Angie has worked on a project with Barnsley Council, Gallery and Museums called Storying Barnsley, Principle towns.
Through a creative consultation process, Angie invited the community to think about Hoyland and what was important to them in the area. Initially working with Yr6 at Springwood Primary, map making and visually creating possible items to place on the Map. Angie also engaged with groups of adults in the town and got support from key characters in the community, with lots of local knowledge.
Through conversations, ideas were generated. Angie delivered numerous ceramic workshops, sharing skills and enabling participants to create their own piece of Hoyland. The work produced was intergenerational, ranging from skateboarding parks and favourite fish and chip shops through to historic buildings and items highlighting Hoyland’s heritage.
Hoyland is made up of 3 main areas Angie felt that each area needed to be represented in its own scene.
Upper Hoyland and Hoyland Common had a nice balance of historic buildings mixed with current activities and venues that the young people were familiar with. The secondary school and the leisure centre featured in this scene. Barry Hinds also lived in this area so the adult group felt that Kes needed to be represented in this area, along with Forge Partnership which is a hub for the community.
Hoyland is the central town scene, again a mixture of older and younger participants created items for this area. Volunteers from various groups wanted the community garden (Owd Marthas Yard) and the Community Fridge representing. The young people that engaged with town on a regular basis, whether that’s shopping at the market with parents or choosing books in the library.
Milton is an area really close to the centre of Hoyland but is situated around a pond, it had a nice relaxed feel away from the hustle and bussle. Nature was heavily featured in this area, as well as recreational activities. A pint in the pub, fishing or playing in the woods and going to the skatepark.
All the ceramic items were glazed to a high standard, photographed and place on a graphical map, the idea was to virtually go on a journey through Hoyland. Map symbols and street named were added along with treasure style foot prints to create a discovery type environment.
The maps form part of Barnsley Councils Website and can be seen here.
