Here they used no coin, but cattle, metal
& a life in the sky god’s upturned hand

Impressions of the Past is a community arts project which offers local people, schools and community groups a unique opportunity to discover, explore and celebrate our Iron Age heritage.

Click here for Walks & Workshops Dates. Click here to read the new poems written by local children and members of the community.

Clay roundels made by children at Minsterley Primary

The project is funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund via the Stiperstones & Corndon Hill Country Landscape Partnership Scheme. The project is also supported by the Friends of Pontesford Hill, Shropshire Wildlife Trust and the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Partnership.

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Led by ceramicist Ruth Gibson and poet Jean Atkin, Impressions of the Past offers free workshops in clay and poetry

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The End! And a celebration!

At last this wonderful project has come to its end. To celebrate the months of workshops, walks and community, we held a celebration party at Poles Coppice, the site of the Oak Palisade and the Poetry Bench. Around 55 people turned out to share food, fun, stare over at the Iron Age ramparts on Earl’s…