Memory boxes made by participants of school days reminiscence activities

By Nicola Benge

Portslade WRVS Heritage Plus Project

Schooldays Project

Did you go to school between 1920s and 1970s?

WRVS ran a schooldays memories group at Portslade WRVS. This met weekly every Tuesday 1.30-3.30pm from 11th March to May 2008

Schooldays: We shared memories of going to school, play time, teachers, school dinners and more! We talked about old school mates; and created schooldays memory boxes.

We spent ten weeks chatting informally in a weekly group, exploring our memories relating to our school days over free refreshments. Five weeks of the sessions were led by Sandrine Case, a local artist who helped facilitate the creation of the schooldays memory boxes. The boxes will be exhibited at Emmaus in Portslade in August and Sept 2008.

Portslade WRVS, 123 Windlesham Close, Portslade, East Sussex, BN41 2AB. To find out how you can get involved in the project contact Nicola Benge, WRVS Project Coordinator on:  07901552164