Hidden Canal

Thanks to funding from the Whose Art Whose Culture Salford CVS programme, Walk the Plank and the Mcr, Bolton & Bury Canal Society are working together to capture oral histories, memories and recollections about the Canal (most of which is hidden in Salford - aside from Middlewood Locks and near Agecroft) and raise the profile of the Canal, the Hidden Canal sound walk project and Middlewood Locks Fest

As part of this, we're holding some out and about sessions with our speaking and listening pod near to where the Canal originally was (and still is: it's just been filled in): everyone is invited to come along - particularly people who remember the Canal or have heard stories about it. David, a sound artist, will interview and capture people's voices at these sessions before turning what they say into short podcast like episodes which will be shared online and at other events throughout Salford's Centenary year 

Listen to an example from St Philips Primary here

When finished, the new sound pieces will be shared on our websites and also heard at events during Salford's Centenary Year www.salford100.org.uk/ including Middlewood Locks Fest on Saturday 27 June