Programme for the LAUNCH OF

STAGING POSTS ON THE JOURNEY OF LIFE

A game of reminiscence and exploration

Wednesday 11^th May.

THE LAUNCH OF STAGING POSTS,
THE GAME AND THE PROJECT

Venue - The Hold, 131 Fore St, Ipswich IP4 1LN
9:30 am till 5:00 pm Art Exhibition.

10:00 am till 12:00 noon

Welcome – – Professor Gurpreet Jagpal, Pro-Vice Chancellor. UoS

Background and introduction of special guests – Cynthia Capey

Introduction of and thanks to contributors

Reports on trial runs (including short films)

Open session – questions and discussion

2:00 pm till 3:30 pm
Celebration of the 12 stages in prose and poetry

with recitations by existing contributors including guest poets on zoom and new contributions from pupils in local schools and creative writing students

3:30 pm till 4:00 pm - What next?

Thanks and Closure

Refreshments will be available throughout the day from the Hold café.  Participants may choose to use the cafés on the Waterfront or they may prefer to bring their own food to picnic outside.

Follow up.

Between May and September, the Staging Post game will be demonstrated round the county accompanied by an art exhibition on the themes.  People will be invited to play the game and to comment and/or to add their own contributions of poetry and art.

Please visit http://www.stagingposts.org.uk
for full details of this and subsequent events

These events are sponsored by the East of England Co-op Community Cares Fund, the Suffolk Community Foundation and the University of Suffolk