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Pill Storytelling Project
Sarah FotheringhamCommunity Involvement Officer Linc-Cymru
• Housing Association
• 4000 properties
• Family Housing to Nursing Care
• Diverse Customer Base
• 9 Local Authority areas
Linc-Cymru
Involving Customers• Why - Challenges
• What - Aims and opportunities
• Who - partners involved
• The Storytellers
• Outcomes
• Lessons Learned
Why did we do it
• Area ranked 21 in the WAG list of deprivation (WIMD 2008)
• 45% of population is from a non white group, 41% social housing. (2001 census)
• High unemployment levels 12.1 %
• Perceived barriers – age, language, cultural
What did we do
• Learnt from past experiences
• Worked with partners
• Involved local people
• Obtained funding
• Storytelling project
Aims and Opportunities
• Inclusion and integration
• Offering an inclusive and intergenerational experience
• Exploring language and culture
• Raising skills and confidence
Partner project :
• Older people - Capel Court residents, Capel Grange
• Local schools - St Michaels, Pill Primary school
• Local residents
Who was involved
The Storytellers
• 7 week learning project
• Listening, speaking and acting
• Storytelling Market place
• Stories in the community
Outputs & Outcomes
• Book
• DVD
• 150 individuals involved
• Raised confidence and skills
• Future projects and developments
Lessons learned
• Quality of the facilitator
• Partner involvement
• Managing needs
“I liked telling the stories to the old people and children”
“The skills I learnt were speak clear don’t be nervous get the children and adults to join in with the action and if you forget the story add your own words”
“ Having the children here was lovely - when are they coming again? ” Resident
“I liked it when we went to Capel Court and made the old people smile”
“In my experience the pupils have developed so much with their literacy standards. For EAL children (English as an additional language ) it has improved their skills no end – in particular , what it has helped them with is having a structure and a framework in their mind – This project has really benefited the community and brought people together.” (Deputy Head)
Thank you