Evacuee Stories – Illustrator required
Evacuee Stories is an oral history project funded by the National Lottery Grants for Heritage, which is being managed by a team of volunteers from the Connect Academy Trust in Plymouth.
The project is designed to
capture the wartime account of 90 year old Iris, who was evacuated from the
city of Plymouth to a Bodmin farm as a small child. For 2 years, Iris has
been visiting the year 3 children at Widey Court Primary School to share her
personal experience, enriching the children’s understanding of this core topic
immensely.
Funding has now been secured
from the National Lottery Grants for Heritage to create a children’s book based
on Iris’ lived experience, capturing it for generations of school children to
come. It is planned that the books will be distributed within the Connect
Academy Trust in Plymouth (consisting of 5 local primary schools) and to
Crownhill Library. Other schools in Plymouth and Bodmin will also be able
to request a small number of copies.
This is a paid project with
a modest budget, requiring someone to create illustrations which will
sensitively support Iris’ story, helping to engage primary school children in
the topic. To be considered, please contact Sarah Holcombe by email
to sholcombe@pca.ac.uk with your portfolio by 30th September.