Posts tagged Forest of Dean

Bringing The Mushets to life: reimagining history through community drama

Back in 2019, Wyldwood Arts embarked on an ambitious project to re-tell an important piece of Forest of Dean history – the remarkable story of the Mushet family – through a community-led stage production. Like so many arts projects, it faced numerous challenges throughout the pandemic, but the production team was determined to see it through.

Workshops & Events, Create LocalCaroline Fedash15 February 2022Forest of Dean, history, communtiy

Celebrating rural communities in a post-COVID UK

Like many arts organisations, Forest of Dean-based community arts charity Wyldwood Arts has gradually been reintroducing face-to-face provision this year. In this blog post we hear from Associate Producer Liz Bell about the experience of delivering a community banner-making project in a post-pandemic rural environment.