| Description | Assembly for the 'Battle of St Ann's'.
Track 1 - 25 are assemblies for the programme.
A brief outline of the recording: Introduction (Charles Parker). Discussions of deterioration, of poverty, of poor housing & amenities, of yards and of outside toilets etc. Dialogue and quote from the book (Charles Parker). Discussions about living in poverty. Discussion of the survey, the social study group and their experience of St Ann's. Dialogue and quote from the book (Charles Parker). Discussions of low wages, women's work and the local industries. Discussion of affordable levels of rent. Discussions of the attitudes and pride of the people in St Ann's and their lack of awareness of their comparative poverty. Dialogue and quote from the book (Charles Parker). Discussions of home repairs and the poor condition of the fabric of the area: damp, cold and illness. Dialogue and quote from the book (Charles Parker). A discussion of residents battling against the conditions and tolerating situations. Dialogue and quote from the book (Charles Parker). Discussions of slum landlords and their attitude towards the houses. Dialogue and quote from the book (Charles Parker). Discussions of the clearance, rehousing and redevelopment: the attitude to of the council to the residents and the lack of information available. Discussions of problems caused by the pork farms factory: council, petition, complaints and frustration that the authorities fail to act. Discussions of frustration/dispiritedness of the residents and how to achieve the organisation of the tenants. Dialogue and quote from the book (Charles Parker). Discussions of the struggle of the daily lives of the St Ann's residents and the stigma of living in St Ann's. Discussions of the reaction of the people of St Ann's to the survey and the 'entrenched stigma of living in poverty'. Discussions of problem families and the roughness of the area. Discussions of community spirit in St Ann's and why the community has accepted the council deciding its future. Dialogue and quote from the book (Charles Parker). Discussions of how the residents view the wider world: politics and current affairs. Discussions of low wages and the residents not being able to afford the new housing in St Ann's. A discussion of the residents opinion that the new houses are a poor design and the development will be creating new slums. A discussion of the frustration at the failure of authorities to act on the residents complaints. A discussion of the effect of being involved in the survey on some members of study group and their views on social justice and their personal views of St Ann's. A discussion of how many do not want to engage with the issues raised by the survey. A discussion of a lack of community spirit, of residents taking action and the residents association. A discussion of 'neighbouring' and community spirit. Closing credits. Performed by Ken Coates, Richard Silburn and Charles Parker with inserts of interviews with residents and the social study group members.
Track 37: Silence; 11.50 mins
Total: 1.01.34
Dubber's reference number: PLA KF573E0535980 |