Looking forward to June 24th/25th and the Oral History Society conference .

Our Heritage Officer, @Val_Bold, is part of a panel on 'Co-producing oral histories for social change' and will be talking about our 'Scotland's Year of Stories 2022' events 'Up the Middle Road: Crichton Stories of Resilience and Recovery'. She will be
alongside Verusca Calabria, Gwawr Faulconbridge, Mike Jones, Khaldoon Ahmed, Geraldine Bradey and Dale Copley.

Photo credit Mike Bolam #UpTheMiddleRoad #YS2022

Another packed issue of @Crichton_Trust magazine is out now and delighted to see #UpTheMiddleRoad #YS2022 featured. Proud to read about how the Crichton is supporting Ukrainian guests, hosting multiple events and even acting as a movie set! One interesting read:

https://issuu.com/crichtontrust/docs/crichton_magazine_2022/14

#UpTheMiddleRoad, as part of Scotland's Year of Stories 2022, shared memories and experiences from former patients and staff of the Crichton Royal, Dumfries.

Over the summer, we invited two #Dumfries primary #schools to take part in 'learning picnics' on site. They learnt about the history of this former mental health institution through phrenology, with #artist Julie Stephen, and #storytelling, with Amanda Edmiston.

Feedback was terrific and, we hope, the start of a continuing conversation.