Resources
Continue your journey
This Place Speaks begins with attention.
These resources are here to help you slow down, notice more and explore the places around you in your own time.
Some are practical guides.
Some are creative prompts.
Some are simple invitations to walk, listen and begin again.
This library will grow as our projects grow.
Listening In
A Simple Listening Walk
A short guide to help you slow down, walk with attention and begin noticing the sounds, textures and small details of a place.
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Recording With Your Phone
This guide will help you use your phone to make simple recordings of the places around you.
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What To Notice
A collection of prompts for looking, listening and paying attention to the small fragments that are often overlooked.
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Speaking Out
Writing From Place
A set of gentle writing prompts to help you respond to the places, memories and details you notice.
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Turning Listening Into Response
A guide to help you turn recordings, photographs, notes or observations into creative work.
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Sharing The Story Of A Place
A simple guide for groups, schools and communities who want to gather and share creative responses to a place.
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Practical Guides
What To Bring On A Listening Walk
A simple checklist for outdoor Listening In sessions, including clothing, footwear, water, notebooks and recording equipment.
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Using A Listening Kit
A step-by-step guide for participants using one of our Listening Kits during a This Place Speaks project.
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Access And Pace
A short guide to help groups think about walking routes, rest points, sensory needs and different ways of taking part.
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For Schools, Groups And Partners
Project Information Pack
An introduction to This Place Speaks for schools, community groups, councils and partner organisations.
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Safeguarding
Information about our approach to safeguarding during projects, workshops and community sessions.
Accessibility
Information about how we work to make our website, workshops and projects as accessible as possible.
Every Place Has Something To Say
You can use these resources on your own, with a group, with a class, or as part of a This Place Speaks project.
There is no right way to begin.
Walk slowly.
Listen carefully.
Notice what is already there.
Every place is different.
Every community has its own stories, rhythms and ways of understanding the world.
No two projects are ever the same.
If you’d like to explore what This Place Speaks might look like in your community, we’d love to begin that conversation.