Wednesday 8th May - The Courtyard, Hereford - 11am. Subtitled screening as part of Deaf Awarness Week. Followed by a BSL interpretted Q+A with our special guests who feature in the film, who attended the specialist school for the deaf in Woolhope as children.
Stories from the Hop Yards brims with archive photos and films, alongside newly-recorded interviews. An essential ingredient of British beer, hops, with their evocative aroma, have been an integral part of Herefordshire life for centuries. During the hand-picking heyday, families arrived for a working holiday by train, cattle lorry or charabanc. Dinners were cooked over open fires and children picked hops into old upturned umbrellas, while their mothers worked at the cribs. Pickers, farmers, traders and brewers come together in this first film in the Herefordshire Life Through a Lens project to recount tales of hop-picking days, past and present, and with an eye to the future.
Our volunteer, Holly on the joy of watching the film with an audience "I am really glad that I saw the film in the cinema because I enjoyed seeing the emotional response of the audience, who either recognised or related to the people sharing their stories on screen. You could really see how much they missed some aspects of the old way of life: laughing at the simple stories of cider, salivating over the talk of rabbit stew and reminiscing over the sense of community. As a young person the atmosphere is something that I had never experienced and would not have felt the same way if I'd watch it at home."
Description: Bringing the work of local photographer Derek Evans out of the archives and into the community.
This series of exhibitions comes from the hop-yards of the county, featuring both archive and contemporary images created by students and staff from Hereford College of Arts and migrant workers*. It accompanies the newly-released Herefordshire Life Through a Lens film, "Stories from the Hop Yards".
*Due to the size differece of the various gallery spaces, each exhibition is edited accordingly; meaning each venue will display a slightly different selection of photographs.
This tour has now finished.
Tuesday 6 March, 8pm Borderlines Film Festival, Malvern Theatres.
This special screening also features poetry readings with two of the film's interviewees, Raine Geoghegan and Margaret Dallow; a tasting of local beers and a chance to share stories. .
Wednesday 11 July, 10.30am School films screening at the Odeon Hereford. NB: This event is not open to the public. See photos from last years event.
Thursday 20 September, 7.15pm Lady Emily Community Hall, 16 School Rd, Tarrington, Hereford HR1 4EX Hosted by the Hereford Photographic Society.
Monday 26 November, 8pm The Barrells, St Owen Street, Hereford. £3 on the door.
Friday February 15th 7pm Cusop Village Hall . Contact Sue on 01497 822523 or email [email protected] All welcome Visitors £3.