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Welcome to Sound Sites of Southport, a walking tour around some of the much-loved seaside town's locations. Pairing oral histories and archive images with modern soundscapes recorded in situ, we hope you will feel connected to Southport's past as well as part of its future. Whether you're able to walk the route in person or are listening from home, this immersive experience will allow everyone, regardless of location or ability, to enjoy Southport's sites. As this is an interactive map you can either stream the walk from beginning to end, listening as it was intended, or download the walk and start from anywhere you please if you're short on time. Please download 'Sound Sites of Southport' on the Echoes app, press play and then either walk into the area marked on the map or select the menu on the top right, turn off autoplay and scroll through the sites at your leisure. Curated, Created and Narrated by Kirsty Jukes, Hub Rights Officer for Unlocking our Sound Heritage Field Recording Tech by Sian A. Williams, Digitisation Manager for Unlocking our Sound Heritage Oral Histories ©️ Bolton Library and Museum Services, Lancashire Archives, Manchester Libraries, and the North West Film Archive at Manchester Metropolitan University in association with Archives+ and The British Library - https://northwestsoundheritage.org/ http://www.archivesplus.org/ https://www.bl.uk/projects/unlocking-our-sound-heritage# Echo Images ©️ Sefton Libraries Information Services courtesy of Sefton Looking Back - Image Archive - https://www.sefton.gov.uk/schools-learning/libraries/local-archives-and-history-information-services/sefton-looking-back-image-archive/ Cover image ©️ Kirsty Jukes

https://forms.gle/sJhxihwR2ApRzaMn6 (Click on above Hyperlink or copy and paste into your browser to download competition entry form) Welcome to the Geolocational walk from Ykids and Bootle Children's Literacy Festival 2023 in partnership with Write Explorers. Today, we need your help to find the Conscience fairy who has been kidnapped by a Boggart. Are you ready to embark on this magical adventure? As we begin our walk, keep your eyes peeled for fairy doors hidden throughout the area. These doors are the gateways to the fairy world and may hold clues to the whereabouts of the Conscience fairy. Search carefully for these doors for they are hidden well, so look high and low. The doors will be found somewhere within each circled location on your walk. As we walk, we will also be listening to poetry about mythical creatures such as hobs, dragons, and mermaids. These creatures may also have information about the Boggart and the Conscience fairy. But be careful, the Boggart is a mischievous creature who loves to play tricks. Keep your wits about you and don't let the Boggart lead you astray. As we continue our walk, we will introduce you to many other mythical creatures such as sirens, gnomes, and pixies. These creatures may also have information about the Boggart and the Conscience fairy. Remember, the Conscience fairy is counting on us to rescue her. Let's work together to find her and bring her back to safety. Are you ready to begin our Geolocational walk and help save the Conscience fairy? Let's go!

**WIGAN** **START ON THE CORNER OF KING STREET AND WALLGATE, NEXT TO POPWORLD BY THE PURPLE DOOR** **PLEASE NOTE: We recommend experiencing this walk between the hours of 9am and 5pm.** Grab your headphones and get ready to be immersed in this latest solo audio experience from ThickSkin. The memories of Wigan are waiting for you. Listen closely to the sounds around you, find the voice of your guide and the memory will become clearer. Welcome to the in between. A place where all our memories are stored. Hear that sound? Distant and muffled. The memories of people past and present. Feel the gentle rumble under your feet? This pavement holds a history. This Is Where We Begin takes you on a journey around Wigan town centre. It has been developed by a group of local young creatives alongside ThickSkin’s Artistic Director, Neil Bettles, and Associate Director, Joseph Walsh, as a celebration of the town’s past, present, and future. A 40 minute walking experience in Wigan Suitable for ages 12+ **Creative Team** Created by ThickSkin's Young Creatives: Aoife Anderson Cara Bacon Connor Wood Isabel Kenny Matt Parncutt Matthew Martin-Warren Megan Price Robyn Carter Ruben Burger Director - Neil Bettles Associate Director - Joseph Walsh Composer & Sound Designer - Neil Bettles Participation Producer - Abi Beaven Executive Producer - Laura Mallows App Developer - ECHOES **Cast of voices** Aoife Anderson Abi Beaven Cara Bacon Connor Wood Isabel Kenny Joseph Walsh Matthew Martin-Warren Megan Price Robyn Carter Ruben Burger

A project inspired by boards that have lost their information, though they are not information-less. They are still in-formation, just not by us: a call for considering other-beings and our place in the world with them.

Take this guided walk and immerse yourself in new music created exclusively by up and coming North West based electronic producers, mentored by Mark Peters and Ulrich Schnauss. Each producer has woven site specific sounds both freshly recorded and archived into their tracks that take in 8 sites across Wigan (including 4 brand new tracks by Mark Peters & Ulrich Schnauss).

Take a walk through the Liverpool Docks in 1901. Relive the construction of the Tobacco warehouses and soak in the soundscapes.

Please begin your journey standing directly in front of the large electronic billboard outside of the historic Lime Street Station - this is essential for the cosmic conduit to be connected. Be sure to keep your arms and legs inside the mind at all times. Pay Attention to the guides, listening to any commands given - if no direct commands are given, please continue walking.

Inspired by Stories, Mystery and Love, three short stories by Sophie Herxheimer, Hanan Issa, and Joelle Taylor, we invited community groups to respond to their neighbourhood and create an interactive sound walk, produced by sound artist and composer Sara Wolff. Working with Asylum Link, Capeesh and Damien John Kelly House, artists Dan Astles, Phoebe McSweeney and PJ Smith worked closely with their groups to think about moments and memories when they felt like Wavertree and Picton became their home, how they are guided by their favourite places and the times they felt loved living in the neighbourhood. After collecting voicenotes and recorded poems, Sara mapped the memories across the Picton and Wavertree neighbourhood on Echoes, a mobile application for immersive audio for specific locations. How to listen to the Soundwalk - Soundwalks are best experienced using a handheld device. - Make sure your Location Services are switched on, and that the Echoes app has permissions to use them. - Wear headphones. If they have a noise cancellation feature, make sure to turn this off – both for your safety and also so you can hear some of the sounds of the environment as you walk. - Please be aware of your surroundings, and take care when crossing roads. - Children must be supervised by an adult at all times - Please be kind and aware of people and their right to privacy when using the soundwalk, as locations are in public spaces. - Transcriptions are available - click on each Echo to view - Take as much time as you need!

You are in dire need of money and have just free time in Your hands. Solve problems of ordinary people to get some of that sweet sweet money, are You up to the task?