! These volunteers have been trained to get hands-on with local history, and each Wednesday are working alongside experts at Knowsley Archives to explore local maps, documents, and contemporary accounts. Together, they will uncover hidden stories and historical gems that will shape our overall project. All sessions take place at Kirkby Library. More about the archiving area of this project.
Storytelling
Do you have a story to share of Knowsley’s farming past? Or perhaps you’d like to help others share their memories? 12 personal stories from people with living memories will be showcased in our final exhibition, shining a light on the people who lived and worked the land. There’s guidance from our experts for those involved in story-capturing and editing. More about the storytelling section of this project.
Contribute with your creative skills!
Are you creative? From crocheting and knitting to drawing and metal or woodworking, and art with nature or poetry, we need your creative and beautiful visual pieces for our exhibitions. This is a fun, hands-on way to contribute your artistic talents and create something meaningful. We’d love you to join in, tell us how you want to get involved or find out more about crafting for this project and when workshops are running.
Get hands-on cooking and celebrating local food!
Help us celebrate local foods and heritage recipes with planting workshops and cookery sessions! Together, we’ll explore traditional ways of cooking and celebrate the food and farming history of Knowsley with a menu for our events. If you love food, cooking, or gardening, this is for you! Meet our expert foodie, Alison and watchout for details of workshops you can join in with.
Help share Knowsley’s heritage through pictures!
Do you have a keen eye for photography or videography? Could you help engage the local community about Knowsley’s farming history through visual pictures and mapping? Through training sessions and workshops you’ll be guided by our expert, Tom, to look bring Knowsley’s past, present and what this could mean for it’s future to live through pictures. Find our more about seeing pictures.
Whatever your skills or interests, get involved and learn new skills. Let’s make sure the stories, traditions, and knowledge aren’t lost to time.
Local community groups and anyone with farming memorabilia from the area – we’d love to hear from you too!
We can’t do it alone! Get in touch we’d love to hear from you.
