Working with the people who make this project possible

Into the Community

This project is all about bringing Derek Evans’ photographs out of the archive and into the community, and sometimes bringing that self-same community into the archive!

Day-to-day we could be interviewing people anywhere from farmyards to football pitches; working with schools, SHYPP and volunteers of all ages; touring exhibitions; organising press, poetry readings and pop-up events; and screening our film at theatres, village halls, in barns and at festivals.

Life Behind the Lens

1543492437-Archive filming with 2 volunteers 2018 — Filming Derek Evans prints at HARC with two volunteers

1543492693-Courtyard Hop Film premiere – Panel Q&A — Post-screening Q&A at the Courtyard after the premiere of the hop film

1543492403-Dementia group at DE hop photo exhibtion, Courtyard 2018 2 — Dementia Group at the Derek Evans Hop Photo Exhibition (Courtyard Centre for the Arts, Hereford)

1543492382-Malvern hop film screening March 2018 – In the foyer – Biggest ever single film audience at Malvern 2 — Malvern Theatre Foyer at Stories From the Hop Yards premiere: their biggest cinema audience ever!

1543494340-Archive Visit DE photos 4 — Our Co-Director & Producer, Oral Historian and Heritage Intern search the Archive

1543501945-School filming 2018 pupil monitors sound filming Mayfair — A pupil monitors sound while making a school film about the May fair

1543494448-Conquest theatre, Bromyard hop film screening & poetry reading – sold out 2018 — Stories from the Hop Yards screening & poetry reading (Conquest Theatre, Bromyard)

1543495083-Archive visit recording 3 of Dereks former colleagues 4 — Three of Derek Evans former colleagues explore his archive.

1543495126-Dementia friendly hop film screening, Courtyard 2018 — Dementia-friendly screening of Stories From The Hop Yards

1543495198-Derek Evans taster exhibition at HARC — Derek Evans taster exhibition at HARC

1543495245-Edgar Street filming – Volunteer Cameron assists Catcher filming Nick Nenaditch — Edgar Street filming: volunteer Cameron assists with the interview of Nick Nenaditch

1543492763-Malvern hop film screening March 2018 – Q&A after hop film — Q&A after Malvern screening of Stories From The Hop Yards

1543495318-HCA filming in dark room with student vol 1 — Filming in the Hereford College of Art dark room with a student and volunteer

1543495566-Interviewee Bob with crew and volunteers Margaret and Kieran — Interviewee Bob Halford with the Catcher crew and volunteers Margaret, Clova and Kieran

1543495680-FOOTBALL 1972 FIN 169 (1 of 1) — Ronnie Radford returns to the site of his 1972 moment of glory – photographed by project photographer Emma Drabble

1543501313-School training 2018 pupils handle DE prints at archives – smiling 2 — School training 2018 – pupils handle original Derek Evans prints at HARC

1543496257-Intern Michael Kenny – Keith James demonstrates old 16mm news camera Oct 31st 2018 — Keith James (Derek Evans former business partner) demonstrates his old 16mm Arriflex news camera to our Film-making intern, Michael Kenny

1543500247-Ledbury screening of hop film – sell out third screening — Ledbury screening of Stories From The Hop Yards

1543500411-Interviewing Chris Smith (Gyspy Roma) for hop film — Interviewing Chris Smith (from the Roma community) for Stories from the Hop Yards, with volunteers

1543499980-FOOTBALL 1972 FIN 202 (1 of 1) — Ronnie Radford and Colin Addison on the pitch at Edgar Street, reminiscing about beating Newcastle 2-1 in 1972 match

1543500728-Julia from Catcher Media introduces farm screening for Polish workers from 2 farms — Julia from Catcher Media introduces the farm screening of the hop film (with Polish subtitles) for Polish hop-workers

1543501449-School training 2018 a school tour of the archives with Rhys Griffiths 1 — A school tour of the archives with Rhys Griffiths

1543500824-LPF 2018 – Margaret Dallow reads herown poems at hop film screening — Margaret Dallow reads her poems before a screening at Ledbury Poetry festival

1543500897-Left Bank INTS 2 Volunteers interview another volunteer — Two volunteers interview a fellow volunteer about the May fair (The Left Bank, Hereford)

1543501039-Malvern hop film screening March 2018 – Audience Q&A — Audience Q&A at Malvern Theatre after Stories From The Hop Yards

1543501104-LPF screening & poetry reading event – Romany poet Raine reads her poems — Ledbury Poetry Festival – film screening & poetry reading event – Romany poet Raine reads her poems

1543501489-Malvern Three Counties Show 2018 Exhibition_screening 1 — Malvern Three Counties Show 2018 Exhibition and screening with straw bales for seats.

1543501538-Oral historain Marsah with interviewee George and volunteer Margaret — Oral Historian Marsha with interviewee George and volunteer Margaret

1543501594-May Fair 2018 – Screening booth — Mayfair 2018: A empty cafe is converted into a screening booth for old fair photos and films

1543501643-School training 2018 pupils digitise DE negatives at archives — Pupils digitise Derek Evans negatives and prints at HARC with Steve Jones from the Libraries Service

1543501686-Old hop photos brought in by Lil — Hop Photos brought in by volunteer Lilian Morris

1543501762-Townend farm post-screening Sept 2018 Polish workers take photos of the temp exhibition — Townend farm: after a screening of Stories From The Hop Yards (with Polish subtitles)

1543501830-Nozstock 2018 hop film screening 2 — Nozstock venue for Stories from the Hop Yards screening 2018

1543501890-Nozstock 2018 hop film screening 1 — Stories from the Hop Yards screening at Nozstock 2018

1543501995-Volunteers training to digitise DE negatives Aug 2017 — Volunteers training to digitise Derek Evans negatives in August 2017 (HARC, Rotherwas)

1543502048-Pedicab Image in High town Hereford 2018 1 — Pedicab with HLTAL project poster in High Town, Hereford 2018

1543502099-Townend farm post-screening Sept 2018 chat — Talking to Polish workers after a Polish-subtitled screening of Stories From The Hop Yards

1543502178-Mayfair 2018 SHYPP Young person filming with Catcher Media 3 — Young person from SHYPP filming with Catcher Media at the May fair

1543502493-Schools training 2017 – Editing workshop schools — Schools Editing Workshop

1543502531-Volunteers – edit_screening workshop_social 3 — Volunteers editing workshop and social event in December

1543503076-The Goal exhibition 2018 enjoying DE photos — The Goal – to accompany the play, an exhibition of Derek Evans photographs from the archive

1543502583-Townend farm post-screening Sept 2018 Polish worker looks at his complimentary DVD 2 — Townend Farm post-screening – Polish worker looks at his complimentary DVD of Stories From The Hop Yards

1543502673-Rhys HARC promotes HLTAL on Historical day July 2017 — Rhys from HARC promotes HLTAL project on Historical Day July 2017 (Castle Green, Hereford)

1543502732-Publication – article about hop film — An article by our Oral Historian Marsha about Hops and the project

1543502798-Polish hop pickers watch themselves on film Sept 2017 — Polish hop-pickers watch themselves on the monitor after being filmed by Rick Goldsmith

1543502851-Schools training 2017 – Film making & interviewing workshop — Schools Training 2017 – Film making & interviewing workshop with Creative Director, Rick Goldsmith

1543502924-Tenbury Wells hop film screening 2018 exterior — Regal Cinema in Tenbury Wells is a classic cinema venue for a screening of Stories From The Hop Yards

1543503009-Talking to Peter Davis Claston Farm Hop Grower — Producer Julia Goldsmith talks to Peter Davies, influential hop grower.

1543503118-Volunteer Open Day interviewing fellow trainee July 2017 — Volunteer Open Day – Mixing oral history interviewing and media techniques

1543503151-Schools training 2017 – Film making training with schools2 — Pupils take part in film-making training with iPads

1543503186-SHYPP exhibitor Chantelle with her work — SHYPP exhibitor Chantelle with her work which was inspired by Derek Evans

1543503231-Wellington hop film screening 2018 — Packed screening at Wellington village hall (90+ people!) on a warm Summer evening

1543503279-The Goal exhibition 2018 looking at photos 2 (VI Man) — People enjoying exhibition of Derek Evans

1563468577-School l — Priceless moment as footballer Ronnie Radford and his wife Annie watch the hilarious Stretton Sugwas film about his own famous FA goal

1563468730-Vaughan Jenkins & John Seage — After interviewing Vaughan Jenkins & John Seage who appeared in the DE image they hold (Port Talbot, Wales)

1563468889-Archive filming with 2 volunteers — Filming DE exhibition prints with volunteers Clova and Cameron (in between giggling)

1563469351-School — School film and heritage training 2018: Pupils handle Derek Evan prints (HARC, Rotherwas)

1563469496-SHYPP pic — Mayfair 2018: Working with young people from SHYPP

1568126094-School children explore the Derek Evans archives with Rhys Griffith — School children explore the Derek Evans archives with Rhys Griffith

1568126148-School children look at Derek Evans original negatives at HARC, Rotherwas — School children are amazed by Derek Evans

1568126350-The infamous 79 stairs — The infamous 79 stairs up to Derek

1568126468-Carousel premiere 2019 with 342 people! 2B — Colin Addison and Peter Isaacs at the Carousel premiere 2019 with 342 people

1568126598-Carousel premiere 2019 with 342 people! 4B — Q&A at the premiere with volunteer and HFC archivist Ron Parrott and Show-women Claire Danter

1568126712-Photojournalist John Bulmer at the Carousel premiere B — John Bulmer – renowned photojournalist and former colleague of Derek Evans, chats to our heritage intern Gabrielle, at the Carousel premiere

1568127105-Comment book 1B — Heartwarming words in the Comments Book

1568127437-Conquest theatre, Bromyard 1st hop film screening & poetry reading – sold out sign 2018 copy — Conquest theatre, Bromyard 1st hop film screening & poetry reading – sold out sign 2018

Featured Image

Our volunteers provide project support and sometimes content too! Whatever the situation, we can rely of them to bring their individual skills and knowledge to each and every job. Here, our volunteers Christine and Helen are interviewing fellow volunteer Margaret about her uncle’s workshop, where he used to craft caravans for the Romany community.