The story so far

I PACKED THIS MYSELF is a project working with migrant workers and local communities in Cornwall, which started in 2006. The aim: to break down prejudice and increase understanding



Tuesday 15 February 2011

Glyn Goodwin's map suitcases

The illustrator Glyn Goodwin, who created the map suitcases for the I Packed This Myself roadshow, has put some images of them on his website - showcasing them fantastically ....Click here to see....

Monday 7 February 2011

From field to office desk

Back in London... buy a couple of bunches of Cornish daffodils. Obviously from west Cornwall - where else?
From field to supermarket to office desk.

Friday 4 February 2011

Glimpsed from a cliff side path

It's early in the season but here  - in fields near Porthleven - daffodil picking has started in earnest....


The bus (transporting the workers to the fields) parked on the horizon.

Final workshop in Falmouth

The fifth of five....Jo Grace, our workshop leader, and Bartek - from Poland - have really enjoyed prolonged contact with the school. Jo writes, just before setting off to Nottingham to work there for a week or so:

"We had a great time. Once again the pupils at Falmouth school were lots of fun. ...I had high hopes of getting some really great bits of writing out of them, and I was going to tell them I would email you the best one and they'd be able to see it on the blog (something I still hope to do in future) However when it came round to it they were so brilliant in their questioning of Bartek that when we looked at the clock there was only 10 minutes left and still 8 or so students with their hands up and questions they wanted to ask.


Bartek has also continued my Polish education, as we arrived at the workshop early we stopped in Falmouth to have coffee and cake, then (as I'd bought the coffee and cake) Bartek insisted on taking me to the Polish shop and furnishing me with two boxes of Polish chocolates for the drive to Nottingham."