Tales from a Slow Way
Art
A walking welcome to Essex: Writers and refugees walk from countryside to coast
Despite the current political climate, our section of the North Essex coastline has a rich history of welcoming travellers. We held a welcome walk, with sound, painting and poetry
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Zine: Telling a different story about North Sheffield
Nisha Kotecha, director of positive news organisation Good News Shared, walks across this deprived and diverse area to explore its rich community spirit
Environment
Geography students of colour band together amidst a diversity crisis
Minoritised students in Lancaster counter the male-dominated, Eurocentric, heteronormative study of the environment. And go for a walk!
led walks
Podcast: A walking tour of the Somali East End
British Somali tour guide Abdiladif Ahmed invites you to explore the lesser-known landmarks and histories of the Somali community in the East End of London
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Bob Marley, Kate Moss and Stormzy: Croydon artist draws portraits of people connected by a Slow Way
Artist and English teacher Jonny Kemp explores the route to Croydon from Crystal Palace, called Crocry, drawing famous people who worked or lived nearby
Podcast
Sick of negativity, here are the positive Northampton people creating a zine, podcast, monthly walking group and more from one of the country's most deprived towns
This story is part of our Tales from a Slow...
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One tender song combatting social isolation in “the sacred heart of Birmingham”
Diverse members of the South Birmingham community come together to create a song, My Backyard, inspired by interviews and walks through local green spaces
Art
A big group of variously abled people walked a chunk of a Bournemouth Slow Way. As they went they invented and illustrated a very weird and wonderful story