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Poems, Stories and Songs
As part of our project, a number of creative arts workshops were held for the public and school aged children. These included poetry and music workshops with musician Heather Wastie and craft sessions at the Museum of Carpet.
You can read some of the stories and poems produced and inspired by the cottages here. You can also listen to a series of songs developed by Heather with children of St Mary's Primary School Kidderminster, which now form a wonderful local history learning resource in music! More information can be found in our online brochure.
Poems
Keep Your Hands Where I Can See Them
We leave their noisy grown-up world
of market hubbub, bang and barter...
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Top to bottom
Second storey windows.
Light for the making...
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The Sweet Shop
Her children were borrowed.
Each day, after school, the shop bell jangled.... Read more
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The Weaver's Daughter
No fairy stories nor longed-for dreams;
life is exactly as it seems .... Read more
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A Penny’s Worth
A whole penny was what Grandad gave.
Should I spend or should I save? ...
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Sweet Excess
Stories
The Weaver's daughter
To be in service; that word was far too much like servitude for my liking...
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Upstairs
“Gran? Come on Gran.” And heavy eyelids lift over rheumy eyes. ...
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Songs
Kidderminster Stuff (mp3)
Bombazine George (mp3)
Comb the Wool (mp3)
Growing Up (mp3)
The Master (mp3)
Loom in the Loft (mp3)