Workshops & Listening Booth

The Wornington Word project included free training and workshops. Over one hundred estate residents and local people participated in training for Oral History, Photography, Documentary Film Making, Creative Writing and Social Media.

A Listening Booth was also created enabling people to listen to the oral histories of the Wornington Green Estate while looking at our collected photographs. The booth toured to various venues in North Kensington including Venture Centre and the Westway Trust.

A lovely group of people getting together to photograph the last days of the Wornington Green Estate.”

 

Julie Stockley
Participant of the Photography Workshops
Inside North Kensington Library, a suited man, listens intently to oral history extracts from the Wornington Green Estate. The booth also has photographs of people and places across the Wornington Green Estate. Photo taken by Natasha Langridge 2019.
Participants, Jonathan Franco and Caroline Moss, learning cinematography skills in order to document the shops and cultural life on Portobello Road. This was part of Sanya Mihaylovic’s Introduction to Film Making Workshops. Photo taken by Darnell Da Costa 2019.
Film Making workshop taking place inside Venture Community Association. Participants are laughing as they learn about camera angles and mise en scene as instructed by Sanya Mihaylovic. From left to right: Keith Stirling, Jonathan Franco, Natasha Langridge, Caroline Moss, David Saiz and Margaret Cairns-Irvin. Photo taken by Darnell Da Costa 2019.
A Film Making workshop taking place inside Venture Community Centre. Sanya Mihaylovic is showing Jonathan Franco how to use the projects Panasonic camcorder. Photo taken by Darnell Da Costa 2019.
Wornington Green resident Alessana Hall looking and listening to The Oral History Booth set up inside North Kensington Library. The booth was set up so people could interact with the recorded histories of Wornington Green Estate residents whilst seeing their photographs taken of the estate. Photo taken by Natasha Langridge 2019.
Oral History Training Workshop led by Rosa Schling taking place inside Venture Community Centre. The twelve participants are sitting around a table learning how to conduct an oral history interview. Photo taken by Talibah Stevenson 2019.
James Oluwaseye Ogundipe, staff member at the Venture Community Centre, listening to the Wornington Word Oral History Booth. The booth allows people to interact with the recorded stories of residents whilst seeing photographs taken across the estate. Photo taken by Micky Pallant 2019.
Oral History Training Workshop led by Rosa Schling taking place inside Venture Community Centre. Participants are laughing as they learn how to use the oral history recording equipment used when conducting an oral history. From left to right: Natasha Langridge, Grace Zikpi, Micky Pallant, Margaret Cairns-Irvin. Photo taken by Talibah Stevenson 2019.
Photography Workshop taking place in Venture Community Centre. Photographer Kevin Percival is discussing the elements that make an interesting picture including the rule of thirds. The participants are comparing photos they have just taken of the estate on a laptop screen. From left to right: Kevin Percival, Micky Pallant, Darnell Da Costa, Hannah Hutch & David Saiz Photo taken by Natasha Langridge 2019.
A Social Media Workshop led by Lizzie Spring inside The Tabernacle in Powis Square, W10. The workshop was aimed at encouraging residents to get the most out of using Twitter. Participants are gathered around their phones sharing a joke with their phones after the workshop. From left to right: Micky Pallat, Jonathan Franco, Lizzie Spring, Ruby Sara Juarez Portela, Grace Zikpi, Margaret Cairns-Irvin. Photo taken by Natasha Langridge 2020.
Inside The Westway Trust main reception at Thorpe Close, W10, a woman sits inside the Oral History Booth. She listens to the recorded stories of Wornington Green Estate residents whilst seeing photographs taken across the estate. Photo taken by Natasha Langridge 2019.
A picture of the Oral History Booth set up inside Venture Community Centre’s main hall. This was part of Venture’s 60th Birthday celebrations. The Listening Booth allows people to listen to the recorded stories of Wornington Green residents whilst looking at photographs taken of Venture, the Wornington Green Estate and the local area. Photo taken by Kevin Percival 2019.
Junior Tomlin, local resident and artist, at the Photography Collation Workshop. His profile, including his flat cap, is in the left foreground. To the right are the profiles of other participants sitting at a table taking part in the workshop run by Kevin Percival.
Yellow flyer designed by Drupal-on-the-go displaying photographs of Wornington Green residents and the dog walkers of Athlone Gardens taken by Kevin Percival. The flyer advertises The Wornington Word Summer Workshops 2019: Photography, Oral History, Documentary Filmmaking and Audio Editing.
A head and shoulders photo of Kevin Percival, photographer and resident of Wornington Green Estate, taken at the Photo Collation workshop. He is looking into camera and in the background is a projected image of one of the residents from estate. Photo taken by Constantine Gras, 2020.
Venture Kids Heritage Workshop, five little girls and three boys are looking at a display board on the heritage of Wornington Green.