About the Film

Following audience favourites ‘Stories from the Hop Yards’ and ‘Chewing the Cud’, this new Catcher Media film delves deep into the Derek Evans photographic archive from the 1950s – 1970s to bring you the stories behind his photographs of the county, from the May Fair to Hereford United, from the Fownhope Heart of Oak walk to jazz clubs, from childhood to politics and much more.

The film is part of the Herefordshire Life Through a Lens project, which explores the huge collection of photographs and negatives from Herefordshire photographer Derek Evans. Alongside digitising and exhibiting his archive, the project is creating an extensive selection of a over a 100 oral history videos from Herefordshire people, about the memories the photographs evoke. The archive consists of over 200,000 negatives, 790 exhibition images, hundreds of prints, scrapbooks full of newspaper cuttings, photo journals, and daily log books of the studio’s activities.

“Derek was clearly passionate about Hereford and the region. His image repertoire is affectionate, humanist, liberal and well crafted.” Dr Russell Roberts, University of South Wales

No events scheduled.

Past Screenings:

Monday 11th March – The Courtyard, Hereford – 7.30pm

Tuesday 12th March – The Courtyard, Hereford – 12.00 midday

Wednesday 13th March – Malvern Theatres – 7.15pm

Thursday 14th March – Malvern Theatres – 5.00pm

Monday 18th March – Regal Theatre & Cinema, Tenbury Wells – 7.30.pm

Tuesday 19th March – Regal Theatre & Cinema, Tenbury Wells – 1.00.pm

Tuesday 19th March – Regal Theatre & Cinema, Tenbury Wells – 7.30.pm

Saturday 23rd March – Cawley Hall, Eye – 7.30pm

Wednesday 3rd April  – Conquest Theatre Bromyard – 7.30pm

Saturday 6th April – Playhouse Cinema Leominster – 7.30pm

Friday 12th April – Lingen Village Hall  – 7.30pm

Thursday 18th April – Market Theatre Ledbury – 8.00pm

Tuesday 23rd April –  St.Marys Church Hall, Ross on Wye – 7.00pm

Thursday 25th April –  Wellington Social Club, HR4 8AX 7.30pm.  Tickets from Carrot and Wine Wellington or Gill Bullock, 01432 839109

Wednesday 8th May – The Courtyard, Hereford – 11am. Subtitled screening as part of Deaf Awareness Week. Followed by a BSL interpreted Q+A with our special guests who feature in the film, who attended the specialist school for the deaf in Woolhope as children.

Thursday 16th May – The Courtyard, Hereford – 2.30pm

Friday 17th May – Heart of Oak Society, Fownhope Village Hall 7.30pm, Tickets from West End Stores, Fownhope

Saturday 1st June- Heart of Oak Society Club walk, screening of the Heart of Oak section of the film throughout the day in Fownhope

Saturday 8th June- Hellens Garden Festival3.30pm – entry price to the festival includes the film and all other attractions, why not make a day of it open 10-5pm

Sunday 23rd June- The Gateway – Labels Shopping, Ross on Wye – 2.00pm

Tuesday 5th November – The Courtyard Hereford, 2pm (doors open 1.30pm)- Dementia Friendly screening. Enjoy a cup of tea and a biscuit, the lights will be dimmed and the sound a little quieter for a dementia friendly experience.

Monday 25th November – Colwall Village Society, Colwall Village Hall, WR13 6EG – 7.30pm. £3 on the door to non members

Thursday 28th November – Bridge Sollers History Group, Newbridge Community Centre, HR4 7JH – 7.30pm. £3 on the door to non members

Saturday 14th December – Flicks in the Sticks, Lady Emily Hall, Tarrington – 7.30pm buy tickets  or 01432 890720

Friday 17th January 2020 – Cusop History Group, Friday Cusop Village Hall, 7pm. Contact Sue on 01497 822523 or email cusophistory@gmail.com. Visitors £3

Sunday 15th March 2020 – Flicks in the Sticks, The New Inn, Pembridge 7.30pm buy tickets  or 01544 387571

Description: Inspired by the rediscovered Derek Evans’ photographic collection

Stories from the Hop Yards brims with archive photos and films, alongside newly-recorded interviews. An essential ingredient of British beer, hops, with their evocative aroma, have been an integral part of Herefordshire life for centuries. During the hand-picking heyday, families arrived for a working holiday by train, cattle lorry or charabanc. Dinners were cooked over open fires and children picked hops into old upturned umbrellas, while their mothers worked at the cribs. Pickers, farmers, traders and brewers come together in this first film in the Herefordshire Life Through a Lens project to recount tales of hop-picking days, past and present, and with an eye to the future.

Upcoming Screening Dates

No events scheduled.

Our volunteer, Holly on the joy of watching the film with an audience  “I am really glad that I saw the film in the cinema because I enjoyed seeing the emotional response of the audience, who either recognised or related to the people sharing their stories on screen. You could really see how much they missed some aspects of the old way of life: laughing at the simple stories of cider, salivating over the talk of rabbit stew and reminiscing over the sense of community. As a young person the atmosphere is something that I had never experienced and would not have felt the same way if I’d watch it at home.”

If you are interested in screening the film, contact us at info@catchermedia.co.uk

2018

Saturday 3 March, 5pm Borderlines Film Festival, The Courtyard, Hereford SOLD OUT

Tuesday 6 March, 8pm Borderlines Film Festival, Malvern Theatres.

Friday 30 March 2018, 2pm Dementia-friendly screening, The Courtyard, Hereford, HR4 9YJ

Sunday 8 April, 5pm Cawley Hall, Eye, Luston, Leominster HR6 0DS

Wednesday 11 April, 7pm Leintwardine Community Centre, Leintwardine, SY7 0LB

Friday 27 April, 2.30pm and Monday 30 April, 7.45pm The Courtyard, Hereford, HR4 9YJ SOLD OUT

Sunday 29 April, 7pm Leominster Playhouse, Leominster HR6 8NJ

Thursday 3 May, 11am breakfast screening The Courtyard, Hereford, HR4 9YJ SOLD OUT

Friday 4 May, 8pm The Market Theatre, Ledbury HR8 2AQ  SOLD OUT

Tuesday 8 May, 7.30pm Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 1 Mill Street, Ludlow SY8 1AZ

Saturday 19 May, 4.30pm Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 1 Mill Street, Ludlow SY8 1AZ

Friday 25 May, 7.30pm Conquest Theatre, Tenbury Rd, Bromyard HR7 4LL SOLD OUT

Tuesday 26 June, 7.30pm St Mary’s Church Hall, Church St, Ross-on-Wye HR9 5HN

Wednesday 27 June, 8pm Wellington Social Club HR4 8AX. SOLD OUT

Tuesday 3 July, 5.15-8pm Ledbury Poetry Festival, The Market Theatre, Ledbury HR8 2AQ

This special screening also features poetry readings with two of the film’s interviewees, Raine Geoghegan and Margaret Dallow; a tasting of local beers and a chance to share stories. .

Wednesday 11 July, 10.30am School films screening at the Odeon Hereford. NB: This event is not open to the public. See photos from last years event.

Friday 20 July at 4pm and Saturday 21 July at 3pm (with introduction from the film-makers) at Nozstock festival courtesy of The Wrong Directions Cinetent

Tuesday 4 September, 7.30pm Conquest Theatre, Tenbury Rd, Bromyard HR7 4LL SOLD OUT

Monday 10, 7.30pm and Tuesday 11 September, 1pm Regal Theatre & Cinema, Tenbury Wells

Thursday 20 September, 7.15pm Lady Emily Community Hall, 16 School Rd, Tarrington, Hereford HR1 4EX Hosted by the Hereford Photographic Society.

Sunday 23rd September, 2.00pm  The Midlands Arts Centre (MAC), Birmingham, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, B12 9QH

Thursday Oct 4th, 7pm Food 8.30pm Film The Green Beer Festival, The Talbot, Knightwick

Friday 5 October, 8pm The Market Theatre, Ledbury HR8 2AQ SOLD OUT

Saturday 6, 7.30pm Regal Theatre & Cinema, Tenbury Wells

Friday 12 October, 7.30pm Much Marcle Village Hall, Much Marcle, Nr Ledbury, HR8 2LY SOLD OUT

Saturday 17 November, 7.30pm Flicks in the Sticks, Lady Emily Community Hall, 16 School Rd, Tarrington, Hereford HR1 4EX

Will be supported by refreshments featuring local produce and cider

Monday 26 November, 8pm The Barrells, St Owen Street, Hereford. £3 on the door.

2019

Monday 21 January, 7pm Colwall Village Society, Colwall Village Hall

Friday February 15th 7pm Cusop Village Hall . Contact Sue on 01497 822523 or email cusophistory@gmail.com. All welcome Visitors £3.

Black Country screening hosted by the Living Memory Project

Thursday 18th April – Tipton Library, Owen House, 17 Unity Walk, Tipton, DY4 8QL

Sunday 9th June – Hellens Garden Festival 3.30pm – entry price to the festival includes the film and all other attractions, why not make a day of it open 10-5pm

7pm on Friday 20th September. Free screening at Swan Brewery in Leominster, HR6 0LX (on the Enterprise Park). Hot pot suppers of hearty beef and ale stew and 3 bean casserole will be available. Shown as part of the breweries Green hop beer Tasting Day – Beerjolais Nouveau (9am-9pm)

Monday 10th February 7.30pm Sutton St.Nicholas Village Hall, Bayley Way, Sutton St.Nicholas, Hereford.