Land of the Churnet
In Nov 2007 Borderland Voices started a new, 2-year project supported by Give it Sum.  It follows BV’s successful Rivers of Life Project and, like all BV’s work, aimed to promote mental well-being by bringing out people’s creativity.  

Constellations of the Churnet
As part of the Land of the Churnet project, Borderland Voices took  part in the Night Stations project with Charles Monkhouse which culminated in our participants having their own constellations drawn across the Staffordshire Roaches.  

Creative Clubs
In February we succeeded in raising funding from Staffordshire County Council (Closing the Gap Fund )  for a nine-month project to deliver a series of arts activities to children living in and around the Haregate estate in Leek, an area of high deprivation.

Stepping Stones
Working in partnership with the local health care community we offered a range of creative arts activities for the benefit of referred clients and aim to promote a wider understanding of the benefits of arts activities for mental well-being.

Rivers of Life
This project was inspired by the spectacular river landscape around Leek and combines expeditions to different river sites with creative workshops in various art forms including music, writing and visual art.

Journeys of the Mind
Over  two years Borderland Voices clients  produced artwork and writing as a sequel to our 2001 publication 'Landscapes of the Mind'. This new publication has now been published and is available for sale.

Manifold Music
This compilation of river sounds, music and words was inspired by the Manifold River. River sounds and images were captured on digital equipment at Wetton Mill and then transferred onto computers at the Warslow Online Centre.

Landscapes of the Mind
Our recent publication 'Landscapes of the Mind' invites the reader to travel with us on a quest towards an inner world that may shock and disturb, delight and depress, stir to laughter and tears.

A Long Way From Home
With the help of funding from Market Towns Initiative, in May 2004 Borderland Voices published the book of Polish reminiscence, 'A Long Way from Home'. The book was launched at Leek Library and followed by a celebratory evening organised by the local Polish community.

Changing Minds
During 2001, Borderland Voices collected opinions and hopes for the future from past and present users of the mental health services in North Staffordshire at the time of the closure of St. Edward's Hospital, Cheddleton, Staffordshire. The spoken word was accompanied by archive material, music and photography, together with artwork produced in Borderland Voices workshops.

The Polish Connection
A fascinating and engrossing venture that we have been working on since last year is a reminiscence project with the local Polish community, many of whom lived at the camp in Blackshaw Moor, near Leek in the years following the Second World War.

Enchanted Gardens
In June 2004 Borderland Voices achieved funding from Awards for All for this project. We planned a series of participatory workshops held mainly at the John Hall Garden where we have our base, and at the Kniveden Garden on the outskirts of the town. Both gardens are run by the Social Enterprise Project in partnership with Rethink.