Wanderscapes - Social Resonances

**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.

We embarked on a night walk circling Dove Mill which has been said to be haunted. The decrepit building fell into abandonment over 50 years ago. Although we aren't able to go inside or go beyond it's gates, we walked around the area of Deane Church Lane where it is located to see what we could hear!

A spooky soundwalk made with the help of the children of Little Hulton 🎃👻👁️

Made up of melodies made by the SEND kids of Little Hulton. Have a stroll and hear if you can find them all!

This is an audio story by Mark Jackson which accompanies an augmented reality PopupView campaign. Walk around the park, find the PopupView scenes, popup the animals and hear their tales. Find out more about this walk here: http://www.popupview.com/views-in-farnworth-park/

This is Witch 'n' Monk's first GPS-guided release: a new way to experience music, made for disobedient minds. Something between a quest game, an interactive podcast and a sound walk. Part of their release called OUTFOX: a collection of new music on the theme of radical creativity. To download Pagamento click here: <https://www.witchnmonk.com/pagamento>

A fantastic audio tour of the Churchyard of St Mary's, Prestwich. Charting over 400 years of the social history of Prestwich, Manchester and beyond. Read more at people.prestwich.org.uk **PLEASE START THE APP BEFORE APPROACHING THE CHURCHYARD TO GET YOUR GPS POSITION ACCURATE Credits: Ian Pringle - Saint Mary Prestwich ; A Description of the Churchyard http://www.prestwichheritage.co.uk/saint-mary-prestwich-a-description-of-the-churchyard/ The Oldham Tinkers - Peterloo - https://youtu.be/RgLpCjL7X-M

This sound walk guides you through Kersal Wetlands, a stunning outdoor space created as part of a £10 million flood protection scheme. This site was once home to the Manchester Racecourse, which attracted up to 70,000 people but closed in 1962. Now, it is a fabulous new home for birds, wildlife and nature, with views of the Manchester skyline, the woodlands of Kersal Dale and the shimmering River Irwell. As you walk along the cycle paths and footpaths, you will hear the sounds of nature, such as the chirping of birds, the buzzing of insects and the rustling of leaves. You will also encounter ten hectares of wildflower habitat, where you can admire the colourful blooms and the diversity of plants. Some of the flowers you may see include ox-eye daisy, red clover, common knapweed and yellow rattle. This sound walk begins on the left bank of the River Irwell, just past the entrance at Grandstand Avenue. This walk takes approximately 25 - 35 minutes to complete. Please keep to the designated paths and keep dogs under control in the wetlands area, especially during the bird nesting season from mid March to June. Thank you for joining us and have a wonderful day.