Greening Maindee Arts Heritage People Place

I compiled and edited this bilingual community recipe book – Taste of Maindee. The book features recipes from some of the very many ethnic groups who’ve made their home in Maindee, Newport.

The Project

Create, author a recipe book based on the residents in the Maindee Community, illustrating the diverse cultures and food within this book

Key Objectives

• Explore shared cultural heritage
• Restore natural heritage , enhancing biodiversity and improving access More resilient community
• Acknowledge the support of Welsh Government and the Natural Lottery Heritage Fund  funding  on any sites, social media content and hard copy publications in English and Welsh
• Build on the community engagement initiated during the previous project and network with local groups and services
• Share and celebrate individual’s cultural heritage and restore green elements to local areas
• Deliver a series of workshops which will enable participants to develop and use relevant skills to improve their physical environment and find out more about green solutions and climate change impact.

Organisation

Greening Maindee

I Got Involved Because

• The Project interest me it was creative sustainable and would have community impact
• I am a creative freelance Practitioner & Facilitator with a versatile art disciplinary, working across different communities that I have a strong rapport and sense of belonging with over the years.
• My aim is to bridge art and community through my practice to create a sense of community, belonging and understanding.
• I am aware of cultural sensitivities within the arts in different communities which makes my approach to curating and facilitating workshops bespoke with careful thought and planning

What I Delivered

I had the task of Project managing the publishing of a recipe book A Taste of Maindee consisting of stories and recipes from residents in Maindee- the following is the process and result.

• A successful high quality recipe book, consisting of stories, poetry photography recipes and art work.
• A successful community Book launch – that consisted of heritage, diverse food, chef demo, poetry readings, an exhibition and diverse community organisations and people.
• Recognised by the welsh government & National Heritage fund as the best framework they had ever seen and will now be used as an example framework.
• Proof copy read, compiled and edited completed book
• Working in partnership with creative professionals.
• Delivering & facilitating engaging and nature inspired creative art workshops in a range of communities.
• Working with partnership organisations Maindee School, Gwent, Community house Eton road, National literacy trust, Women of Newport, Girl Guides, and Maindee Library.