Connections
Celebrating Age – Elder TreeThe Connections project was designed for writers over the age of 55, living in Ashfield, Mansfield, Bolsover and North-East Derbyshire.
Beginning in January 2021 and running for ten-weeks, the group met online and focused on writing around the theme of connections. Many of the participants were new to Zoom, but were really put at ease by lead writer Cathy Grindrod and shadow writer Lizzy Dunford, who gently guided the group through a series of fun and friendly writing prompts, based on the topic of connections.
At the end of the ten-week course, participants produced a fantastic e-book full of poetry, which you can find on the website here. They also used their final session as a celebration to share some of the writing they had produced. Despite the fact that the group never met in person, they all felt very connected to one another through their writing journeys.
Connections
Residency At A Glance
Location: Online
Partners: First Art
Lead Writer: Cathy Grindrod
Shadow Writer: Lizzy Dunford
Sessions took place between January and March 2021.
Anthology
Connections
Participants worked towards producing a collection of writing and poetry, which can be viewed and downloaded below.
Thank you to: First Art for their support with promotion and audience engagement, and to all the participants for their wonderful writing!
The Elder Tree was part of the Celebrating Age programme, which was jointly funded by Arts Council England through the National Lottery and the Baring Foundation. It aimed to tackle issues of social isolation and wellbeing in older people, encouraging them to join in group activities focused around arts and culture.