When I met with Jerry Smith and Sally Martin to discuss a funding application we’re making for Different Moons, Sally reminded me that when she grew up in Sri Lanka, it was a Rabbit or Hare in the Moon that children saw, rather than a Man in the Moon, as is common in Europe. Sally…
Month: November 2013
We’re beginning the serious business of fundraising for Different Moons. There’s now a programme of 80 workshops being planned with local organisations and groups, and involving both local and national artists working with all ages across the Asian heritage community in Rossendale. These workshops will focus on people’s stories – stories of families, memories of…
In between working on other Horse + Bamboo projects I’m continuing the research and planning for Different Moons. Local historian John Simpson suggested I look for a a booklet published in 1981 called ‘A Way of Life: The Muslim Community in Hyndburn and Rossendale’, written by Jackie Smallridge. Copies in Rawtenstall and Haslingden Libraries seem to…