The People's Archive

of Stratford-upon-Avon

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Text on a pink and blue striped background reads: A song that makes me feel proud is: Breaking Free from High School Musical… This reminds me of my three daughters singing this… makes me feel proud… From Nicola.. Four women smile while crafting colourful paper stars at a table inside a church. One stands, three are seated, surrounded by art supplies and stained glass windows in the background. A flooded street with partially submerged cars, a flower bed in the foreground, and buildings along the roadside. A white sign for the Royal Shakespeare Theatre stands on the left. A young soldier in an old-fashioned military uniform and a side cap, looking directly at the camera. The image is colourised and has a soft, faded background. Four aeroplanes are flying in formation against a cloudy sky, viewed from below in a black and white image. A vintage steam locomotive numbered 5337 is stopped at a railway station platform, with cream and brown station buildings and tracks curving away. Few people are visible on the platform. Poster for the Stratford Born and Bred exhibition, showing older people holding photos, with Stratford landmarks, vintage aeroplane, and text overlaid. Event details appear at the bottom. A man with a red mohican and polka-dot shirt sings into a microphone at an outdoor event, surrounded by people, colourful bunting, and posters for ska and punk bands. Several older adults sit around tables covered with a red, white, and blue cloth, talking and working on laptops and papers in a bright room with folding chairs and historical displays on the wall. A collage of colourful hand-drawn animals, trees, and local landmarks surrounds the text Wild Stratford-upon-Avon: Mapping our favourite local spots and memories on a light background. An elderly man with white hair and glasses sits indoors, wearing a blue jumper over a collared shirt. He is speaking, with the caption: And I've met this community. The background shows shelves and a lamp. Colourful marker drawing of a woman with vibrant hair, heavy make-up, and an ankh necklace. Two smaller sketches of women and the words I ♥ Lurk appear in a busy, abstract background. A vintage black-and-white photo shows ten people standing outdoors in two rows, dressed in coats and boots. The background has trees and uneven ground. The group is looking at the camera and smiling. Four people in colourful costumes walk along a bridge; two women in green dungarees have gardening tools on their backs, ahead is a person with a white beard and another with a flamingo sculpture on their head. Buildings and sky in the background. A large mouse sculpture made from recycled materials like cardboard, plastic, and paper stands on a white floor, with two small red objects at its feet and tall sticks in the background. A vintage photo of author Marie Corelli in Victorian dress, surrounded by text about her life and literary achievements, with a quotation, a letter image, and her birth and death dates: 1 May 1855 – 21 April 1924. A person in historical clothing stands by a wooden table outside a stone cottage with a tiled roof. Another person is seen walking away on a cobbled path. Rope and jars are on the table. Vintage clothing shop interior with racks of colourful clothes, beauty products, and sewing supplies. Several women in 1960s fashion stand throughout the shop. The floor is herringbone wood, and the lighting is warm.
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A nurse in a uniform and cap stands outside a wooden building, smiling and holding two swaddled newborn babies, one in each arm.

Health & Wellbeing

A hedgehog made from leaves, twigs, grasses, and acorns is arranged on white paper atop a leaf-patterned tablecloth.

Nature

Poster for the Stratford Born and Bred exhibition, showing older people holding photos, with Stratford landmarks, vintage aeroplane, and text overlaid. Event details appear at the bottom.

People of Stratford

Four people stand at an outdoor event; three wear Regency-era costumes, one holds a rainbow flag. Another holds a sign reading All about the PRIDE, not the PREJUDICE. Art prints are displayed behind them.

Something to Celebrate

A man with a red mohican and polka-dot shirt sings into a microphone at an outdoor event, surrounded by people, colourful bunting, and posters for ska and punk bands.

Sounds of Stratford

A young soldier in an old-fashioned military uniform and a side cap, looking directly at the camera. The image is colourised and has a soft, faded background.

Stratford at War

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