 |  | Leek Soup - what's it about?
Primary school children and adults from Leek used food as a central theme to create short pieces of very interesting writing...
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 |  The Dragon and the Phoenix | | Chip Shop Terror |  | | Katya has written a poem about the harmonious Dragon and Phoenix... also see the Chinese version | |  | | Visiting the chip shop can be a scary experience when all you wanted was a bag of chips... |  | | | | Bad Egg & Good Egg | | Leek Soup |  | | There's a distinct difference between good and bad eggs as the pupils from Churnet View Middle School point out... | |  | | There's more to feeding yourself in Leek that soup alone... | | | | | Foreign Fruit | | Chef's Special |  | | When you eat fruit that's been imported, have you ever stopped to think about where it's come from? | |  | | The Chef's special is about putting a smile on the customer's face... |
MORE LOCAL LIFE FEATURES
| What's Leek Soup all about?
Leek still has its butter market, stock market, and surrounding small farms. The farming and food connection is strong within and around the town itself. There’s also a growing number of coffee-shops and ethnic restaurants. Through food, Leek is connected to the world beyond the moorlands.
Throughout the spring of 2003, I worked with Primary School children, using food as a central theme, from which we created short pieces of writing together. I also scribed conversations with people in and around the town, again, with a food connection. These I gave back as short pieces of writing, all in people’s own words, some of them in two languages, reflecting the diversity of the town. The aim was to let people in on aspects of everyday life, which are often taken for granted. We also had a lot of fun!
The result was a series of posters containing word-sketches of everyday reality, seen from a close, personal perspective. The posters then became a street-wide exhibition around the town, as part of Leek Arts Festival. Artwork for the posters came from a student at Westwood High School.
BBC Radio Stoke transmitted some of the work. Leek Post and the Evening Sentinel newspapers featured some of the writing. During the final week of the Festival there was a live outdoor performance on market day, with music from Los Angelos, adults from Centre Stage, and children from the schools reading the words.
Finally, the words went out on local buses.
Altogether, around two hundred children and adults took part in the making process, and many more were involved in preparing, performing, and presenting back the work to the town.
Pamela Brough Sandiford
Support for the Leek Soup project came from
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council and Leek Arts Festival
Check out all the Leek Soup poems below
Spice(Bengali version) by Fozlu and translated by Abdul & Halima Choudhury
Chef's Specialby Tom Green
The Dragon and the Phoenix(Chinese version) by Katya
Chip Shop Terrorby pupils from Saint Mary’s RC Primary School
Conversation dans un magasinby Christian Jacquemart
Conversation in a sweet shopby Christian Jacquemart
The Diet Clubby Genevieve Lowles
The Dragon and the Phoenixby Katya
Dry Stone Waller Bluesby Rob
Eating Outby Karen
Bad Egg & Good Eggby pupils from Churnet View Middle School
Food Milesby Molly Moruzzi
Foreign Fruitby pupils from Saint Edwards Middle School
Fun Foodby pupils from Leek First School
Good Polish Foodby Henryk and Thelma Swierck
Juiceby Liam, Olivia, Amy, Jordan and Bethanie
Leek Soupby pupils from All Saints CE First School
Mashy Bashyby pupils from Woodcroft First School
Nibblersby pupils from Westwood Road First School
Souper Shoppingby pupils from All Saint CE First School
Spiceby Fozlu
Super Marketby Rick
When's Dinnerby Alex Ridden and Helena Nicol
Working in the Coffee Shopby Kayleigh
You are what you eatby pupils from Westwood Road First School
Young and Hungryby Wayne | |
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