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A soldier, on leave from his wartime duties, lying on the beach with his girlfriend at the Lancashire resort of Blackpool, 1942
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Views of the Grizedale Valley in North Lancashire on the edge of the Forest of Bowland in March 2018
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Jimmy Anderson 7-5-5-3, inside an hour of play. Kent 16-5.
1000 FIRST CLASS WICKETS.
262 matches. 51 5'fers.
Incredible bowler.
Finished with 10-5-7-19, his best ever figures.
Kent finished on 74 all out, Danny Lamb with the other three wickets. Bowled out inside a session.
It’s back!
First day of the new cricket season, Lancashire v Sussex at Old Trafford.
I’m in my element!
The Ancient Headland of Sunderland Point, nr. Overton, Lancashire.
Gait Barrows Nature Reserve and Limestone Pavement, nr. Silverdale, Lancashire
‘Bowk Stone’ Rocking Stone and Glacial Erratic, nr. Hawes Water, Silverdale, Lancashire.
A natural glacial erratic; the stone is loaded with folklore including the story of a huge eel that curls around its base, grabbing unsuspecting cattle and dragging them back to the local lake of Hawes Water. No monster eel to be seen today.
Zinc deficiency affects around 17% of the world’s population, mostly in developing countries. In Pakistan, the most recent national nutrition survey indicated that over 40% of women are zinc deficient. Stunted growth and development in children, increased susceptibility to infections, and complications during pregnancy and childbirth are just some of the consequences of zinc deficiency. Potentially leading to severe illness and death, this seemingly invisible deficiency has a negative economic impact on the family, the community, and the region more broadly.
So in May 2017 a group of researchers from the University of Central Lancashire started investigating whether a newly developed strain of biofortified wheat could increase dietary zinc intake in Pakistan by integrating the wheat into normal eating habits, and is being used is used to make chapattis – a staple food in the brick kiln communities of Peshawar.
Biofortified crops are developed using conventional plant breeding techniques, like cross-breeding standard varieties with their wild relatives over several generations. This means that biofortified crops are often more resilient to pests, diseases, higher temperatures and drought, as well as having higher micronutrient concentrations, such as zinc.
The trials were successfully completed in February this year, and the team are heading out to Pakistan this month to meet with research partners. The next steps are laboratory analysis, data entry and statistical analysis, and the team hope they will show improved zinc status associated with consuming bio-fortified zinc flour.
REVOLUTION (2017) / National Festival of Making, Blackburn
Mixed media installation
In the first part of Robyn Woolston’s project, tens of thousands of pieces of injection moulded plastic from the factory floor of MGS Technical Plastics, Blackburn, form a vast and immersive installation. Using mis-moulds, ‘sprue’ and ‘purge’, the installation works ambitiously in colour, form and scale to illustrate the nature and scale of industrial manufacturing waste.
In her complementary piece, a documentary film contrasts the 1st Industrial Revolution against our contemporary 4th. The artist’s father spent his whole life in plastic injection moulding and Woolston found herself drawn to the intergenerational narratives emerging in interviews with MGS employees, producing a film that not only draws on their stories but reaches further into our industrial heritage.
As the two halves of her work come together, historical parallels proliferate; design, fabrication and plastic moulding processes are shown in parallel with the ebb-and-flow of the Leeds to Liverpool canal, culminating in a meditation upon Lancashire-based manufacturing and its legacy.
MANUFACTURER:
Passionate about reducing environmental waste and committed to recycling, MGS Technical Plastics is a plastic injection moulding company based in Blackburn, Lancashire. Established in 1974 they are now the production partner of some of the world’s leading brands.The company operates 20 plastic injection moulding machines, weighing from 22 - 800 tonnes, and riveting, heat staking, over moulding and pad printing are all standard processes for the team.
“Having Robyn here has been an exciting change from the ‘norm’. The team have really enjoyed the conversations that have taken place - Robyn is breath of fresh air and will always be welcome here at MGS.”
FESTIVAL BACKGROUND:
Funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and produced by The National Festival of Making and community-led arts commissioners, Super Slow Way, Art In Manufacturing seeks to develop the ideas of artists in unfamiliar environments and create engaging and accessible new work, as well as encouraging investigation into Britain’s manufacturing heritage, specifically that of Lancashire with direct engagement from staff members in each participating company.
“The ‘Art in Manufacturing’ commission does exactly what it says on the tin; exposing the art at play in countless, largely invisible, factories across this area where hundreds of people embark each day on creative tasks, undertaken with remarkable attention to detail, resulting in the production of the beautiful, the delicious and the complex, from the most delicate to the most durable products on earth. These people, often coming from generations that have worked in these industries, have very generously imparted their knowledge to the nine artists who, in turn, have shone a spotlight of excitement and curiosity onto their formidable skills and dedication.
We think that the outcomes of these collaborations perfectly capture the enthusiasm and mutual admiration that took place in the few short weeks it took to create them and help us all appreciate the creativity taking place in the historic factories and anonymous business parks at the end of our roads. We hope that it inspires viewers, particularly young people, to look to manufacturing as an outlet for their own creativity.”
Laurie Peake, Director of Super Slow Way
You can watch the companion film here: https://vimeo.com/215108977
Festival website: https://festivalofmaking.co.uk
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