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MARSHLAND HISTORIES is an oral history project taking place during the autumn of 2024, devised for Suffolk Wildlife Trust by Poetry People and led by writer Dean Parkin to create a series of oral history 'picture podcasts' about the Lower Waveney Valley — the people, the places and surrounding marshland from Carlton Colville to Worlingham. 

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The project will be launched with an event & exhibition on  Sunday 1st September (11am to 4pm) at Carlton Marshes Nature Reserve & Visitors Centre. It will be a chance to come and share your stories and memories of the area and a chance to meet friends, exchange stories and shed light on old photographs.

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Come along at 12.30pm or 2.30pm for a project presentation, short talk & poetry reading — or drop in any time.​​​  Free cuppa and slice of cake available!

Or get in touch with your Marshland Story by clicking here.

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Marshland Histories is made possible by Heritage Fund

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Poetry People's Dean Parkin & Naomi Jaffa

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The Street in Carlton Colville, mid-1950s

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Worlingham Bypass Construction, 1981​

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