‘Sometimes I was absolutely freezing, but there was so much warmth around’
How do you feel when you encounter Shrewsbury’s street people?
Walking down Pride Hill a year or two ago, you might’ve seen a young woman habitually sitting on the ground with her back to the wall, outside Holland & Barrett. Sometimes she’d be nursing a bottle of vodka.
That was Emily Jayne.
‘When you drink a lot of vodka, fear doesn’t come into anything’
Emily Jayne recently responded to some hostile comments on a Facebook post about the street people of Shrewsbury, and said she spoke from personal experience. I wanted to hear about that personal experience, and share it with you.
Why was Emily Jayne on the streets? What was her story? And how is she now?
Find out in this episode of Hello You the Shropshire podcast.
‘… Happy Thursday!’
I’d love to know your thoughts about what Emily Jayne has to say. Please join in the conversation in the comments:
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See you on Sunday night?
There’s a cool gig taking place on Sunday evening at Albert’s Shed in Shrewsbury!
It’s the Shrewsbury Songwriters’ September of Sound Showcase. My dear friend Charlie Jerrett is among the songwriters on the bill, and I’ll be playing bass for him.
Come and hear some fantastically talented people* at Albert’s Shed on Barker Street, Sunday evening from 7pm. More info on Facebook!
*and me
Good hang?
I’d love to hang out with you for a while.
The next episode of Hello You the Shropshire podcast will be one I recorded at a meeting of Get Out And Get Arty by the Mere in Ellesmere. It includes conversations about nature, art, moving from Essex to Shropshire, living with a diagnosis of a terminal illness, dogs, friendship, colours, noticing, the afterlife and moorhens. Among other things.
I’m really looking forward to bringing it to you (and looking forward slightly less to the massive editing job involved in making that happen!).
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Maybe you’re part of a regular meeting or occasional event. Perhaps you know a place where people gather to chat; it could be a café, a pub, a bus shelter, anywhere.
Could I join you to record an episode of Hello You the Shropshire podcast?
I could create a soundscape from the atmosphere at your event or your chosen place. Or I could record conversations, listening to what people there have to say, as I did in Ellesmere.
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Take care of yourself. Take care of the people around you, and I really hope they’re taking care of you, too.
