CASE STUDIES

The case studies are in Bristol, Lee Valley (London), Borth and Tal-y-bont (Mid Wales), and Shipley (Bradford). Each case study is being conducted by a local TEAM which includes academics, artists, community activists, and selected community partners ranging from small community groups to larger organisations charged with aspects of regeneration and community resilience. 

Bristol

Water City Bristol is a collection of creative conversations about water and communities - people and their diverse relationships with water and environment in Bristol. Our aims are to connect with existing organisations, groups and individuals with an interest in water relationships, either through involvement with rivers or with the floating harbour, and the 'tidescapes' of Bristol. In addition we are interested in thinking more broadly about water relationships in the city through considering access to water (for recreation and for drinking); sewerage and water provision; and hidden water courses, histories and futures of water in the city. (Learn More)

Lee Valley ​(London)

The River Lee/Valley is London’s second river, 26 miles long, comprising a system of canals/locks, reservoirs and an historic resident & industrial community and rich ecosystem. We aim to investigate and contribute to understanding the diverse relationships between people and water in the Lee Valley through creative conversations with community partners and individuals, and by facilitating, encouraging and producing creative interventions and outputs that help explore these complex inter-relationships.
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Cymerau (Mid Wales)

Communities in and around Borth and Tal-y-bont, are warmly invited to take part in 'Cymerau'. This is a project about water in all its aspects. It asks a simple question: What does ‘water’ mean to us, as communities and individuals?
We want to start conversations about water. Locally, we want to understand what is important to people and who would like to be involved in expressing this creatively with professional artists and makers. We hope that this attention will not only increase understanding but inform and inspire actions (outside of this project) that respond to the issues raised. (Learn More)

Shipley (Yorkshire)

Multi-Story Water is a celebration of the waterways in the Shipley area – the River Aire, Bradford Beck, and the Leeds-Liverpool Canal. It explores local people’s relationships with the water environment — the pleasures it brings, the memories it holds, the risks it poses, and our responsibilities for it. Building on conversations with and among local people, the project seeks to express these themes creatively, and to identify possibilities for future action.
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