Our annual picnic is from 3pm on Sunday 26th July, please join us if you can – we’d love to see you there.
We’re going to be joined by Natalie Hollway who is carrying out research for her PhD at the Centre for Water Cultures at the University of Hull. Natalie grew up in Lee. Her thesis explores how community drought awareness and preparedness amongst domestic water users in the UK can be raised. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the 1976 drought. Although usually remembered as a golden summer, the hot, dry weather also led to a water crisis.
We often think of the UK as having more of a problem with too much water, rather than too little. However, drought and water shortages continue to be a risk, particularly as a result of the climate crisis.
In this workshop we will be looking at historical materials on the drought of 1976 and other examples of water insecurity in the UK, and incorporating these materials into collage, writing or other medium you feel comfortable with. The session is an opportunity to consider our relationship to our water supply, drought, and water insecurity more generally, and learn from the past to prepare for the future.