Today was the first of many dates in a calender of photographic activities and days out with participants of BRASS (Befriending Asylum Seekers and Refugees) who are based at the Victoria Hall in Bolton. Ali from Afghanistan, Auobiada from Sudan and Robin from Pakistan joined me today in a short trip around Queens Park and the college campus area of Bolton. The aim was to get them familiar with the SLR digital cameras so that they can teach others how to use them in the weeks

The Family Album - a social history photo book and exhibition Over the last few months I've been meeting residents from two areas of new housing in Bolton and collecting photos from their family albums. The aim is to create a book full of photos, stories and memories of growing up in and around Bolton. The project began like many of my projects at the archives of Bolton Museum. Looking at old maps I discovered old railway lines and mills that are no longer in existence. One o

The Living Mural Project On the 11th December 2013 the exhibition and unveiling of the Living Mural project at www.brassbolton.org took place at the Victoria Halls in Bolton, the home of Brass a charity that works with asylum seekers and refugees. The Mayor of Bolton came down in the daytime to unveil the mural and Jon Lord (CEO) of Bolton at Home (who funded the project) hosted the evening event, both times of day were supported by hundreds of guests, service users, volunt