Having left my role at the Whitstable branch of Woodcraft Folk this summer (which I set up in 2019), I am launching a Thanet group … Read more
Oral History training – Summer Open Week
As part of TMS’s Summer Open Week of short courses and workshops, I ran an afternoon of oral history training on 17th July. This was … Read more
Making maps and music
The Re-drawing the Map and Re-sounding Margate workshops (20-21 May 2023) are a collaborative effort between me, the Sociologist-in-Residence, and the Sound, Art, Society students. … Read more
Counter-mapping Margate workshop
On the 20th and 21st May I will be running a drop-in workshop in the TMS gallery that I hope will provide the basis of … Read more
The (social) science of compost toilets
This weekend, TMS sent me off to Black Mountains College in Wales for a short course on building compost toilets. The community garden at Margate … Read more
Creative Project in Cultural Studies – first steps
The idea for a collaboration between the Cultural Studies programmes at Kent and the creative environment of The Margate School started my relationship with TMS, … Read more
All change
The Margate School is gearing up for a big benefit gig on the 4th and 5th March, so I’ve packed up my tent once more … Read more
‘Trespass’ installation
I am taking up space once again – occupying space. My campsite has re-emerged after its tragic loss to (pretend) developers back in November. This … Read more
Saving The Margate School
On New Years Day 2023, we received word that The Margate School was no longer financially viable. Some funding that had been promised was being … Read more
From the outside in… and back again
In November, I spotted a funding call from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation seeking a producer for a project they were calling a ‘Collective Imagination Practitioners … Read more