On 12th April 2014 the group held our first open day, at Little Witley Village Hall. Local residents provided a range of photographs and printed media for display and visitors were able to get a taste of what the project is all about and spread the word.

In February 2014 Justin Hughes from The Hive at Worcester conducted four half day training sessions at Little Witley Village Hall to show eighteen volunteers how to conduct interviews using our new digital recorders.

Apart from the technical aspects of working the recorders, the volunteers learnt how to guide interviewees through the interview session, and other aspects such as making sure the interviewees have an opportunity to listen to and approve the recordings before they are released to the public.

Witleys Oral History project was formally launched today on 20th January 2014 at Great Witley Village Hall.

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