THE PARK LAKE and JEAN McSORLEY

Campaigner, activist and writer Jean McSorley gave a fascinating interview in which she discussed the town's former clubs and societies in which  members combined leisure with education, skill development  and self-advancement. Jean places the Park alongside these, seeing it as a gift to anyone with an enquiring eye, as an example of a more generous and further-sighted vision than we might expect from Victorian industrialists, and as something to value and maintain.

Jean's family have a tangible legacy in the Park, and you can hear her explain it in this short clip..with the park lawnmower buzzing in the background.

https://soundcloud.com/art-space-756835798/jean-mcsorely-for-blog



The postcard is another from Mike Burn's collection. Thank you Mike.


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