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Bradley Garrett visit
24/10/15
Bradley Garrett visited Freeman's Wood with Layla Curtis and Adam Fish on Saturday 24 October. Bradley Garrett is a social and cultural geographer at the University of Southampton, and author of "Explore Everything: Place-Hacking the City". Adam Fish is a social anthropologist at Lancaster University.
FILM
18/09/15
We've produced a short film about the plot of land known as Freeman's Wood on the edge of Lancaster, and our project about landownership - "Landed (Freeman's Wood)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yxebw_rC7I8
Talk on "Landed" at sociology conference in Italy
28/08/15
StoreyG2 director, John Angus, gave a talk about "Landed (Freeman's Wood)" in a session entitled: "The Politics of Land", at the 2015 International Sociological Association RC21 Conference, "The Ideal City: between myth and reality", on 28 August, in Urbino, Italy. The written paper for the conference is here.
article in a-n
22/07/15
Breaking down barriers: artist’s app invites public to ‘trespass’
https://www.a-n.co.uk/news/breaking-down-barriers-artists-app-invites-public-to-trespass
TRESPASS app now in App Store
01/07/15
It has taken a few months of negotiation with Apple, but the TRESPASS app for iPhone by Layla Curtis is now available in the App Store on iTunes. Hurray! You can get it here.
Luneside Studios opening and exhibition
05/06/15
Luneside Artists' Studios is open on Friday 5 June from 5.30-7.30pm (opposite Lancaster Castle gateway), followed by the opening of an exhibition by Studio members at The Dukes from 8.30pm. Both include a small display about our "Landed (Freeman's Wood)" project. These events are part of Lancaster Arts City First Fridays. The exhibition runs until 28 June.
Re-thinking the Rural
20/05/15
Gave a talk about "Landed (Freeman's Wood)" at a seminar called "Re-Thinking the Rural", organised by In Certain Places at University of Central Lancashire on 20 May.
Board Game in the library
12/05/15
A session organised by Helen Hicks for 8 people to play the Freeman's Wood game in Lancaster Library on 12 May went well. Still struggling a bit with the rules, but it always generates amusing role play and interesting discussion.
Talk at Lancaster University
08/05/15
Gave a short talk about the "Landed" project at Open15: Artist Summit - a Live@LICA event at Peter Scott Gallery, Lancaster University on 8 May - as part of a session on socially engaged art. Film of talk.
PROJECT PRESENTATION AT 'CAMPUS IN THE CITY'
23/03/15
We will present the Landed (Freeman's Wood) project on Thursday 9 April at the 'Campus in the City' shop on Cheapside in the centre of Lancaster.
http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/fass/enterprise-centre/docs/Timetable%2010.02.2015.pdf
Article in the Guardian
13/03/15
Excellent article in the Lancaster Guardian 13 March 2015
http://www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/news/community/popular-wood-has-links-to-global-economy-1-7152762
FREEMAN'S WOOD BOARD GAME
10/03/15
Tuesday 10 March. Had a second trial of the game today. It generated lots of discussion.
Freeman's Wood Board Game
09/01/15
Tristan Surtees from Sans Facon visited on 9 January to discuss on development of their board game.
App Development
19/12/14
Artist, Layla Curtis, and her app developer, Ron Herrema, visited Freeman's Wood on 18 December and tested the app on site. It's going well and features conversations with a variety of local people.
The Tasting Garden
03/12/14
Lancaster City Council Cabinet discussed the future of The Tasting Garden again on Tuesday 2 December 2014.
The members voted to allow a 12 month period for funds to be raised for its restoration. It is not clear who will do that, but the decision provides a welcome opportunity.
