Hardeep talks to Chris McLean-Benjamin – librarian, teacher, counsellor, mentor, IT trainer, editor, and a lot more – about his work at Stoke Newington Library, Hackney. [10 minutes].
Recorded 7 August 2023 amid the hubbub of the main hall at Mildmay Community Centre.
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| Hardeep and Chris at Mildmay Community Centre. |
Margaret’s powerful story of her 20-year search for her African-American GI father. [12 minutes].
Recorded 24 July 2023 amid the hubbub of the main hall at Mildmay Community Centre, London N16.
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| Margaret and Hardeep at Mildmay Community Centre |
The organisation for which Sally Vincent works is GI Trace – “created to assist people who are trying to trace their American GI fathers, grandfathers or wider family members”.
80-year-old Ray Carpenter was a skilled graphic designer for 50 years, and is now a full-time painter. Ray describes his artist process, which often begins with detritus discovered on the Thames foreshore.
Recorded 21 July 2023 in the Arbeit Trowbridge Talks podcast studio, Hackney Wick.
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Florence talking about her paper craft workshops at Mildmay Community Centre. [5½ minutes].
Recorded 17 July 2023 amid the hubbub of the main hall at Mildmay Community Centre, London N16.
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| Florence and Hardeep at Mildmay Community Centre |
Chris and Jackie spent their working life with disadvantaged people at the Hackney Community Library. Hardeep learns about the history of the pioneering service and how current residents can access it. [17½ minutes],
Recorded 14 July 2023 in the Arbeit Trowbridge Talks podcast studio, Hackney Wick, London E9.
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| Chris, Hardeep and Jackie in the podcast studio |
The Community Library web page is hackney.gov.uk/community-library-service
The Community Library Service
Hackney's Community Library Service
DJ Mumbles looks back at a career in and around music – and forwards to the next chapter of the story. [11 minutes].
Recorded 7 July 2023 in the Arbeit Trowbridge Talks podcast studio, Hackney Wick, London E9.
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| Hardeep in the podcast studio |
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| DJ Mumbles in the podcast studio |
I did my Podcast at Hackney Wick On Friday 7 July, My guest was DJ Mumbles. Rick came to make sure I did it right.
So I asked him what he wanted to talk about. he said music so he told me that he grew up with music and met so many people in the music industry
so I told him can you sing. he said no at first then he did sing, and it was so good to listen to him. What I want to say Thank you for coming to my Podcast.
The weather was so nice as well.
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| Crochet blanket and Hardeep at Mildmay Community Centre |
Learning crochet at school was a long time ago. I am 60 years old now! I have done well because in the past three Tuesdays I crocheted a blanket for my granddaughter. She is 10 months old and will be 1 in September on the anniversary of the Queen’s death! The blanket took three weeks but I did not know what I was making until it went big.
Back in February I crocheted a cardigan and a matching bag. I am now about to finish a book cover for my podcast diary.