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BBC
raises Voices in Luston
An
ambitious new BBC project is about to give a radio voice to the
local community of Luston in Herefordshire.
From
Friday 4 April, BBC Hereford & Worcester will spend three months
broadcasting from Luston as part of Voices - a national BBC venture
that sees BBC staff working closely with local people giving them
an opportunity to tell their own stories.
Voices
in Luston focuses on the New Travellers Site with the aim of creating
a sustainable, safe and educational play space for the families
living there and a building made of recycled and organic materials,
complete with wildlife garden and natural play structures.
Voices
will link up with Herefordshire Council, Herefordshire Nature Trust,
British Conservation Trust Volunteers, a local architect, a community
artist and businesses to achieve their goals.
BBC
Hereford & Worcester launches The House That Voices Built during
the Breakfast programme on Friday 4 April.
The
grand finale to these activities is a week of intensive broadcasting
on BBC Hereford & Worcester in May, culminating in a celebratory
outside broadcast in Luston.
Kirstie
Lee, Voices producer, says: "Voices in Luston truly is an exciting
and innovative project. The people living on the site will provide
the labour - but the advice, expertise and construction materials
will be donated, proving that we really can all work together.
"The
enthusiasm already being shown is fantastic. In the next three months
we'll hear from the people living on the site, share their ups and
downs, find out what's important to them, see their art and hear
their music. I can't wait to get started!"
To
find out more about the project, visit - www.bbc.co.uk/hereford.
BBC
Hereford & Worcester broadcasts on 94.7 in Herefordshire, and
104 and 104.6FM in Worcestershire.
Notes
to Editors
BBC
Voices website
BBC
raises Voices across the UK (31.10.02)
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