Out & About September 2017

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Banner walks, talks, exhibitions and events,
including the outdoor performance on
September 8 and 9 on Greenham Common,
have gathered memories of the history
of the common, bringing them to life for a
younger audience and an exhibition at West
Berkshire Museum, opening on September
27, will display its unique heritage.
Performers will guide visitors through the
Decontamination Suite, which formed
part of the USAF Cold War former Wing
Headquarters Building. Free tours will take
place on September 8 and 9 and have
already all sold out.
Greenham Trust CEO Chris Boulton explains
how the Greenham: 100 Years War and
Peace project came about.
“We thought it was important to mark our
20th anniversary and the best way to do
that was by creating a community event on
Greenham Common by the people, for the
people, but led by professionals to engage
as many people locally as we could and also
put Greenham Trust on the national map.
“Professional company Rosa Productions
was brought on board because they have
a first-class track record of delivering
high-quality outdoor events with strong
links to the BBC, Arts Council England and
Heritage Lottery Fund, which has financially
supported the project.
“It’s all going really well, we have nearly 400
local people involved and the rehearsals
are coming together. I was involved with the
trust team in the banner painting, which also
engaged many local groups.”
Why is it important that the Greenham Trust
supports arts initiatives like this?
“This is special, to celebrate the anniversary,
but we want to engage people in the arts
with all the benefits – it brings the common
into use for a large-scale public event for
the first time, and through the year-long
exhibition in the West Berks Museum it will
also be long lasting and hopefully increase
their footfall – a truly great by-product of the
initiative.”
To find out more about all the events taking place visit:
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