Floating Memories

Design Archives Seminar

admin — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 09:55:56 +0000

On the 8th December 2011, Design Archives at the University of Brighton hosted a ‘Digitisation of Archival Content – sharing expertise’ seminar. This was a free afternoon event with an aim of giving the Floating Memories participants an insight into…

Floating Memories Walking Tours. Brighton Festival Fringe 2012

admin — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:48:08 +0000

We are currently looking for people who would like to help us research and discover material held at the Brighton History Centre, that can be used to produce a walking tour that explores the history of swimming and sea bathing…

First Oral History Interview / Discussion goes live

admin — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:23:11 +0000

Following an excellent oral history workshop with Alan Dein on the 19th November 2011, 15 volunteers were involved in their first oral history interview with Brighton Swimming Club member Paul Smith. Listen to the interview here

News Report

admin — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:06:37 +0000

Following on from the Floating Memories talk given by Paul Farrington at this years Sports Cultures ESRC Festival of Social Science 2011, Royal Anthropological Institute – Education Officer, Nafisa Fera has written the following report about the project which she…

Discovering Memories

admin — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:25:22 +0000

A lovely account of the memory day has been written by University of Brighton, English Studies & English Literature student Anna Zehnpfund – read about the day here.

Indecent Sea Bathing at Brighton, 1808

admin — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:17:16 +0000

A report of a conviction for indecent exposure whilst sea bathing at Brighton in 1808, from the National Archives. Read the report here

Walking tours research

admin — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:22:42 +0000

East Sussex Records Archivist Andrew Bennet talks to Floating Memories tour guide Jackie Marsh-Hobbs about the photographic evidence used in the West Pier v Brighton Corporation case.

Tom Hudson & Simon Murie

admin — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:26:31 +0000

Tom Hudson recalls three long distance swims made with Simon Murie: Robben Island to Cape Town, Europe to Africa and from the UK mainland to the Isle of Wight.

Floating Memories – Live Event

admin — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:11:11 +0000

As part of the 9th CINECITY Brighton Film Festival, daily sea swimmers and musicians Paul Farrington (Tonne) and Bella will perform a live soundtrack at this years CINECITY Brighton Film Festival on the 27th November 2011, 8PM at…

Roger Dunford Collection Digitised

admin — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:46:00 +0000

Roger Dunford’s collection of 16MM films have now been digitised by Screen Archive South East and we are eagerly waiting to see the results. Opportunities for volunteers are currently being organised so if you are interested in helping us document…