PATHHEAD

 

Aims

  • tbc

Fieldworker

Sarah McFadyen, with Karine Polwart & Sophie Bancroft

Partners and Contact Organisations

Tynewater Primary School, Pathhead Youth Project, Prestonhall Estate, Waltzer Films, Cameron Duguid Animation, Dalkeith Rotary Club, Humble Film Club, Path Ahead, Pathhead Choir, Songwriting Group Project - HERE WE ARE, Emma R Jackson, Neil Heydon-Dumbleton, Pathhead Men’s Club, Cousland Old Smiddy, Pathhead Village Groups Collective, Community Cafe, Pathhead Walking Group, Wednesday Club, Pathhead Village Hall, Pathhead Village Shop & Post Office, Cranston Church, The Grapevine, Midlothian Courier, Rosemains Steading Printer, Van Gill Media, Matt Elliot, Tom Lyne, Muir Homes.

Led by fieldworker Sarah McFayden with Karine Polwart and Sophie Bancroft, the Pathhead project, nestled on the borders of the historic parishes of Crichton, Cranston, and Borthwick, in 2024.

Working alongside a wide network of partners and contact organisations, including Tynewater Primary School and the Pathhead Youth Project, community members engaged in a breadth of action research, including:

  • Facebook page

  • oral history interviews

  • books on local history

  • photographic record

  • story gathering cafes

  • story gathering boxes

  • meetings with interested participants

  • school workshops on maps & land use including map making

  • A-Z of local distinctiveness,

  • community cafe in the primary school,

  • youth project animation and film workshop

The Pathhead project culminated with productions deeply rooted in community collaboration:

  • 2 x Marvellous Maps of the area which highlight areas of importance for P5 pupils

  • posters and tea towels of the maps

  • a permanent outdoor signpost of the maps

  • A-Z crankie, film & animation documentary by the Pathhead Youth Project called “Welcome To Pathhead”

  • community concert, + influenced the making and development of a new curriculum for Tynewater Primary School about the locality.

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