Waterloo Sights & Sounds steering group meeting
Monday 22nd December 2014 5.30pm
Present: Jenny O’Neill, Peter Gazey, Peter Booth, Louise Hatch, Rose Ades, Gillian Melling,
Veronica Ledwith
Apologies:
Previous minutes: Approved
There was much discussion about the web site and that it needs updating on a regular basis
Peter (Gazey) mentioned that half of the films he has made are on the Coin Street website and
half on the Sights & Sounds web pages and that really they should be only on the latter. Louise
said she would speak with IT about this and rectify.
The Morley Exhibition footage, together with all other footage produced for the ‘legacy’ film of
the project by Peter and Rose
is still needing to be edited. Peter emphasised that an action for this had been given at the Coin
Street November board meeting. This needs to be actioned /financed and uploaded onto the
website.
Gillian has edited the oral histories from the November 14 event and needs new Coin Street
password to upload
The group looked at the draft bid and project content and sequence including the
development of previous activities and workshops:
Rose and Peter said they were prepared to work with adults only in the production of the
‘Waterloo Wishes’ films.
Rose would like to continue to work with Gillian in recording the Oral Histories, but considers
that interviews should generally be undertaken independently of training/mentoring/skills
sharing. Rose suggested that Coin Street/ the Steering Group increase their own, and others,
capacity to deliver the audio elements of the bid.
Gillian said that as it is a community project / bid so it will involve some inter-generational
interaction and sharing skills
Peter said blogs need to be updated regularly on the website.
This is in part due to a ‘fallow’ period having no funding for 10 months. Louise has recently
blogged about the Coming Home to SE11 film
Jenny said her daughter Hannah who lives on the Peabody in Stamford Street could help us to
engage residents with the project
Rose suggested having actual prizes for Photography and Film
Developing Creative Writing and i movie Film projects, with Notre Dame and Nautical School
Gillian said her son could help mentor with i movie filming
The Radio Program was very successful in the last project….perhaps this could be re developed.
New Sound Walks
History and Environment Walks
Oral Histories Recordings…..more with young people and Peabody residents and locals
Humans of Waterloo Blog
Waterloo Wishes filming
Audio Descriptions of the project content and workshop activities
Continuation of research with our local libraries and Peter Quigley
Subjects suggested: food in Waterloo, factories, the work place, river work, ice cream factory,
gin tunnels
Photography /editing / IT related /post production……to contact UAL and Morley (in potential
partnership?) if they can help/advise in this area
Music / sound ….Jenny said to contact St John’s perhaps with the idea to create a local piece of
sound/music of Waterloo. There are several local young people who might be interested in
developing an inter-generational sound piece….Gillian to look into this.
Louise suggested that at the opening event we start with the ‘Humans of Waterloo’
photographs and quotes
Louise and Gillian will complete the draft application for the steering group to give final
approval before the end of January 2015.
Next Steering Group meeting: 19.01.15 5.30pm