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A space for creativity

Beth — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 09:32:39 -0600

Where are the best places to be creative or see art in action? Most Durham photographers know the place to set up a tripod and photograph the classic Cathedral shot but that is a well trodden location... where are those special spaces?

Access

Becky — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 07:51:52 -0600

For those interested in accessing (on foot or bike,or in a wheelchair) the nature, wildlife, landscape, heritage… and all the other things the Necklace Park has on offer.

Anglers

Becky — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 07:54:21 -0600

Are you interested in checking out the different fish of the Necklace Park? If you are then this is the Map for you!

Audio Mapping

Becky — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:59:07 -0600

Bird Maps

Becky — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 07:58:06 -0600

Whether through song, flight or sight, we all appreciate our resident feathered comrades– this is our chance to get better acquainted.

Bobby Shaftoe Maps the Necklace

Becky — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:30:50 -0600

The Park in music. If you’re interested in composition add your own layers of Park inspired music to build up this Map.

chaos mapping

Becky — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 06:08:35 -0500

one-off mapping of "chaos vs tranquillity" by award-winning Venezuelan multi-media artist Cipriano Martinez.

colour map

Becky — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 06:09:31 -0500

One-off colour mapping of the Necklace Park by an international designer.

dance story

Becky — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 06:41:45 -0500

In May Gilesgate Primary School will be composing site inspired poetry leading to a dance performance in the Durham Necklace Park.

Disorienteering

Becky — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 03:19:38 -0600

What to a passerby are just swings in a playground might be the place
someone had their first kiss, or an old house on the edge of town might
be the first place someone would think to hide if they were in trouble
with the law.... A new perspective can disorient you in even the most
familiar of places. This team will ask residents to reflect on aspects
of their lives in Necklace Park through a series of activities, and help
us map unexpected interpretations of everyday places.

Dog Tracks

Becky — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:00:17 -0600

Have you ever wondered what your dog is thinking about the journeys you take together? Here’s your chance to experience The Necklace Park through your Dogs eyes, nose and paws.

Eat, drink, and merry mapping

Beth — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:44:25 -0600

The 'gastro' opportunities of the Durham Necklace Park... The ingredients, the recipe, the picnic, the eating!

GeoScroot

Becky — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:21:58 -0600

Become a GeoScrootineer, find the 'specialness' of a space or place in the Necklace Park. Share your experience and memories of hidden gems in the Park through photos, art, sound, music, story, poetry... however that space inspires you to do so.

Gimme Shelter!

Beth — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 10:49:36 -0600

What is a shelter? It could be something physical or psychological, natural or man-made! A group of young people examine Durham's Necklace Park to find the answer and come up with some new ideas!

Hindsight Mapping

Becky — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 06:03:09 -0500

A-level students from Heaton Manor School are coming to the Durham Necklace Park for the first time for some hindsight mapping offering rediscovery triggers for revision.

Honey I ate the map!

Becky — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:06:20 -0600

Investigating and eating the foods of the Necklace Park.

map me up map me down

Becky — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 05:48:32 -0500

Quick 1-hour mapping forays for attendees of Dott07’s Explorers Club Awayday on May 6th 2007 in The Durham Necklace Park.

Mapping Belmont Viaduct

Becky — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 06:01:21 -0500

Award winning architect practice DMSR, together with a local school will be investigating how to Map Bekmont Viaduct, and if by doing so its possible to make it more visible, accessible and understandable.

Mapping in sound

Beth — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 08:24:43 -0600

Mapping with sounds; natural, composed, stories, ambient, position....

Mapping the Necklace blog

mappingt — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:17:52 -0600

Memory Maps

Becky — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 05:45:52 -0500

Pick an area, a street, a field, a wood or even the whole park! Draw a map from memory, you can include anything you like paths, roads, individual trees, people, shops, favorite places to eat, park benches: its your map, its your life, and your memories!

Messing about in boats!

Beth — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 10:58:39 -0600

If you are more interested in mapping the wetland rather than the dry, you can put your thoughts here!

Music Performance

Becky — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:32:19 -0600

Music in The Park. A map of performance spaces in the Park, where would you most like to perform?.. Least?.. How would it sound?..

If you're a busker in the North East, would you be interested in testing performance spaces in the Durham Necklace Park?

If so, just e-mail us to register your interest!

Offshore Mapping

Becky — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:08:33 -0600

Teenaged teams from Canada’s Great Lake area are gearing up to explore the Park… virtually

Orimapping

Becky — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 06:30:45 -0500

A map of temporary origami sculptures.

Park-Parkour

Becky — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 11:01:47 -0600

Performance Experience Mapping

Becky — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 05:54:16 -0500

Lady Kitt and Bridie Jackson are mapping through a series of interactive performance and sound pieces.

Play Mappers

Becky — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:46:20 -0600

Water... trees... open spaces... fallen logs... sand and mud... meadows... fallen leaves... old bridges...A winding river with lots of 'loose parts' on each of its banks... The Play Mappers will be mapping a playground with a difference!

Railways

Becky — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:58:02 -0600

An investigation into the railways of the Necklace Park, past and present.

Readers of the Lost Art

Ronan — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:26:08 -0600

Welcome to the Readers of the Lost Art Team Page, where you can read about our contributions to Mapping the Necklace.

The Owl and the Pussy Cat

Becky — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 06:35:34 -0500

Please feel free to create your own response!

Through a Pinhole

Becky — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:45:22 -0600

Mapping the Necklace through Pinhole Photography.

Top 10 Map

Becky — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 05:55:36 -0500

What are your Top 10 in The Durham Necklace Park? Are you willing to share information? What about picnic spots, places to play, visitor attractions, cafes, pubs, walks, cycle rides? Mark them on the map, take a photo, write a description, in your own inimitable words

Tree Testimonials

Becky — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 05:57:03 -0500

The Durham Necklace Park has some beautiful and distinctive trees. Help us map these remarkable creatures and celebrate what it is that makes them so special to us. Don’t mark the bark…do leave the leaves…map the park and its trees through photographs, stories, notes and votes!

Twinned Cities

Becky — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 09:05:17 -0600

Looking at Durham from across the world, exploring similarities and differences of two cities. Can you make a map that two cities can use at once?

Postcard Gallery Here.

vennel mapping

Becky — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 05:52:21 -0500

An architecturally-trained theatre producer is creating a sensory map of Durham’s vennels

What to do on a Saturday Afternoon

Becky — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 09:03:59 -0600

What can you do on a Saturday Afternoon? A local school is finding out!

Wild about food!

Becky — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:02:57 -0600

Mapping the edible Park bounty– whether it be garlic, elderflower or fungi.