We start by talking about how he balances the difficult decisions of working within a limited budget. We go onto hear what Alan thinks about the long lasting effect of the cultural Olympiad on this area. & I end by picking Alan’s experience about ways artists can build in sustainability in the incredibly precarious career of artists practice.

I see it as a conversation around artistic practice and our sense of place; the economic climate; the cultural Olympiad and the Olympic legacy. The aim is to produce 10-12 shows that will go out weekly.
 
This project takes as a starting point my previous work producing radio shows (sounds of the seaside and school looks around: Dartmoor) and with my working with archives.

The first proper episode is now online at: creativedialog.wordpress.com/2011/10/17/episode-2

it’s gone over my target of 30min so next weeks show will be less.
I feel its a bit rambling and  I think needs greater coherence. But what do you think?

Still early days and I’d welcome your feedback.

Also still looking for people, orgainsations, or public sector workers, to step forward and have our conversation recorded, any takers please get in touch.

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This was the FINAL Our Working Lives event!

A unique, one-off, bus tour of Poole’s working landscape was organised. Where passengers got the chance to travel through time on a 1959 Routemaster bus for a mystery tour to hear a soundtrack of Poole’s working landscape. The tour took visitors to areas in Poole not usually visited by commercial tour packages. Snaking through Poole’s industrial estates, as well as other interesting features of Poole’s economic landscape. During the tour passengers could hear everyday people talk about their working life, about Poole history and how its infrastructure has developed. Mixed with life today and its possible economic future.

Download audio (right click on link, or Ctrl click on a Mac):
http://www.archive.org/download/SonicBusTourOfPoolesWorkingLandscape/coachTrip.mp3

Start at Poole Museum

1. Head west on The Quay toward Thames St
2. Turn right to stay on The Quay
3. Continue onto W Quay Rd/A350
4. Continue to follow W Quay Rd
5. W Quay Rd turns slightly left and becomes Holes Bay Rd/A350
6. At Holes Bay Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Broadstone Way/A349
7. Slight left onto Cabot Ln

Route to Creekmoor industry estate

1. Turn right onto Balena Close
2. Turn right to stay on Balena Close

Nuffield industry estate

1. Starting from Cabot Ln/A349
2. Head northeast on Cabot Ln/A349 toward Technology Rd
3. Continue to follow A349
4. Turn right onto Waterloo Rd/A349
5. At A349, take the 1st exit onto Dorset Way heading to Bournemouth/A3049/Ringwood/A348/Christchurch/Nuffield/Newtown
6. Keep left at the fork
7. Turn right onto Morris Rd (Destination will be on the left)

Starting from Nuffield Rd

1. Head north on Nuffield Rd toward Hatch Pond Rd
2. Take the 1st left onto Hatch Pond Rd
3. Turn right onto Stinsford Rd
4. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Canford Heath Rd/B3074
5. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Adastral Rd
6. Keep left at the fork
7. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto the A3049 ramp
8. Merge onto A3049
9. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Old Wareham Rd
10. Slight left onto Yarrow Rd
    Go through 1 roundabout
11. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Mannings Heath Rd
    Go through 1 roundabout
12. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Ringwood Rd/B3068
    Go through 1 roundabout
13. Turn right onto Albion Close
    Destination will be on the left

Starting from Fancy Rd

1. Head southeast on Fancy Rd toward Old Wareham Rd
2. Turn right onto Old Wareham Rd
3. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto A3049 heading to Poole/A350/Dorchester/A35/Upton/Hamworthy
   /Nuffield/Fleet
4. Take the exit toward Nuffield/Creekmoor
5. At A349, take the 2nd exit onto Fleets Ln
6. Continue onto Stanley Green Rd
7. Turn right onto Sterte Rd
8. Take the 1st left onto Holes Bay Rd/A350
9. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto West St/A350 heading to Hamworthy
10. Turn left onto New Orchard
11. Turn right onto High St

and back to Poole Museum.

Extracts from my field recording from Burton Bradstock beach have been played on kuow.org 94.9fm radio program Sounds of the Summer.

A hugely popular family beach in Burton Bradstock. It is made up of shingle, surrounded by spectacular sandstone cliffs. Though bathing can be dangerous as the beach shelves steeply and there is a strong undertow.

This is part of Chesil Beach; a striking section of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site which, as the largest shingle ridge in the world, is an internationally unique geological feature.

West Dorset, 2 miles east of Bridport

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