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.
The project was launched with an event & exhibition on Sunday 1st September at Carlton Marshes Nature Reserve & Visitors Centre and attracted a crowd of 150+, followed by a day gathering memories at Worlingham Fete. We'll also be attending Carlton Hall's Summer Fete on Sunday 15 September (1 to 4pm) — another chance to come and share your stories of the area and shed light on old photographs.
You are also welcome to get in touch with your Marshland Story by clicking here.
Marshland Histories is made possible by Heritage Fund
Poetry People's Dean Parkin & Naomi Jaffa
The Street in Carlton Colville, mid-1950s
Worlingham Bypass Construction, 1981