September 22, 2018

Cricklewood Memory Tour

September 22, 2018/ Saira Niazi

In this self-guided audio tour, you’ll learn about the journeys of Irish and Pakistan migrants who came to Cricklewood in the 1950’s and 60’s. Click here to download the map, listen as you follow the trail and discover the local area as seen through the eyes of the elders.

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I’m in NYC this month and San Francisco next month carrying out my @churchillfellowship research project Renegade Guides - the places we go, the stories we share. In changing cities, where communities are being uprooted and places of social, historical and cultural importance are disappearing, guiding is a powerful tool to preserve stories and memories of people and place. I’ll seek to explore the ways that we, as guides, can improve our practice to better serve local communities. I aim to collate my research and to produce a best practice handbook for guides all over the world - a resource that I hope will both inspire, inform and improve guiding.  Do you run a tour business? Are you a guide? I’d love to connect! #researchproject #renegade #guiding #tourguides #community

Handed in my MA Creative Writing portfolio @goldsmithsuol last month! My final project is about openings and the journey towards Allah… Hoping to share one day.. maybe.. Thank you @azizfndn for a dream opportunity to read, write, learn and reconnect and to all my incredible spiritual teachers/ friends. Birmingham you’ve been so kind to me #creativewriting #faith #islam #journey #community

Spent a few months in Marseille last year working, writing but mostly walking… my last story for @slowwaysuk focused on what a walking network might look like in the city! From 2022-23, I clocked up over 500 miles testing out long-distance Slow Ways walking routes across England, Wales and Scotland as part of my job. Slow Ways is an amazing CIC working to create a national walking network that connects up all the towns and cities in the UK! Defo worth checking following #slowways #walking #writing #marseille #france

“It gives me a feeling of solidity - a solid ground to stand on…” My “Portrait of the South Downs” project website expires in a month! It’s full of stories of people and places connected to the chalk landscape as well as wandering routes, sound recordings, and a beautiful film created by @lukejbaker__ Check it out before it disappears. Link in bio! The project was funded by @southdownsnp and @campaign4parks Thanks to everyone involved, esp @dimachaeri @alinahazadeh @writingourlegacy @lukejbaker__ @overslizzie @david_sheil_studio @agreeninn @kellysmith.onthego + everyone who came to a wandering and shared a story ✨ #photography #portraits #stories #southdowns #landscape #chalk #connection #magic #creativity

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