Harlesden High Street and surrounding area.
Harlesden Trailblazers is an audio-visual portrait of Harlesden, its history and present.
Harlesden Trailblazers
February 2022 – August 2022
Record shops plaque on Harlesden High Street
Local member of community pointing at plaque for ‘Haircuts and Heroes’
Through a series of workshops, held in autumn 2021, a group of young Creative Researchers undertook research into Harlesden exploring Brent Museum and Archives collections. The project takes local history out of the museum and into the area that made it.
Young people looking at source material from the Brent Museum and Archives collection.
The young people discussed places, themes and subject matter about Harlesden that were important to them. Through discussion and research, they arrived at a selection of sites across Harlesden to celebrate. They conducted interviews with members of the local community, highlighting people’s lived experiences and richly diverse memories of life in Brent.
Brent Museum and Archives have delivered Harlesden Trailblazers in partnership with Young Brent Foundation with funding from The Museum Associations Digital Innovation and Engagement Grant.
The Creative Researchers are:
Iqro Abdi
Keziah-Ann Abakah
Atwain Johnson
Leah McIntosh
Rahima Mohamud
Atoyah Moore-Dingwall
Reggae Nagra
Neo Ricketts-Collymore
Suleqa Warsame
They have been assisted by:
Lucy Parker (Brent Museum and Archives)
Feimata Sannoh (Brent Museum and Archives)
Camilla Churchill (Brent Museum and Archives)
Michael Appouh (Young Brent Foundation)
Videographer:
Rachel Lum
With special thanks to Chris Murray from Young Brent Foundation; Sarah Hawken from Brent Public Health; all the interviewees, past and present who have worked with us and shared their stories; and to the young people for their hard work.
