Thursday 30th March 06 - Hull Soundwalks Launch Event(1/2) By Michelle Dee.

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On Thursday morning representatives from various community groups in Hull gathered at Arc, (Humber Centre for Excellence in the Built Environment) on Blanket Row. If you are not aware of this new construction, have a look across the main road almost opposite the King Billy statue in the old town.

There you will see a wedge shaped building with wind turbines on the site. This unusual building is to become a focal point for local artists and organisations and will serve as a meeting place and exhibition space for future users.

The event was to launch and publicise a new scheme created by a team of dedicated artists and media specialists from Resound Community Partnership. The aim of the project was to immerse people in a thought provoking audio tour as they walked through the city centre, sharing the thoughts and memories of the people that have lived and worked in the city.

The invited audience were treated to a sample of the spoken memories accompanied by images past and present of locations to be highlighted on the walk. The images were shown alongside effective sound effects creating a strong sense of place. The presentation was simple yet entertaining and informative. The walk is open to both individuals and groups - including schools and colleges - from all ages and social backgrounds and offers a rare insight into our local heritage. Jo Millett of Resound expressed that cities are about people; and their sense of ownership of where they live and work; she views Hull Soundwalks as a people-centred project.

The importance of inclusion was highlighted by Audrey Okyere-Fosu citing the need for a wide spread of input and contributions to go forward to the recording process. Bob Levene from Resound said it gave the opportunity for participants to stop, listen and look at their surroundings, take in the buildings and places around them, that in the rush of every day life would go unnoticed. She also spoke of the difficult process of recording contributors' thoughts and memories.

Resound used their wide network of contacts in the community to seek out and then approach potential contributors. By relaxing the contributors and creating the right conditions, the women of Resound collated the proud and precious memories of Hull's residents. Out of over forty different testaments, selections of recordings were edited and used as the soundtrack to the walk. Project Manager Rick Welton said he wishes to create a buzz within the community and to establish Soundwalks as a unique tourist attraction. He explained the walk's potential to bring a greater understanding of how the city once was and how the shared experience, could serve to both educate and bond communities across different generations.

The event was well attended and well received by the audience. Some important issues and questions were raised by different members of the audience including the ownership of the memories and the need for the experience to be fairly and accurately representative of all sections of society.

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