Wednesday 11 October 2023

FORCED DEPORTATION CHINESE SEAMEN


The Sound Agents are Crowd Funding to purchase a blue plaque to commemorate the Chinese seamen who were forcibly deported from Liverpool in 1946 and to remember the women and children who were left behind living in destitution, ostracised from their families and community. Please donate and share. 

CrowdFund Link

Thursday 6 July 2023

ORAL HISTORY TRAINING

Are you looking for skills in Oral History for a project? 
Look no further. Contact Thesoundagents@gmx.co.uk for a chat.



 The Sound Agents recently delivered an oral history training workshop to volunteers in Central Library for The National Lottery Funded project 'Giz a Job' An Oral History of the 1981 People's March for Jobs. The Sound Agents use the Oral History Society's methods for training purposes and have 20 years of experience working in the field of recording audio/visual personal stories.

Wednesday 14 June 2023

FIRST HAND MEMORIES OF RON GITTINS


Ron Gittin's front room. Photo: Moira Kenny

Jan Williams talking about her Uncle Ron Oral History

Jan Williams talking about her Uncle Ron

Jan Williams talking about the Auction and Ron kidnapping his mum from the care home

Jane Bennett, friend of Ron Gittins Oral History

Jane Bennett talking about Ron at church and his ice cream van

Filmmaker working at Ron's place contextualising outsider art Oral History

Filmmaker talking about Ron's house and art

Thursday 1 June 2023

50 YEARS OF THE IRISH IN BRITAIN

 

Mick Ord Photo: Moira Kenny

The Sound Agents have volunteered to record 2 oral histories in Liverpool for the 50 Years of the Irish in Britain 1973 - 2023 project the recordings are taking place across Britain and will be held in the London Metropolitan University Archives. 

We had the pleasure to record Mick Ord whose life story is fascinating. For more information of Irish in Britain contact: Haringey Community Centre, Pretoria Road, London, N17 8DX 02039030994
50years@irishinbritain.org



Wednesday 31 May 2023

LIVERPOOL CHINATOWN ORAL HISTORY NORMAN YOU

In 2013 we met Norman You and arranged to meet with him to record his memories of Liverpool Chinatown. 10 years later, at the age of 90 we are delighted to have recorded him today. Click on this link to hear his story: Norman You

MEMORIES OF RON GITTINS

 The Sound Agents had the pleasure of recording memories of Ron Gittins during the Bank Holiday at an Event at Future Yard, Birkenhead organised by Jan Williams and Chris Teasdale. Click on the link to find out more about this amazing artist: https://ronsplace.co.uk/about-us/

Jan Williams: Ron Gittins niece and owner of the Caravan Gallery 
Click on the link to read all about SAVING RON'S PLACE





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BATTLE OF ATLANTIC 80th ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIVE EVENT

HRH the Princess Royal opening the Garden of Reflection, Liverpool Parish Church
Photographer: Moira Kenny

The Sound Agents received an invitation to the Service of Celebration and Commemoration with the opening of a Garden of Reflection by Princess Anne on the 26th May 2023, for helping Louise Watt identify and invite leaders of Chinatown and the descendants of the forcibly repatriated Chinese seamen in 1946. The families were delighted to hear an acknowledgement of the deportations during the service.