Listen in to hear Katie chatting about My Jubilee with Mel Osborne at BBC Radio Cornwall in August 2021.
‘My Jubilee’ received funding from the National Lottery Community Fund who put a call out for projects to help celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee. Grays Wharf Director Megan Beck and Katie Bunnell thought it would be fantastic to try to create 70 commemorative plates designed by and celebrating local residents, working with as many people aged over 70 as possible. The team called on local contacts in the Town Council and other community groups including the Penryn WI and the Penryn Memory Café to help gather local residents to take part. Plate designs were created by participants aged over 70 working together with Katie, Megan and younger members of the community, including students from Falmouth University who helped out while designing their own plate. Eight workshops over four weeks resulted in the magic number of 70 designs.
“I really enjoyed meeting other people from the community. It was lovely hearing the stories from some of the older folk about their experiences growing up in Falmouth and Penryn. I loved seeing the photographs they had bought along and seeing how the area had changed.” India Brown, participant / helper
Find out more about the project and see the plates here.