On the 23rd May the young people who participated in the project will present the farmers they worked with, Ian and Julia Hawley, with their Farm Box. The Farm Boxes are an educational resource which can be used to add value to their farm tours.

The full exhibition can be seen in April 2014 at Ollerton Library.

A pleasant couple of hours were spent reminiscing about days gone by and people and places they used to know. Farming is changing rapidly and moving with the times and whilst the day to day life of a farmer and their family is physically easier, the audience in Bakewell remembered the old days very fondly.

The film was compiled by Mace, The Media Archive for Central England and has been screened for all the farmers and young people who participated in the Combine workshops.

The smart wooden boxes will contain various learning tools including a copy of the Combine publication and leaflet, the fabulous DVD of archive film  about farming in the East Midlands and a copy of the newly commissioned film about all the activities and outcomes of the project.

On the front of the box is a laser etched QR code that will take you directly to this website for further information about all that has taken place over the course of the project.

The Combine exhibition banners and original Derbyshire map are displayed in various locations around the building and the film can be seen in the new cafe and sitting area upstairs.  The exhibition will remain at the Record Office until 27th April.

Pictured in front of two panels are Cora Glasser the Combine project manager, Jane Wells, project co ordinator for Junction Arts and Becky Sheldon, an archivist from the Record Office.

Jane was joined by artist Danny Callaghan and farmer Gilly Groom to celebrate all they had achieved over the last year. The young people and their teachers were very excited and proud to see the unveiling of the Derbyshire map, a visual interpretation of their discoveries and research.

In February 2013 the exhibition will be visiting Derbyshire, beginning with the Derbyshire Record Office in it’s new premises in Matlock.

For more information about the exhibition timetable, see the Exhibitions page of the website.

Pictured with the Derbyshire young researchers are teachers Craig Allsobrook and Stuart Briddon and farmer Gilly Groom.

This is a beautiful venue in the centre of Corby Old Village, it’s only remaining thatched building. To enhance the exhibition the museum is also displaying some farming related artefacts to illustrate more fully the old way of life for the farming community in  Northamptonshire.

On the 12thFebruary, Junction Arts will be delivering two free creative workshops. They will take place between 10.00-12.00pm and 1.00-3.00pm. Participants can make their own picture of farming and rural life to take home using a clever technique  involving carbon paper. Almost like magic, it enables people of any ability to create an image of which they will be proud.

The Kingswood School in Corby, whose pupils participated in the project, also have on display in the reception area, a mini Combine exhibition featuring a project banner and the specially commissioned film. 

Paul Steele, Managing Director of Junction Arts, introduced those attending to how the project came about with a pilot project that took place in Derbyshire. He then went on to say how important the project was for Junction Arts, as it is their first regional project, highlighting the many new partners and participants who have benefited from taking part.

Gail also said a few words and praised the project team and Junction Arts for delivering a high quality, fully engaging project, adding that the project gave HLF very good value for the money awarded. She then went on to present the Combine publication to the young people who took part.

It was a great event and good to see everyone again who took part in the project. It gave us all a chance to reflect on their achievements, as well as enjoying lots of lovely cake!

Thank you again to Emma Warren and the rest of the staff at the museum for helping us to make this event the success that it was. And thank you to all those who were involved in the project overall.

Participants could decorate a paper bag using one of two techniques; either making tissue paper mosaic animals or by ‘magic drawing’ farm related images.

The exhibition can be seen at the museum until Monday 12th November.