Creative Stretford Socials | Wednesday 7th May 6-9pm
Join us for the next Creative Stretford Social – Wednesday 7th May 6-9pm at Bakehouse32!
From Stretford With Love Exhibition
From Stretford With Love Exhibition
STRETFORD TOWN CENTRE LAUNCHES PEOPLE POWERED POLAROID PROJECT
Stretford Town Centre and Bruntwood have launched a people-powered, immersive exhibition that documents a year in the life of Stretford. Made up entirely of Polaroids taken by the people of Stretford over the course of a year-long “photo-relay”, the exhibition is a love letter to the town from the people that live there and is curated by one of the country’s leading photographers, Simon Buckley of Not Quite Light.
In July 2021 members of the Stretford community, Simon and the Stretford Town Centre team embarked upon a journey to document a year in the life of Stretford, seen through the eyes of those who live in the town, using a simple Polaroid camera.
Simon worked with each resident to teach them how to capture the perfect photograph on the Polaroid camera which was gifted to the community by Bruntwood and Trafford Council. After the first session, the photographic relay began, and each week participants took their turn with the camera, capturing their own ‘photo diary’ of their life and town centre that week.
Each collection of photographs has been curated by Simon Buckley, and will be shown alongside a soundscape of voices from participants mixed with a specially created soundtrack of Stretford.
From “Stretford With Love” is free to view and will be on display to the public from 17th February at Stretford Public Hall. It will eventually live permanently at a location in Stretford Town Centre
Stretford Socials X Rooting for Stretford | Saturday 3rd May 11-3pm
The Stretford Socials are back this Saturday 3rd May 11-3pm, and this time, we’re Rooting for Stretford!
Creative Stretford Socials | Feel Weird Studios | Friday 11th April 6-9pm
For our second event, we’re thrilled to be hosted by over friends at Feel Weird Studios*, a local music, rehersal and recording studio hidden in plain sight in the Mall. Expect an evening of creativity, conversation, and great company!