Spare Tyre participants at a stall for the radio project
Spare Tyre participants with Roehampton residents
Spare Tyre participants at a stall for the radio project
Promotional image for the first part of the Roehampton Radio Project roadshow
Promotional image for the second part of the Roehampton Radio Project roadshow
Promotional image for the third part of the Roehampton Radio Project roadshow
  • Spare Tyre participants at a stall for the radio project
  • Spare Tyre participants with Roehampton residents
  • Spare Tyre participants at a stall for the radio project
  • Promotional image for the first part of the Roehampton Radio Project roadshow
  • Promotional image for the second part of the Roehampton Radio Project roadshow
  • Promotional image for the third part of the Roehampton Radio Project roadshow

Roehampton

2011

In 2011 the Wandsworth Arts Team approached Spare Tyre to work with isolated older people in this borough. Over the next seven years Spare Tyre worked with the Roehampton community on several projects. 

Wandsworth Whispers was a series of workshops working with older people; creating, collating and recording stories.
Village Green was the second stage of the project. A gazebo was set up to engage with passers by in conversation and storytelling. These stories, thoughts and experiences evolved into a site-specific live art installation and connected the older people with the wider community. The final stage of this collaboration was Roehampton Radio, a way for people to share stories, exchange ideas and discuss sensitive issues through an online radio platform.