Then and Now: Exploring the Lives of Blind People in Wales

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UCAN are pleased to announce that we have received a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for our exciting new project; Then and Now: Exploring the Lives of Blind People in Wales.

Then and Now: Exploring the Lives of Blind People in Wales is an inter-generational project that explores the history of blind and partially sighted people, and the people and organisations who have been instrumental in improving the lives of blind people in Wales from the early 1800's to the present day.

The aim of the Then & Now Project is to build a collection of recorded stories, plays, discussions and interviews that will document people's oral history and historical stories.

We would like to welcome participants, aged 18 and over, to contribute to the project by participating in drama, creative writing and sound recording sessions, contributing stories and lived experiences and exploring heritage items and memorabilia to bring to life the history, stories and memories of people with sight loss in Wales. You do not need to be a UCAN member to participate and no experience is necessary, there are also volunteer opportunities for the project.

We would like to invite you to come and meet the UCAN team and to find out more about the project by joining us from 11am to 1pm on Wednesday 6th September at Sightlife, Jones Court, Womanby Street, Cardiff. Workshops for the project will then take place at Sightlife every other Wednesday.

For further information please contact Alys Jenkins at alys@ucanproductions.org or 07806 715446.

UCAN would like to thank The National Lottery Heritage Fund and players of the National Lottery for this opportunity.