Whispers of the Past

This walk will allow you to experience soundworks composed by staff and students from Music and Audio Technology at the University of Kent

Walk & listen between two realities - your feet in the here and now of Chatham High Street as your ears tune to a virtual mix of slowed and real time Skylark song + the high summer striations of dry grass and insects (original audio recorded at the riverside skylark nesting site squeezed between Rochester and the River). Loop into The Brook via Batchelor Street for an ear bath in the underwater flow of the River Medway (recorded with a hydrophone at Limehouse Reach). Drift left past the taxi rank into Military Road where your circular sound walk completes. This walk is all at street level and takes between 15-20mins. Take care crossing Solomons Road and the carpark/taxi access points to Pentagon Centre area along The Brook. Headphones or earbuds recommended. For ease of listening download the walk to your phone before starting & keep your data running.

In Hulkes Lane the pontoon only squeaks at high tide, Samuel Randhawa used field recordings of that sound plus others made by Jane Pitt as the starting point for this track. The spoken word was a collaborative response from Jane to Sam's music.

Take in the sea air, and unique visuals of the boat graveyard along the Hoo Peninsula, paired with music, poetry and spoken word, to help your mind float away, like the flotsam and jetsam you might encounter, and take a moment to ponder the ‘Sunken Silence’. www,dizzyodare.com Dizzy O'Dare can be found on all social media - please let us know if you have any feedback.

A creative heritage exploration of the stories, songs and histories of the Thames Barges. Download the walk. Put on your headphones. Press START. Put the phone in your pocket. Be aware of your surroundings. As you walk, sounds will come. Some of the sounds are longer stories, some are musical elements which you 'play' as you walk through them. Be playful. Be inquisitive. Hulked is a creative heritage project inspired by the histories, stories and songs of the Thames Barges, many of which are now ‘hulked’ along the River Medway. The soundwalk weaves together stories, poems, songs, soundscapes and music as you follow the self-guided route through The Old Brickfields at Lower Halstow. Created by writer Jeremy Scott and sound artist, Anna Braithwaite, the soundwalk includes contributions from students of Lower Halstow Primary School, Hollywell Primary School, Upchurch, and members of the Oast House Community Choir and Thames Barge Community. Visit our website for more information about the walk and its creators: www.hulked.co.uk Choir recorded at the University of Kent with the assistance of Frank Walker and Peter Maher. Field recordings collected on site at Lower Halstow and aboard the SB Edith May.

This is a 'taster' sound walk, based on the project's existing presence across the water in Lower Halstow. This version should give you a sense of what we would like to create here on the Hoo peninsula. Come and visit us at the Whoop! Festival (17th May 2025) to find out more, or go to our project website: www.hulked.co.uk And be sure to visit the sound walk at Lower Halstow. See you there!

The Woodpecker Walk is a scenic route, with some steep inclines, steps and stiles, which may be challenging for some people. The walk is around 4 miles long and takes around 2 hours. Along the way, you will hear about how Shoreham Woods is managed as well as local history and wildlife. This audio trail was made possible with funding from the Kent Downs National Landscape and the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players.