Community invited to explore memories and imagine the future through water.
People across Clackmannanshire are being invited to take part in two new free creative community journeys exploring our relationship with water, through memories, stories, creativity and future thinking.
Resonate Together will host two three-week programmes this August as part of the UK Research and Innovation-funded FORTH₂O Policy Innovation Partnership, which is bringing together communities, researchers and organisations across the Forth Basin to better understand the role water plays in our lives and places.
The first programme, Water, Place & Memory, invites people to reflect on the rivers, burns, lochs and waterways that have shaped their lives.
Whether it's learning to paddle as a child, fishing with family, favourite walks, memories of flooding, working beside water or simply places that hold special meaning, organisers say everyone has a story.
The second programme, Imagining Water Futures, takes a different approach, inviting participants to explore hopes, ideas and possibilities for the future of water, climate and community through conversation and creative activities.
Angela Watt, Founder and CEO of Resonate Together, said: "Water connects all of us in different ways.
"For some it's a childhood memory, for others it's somewhere they go to find peace, or perhaps somewhere they're concerned about for future generations.
"These creative journeys are about bringing people together to share experiences, explore ideas and discover new ways of connecting with each other and with the places that matter to us.
"No artistic experience is needed—just curiosity and a willingness to join the conversation."
Across both programmes participants will have opportunities to explore storytelling, photography, creative writing, drawing, found objects and collaborative creative activities.
Organisers have said attendees are welcome to bring photographs, objects or memories that have a connection with water, although nothing is required except an open mind.
The workshops will take place at Carsebridge Cultural Campus, Alloa, with Water, Place & Memory running on August 10, 17 and 24, from 1.30pm to 3pm.
The Imagining Water Futures programme will be taking place on August 11, 18 and 25, also from 1.30pm to 3pm.
The programmes are free to attend, refreshments will be provided, and everyone is welcome.
To find out more or reserve a place, email culture@resonatetogether.org.uk.
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